Toll Tariffs
March 2010
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Innovation
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Iveco consolidates position in Africa. . .
According to NAAMSA figures, Iveco’s South African truck sales took a nasty dip in 2009. While the whole market took a 45% nosedive, Iveco’s picture looked more serious because of a change in their truck sales reporting procedure – instead of reporting sales to dealers they fell into step with the rest of the 2009 market and now report sales from the dealer network to customers.

Driving into the future. . .
Is the South African road freight industry ready and able to show the world they are potential champions in the logistics stakes? The 2010 Soccer World Cup, scheduled for a June kick off, shines like a beacon of hope for a broad spectrum of local business.

Disruption threatens abnormal loads FleetWatch calls for Minister to step in. . .

Embargo Dates. . .
Western Cape Abnormal Loads

Service delivery is all about trucks. . .
Service delivery – or the lack of it – has sparked violent riots in recent times. What most people don’t take into account is that effective service delivery depends on truck wheels that turn on the road with reliability and productivity. This means that a truck must have a high level of availability and must be perceived to be capable of ‘rapid response’. So how do municipalities get wheels that work? The Ethekwini (Durban) example holds a few key answers as FleetWatch technical correspondent Dave Scott discovered when he attended the second Ethekwini Truck Applications show held towards the end of last year. It was a demonstration of how to put service-delivery into practice.

The inside track on insurance thinking. . .
Truck insurance is a complex business characterised by lengthy contract documents and mind-numbing legal terminology - anathema to most fleet owners! What’s more, truck operators need speedy service and claims resolution/ excess recovery in the event of truck accidents, theft and hijacking. What they all want is hands-on service from an insurer who really understands their unique operational circumstances, providing them with an insurance package that is not only affordable but ensures optimal uptime via comprehensive risk cover for their operational infrastructure, hasslefree. With these ideals in mind, Paul Collings asks five truck insurers how far their organisations go to meet these criteria.

Still in the woods. . .
With the new year well under way and the promise of a global economic recovery pouring through the media, the question on local truck transporters’ collective mind right now is: “Will we be able to get finance for new vehicles?” For those fleet owners who received the cold shoulder from local finance houses in 2009, there is scant information forthcoming from said bankers regarding any easing of loan criteria in 2010 writes Paul Collings.

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You and Your Driver

FleetWatch has always held the view that the driver holds the key to a trucking company's success.

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