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An industry sector that was once in a total shambles has now consolidated and developed to the point where South Africa can now boast being a world leader in the manufacture and supply of vehicle tracking systems - for fleet management and/or security/recovery purposes. |
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A visit by FleetWatch technical correspondent Dave Scott to the 34th Tokyo Motor Show in Japan convinced him that South Africa must wake up to the fact that good, profitable business includes an accent on environmental issues. |
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Are South African transport brokers on the way to extinction or do the have a role to play in the changing world of technology and stiffer competition? This is one of the questions FleetWatch Western Cape correspondent, Stephanie Platt asked as she wandered round the broker arena to investigate what's happening on this front. |
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In the preceding article titled "What role transport brokers" (see page 41) our correspondent Stephanie Platt asks traditional brokers what they feel about the impact the new wave of IT orientated services - particularly internet broking - will have on the industry. It is obvious, based on their comments, they feel this is a non-starter. |
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Is the road transport industry healthy? If the question 'is the road transport industry in a healthy state' is asked of anyone involved in road transport today, the answer will most probably be NO! But how many who voice such an opinion pause to consider the reasons? Jack Webster, FleetWatch correspondent on legislation and a man who had been intimately involved with this industry over the past 40 years, puts forwards his views. |
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