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Past Issues

July 2005

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WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS?... TB is an infectious disease that mostly affects the lungs but can also affect several other organs of the body like the brain, kidneys and bones.

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Cover Story

Top Drivers... Anything that goes towards raising standards in this industry gets FleetWatch's full support and here we pay tribute to Engen - and its drivers - for encouraging and recognising professional driver standards. The oil industry is certainly showing the way in this field.

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Overloading
A FleetWatch Special Interest Report

The Big Challenge... While gross overloads are down, mass distribution problems remain the challenge for the industry. Many see the answer lying in bringing the consignor into the net. FleetWatch agrees and shows here how a real 'partnership' works to the benefit of all.

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Grossed Out... According to the CSIR, damage to our roads caused by overloaded trucks costs some R750-million per annum. Paul Collings takes a look at the trends using the KZN annual overloading report as his base.

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Overloading - Q&A... FleetWatch contacted a few players in the truck supply business for answers to some question. We invite readers to write down their own answers to the questions and send them to us for publishing.

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Co-operating to eliminate overloading... A pragmatic and viable solution to overloading, embracing the needs of all players in the industry, is an achievable goal believes the MD of a supplier of load cells.

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Unpacking Overloading... With the law limiting axle loads and gross combination masses being more strictly enforced, Fritz Hellberg, puts forward the case that it's not too difficult to stay within the law.

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Transporters Respond... The KZN Department of Transport's annual overloading report gives the names of companies which are frequent overloaders. FleetWatch allows the companies to state their case and give their side of the story.

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Management Watch

Replacing vehicles... FleetWatch correspondent Max Braun urges operators to put in place a rational and objective vehicle replacement policy. Here he puts forward thoughts which could help operators in formulating such a process.

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Technical Watch

Idle trucks idling = No 1 waste... When an idle fleet stands with engines idling, you're adding to your fixed and variable cost account. Managing idling could save thousands of Rands writes FleetWatch technical correspondent, Dave Scott.

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In-house or outsource?... Jim Campbell, technical advisor to Unitrans Freight Division and chairman of the IRTE Technical Committee, shares his thoughts on outsourcing versus in-house tyre management.

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WorldWatch... Our regular series in which Frank Beeton keeps readers up to date with what is happening on the world's trucking stage

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The Toll Tariffs March 2005  Poster
is available from Fleetwatch

Phone (011) 794 2490
to order your copy

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A-Z of ROAD TRANSPORT All Your Questions Answered in One Book It's all inside...

You and Your Driver FleetWatch has always held the view that the driver holds the key to a trucking company's success. more...

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