Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Iveco triumphs at the Truck Racing Championship!
Iveco has been crowned the overall winner of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2018. Team Hahnโs Jochen Hahn, driving his Iveco Stralis, was...
Of GDP and the stimulus package. Oh, and the rand
The picture is looking pretty bleak Despite Christmas being around the corner, I am sure that October crept up suddenly for many a consumer....
No getting rid of the BS at bordersโฆ
When will the delays, corruption and looting at African borders be dealt with? Not in our lifetime, probably… Not a month goes by without...
Hereโs your chance, Gautrain!
Hereโs an idea for a prospective doctoral thesis The latest twist in the saga at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is...
Coupling old trailers to new truck tractors
There are many items to check on older trailers to ensure that they are in a roadworthy condition and will not damage a new...
Moving Freight from Road to Rail continuedย
We continue our discussion on creating dedicated hubs for moving freight from road to rail. Under the right circumstances, rail transport has the potential...
Eicher marches on
Having entered the South African market during 2016 and launched its first vehicle 14 months ago, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) has seen higher...
Renault tosses its hat into the electric ring โ again
Iโve been writing about electric trucks a lot this year. In fact, I hardly ever pen a Global Focus column that does not contain...
Hail the F-Max, the Hagia Sophia of trucks!
By now you will have heard the news: the F-Max from Ford Trucks is the 2019 International Truck of the Year (IToY)! This announcement...
Itโs tough going it alone
Is the concept of owner-driver inherently false? Letโs look at two articles that appeared on consecutive days (August 21/22) in Business Day. One was...
The truck that broke the bridgeโs back?
Could overloaded heavy-duty trucks have contributed to the damage to the Kaserne Bridge? In South Africa, heavy-duty commercial vehicles travelling on most of the...
Moving Freight from Road to Rail
In this three-part series, we discuss considerations pertinent to the movement of freight in a road-to-rail system Like several African countries, Zambia is serviced...
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