Biofuels Update «2010/08/19»ï»¿WHAT POSITIVE EFFECTS will the use of biofuels have for developing nations was a question put to Francis Johnson, a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute when he addressed a session on Read more...
Editor's Comments «2010/08/18»ï»¿By the time you read this, you will know the outcome of the World Cup fortunes of Bafana Bafana. As I write, it doesn't look too good but as they say in the classics, Read more...
Good News from Navistar «2010/08/17»ï»¿AFTER ALL THE BAD news that emerged from the US market last year, good news is that Navistar International has posted a second quarter profit of US$30 million (R230,47-million) despite continuing slowness in the Read more...
Produce More Feedstock or Import More Refined Product? «2010/08/16»ï»¿WHAT SHOULD South Africa do to protect its fuel security? Do we produce more feedstock or import more refined product? As readers will no doubt have noticed, there is ongoing discussion and debate around Read more...
Generating Your Own Fuel Usage Standards «2010/08/15»ï»¿A COUPLE OF WEEKS back while I was enjoying breakfast with one of South Africa’s most competent and respected transport managers, he said to me: "What would you suggest as an effective way for Read more...
Straight from the Spout «2010/08/14»ï»¿THE PEAK OIL theory is raising its head again. Here are a few of the comments that have made the media in recent months. After considering these two mainly local commentators, you can form Read more...
 Overloading Simply Does Not Pay «2010/08/13»
Preventing road damage is always put forward as a reason not to overload. However, what is not spelt out is the fact that while overloading may put extra money in an operator's pocket, it also takes money away from that same operator via the negative impact overloading Read more...
 Keep It Up JRA «2010/08/12»
Roads authorities throughout the country have been slammed by all, including FleetWatch, for the horrific state of our roads – and rightfully so. Potholes are a daily menace adding to the maintenance costs of all vehicles. However, there are some road workers who care writes Patrick O’Leary. Read more...
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The ongoing volatility of the crude oil price prompts the transport industry stakeholders and role players to gain a realistic feel for what the fuel price will be during the second half of this year and for 2011. Read more...
 5.6 Million litres of Water Saved «2010/08/10»
In just two months, tyre giant Goodyear South Africa says it has saved 5,6 million litres of water – the amount 180 houses would use in a month – through an intensive, ongoing recycling initiative. Read more...
 Enviro Add-on to C-Track «2010/08/09»
While power stations, oil refineries and heavy industries remain the prime culprits in the release of CO2 into the atmosphere, global road transport contributes an estimated 14.6% of total GHG (green house gas) emissions by way of exhaust fumes. Read more...
 Showtime Wooing the Farmer «2010/08/08»
It’s time to transform the way the trucking industry interacts and does business with our country’s farmers. Farming, including the technology that goes with it, is changing and to top it all, climate, labour, cost inputs and demands for ‘green’ farming practices are changing the overall scene Read more...
Benefits are many says Operator «2010/08/07»
There have been periodic gripes from certain operators who state that the fleet management systems they bought don’t meet their needs. However, the other side of the coin from the systems suppliers is that many operators do not use the systems to their correct capabilities. Read more...
 Piggy-backing for best Practice «2010/08/06»
Are South African vehicle fleet operators unqualified to effectively manage the vehicles under their control despite being armed with some of the best vehicle tracking and fleet management systems in the world? This is the question Andrew Parker posed to Johan Niemann, operations director for Emote Systems. Read more...
 More Good than Bad News «2010/08/04»
Vehicle tracking and fleet management systems are essential technologies for the well-being and survival of the road transport and distribution industry. FleetWatch’s Andrew Parker speaks to three prominent service providers in the South African vehicle tracking and fleet management sector to get a handle on how things Read more...
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