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October is a strong
month for truck sales
GOING AGAINST THE recent
trend, October 2007 was a surprisingly strong month for new medium and
heavy truck sales in Southern Africa. The January-October returns
reflected a 12.8% increase compared with the same 10 months of 2006.
This is a marked improvement on the 11.6% increase recorded for January-
September, and indicates that the growth for the full year may remain
above 10%. This is higher than previously forecast and well ahead of the
performance of the lighter sectors of the vehicle market. The full year’s
analysis will appear in the first issue of Fleetwatch for
2008.
Truck sales
correspondent
Richard Proctor-Sims
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Erratum
Done but
not yet dusted
The 2007
Spirit of Africa Trophy will hold many special memories
for Freightliner and its special customers. FleetWatch ran
a story on the event in its October edition and while the
event may well be done, it seems the journalist who wrote
the article, Paul Collings, was not quite dusted
when he wrote the article. And the dust was in his
eyes!
Remorsefully,
he admits to the oversight of mistaking Abe and Celia Uys
of Crossroads Distribution for Jannie and Cheryl Burger of
Slabbert Burger. Here then are the corrections...
apologies to both couples for any inconvenience
caused.
Abe and Celia Uys of Crossroads
Distribution
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Jannie and
Cheryl Burger
of Slabbert Burger |
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Facelift
for Top Iveco Dealer . . .
While the brick,
glass and aluminium do have a sizable role to play in the
promotion of truck sales, dealership launches are really about
people getting together to network, strengthen affiliations and
have a bit of a party. The roof wetting of the upgraded Truck
Centre Wadeville was no exception. Paul Collings got his
face lifted. |
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On
the right track . . .
Not long after the roof-wetting of the upgraded Truck Centre
Wadeville came the opening of another Iveco dealer, this time in
Midrand where over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the birth of
the new R25-million Midrand Iveco Centre. Patrick O'Leary
was one of the guests. |
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Volvo Europe story
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The
Politics of Mobility . . .
The effects of carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions on climate change are sounding big alarm
bells in high offices around the world with visions of an
apocalyptic future looming as close as just a few decades away. The
European Union, via its Transport Forum (ETF), is collaborating with
OEMs to find sustainable solutions to mobility problems, writes Paul
Collings, from the Volvo-sponsored 2007 ETF held in Brussels
recently.
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Special Report
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Greening
the Bottom Line . . .
A look beyond the
obvious business benefits delivered by Fleet Management systems to a
far more universal positive spin-off; how FM systems can help
conserve our planet by reducing fuel consumption and thereby cutting
the volumes of greenhouse gas emissions from trucks.
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Navigating
the Bleeding Edge . . .
While 2007
saw a host of new innovations enhance FM system
functionality in general, the vehicle tracking industry
has set its sights on integrating its services with FM
technologies. Paul Collings reports on the year’s
FM and tracking highlights.
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FM
goes Green . . .
Apart from the
rising price of diesel and a shortage of skilled drivers, the
local transport industry faces new pressure abroad, notably
the need for vehicles to burn cleaner, writes Paul Collings.
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Into
the Heart of Darkness . . .
Trucks running
freight between South Africa’s business hubs and other
sub-equatorial African nations are high-value juggernauts that
need to be under constant surveillance to ensure they reach
their destination safely and on time, Paul
Collings discovers.
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Back
in the centre of the hive . . .
Rentrak Vehicle Recovery
Services is back where it belongs in the centre of the hive of
activity that is Rand Airport. Patrick O’Leary paid a visit
to the company to check out its new pad and found Dave Renton, MD of
Rentrak, a happy man.
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| SatNav
saves. . .
Satellite-based
GPS units are standard fitments in many luxury
vehicles nowadays but what about commercial vehicles? |
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Technical Watch
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Torque
convertors & ‘clutch-fudge’ . . .
FleetWatch technical
correspondent Dave Scott reports from a special fleet owner
and press event in Hungary where Allison Transmission guests could
drive a 20- truck fleet in diverse operating conditions and get
first-hand experience. |
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Dangerous goods column
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Learn
how to cope with change in
a tough business environment to
beat competition ...
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