Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
A question of replacement parts
Sourcing alternative replacement parts for trucks is just one procurement example that can have negative implications in terms of a vehicle’s whole-life cost, warns...
Partnering for profit
From brand sceptic to ardent supporter – that’s how Titus Naidoo explains his passion for Scania, a nameplate that’s helped him to build his...
Face to face with Göran Nyberg
JARLATH SWEENEY goes face to face with Göran Nyberg, executive board member for sales and marketing at MAN Truck & Bus What was your...
New brand, new tech, new RFA
Along with new branding, the Road Freight Association (RFA) introduced delegates to new technology at its annual conference – a fitting introduction with a...
Overcoming fleet-management challenges
A recent global survey of small to medium enterprises by TomTom Telematics has identified five of the top challenges faced by fleet managers Fleet...
Bakkie prospects on the rise
High demand for light commercial vehicles in South Africa is driving a consumer trend that signals a shift away from the passenger-car market. WYNTER...
Liquid fuels soon to be fossils?
In a study involving hypothetical scenarios in which electric vehicles are widely adopted in South Africa, the country’s liquid-fuel industry faces an alarming decline....
Expert advice for securing vehicle finance
Obtaining vehicle finance remains a monumental hurdle for commercial operators, and the current bleak economic outlook in South Africa is not helping. LIANA SHAW investigates....
Turkish automotive market crashes
Linked, in part, to the “stagflationary” state of the Turkish economy, every segment of the country’s commercial vehicle market has been contracting drastically over...
Getting excited as Scania offers more
Scania Southern Africa has big plans for its bus and coach division heading into 2020. Customers got a taste of what is to come...
All things bus and legislation
The southern African bus industry gathered for the 2019 Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) Conference and Exhibition to get expert input on the...
Face to face with Heinz-Jürgen Löw
This month, JARLATH SWEENEY goes face to face with one of the most experienced commercial vehicle executives in the business, Heinz-Jürgen Löw, board member...
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