Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Stopping cannabis use in its tracks
With the decriminalisation of the private use of cannabis, it has become more challenging to prevent, monitor or take legal action against marijuana use...
All systems go!
Despite challenges in the country’s truck and bus markets, heads of divisions at Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa are optimistic that opportunities for...
Netstar’s expanding horizons
Since pioneering South Africa’s stolen vehicle tracking and recovery industry in 1994, Netstar has morphed into an innovative, global technology company that sets the...
Meet Scania’s new MD
Less than a month into office, Scania Southern Africa’s new managing director reveals the approach he intends to adopt in getting to grips with...
Autonomy, here we come!
At the recent North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta, WILL SHIERS had the opportunity to catch up with Peter Schmidt, head of Daimler...
The power of positive energy
Mercedes-Benz’s Vans Division forecasts a strong finish to the sales year, with consumer appetite for reliable, durable and refined light commercial vehicles remaining keen...
Confidence inspired!
Through its substantial investments in production facilities for its Ranger bakkie in South Africa, Ford has underlined its level of confidence in the future...
Toyota: the people’s champion
South Africa’s light commercial vehicle sector is a significant contributor to the country’s economy, not only in terms of the number of minibuses and...
Double-deckers make a comeback with MAN
MAN Automotive South Africa is reacquainting the bus industry with a classic two-storey vehicle design through its sleek and stylish Lion’s City double-decker bus....
Face to face with Bandag’s John Laskarides
If there is one man who is a real icon of the tyre industry in South Africa, it’s John Laskarides, the CEO of Bandag....
Challenges of a brave new world
Tyre companies are changing, and corporate executives and those on the shop floor are acquiring new skills to meet a variety of challenges brought...
Wraps off!
The recent Futuroad Expo, co-located with Automechanika Johannesburg, saw the launch of a number of new trucks from Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indian manufacturers....
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