Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Crashed interstate trade
The reports from Fesarta members of the current situation on the main road corridors of the region make a mockery of the fanfare and...
Preparing for winter on the road
It is important for trucks and drivers to be ready to handle harsh winter driving conditions Driving a truck in winter conditions can be...
Have we learnt anything since 2015?
How did we allow Eskom, SAA and e-tolls to get us into such a mess? We are all partly to blame for our failure...
Giving drivers a life
As a journalist, its rather unprofessional to sing the praises of that on which one is reporting – objectivity should rule. However, objectively speaking,...
The next level of driver education
Do your drivers know how to handle emergencies and roadside breakdowns? Not having policies and procedures in place on how to handle emergencies and...
Turkeys voting for Christmas?
Many South Africans have said that they won’t be bothering to vote in the upcoming elections. When it comes to public transport, they have...
Free trade and dispute resolution
If the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement enters into force later this year, it will give member states a mechanism to resolve...
Revealed: the world’s longest BRT system
Busworld South East Asia took place in Jakarta last month and it was interesting to discover that one of its exhibitors runs the longest...
Scania to pioneer full-length autonomous buses in Sweden
Scania and Nobina, the largest public-transport operator in the Nordic countries, will start trials of autonomous buses on regular routes in the Stockholm area...
Van drivers break the law (and maybe their necks too)
More than half of van drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) have admitted to making calls behind the wheel without using a hands-free device....
First Volvo e-trucks delivered to customers
Last year, I drove Volvo’s new electric trucks and now the first units have been delivered to customers! The vehicles in question are a...
Nissan puts I2V technology to the test
Nissan is testing Invisible-to-Visible (I2V) technology, which helps drivers “see the invisible” – such as what’s farther down the road, behind a building or...
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