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A selection of top products that were launched or displayed at Natal's Premier Truck, Bus, Trailer and Component Exhibition held on the 24th to the 26th May 2000. |
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If the action being taken by transport companies to beat the HIV / AIDs crisis is anything to by, it becomes blatantly clear that the trucking industry has a long way to go before it can stand up and say it is doing everything to protect the future of its people and businesses. This is backed up by a variety of comments from other players. |
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Truckers using the R103 alternative route between Mooi River and Nottingham Road have raised the hackles of local residents whose lives have been thrown into turmoil by the increased traffic on this once peaceful meander. |
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The 34th AGM of the Johannesburg Centre was recently held in Johannesburg with a record turnout of over 90 members and visitors, possibly due to the presence of Transport Minister Dullah Omar as the guest speaker. |
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This is the story that inspires hope and as such deserves a place in this magazine for it tells of a group of people committed to making this a safer region for all to live in. FleetWatch joins the men of Operation Rachel in Mozambique. |
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Can trucks be jinxed? FleetWatch correspondent Graeme Addison once owned such a vehicle which by all accounts, had a mind and will of its own - and was intent on wrecking havoc in his business. |
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There are times when, as a South African, you take stock of things and you either sit back and smile or you get MAD! Dave Scott, our technical correspondent, recently got mad when he thought of our law enforcement - or lack of it. |
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As truck rental companies fight for their slice of a limited market in the Western Cape, a new entry in the form of Spartan Truck Hire could cause a few upsets writes FleetWatch. |
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Hauling new vehicles across the length and breadth of southern Africa is not for the faint-hearted as Stephanie Platt found out during a chat with David Taylor, MD of Auto Carriers. |
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Useful Information Equals Profits In this, our second article in our new series of reports on Information Technology and its relevance on trucking, Tony Davis, our IT columnist, takes a look at information. |
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