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Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Troubled times for US truck market
Troubled times for US truck market June 30, 2020 In the United States of America, 2019 was an excellent year for heavy-duty truck sales,...
Taxi(ing) times?
Covid-19 has caused the world to grind to a halt – creating major economic uncertainty. But it isn’t all doom and gloom. We discover...
An electrifying future
The bus industry is showing its resilience during tough economic times, while moving towards a more sustainable future. We predict what to expect in...
Choosing a fleet management partner? Follow these tips!
South Africa’s fleet management market is on the rise, with reports indicating that the growth is set to continue. We explore what to consider...
MAN TopUsed: right place, right time
Given the country’s economic woes (and that of transport operators, too), there has never been a better time to buy a used truck. And,...
In conversation with Andrey Karginov
Russian rally raid driver Andrey Karginov took top honours in the 2020 Dakar Rally in the truck category for Kamaz. GIANENRICO GRIFFINI meets the...
Logging into the future
The time of autonomous vehicles is nigh with newsfeeds on these self-driving machines increasing each year. We discover that the forestry industry is also...
Face to face with VW’s Roberto Cortes
Each month, CHARLEEN CLARKE goes face to face with one of the captains of the transport industry. This month, she chats to Roberto Cortes,...
MAN – with you all the way
Seasoned truckers around the globe have regularly commented that the sales department sells the first unit and the after-sales service ensures the sales that...
Get out of the truck!
These are the words too often heard by truckers when they’re held at gunpoint during a truck hijacking. We discover who the perpetrators are,...
Refrigeration fuelled by nuclear fusion
A company’s bottom line is a stellar way of measuring efficiency – the name of the transport game. JACO DE KLERK discovers how nuclear...
When to spill the beans?
While having liability insurance is essential in today’s uncertain economic climate, the issues around when to give notice of a claim can be confusing...
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