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Smoke gets in your eyes
While cash heists
capture the headlines on TV and in newspapers around the country, a quieter,
more insidious war is being waged by latter day highway men against the
transport and distribution industry. |
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NO MORE FOR THE ROAD
Autowatch TAB, a tethered alcohol
breathalyser based immobiliser (Alcolock) that prevents the
drivers of trucks, buses and taxis from driving their vehicles
while over the legally allowed alcohol limit is now available in
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As FleetWatch
was going to print we learned
that PFK Electronics has formed an arrangement with MAN Truck
& Bus South Africa to install the Alcolock system into MAN
commercial vehicles as an aftermarket fitment.
MAN product
manager, FX Laubscher, says MAN opted for the system following
an enquiry from one of its customers, whose tender for a
contract would only be accepted if the trucks were fitted with
breathalysers.
Laubscher
describes Alcolock, which can be fitted to all MAN trucks, as
a high value fleet management tool with huge potential in the
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Trucking wellness...update
Over the last ten
years Trucking Wellness has changed the face of tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic
that has decimated the South and southern African road transport industry.
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Forkligt DRIVER competition
Often overlooked by
hardened truckers, forklift trucks are a decisive link in the distribution
chain - so too is the skill and efficiency of the operators who manage and run
these machines. |
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SCANIA looks North
Shrugging aside
the recessionary blues Scania South Africa recently opened its third truck
dealership of the year. |
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MBSA Learners strike gold
An innovative professional driver
training and learnership programme implemented by Mercedes- Benz South Africa
(MBSA) has produced results more than double that of the national average for
the NQF (National Quality Framework) qualification with a 53% pass rate. The
national average is 24,7%. |
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Against
all ODDS
In
2006, living in a shack in abject poverty desperately trying to find any
kind work to feed his family, Aubrey Molaba’s life epitomised that of
millions of South Africans living on the fringes of society. The New South
Africa, with its promises of opportunities and a better life for all was,
for all intents and purposes, a hollow dream.
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The legacy of appropriate training
A 2008 study by
Stanford University in the USA stating that the readiness of a nation’s young
entrants to the job market has a profound effect on its economic growth rate,
has some important lessons for South African business. |
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Narrow aisle lift truck
Goscor Lift
Truck
Company (GLTC) recently introduced the Bendi range of forklifts to the local
market. |
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Major Gabonese road project
A major road construction project that
will, on completion, increase the length of paved roads in
Gabon by around 25%, (the current length of paved roads in
Gabon is 1060 km), was launched in Gabon in early August.
Linking Yaounde,
Libreville and Brazzaville, the road is part of the
Tripoli-Windhoek trans-African highway, and is integral to the
sub-region's economic integration.
The project will
improve Gabon's internal transport infrastructure and will
enhance economic growth, facilitate the supply of agricultural
inputs and manufactured goods and promote the development of
tourism, industry, trade in food crops and livestock. It will
also improve access to basic social and health services as
well as education.
This is the
largest transport sector project ever financed by the African
Development Bank Group which is providing 90% of the 186
billion CfAF (about R3,15-billion) cost of the project.
Source: All
Africa.com |
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