Author:focus-on-transport
Driven to succeed: Making it in a man’s world is a matter of mindset August 24, 2022 Being a woman at the helm of a logistics enterprise comes with its fair share of challenges, but Nonkosi Dyantyi, CEO of Lebama Group Logistics, wouldn’t have it any other way. Despite having to defy the expectations of a male-dominated industry on a daily basis – whilst juggling the demands of motherhood – Dyantyi’s irrepressible fighting spirit has helped her beat the odds […]
“My work was my salvation“ August 22, 2022 Guillaume Levaillant is a passionate truck driver and managing director of Paratrans, the transport company he set up. He has been paralysed since the age of 22, but that hasn’t hindered this entrepreneur. PIERRE ALAIN BRENDEL visited the genuine workaholic in the North of France. “I just love being a truck driver! I feel like I’m on holiday as soon as I grasp the steering wheel,” says Levaillant. The 45-year-old entrepreneur turned […]
Royal Mail opts for Peugeot August 17, 2022 Royal Mail has taken delivery of 2 000 Peugeot e-Expert and Peugeot e-Partner electric vans. The latest vehicles join the 28 000 Peugeot vehicles already in use by the United Kingdom’s national delivery service. Peugeot has been providing Royal Mail with vehicles since 2009. With the addition of the new electric vans, Royal Mail continues to work towards its aim of having 5 500 electric vehicles on its fleet by 2023. A […]
Autonomous driving: where to next? August 17, 2022 What does the future of autonomous driving hold? That is what GIANENRICO GRIFFINI tried to establish in this question and answer session with CEO of Torc Robotics Michael Fleming, and head of autonomous technology group at Daimler Trucks Peter Schmidt. In an interview that dates back to October 2019, you said you were in the phase of testing Class 8 autonomous driving on the public road. What stage are you currently in? […]
Revealed: the #1 vehicle theft hotspot August 17, 2022 Where is your vehicle most likely to get stolen? No, it’s NOT SA! A new study has revealed that Spain is the country where drivers are most likely to be hit by vehicle theft, followed by Uganda, Chile, Greece and Egypt. The research – conducted by Scrap Car Comparison – analysed 257 268 tweets from cities and countries around the world, to highlight where people are most frequently discussing the topic […]
MAN: still Buscor’s first choice! July 25, 2022 The relationship between the two companies started 40 years ago but Buscor resolved to standardise its fleet with MAN 27 years ago. Today, Buscor’s fleet is made up of 455 MAN buses and is still growing. MAN currently supplies Buscor with the MAN HB4 solo model, train buses, and bi-articulated buses (Bi-Arts). These are used extensively within the Mpumalanga region, where Buscor transports around 200 000 passengers a day, mainly in the […]
Save fuel with Ctrack Crystal July 27, 2022 The ever-increasing fuel price continues to put pressure on motorists and businesses. Unfortunately, consumers are at the mercy of government and global oil prices. For many businesses that operate fleets, driving less is just not an option. The most apparent solution is therefore to find ways to use vehicles more efficiently. Ctrack recently launched Crystal, a fully customisable platform that combines all the existing functionality and a variety of new features into […]
Scania: propelling Ipelegeng to success July 29, 2022 The last two years have been incredibly tough for bus operators all over the world. Ipelegeng Transport Trust has survived – and indeed prospered – thanks to its partnership with Scania. Anyone in the bus and coach industry will tell you this: they’re mighty glad that the last two years are done and dusted. It was a miserable time for them; Covid regulations mandated operators to run at 50% capacity, making business […]
Face to face with IToY’s Gianenrico Griffini August 1, 2022 The next International Truck of the Year (IToY) award will be presented at the IAA Transportation trade fair. How does the winner get chosen and what are the most notable truck trends this year? These were two of our questions for Gianenrico Griffini, chairman of the IToY jury. Griffini has impressive transport credentials. He works as a journalist for Vie & Trasporti, the major monthly magazine in the Italian transportation […]
Flexibility and agility are key to fleet management success August 8, 2022 In a time of great uncertainty, fleet management solutions are coming to the forefront. In light of the pressures faced by organisations following the Covid-19 pandemic, these solutions offer a ray of hope for many transport operators. FOCUS finds out more from Thabisile Macoba, FleetAfrica chief financial officer. As the leading provider of fleet leasing, fleet maintenance, and vehicle tracking and monitoring solutions in Africa, FleetAfrica has developed […]
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