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“Welcome to bakkie country” is what the signs at the Free State borders should read. In fact, “Welcome to Hilux country” would be more appropriate … and not only in the Free State, but South Africa as a whole, writes GAVIN MYERS. Month after month, the Hilux is the nation’s best-selling vehicle – in April, 2 679 left Toyota showrooms, and the month before recorded 3 825 units sold; 1 072 more than its nearest rival. A visit to Nampo […]
With President Cyril Ramaphosa; Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel; Minister of Higher Education, Naledi Pandor; and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Bulelani Gratitude Magwanishe in attendance, Volvo Group Southern Africa committed itself to continued youth development at a ceremony at its Durban assembly plant during May. Learners from schools and higher-education colleges from the Star for Life programme were in attendance. Star for Life is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide young people in South Africa with […]
It is well known that South Africa has some of the worst road-safety statistics in the world. The death or injury of loved ones exacts a high social cost, but accidents also hit the economy hard – vehicles have to be repaired or replaced and often goods in transit are destroyed or delivery is delayed. Morné Stoltz, head of MiWay Business Insurance, comments that one of the biggest contributors to road safety is the fitness of drivers. “Can they maintain […]
Autotrak has extended its AutoCam video-footage service to include the Camera Dashboard software, which allows AutoCam users to view multiple cameras simultaneously on multiple tabs or computer screens. AutoCam also includes tachographs to record a vehicle’s speed and distance travelled, and is one of several auxiliary fleet-management products provided by Autotrak. Transport operators that manage large fleets will now be able to monitor numerous vehicle-camera sets simultaneously. The use of cameras in the transport industry has become essential to manage […]
Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) can now expertly manage and administer their vehicles thanks to Drive from Ctrack. Drive is an affordable, feature-rich software solution ideal for companies with fleets of up to 30 vehicles that do not employ dedicated fleet managers and for which transport is not a core business. Drive’s intuitive dashboard simultaneously provides a top-down view of all vehicles, drivers and tasks. GPS integration locates vehicles and drivers in real time through easy-to-use map software, giving […]
Russia might finally be ready for the self-driving vehicle revolution that is consuming many vehicle manufacturers in Europe, the United States (US) and China. FOCUS investigates plans for an automated future in Russia. Russian Volgabus Group launched its driverless bus, dubbed Matryoshka, in September 2017, at the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow. Top Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz introduced a self-driving bus in 2016. Its debut at the 2016 Moscow International Auto Show was so successful that Kamaz and Russian internet […]
The eCanter is the first of a series of all-electric trucks and buses from Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus under its EFuso brand. It is the first full-production zero-emission original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to have a stand-alone, electric-mobility range of commercial vehicles, says JARLATH SWEENEY, editor of Fleet Transport. Fuso has been on this electric journey for more than seven years now and the eCanter has been developed out of the Canter eCELL and Eco-Hybrid models, to become the start […]
FOCUS Issue 6 2018 is available to view as an Ebook or to download in pdf format. Click here to download in pdf format.
In line with this year’s World Environment Day (June 5) theme: Beat Plastic Pollution, Isuzu Motors South Africa reached out to its employees to encourage them to reduce plastic pollution in their personal lives. “Each employee was asked to bring a bag full of plastic waste. In return they received a reusable shopping bag,” says Ncedisa Mzuzu, environmental manager at Isuzu. “Respecting the environment and ensuring sustainable solutions is fundamental to our business philosophy. It is our responsibility to educate […]
Bongani Motloung, sales manager, retail commercial fleet SA, at Shell South Africa, talks about his role in providing the fuel that keeps industry going. According to Motloung, the most interesting aspects of his job at Shell South Africa are the different learning opportunities it provides (and the challenges sometimes associated with them). This is an interesting observation, considering he holds a National Diploma and B-Tech degree in Logistics, while his career started in the mining sector. After six years in […]
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