Author:focus-on-transport
The annual Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) Conference highlighted some key concerns for the industry in the coming years – from wage negotiations to global tariff wars. FOCUS investigated. The 2018 Saboa Conference was held on July 18 and 19 at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) International Conference Centre in Pretoria. Discussions ranged from updates on legislation and expectations for the economic year ahead to business advice for small operators. Jackie Walters, professor and head of […]
FOCUS Issue 8 2018 is available to view as an Ebook or to download in pdf format. Click here to download in pdf format.
At the end of August, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will show the world its version of motorhome luxury with the premiere of its Grand California at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, Germany. This entirely new motorhome is based on the Crafter, but has a large sleeping area, bathroom, kitchen and eating area in the rear. Although not available locally, the California T6 is popular in the United States and the Grand California will appeal to those looking for something bigger. First […]
Over the past few years cement producers have had to focus on improving operational efficiency to ensure their survival in a tight economy that has brought many large, state-driven civil-engineering infrastructure projects, as well as private-sector property developments, to a halt. Challenges facing the cement industry In 2017, installed cement production capacity in South Africa stood at 20-million tonnes, versus a local demand of about 13-million tonnes. This dire situation has been aggravated by the flooding of the South African […]
This Women’s Month, SA Taxi, the country’s independent financier of minibus taxis, and one of the country’s few certified developmental credit providers, is celebrating its role in furthering female participation in the minibus-taxi industry. Through its focused initiatives, SA Taxi has invested R3,5 billion into empowering female entrepreneurs in the minibus-taxi industry since 2008. During this period, SA Taxi has increased its female client base by an average of 4,5 percent per annum, helping to create 8 473 female-owned small […]
Securing of loads is an ongoing challenge for transporters, particularly where roll-tainers are introduced in place of, or combined with, palletised goods. Spar has been investigating various solutions to improve the securing of loads in its trucks, because of shortcomings in conventional shoring bars. One solution is a captive shoring system developed by bodybuilder Serco in conjunction with its load-securing partner Loadlok, a European leader in cargo-control solutions. The prototype system has been on trial in a 16-t truck body […]
Note: For the time being, Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) will only report aggregated sales data. The MBSA commercial vehicle market split volumes are estimates based on historical trends and forecasting techniques. Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg Total: 14 261 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 24 Ford Motor Company 2 667 GWM 174 Hyundai Automotive SA 221 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 372 JMC 42 Kia South Africa 163 Mahindra 319 Mazda South Africa 50 Mitsubishi 37 Mercedes-Benz SA – […]
Over the last few weeks, two stories emerged that brought a little warmth to the winter months. The first did this literally, as Atlas Copco Industrial partnered with Paballo Ya Batho to donate blankets to the homeless in the Johannesburg city centre. Paballo Ya Batho is a non-profit organisation that provides soup and bread every Wednesday evening to the homeless men, women and children in Johannesburg’s central business district. Atlas Copco first worked with Paballo Ya Batho in 2017 in […]
August is Women’s Month and what better way to kick it off than with an inspiring story of personal growth and ambition. Nhlokomo Mhlophe, who was part of the Engen Graduate Development Programme, has made significant strides to realise her ambition of “becoming a strong, independent black woman”. She is now preparing to focus on the second half of that goal – to empower other women like her. Speaking out to mark Women’s Month, Mhlophe recalls how she was once […]
As the local conversation about environmental practices and the behaviour of individuals and businesses, when it comes to sustainability, becomes more prominent, it is important to continue the conversation in all aspects of economic activity. The 2018 Barloworld Logistics supplychainforesight study has reviewed the opinions of South African business leaders regarding the adoption of sustainable business practices within the supply chain, and business in general. This information creates a snapshot of the state of green supply chains in South Africa […]
focusmagsa
