Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The drive to talk about male-specific cancers
With the health of truck drivers continually increasing in importance, shouldnโt the list of health concerns also include one of the most prevalent killers...
Is SA and its logistics industry missing the โGateway to Africaโ boat?
Global trends show a strong correlation between regional economic growth and developing regional hub ports as gateways to trade. South Africa and Durban are...
On spatial planning and integrated transport solutions
Our numbers man, SAM ROLLAND, discusses the potential to design an efficient, integrated transport system for South Africa in this two-part series. One of...
โEre we go โฆ againย
As 2019 gains momentum, unworkable transport legislation still hangs thick in the air After 20 years of continual transport of high-cube containers on all...
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