Features
Features
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our monthly features are designed to cover the core areas of interest within the commercial transport industry.
Positivity abounds at Nampo 2019
Nampo 2019 grew on records from previous years, and so itโs impossible to cover the entire show in one report. Thatโs not stopped us...
The next-generation Scania is here!
The next-generation Scania has earned the ultimate international accolade: that of International Truck of the Year. Now itโs arrived in South Africa. And, as...
To add or not to add
For decades, lubrication additives (weโre talking drivetrain oils here) have attracted a fair amount of controversy surrounding their actual effectiveness and whether or not...
Insuring your right to repair
With the controversy surrounding the Right to Repair codes of conduct currently being compiled by the Competition Commission, GAVIN MYERS finds out how this...
Local electric conversions โ a viable proposition?
GAVIN MYERS meets a local company that is setting out to convert the nationโs heavy commercial vehicles to electric propulsion Dwindling fuel reserves (and,...
Low economic growth impedes sales in MCV marketย
LIANA SHAW explores the condition of the medium commercial vehicle (MCV) segment and what operators can expect heading towards 2020 Consumer and business confidence...
Ivecoโs future revealed
What does the future hold for Iveco? That was one of the things GIANENRICO GRIFFINI aimed to establish when he went face to face...
Technology finally disrupting minibus-taxi industry
With new technology emerging and the launch of the Uber Bus service in Africa, there might finally be a force to disrupt the South...
Vision zero starts with improved road safety
With the new general safety regulation, the European Parliament, Council and Commission hope to achieve zero fatalities and serious injuries on the road by...
52 metres, 120 tonnes, and a helluva lotta roos
WILL SHIERS, editor at the UKโs Commercial Motor, heads Down Under and discovers that the Aussies really are onto something with their crazy 52-metre,...
All you need in tyres
A well-known name in the commercial vehicle tyre industry, Safetygrip has added to its portfolio by becoming the exclusive local importer of Pirelli commercial...
Home away from home
Comfort can have a big impact on driver behaviour โ the greatest factor impacting fuel consumption. MARISKA MORRIS investigates the importance of in-cab ergonomics...
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