No Sport Like Transport
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No Sport Like Transport
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Mkhulu and the AMG
Mkhulu and the AMG May 30, 2024 Soon after the light first appeared in the rearview mirror – faintly blue-tinted and exceptionally bright –...
For want of a nail
For want of a nail May 6, 2024 There are some valuable lessons to be learnt from nursery rhymes, says Jim Ward. Those lessons...
A feather in the cap
A feather in the cap April 2, 2024 We work our equipment hard in Africa; unbelievably hard, in the opinion of some international experts,...
Give us this day our daily bread
Give us this day our daily bread March 4, 2024 Given the many daily challenges in the logistics game, it will come as no...
Trailer chaos at the edge of the world
Trailer chaos at the edge of the world January 22, 2024 It is often said that when youngsters are playing nicely, the noise level...
Finding fumeiyo
Finding fumeiyo November 14, 2023 The Japanese phrase “fumeiyo yori shi” is composed of the words 不名誉 (“fumeiyo” meaning “dishonour”), より (“yori” meaning “more...
Bidding farewell to old friends
Time to bid farewell October 9, 2023 When is it time to say goodbye to a truck? JIM WARD says that old trucks cannot...
How to react when someone drops the ball
How to react when someone drops the ball September 12, 2023 Employees within the transport sector make mistakes, as indeed do individuals in any...
Hell hath no fury
Hell hath no fury August 8, 2023 One of the joys of running a fleet is dealing with the drivers – and sometimes their...
We don’t talk anymore
We don’t talk anymore July 6, 2023 Do you believe that trucks “talk” to drivers, or that roads “talk” to trucks? JIM WARD believes...
Garlic, beetroot and breakdowns
Garlic, beetroot and breakdowns June 5, 2023 It’s easy to forget the details now, but JIM WARD reveals that managing transport during the HIV/AIDS...
An oily layer of subterfuge
An oily layer of subterfuge May 17, 2023 Sometimes the transport industry can read like a remarkably entertaining thriller. From visits to the ‘Mashonisa’...
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