Author:focus-on-transport
1964: quite some year May 22, 2024 1964 was an eventful year. Northern Rhodesia – a former British protectorate – became Zambia, ending 73 years of British rule. Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. Boxer Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and the heavyweight champion of the world. Nicolas Cage and Boris Johnson were born. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles was at Number One. The pilot episode script for Star Trek was approved, while Disney’s […]
Scania Super wins Green Truck 2024 May 3, 2024 Scania has scored yet another bullseye at the prestigious Green Truck Award programme with its Super, which promises transport operators fuel savings of 8%. Each year, all the heavy truck manufacturers in Europe are invited to the Green Truck comparison test. It is organised by two German trade magazines to identify the most transport-efficient long-haul truck. Apart from a brief hiccup in 2023 – when Scania came second – the Södertälje-based […]
Supply chain disruptions on the high seas May 1, 2024 The vast majority of goods are still transported by sea. According to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management), however, sight is often lost of the far-reaching impacts shipping disruptions have on global trade and supply chains. These include inflation and food and energy security. To survive and thrive in an environment marked by a host of maritime trade problems, businesses must be able to identify the risks and […]
Keeping it light: 2024’s LCV trends April 10, 2024 South Africa is a haven for LCVs, from rough and tough bakkies for dealing with rugged rural terrain to panel vans for efficient urban deliveries, and vehicles for specific applications like refrigerated transport. We take a look at some of the factors and trends currently influencing LCV market trajectories. Global data and business intelligence platform Statista projects that LCV unit sales will reach 141,100 this year. “Furthermore, it is expected that […]
Trucking cybersecurity unpacked April 9, 2024 Trucks are computers on wheels, and they are becoming ever-smarter. So too are the criminals who seek to hack into them. Bearing this in mind, a new report into trucking cybersecurity makes for interesting reading. Last year, at its Digital Solutions Conference in Houston, the US National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) was able to demonstrate how a hacker could compromise a truck’s brakes by sending a message to its diagnostic system using a […]
Bye bye, diesel May 6, 2024 More and more companies are shunning diesel. Porsche is one such firm. Together with its logistics partners, the sports car manufacturer is using six new electric heavy-duty trucks at its Zuffenhausen, Weissach, and Leipzig sites. Porsche is, of course, no stranger to e-mobility. The Taycan has been massively successful, sometimes even outselling the iconic 911, and many more electric cars are to come. But the company isn’t just turning its back on petrol and […]
Dust contamination and component failure: a clear cause-and-effect correlation May 6, 2024 The road transport industry can be a high dust environment that requires regular monitoring of all machine components to identify possible threats or risks before they negatively affect equipment. Recently, the condition monitoring team from WearCheck tested an oil sample from a client in the road transport industry. Shesby Chabaya, WearCheck Zimbabwe operations HOD, outlines the findings and lessons learnt with regards to the effects of dust contamination […]
Powerfleet and MiX blaze a new fleet management trail May 16, 2024 The merger of Powerfleet and MiX Telematics has been successfully completed, forming a significant player in the mobile asset Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sector. The powerful combination creates a scaled, global entity of choice focused on unifying business operations by simplifying how customers manage, analyse, and utilise data to drive improved business performance. “Combining Powerfleet with MiX, an extremely well-run and profitable organisation, will establish […]
MAN: differentiation via superior service May 21, 2024 MAN Automotive South Africa is proactively working to help stem the effects of rising purchase costs by optimising the specification of its heavy-duty TGS 26-440. COLIN WINDELL finds out more at Nampo… While the full-spec version of the TGS 26-440 is still available to operators, the optimised premium option comes with steel rims in place of aluminium, manual side mirrors finished in black rather than colour-coded, no chrome enhancement on the front […]
Charged up and ready to go! May 14, 2024 It’s one thing to purchase an electric bus; it’s another thing entirely to charge it. In Germany, this problem was recently solved by making the electric bus depot the bus supplier’s responsibility. The bus operator to which we’re eluding is ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft (ESWE), the company responsible for public transport in Wiesbaden, Germany. The supplier in question is Daimler Buses, which has delivered a turnkey, electrified depot for ESWE. Daimler has also […]
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