Author:focus-on-transport

GIANENRICO GRIFFINI has an exclusive interview with Eduard Nikolaev of the Kamaz Master Team, winner of the 2019 Dakar Rally trucks category Nikolaev and the Kamaz Master Team have enjoyed three victories in a row in the toughest rally in the world. That’s no mean feat! How did the team manage it? What was the secret to your performance this year? Your driving style and strategy? Your crew? The entire Kamaz team? Your truck? Was it a mix of all […]

Having unveiled its Eicher Pro 6000 series in October last year, Eicher Trucks, the product of a Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture, is now on an expansion drive to have a countrywide network for sales and solid aftermarket support. Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VEVC), a Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture, entered South Africa with a well-defined strategy of keeping aftermarket support at the nucleus of its entry into the market. This is something not to be […]

A volatile market means used-vehicle sales in the southern African region were much more stable than on local soil during 2018. However, it wasn’t all gloom, as GAVIN MYERS finds out. The used market in 2018 was like a yo-yo; there was no pattern to it. Each buyer had a different request and it was very dependent on stock on hand at the time,” comments John Wolff, director of the established used-truck dealership Wolff Autohaus, in Krugersdorp. “It was a […]

FOCUS explores the specialised funding options available to different operations and how these can be leveraged for maximum benefit. Getting the best funding option is not only about securing the best interest rate; it’s also about structuring a deal that aligns itself with the organisation’s business objectives. John Loxton, head of WesBank’s fleet management and leasing division, starts by explaining the difference between a cargo owner and a transporter. He says this is important because their objectives differ and this […]

The world of supply chain management is constantly evolving as players endeavour to gain a competitive edge. FOCUS finds out how supply chains have changed and what developments we can expect in the coming years. Regent Business School describes supply chain management (SCM) as the movement and storage of materials, data, inventory, goods and finances from the point of origin to the point of purchase. In other words, it encompasses all activities involved in the sourcing of raw materials, as […]

“This was not the budget to fix South Africa. However, it was what we needed and indicates where the country may be moving,” said one of the panellists at the 2019 Econometrix budget review. By now we all know what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni detailed in his 2019 budget speech and, by all accounts, he was conservative and managed to avoid any major fireworks. Indeed, as was noted by Andrew Holstead, tax and transactional structuring solutions specialist, the finance minister […]