Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
As luck would have it
December certainly proved eventful across much of the economic spectrum. Sitting in Colesberg on the first leg of my holiday, I eagerly watched the...
Container demurrage: agents beware
Shipping agents often incorrectly believe that they are protected by โbeing agentsโ acting for an undisclosed principalโฆ Shipping agents prefer to be reflected as...
Tis the season โฆ to replace aging vehiclesย
The beginning of each year is a good time for operators to audit their commercial-vehicle fleet and replace aging and troublesome vehicles. Sadly, many...
Getting serious about the electric commitment, South Africans show their worth at Dakar 2018 and An eco-friendly fleet to envy
Getting serious about the electric commitment Following the unveiling of its Nikola One hydrogen-electric truck in December 2016 and subsequent announcement of the Nikola...
No small job
It is important to know and understand the job functions of a commercial-vehicle transport manager. Managing and controlling a fleet of trucks and buses...
No laughing matter
2016, 2017, 2018 โ itโs all becoming a blur of similarity. Iโve just paged through the 2017 Transport Managerโs Handbook and read the editorโs...
Rainy days and washaways
The JRA faces an uphill battle as the rainy season has again washed away the best of Joburgโs roads. Humans are strange … arenโt...
What Chance Regional Integration?
The cross-border road-transport industry throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region operates in a permanent climate of frustration at the continual obstacles to...
When does a stagnant economy help?
When you are a bus operator… While the South African economy navigates the doldrums that have characterised 2017, the global economy continues on the...
The elephant in the room
The importance of understanding the functions of bills of lading. Bills of lading have long been described as the cardinal documents for the carriage...
Bracing for AARTO
The legislators gave us a break in 2017. In 2017, some important amendments were made to the South African National Road Traffic Act to...
Coming to a pole near you?
This is the 50th Hopping Off column and I remain humbly aware that I have repeated myself several times by now. So, forgive me...
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