Johannesburg,South Africa

Tyre theft is a huge problem on the N3 from Johannesburg right down to Durban and drivers who do not get money from their owners to park in secure places are having to pay for the losses. This is unfair says our driver correspondent who also tells of the increasing havoc on our roads.

What can we in South Africa learn from the Brazilians? It’s a lot more than soccer. MAN Latin America will produce 70 000 units this year alone while in South Africa, we will only retail around 25 000 trucks of all makes. A local content program of over 60% and a big research and development facility at the MAN Latin America plant in Resende qualifies this Brazilian truck and bus manufacturer to speak with some authority on being the market leader writes Dave Scott.

A fleet management solution’s primary task is to assist the operator to keep control of costs and to ensure the fleet of vehicles is managed optimally in all spheres of daily operations.

While this is true of any number of fleet management solutions, the value-add comes into play when a company can reap more benefits from the system through business intelligence to enhance the business operations. FleetWatch asks says Hein Jordt, managing director of Ctrack Fleet Management, to spell out the ‘hidden’ benefits of a system such as Ctrack.