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Augmenting traditional tracking with new technology
Netstar, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, has concluded a partnership with SqwidNet, the Sigfox operator and network provider in South Africa. The agreement will...
Electra Mining Africa: five days, five themes
In less than a month, Electra Mining Africa 2018 will descend on the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg. Between September 10 and 14, leading...
Better drivers thanks to DriveCam
Last year, income generated by road transportation in South Africa was estimated to be more than R110 million, according to Statistics South Africa. This...
Proactive cost management from Ctrack
Now, more than ever, it is important for businesses to know where their costs lie. “Luckily, in the road-transport and vehicle-fleet sectors, there are...
Volkswagen’s motorhome extraordinaire
At the end of August, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will show the world its version of motorhome luxury with the premiere of its Grand California...
Maximising efficiency in transportation of cementitious powders
Over the past few years cement producers have had to focus on improving operational efficiency to ensure their survival in a tight economy that...
Boosting female entrepreneurs in SA’s minibus-taxi industry
This Women’s Month, SA Taxi, the country’s independent financier of minibus taxis, and one of the country’s few certified developmental credit providers, is celebrating...
Serco helps Spar with the challenge of securing loads
Securing of loads is an ongoing challenge for transporters, particularly where roll-tainers are introduced in place of, or combined with, palletised goods. Spar has...
Two feel-good stories
Over the last few weeks, two stories emerged that brought a little warmth to the winter months. The first did this literally, as Atlas...
Women power at Engen prepares to pay it forward
August is Women’s Month and what better way to kick it off than with an inspiring story of personal growth and ambition. Nhlokomo Mhlophe,...
Supplychainforesight goes green
As the local conversation about environmental practices and the behaviour of individuals and businesses, when it comes to sustainability, becomes more prominent, it is...
Cummins wins patent-infringement battle
Cummins Inc. has announced that a settlement agreement has been reached with JM Turbo Technology Corporation precluding the manufacture or sale of products that...
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