Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Another side to the coin
We all want the rand to be stronger, but there is a downside. A few columns ago I discussed how an exchange rate impacts...
Winds of Change
Transport policies tend to change in 30 to 40-year cycles, and that time is on the horizon for southern Africa. The South African Road...
Thinking digitally about traffic management
How can technology be leveraged to ease traffic congestion? If there’s one thing I hate about commuting, it is the traffic. Commuters in any...
One day when the Gautrain is all grown up…
While Rail transport is not a strict focus of this magazine, it doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate a decent system when I see one…...
Tally-ho: 2018
Peter Drucker said: “The best way to predict the future is to create it…” The Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations...
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 “being agents” acting for an undisclosed principal… Shipping agents prefer to be reflected as...
Tis the season … to replace aging vehicles
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 – it’s all becoming a blur of similarity. I’ve just paged through the 2017 Transport Manager’s Handbook and read the editor’s...
Rainy days and washaways
The JRA faces an uphill battle as the rainy season has again washed away the best of Joburg’s roads. Humans are strange … aren’t...
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