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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Daimler spends โฌ20 billion on battery cells
Daimler has gone on a shopping spree, ordering battery cells to the value of a whopping โฌ20 billion (about R324 billion). The orders will...
Motion sickness โ gone!
Lots of people really battle with motion sickness while in a vehicle. In fact, more than 30-million people in Europe suffer from this ailment!...
Want to preserve your classic vehicle?
Vehicle collectors the world over can rejoice! Classic Guard, a new ceramic coating, has been launched โ and it is set to do wonders...
Honda shows its Autonomous Work Vehicle at CES 2019
I was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last month. What a cool event! There was a lot of amazing stuff...
Scania supplies trucks for e-highways
Scania is supplying 15 trucks for trials on German e-highways this year. Trials will initially commence in Hessen along the A5 Autobahn, where the...
MAN hits the water!
FOCUS readers associate MAN with vans, trucks and buses. However, the company is now also focusing on the Asian luxury yacht market. Specifically, it...
Volvoโs Nilsson retires
Claes Nilsson, executive vice president of the Volvo Group and president of Volvo Trucks, has announced his retirement. Nilsson has visited South Africa many...
What will 2019 hold?
As 2018 came speeding to a close, there were a number of surprises to throw off the economic market expectations, andย the impact these...
Cross-border trucking procedures for compliant operators
Both operators and their drivers need to be acutely aware of their responsibilities and obligations when crossing borders in southern Africa. This guide should...
Heavy commercial vehicle check list
A monthly heavy commercial vehicle check and audit will identify any pending fault that can immediately be rectified. This will save expensive repair costs,...
Kyk noordโฆ
Will 2019 hold more promise for South African transporters than years gone by? May 2019 is the month on the minds of South African...
Beware the hornetโs sting!ย
Only a few days into the New Year, and here I am looking at bodies being carried away from the latest rail accident in...
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