Author:focus-on-transport
IAA, here we come! August 29, 2022 Bridgestone is one of the tyre companies that will be present at IAA this month in Hannover. Together with Webfleet, it will showcase its diverse portfolio of premium tyres, tyre-centric technologies, and advanced mobility solutions designed to improve efficiency, sustainability, and convenience for fleets. We asked Jan-Maarten de Vries, CEO of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, and Mark Tejedor, vice president Commercial Business Unit (OE and Commercial Replacement) at Bridgestone EMIA, to shed light on […]
Sumitomo helps township entrepreneurs August 31, 2022 The Dunlop Container project was established in 2012 to drive sustainable township entrepreneurship and promote safety on the road. Following its success, Sumitomo Rubber SA, manufacturer of the Dunlop brand, is helping dealers take their businesses to the next level. Sumitomo Rubber SA (SRSA) – already the only tyre manufacturing company with a township and rural area enterprise development programme – has now developed accredited training programmes funded by MERSETA and Sumitomo Rubber […]
Revealed: five trends shaping fleet management’s future August 31, 2022 The global fleet management industry has evolved tremendously over the last couple of years, moving swiftly away from a reliance on data gathered manually in spreadsheets to monitor fleet performance, manage preventative maintenance, and control driver misbehaviour. So what trends will move South Africa’s fleet management industry towards improved customer service, customer experience, and vehicle monitoring? The future has never been more exciting. New technologies continue to shape the connected […]
Toyota’s plant back from the brink August 25, 2022 Toyota South Africa Motors’ Prospecton plant is back in business! It has resumed operations after production was halted due to flood damage. The announcement was made at a reopening ceremony attended by the newly elected Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, and Siboniso Duma, MEC of Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs. DANIE BOTHA attended the ceremony. On April 11, about 300 mm of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours in the […]
Fuso launches new 6×4 truck tractor September 5, 2022 Fuso Trucks, a brand of Daimler Truck Southern Africa, has launched its all-new Fuso TV33-400S 6×4 truck tractor. Manufactured in East London, the new truck tractor is robust, powerful, and built with a strong focus on safety, driver comfort, fuel efficiency, and productivity. One of the prime considerations in the all-new TV33-400S is maximum torque from low rpm, providing the right power and control to pull goods from a standstill. Simultaneously […]
Road to net-zero carbon emissions: No quick and easy fix September 9, 2022 While sustainability, circularity and the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 are topping the agendas of organisations around the world, South Africa is caught in a chicken-and-egg situation that is delaying the roll out of clean energy and alternate fuels. This was a key message from the experts who took part in a thought-provoking panel discussion on the management of supply chain’s climate impact and the journey […]
Market leader Isuzu gears up September 6, 2022 Isuzu Motors South Africa recently held its Truck Solutions Expo. DANIE BOTHA was there to find out more about the company’s comprehensive range of commercial vehicles, applications covering multiple industry segments, innovative business solutions, and evolution to ensuring a greener future for generations to come. A raft of new models included a new range of truck tractors, supplemented with more power, torque, and gears for select models. Increased load capacities for a few […]
A perfect pairing September 2, 2022 In one of this year’s most significant South African vehicle handovers, the Shoprite Group has acquired over 100 of the most fuel-efficient trucks in Southern Africa. These Scania Euro 5 trucks provide a proven fuel saving of around 10%, along with lower CO2 and NOx emissions. DEBORAH RUDMAN joined the dignitaries for the handover in Stellenbosch. The Oxford English Dictionary defines sustainability as “being environmentally sustainable; the degree to which a process or enterprise […]
New transport show launched August 31, 2022 Mega-T, an exciting new outdoor expo, is the one-stop industry event that’s all about Trailers, Trucks, and Transport and any related topics. Being held for the first time from October 6 to 7 this year at the Diamantvallei Landgoed showgrounds (20 km east of Pretoria) the event is hosted by the organisers of KragDag and powered by the Road Freight Association (RFA). Taking place during Transport Month, the Mega-T expo will serve as […]
Anatomy of a pothole August 29, 2022 Operation Vala Zonke, the national Transport Department’s pothole repair campaign spearheaded by the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL), is quickly gaining momentum as reports pour in daily on the SANRAL pothole app. As repairs get underway in various municipalities around the country, we turn our investigative eye to the irksome pothole itself – that accursed South African malady on which President Cyril Ramaphosa declared war earlier this year. Like everything made […]
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