Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
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...
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...
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...
Here we go again
To the surprise of many economists, South Africa has once again entered a technical recession Data revisions down the line may yet save us...
Firey consequences
A horrific accident in Tanzania once again reminds us of the importance of properly designed border posts when it comes to dangerous-goods vehicles On...
Steaming into history
I recently discovered the fascinating past of South African railโฆ Colour me ignorant, but I had no idea there was a transport museum in...
The standard contract
Part of risk management for a logistics company is to understand its contractual obligations and the allocation of risks and liabilities between it and...
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