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Lessons
from a burn-out...
A dark spiral of black smoke was rising from the direction of the N3 near Mooi River. It was a fridge unit on fire. In this article,
Patrick O'Leary attempts to establish the cause of the fire and to impart some lessons that may prevent similar incidents - with Wabco and Dalys Insurance Brokers providing value-added information.
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Let's help the helpers...
A group of voluntary medical and mechanical experts position themselves at the top of Van Reenens Pass every peak traffic period to render assistance to the public - including the truckers. They deserve our recognition and appreciation writes
Patrick O'Leary
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Two winners get the birds...
Third party distribution contracts are much sought after and hotly contested. It is thus that Mainline Carriers and Hestony Transport are tickled pink following the awarding of contracts to both companies by County Fair Foods.
Stephanie Platt reports on some aspects of these contracts.
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Foot off - brake on!...
Dave Scott, technical correspondent for FleetWatch, takes a look at retarders and retardation and concludes that while major benefits accrue from the use of modern retardation systems, much training needs to be done to fully realise those benefits.
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The poni tale...
Why does the 1,5 ton poni not need to be submitted for an annual test nor require an annual Certificate of Roadworthiness. FleetWatch's correspondent on legislation,
Jack Webster, explains.
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On the Lighter Side
Tax payers' money well spent...
The recent delivery of Sprinter ambulances to Mpumalanga and the Western Cape must be lauded as a progressive step in providing essential services to the public.
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Overloading
Lower tare to increase payload...
In line with the commitment made by FleetWatch in our last edition to regularly feature overloading as a topic, Patrick O'Leary looks at aluminium as a material contributing towards lowering tare mass and thereby increasing payload.
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MAN doing the right stuff...
Man Truck & Bus SA is making big waves out there and is doing the right stuff to grab both local and international attention writes
Patrick O'Leary.
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A new tyre player emerges...
Leader Tread has awakened from what seemed to us a gentle slumber but was in reality a preparation of a battle plan for a new onslaught on the South Africa trucking market.
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ERF comes out of hiding...
At last! ERF Trucks SA is coming out of what has been a relatively silent period with the launch of the dynamic ECX and ECS trucks onto the South African market.
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Don't Drink & Drive...
While many people regard the slogan Don't Drink and Drive as hackneyed, one company continues to walk the talk in trying to rid our society of this killer practice.
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