Author:focus-on-transport
With the price of fuel in South Africa having risen to unchartered levels in recent months, transport operators are being squeezed even more tightly every time they fill up. Nkosini Ngwenya finds out what impact this may have on the transport industry The most recent fuel price hike (at time of writing) saw a litre of petrol costing a record R16,03 in the inland areas and R15,44 in the coastal areas, with diesel up to R14,40 and R13,97 respectively. The […]
What are heavy-equipment manufacturers doing to retain partners in the mining industry, as buyers endeavour to reduce costs? Gareth Greathead finds out. With a fall in the price of commodities over the past few years, the mining industry has had to grapple with declining profits. Despite these challenges, shareholders want to see a return on investment, or they will take their money elsewhere. In the past, optimising running costs associated with heavy equipment was not high on the agenda, due […]
Soon after the commercialisation of vehicle tracking devices, South Africa became a leader in the field, given its success in tracking and recovering stolen vehicles. Since then, however, the country has fallen behind the rest of the world. Experts speaking at the recent Telematics Innovation Conference say service providers, clients and government officials need to embrace the opportunities provided by this technology. Telematics and traffic flow Etienne Louw, MD of mapIT, says: “In Cape Town (South Africa’s most congested city), […]
Charleen Clarke, editorial director of FOCUS, has been honoured by Gumtree Auto. She received a special award for “her extraordinary contribution to the automotive industry”. The citation on the award notes: “You have not only paved the way for those that will follow in your footsteps, but have also honoured those who served in the industry before you.” The award was presented at the inaugural Women in Autos conference, which took place in Johannesburg recently. It featured a host of […]
Electra Mining Africa is taking place next week, from September 10 to 14, at the Expo Centre Johannesburg, Nasrec. In addition to the exhibition, there will be an opportunity to engage in free-to-attend seminars where the latest industry insights will be shared. Charlene Hefer, event director for Electra Mining Africa, says: “At Electra Mining Africa this year, each day will be themed differently. The content presented at the daily seminars will be aligned to the show’s ‘five days, five themes’ […]
The food and beverage industry gathered at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, from September 4 to 6, for the Food & Drink Technology (FDT) Africa Expo. The Expo takes place every second year and highlights all aspects of food and beverage production, from the colourants used in the products to the packing and certification. A small Speakers Corner provided a platform for experts to discuss some of the challenges facing the industry. Vera Fritsche, from VDMA Food Processing […]
Teralco Logistics and Scania South Africa have a mutual understanding and goal – to reach ever higher levels of success, writes GAVIN MYERS. Talking with Terence Odendaal, MD of Teralco Logistics, and Johnny-Ray Basset, key account manager Scania SA, it’s abundantly clear that simply running a fleet of efficient vehicles does not mean success for a transport company. These vehicles need to be monitored, maintained and replaced, so a one-stop solution is ideal. This is exactly what Basset has helped […]
How do we create safer roads? The road safety workshop at the 2018 Southern African Transport Conference tried to find some answers by looking at certain initiatives by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral). In 2016 the cost of road crashes in South Africa was calculated at R143 billion per annum – or 3,4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Sanral’s Randall Cable said that, of that year’s 832 000 crashes, just under 52 000 were […]
David Cebon, professor of mechanical engineering at Cambridge University, in the United Kingdom, will be presenting on the topic: Towards Sustainable Road Freight, at the University of the Witwatersrand this September. His talk will discuss the ways in which the road freight-system can be made more sustainable – by improving the engineering systems that move the freight and the logistics systems that organise the movement of freight. Organised by the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical […]
As Volvo Trucks celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, and the Volvo FH its 25th, Volvo Group Southern Africa is setting out to achieve bigger and better things in the local market. The company is celebrating its FH as being the “most sold truck in South Africa, according to 2017 Naamsa sales figures”, says new Group vice president, Marcus Hörberg. (You can read our exclusive interview with Hörberg in the upcoming Issue 10 of FOCUS.) The company aims to augment this […]
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