Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
The parable of the China dolls
Here’s a parable that helps to explain how transport in all its forms is actually letting down the South African economy In addition to...
MAN at IAA: feast of trucking technology!
MAN has a treat of trucking innovations in store for visitors to the IAA this month. These are in addition to the bus, coach...
Driverless trucks ready to hit the highway!
Highway maintenance personnel take their lives into their own hands – quite literally – when working on German highways. As we all know, many...
Coolest bakkie ever?
My dear friend, Jarlath Sweeney, editor-in-chief of Ireland’s Fleet Transport magazine, brought this incredible vehicle to our attention. Sadly, it’s just a concept – but...
Snap on target
Regular readers of this column will recall that I visited ZF, in Friedrichshafen, Germany, last month in order to attend the company’s Technology Day....
Engineering road safety
How do we create safer roads? The road safety workshop at the 2018 Southern African Transport Conference tried to find some answers by looking...
Transport pricing: private sector safe for now
Road hauliers have apparently ignored the government’s invitation to comment on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill 2018, probably because it does not seem...
The Madness of King Trump
The global effects of the US import tariff hikes have already been felt in South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa must have thought he had it...
Border Bouquets and Brickbats
Want to know which are the best corridors and borders for travelling within Africa? Read on Travel by road in the sub-Saharan region of...
The Menace of False Driving Licences
Because of the number of drivers in South Africa who use our roads with false and illegally obtained driving licences, it has become necessary...
Can South Africa get smart?
The world is becoming “smarter”, and the mobility of people in cities is a key aspect in this future development, but South Africa seems...
Of batteries, buses and boardroom buddies
Have electric buses gone backwards? A recent controversy involving a potential MyCiTi supplier might suggest so In January the City of Cape Town suspended...
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