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FOcus on transport and Logistics

The articles, features, profiles and launches that deal exclusively with the local transport market place can be
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November 14, 2018

X-Ception to the rule?

GAVIN MYERS drives the entry model into the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class range – the X 220 d 4×2 Progressive. Around the time you read...

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November 14, 2018

When it comes to innovation, think outside the Boxer!

We have entered a new era of the re-imagination of commercial vehicles, and Peugeot is at the forefront of this innovation. Today’s passenger vehicles...

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November 14, 2018

Building it with FAW Pinetown

Build It Pinetown mixes paint, cuts glass and boards, reads business plans and, most importantly, provides home deliveries for its customers. These deliveries are...

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November 14, 2018

Safe MAN buses this festive season

As it did in 2017, MAN Automotive is once again offering free vehicle health checks for bus and coach operators. With just over 400...

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November 14, 2018

What does the customer really want?

What is customer centricity? β€œIt is so much more than just great customer service,” says Bruce Thoresson, international logistics director for Bidvest Panalpina Logistics...

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November 14, 2018

ZF scoops company of the year award

Independently measured against a list of criteria under the two key factors of β€œVisionary Innovation and Performance” and β€œCustomer Impact”, ZF Aftermarket beat off...

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November 9, 2018

Engen Learn programme proving a major success

Engen, in collaboration with FUEL Online Training, is celebrating a record 3,5-million training interventions to Engen forecourt attendants around the country since 2013. The...

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November 9, 2018

The operators’ view on the future of road transport

Interview data from 450 transport companies across Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Asia, conducted by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), has...

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November 9, 2018

BMW electrifies public transport

The BMW i brand, which produces the i3 electric city car and i8 electric-hybrid sports car, is well known. However, BMW i is now...

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November 9, 2018

Local UD drivers prove SA’s talent

Once again. South Africa’s contenders in the UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge driver competition have done well at the finals in Ageo, Japan. Tatiya...

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November 1, 2018

Update on e-tolls

Yesterday, FOCUS was at the Electronic Toll Collection’s (ETC’s) central operations centre for a presentation by CEO Connie Vermaak. The ETC was established in...

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November 1, 2018

Iveco’s new bus is a gas

Iveco Bus has unveiled the next step in its alternative-drive programme for buses, having launched its Crossway Natural Power at Autocar Expo, in Lyon,...

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