????????? ??????????????? 100.00 R ISSUE11 | 2017 ON transport AND LOGISTICS FOCUSONTRANSPORT.CO.ZA POWERSTAR POWERS INTO THE LONG HAUL EXCLUSIVE! THEFT, taGGING AND Driving MAN’s 2018 range, including TINKERING: the awesome TGE! Defining the future of fleet management HIGH-CUBE PUBLIC transport conunDruM: IN SANDton: Will SA be caught napping in 2018? A loopy situation FOCUS ON TRANSPORT G Daily Panel Van_Oct17.pdf 1 2017/10/24 1:37 PM ????????? C M Y CM MY CY CMY K H FOCUS ON TRANSPORT ????????? ISSUE 11 2017 contents PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE 16 26 30 32 FOCUS ON RUSSIA MONITORING, HASSLE-FREE TYRE EXPLORING EHCVs REPORT MAINTAINING AND SOLUTIONS What’s happening in Our exclusive report on the MAXIMISING FLEET With so many tyre support South Africa’s extra-heavy Russian commercial vehicle OPERATIONS solutions available, choosing commercial vehicle market, plus the latest news How can technology assist the most suitable one can be segment? 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JOURNALISTS ADVERTISING SALES 10 Economically mobile Mariska Morris Margaret Phillipson 11 Firm advice Cell: 084 788 8399 Cell: 083 263 0451 12 Vic’s View [email protected] [email protected] Patroffie CHARMONT 2016 14 Hopping off MEDIA GLOBAL Atish Ramachul 48 Global FOCUS News William George Cell: 061 320 2210 50 Short Hauls Cell: 078 053 5937 [email protected] 51 Naamsa figures [email protected] FOLLOW US juscallmewill CIRCULATION MANAGER facebook.com/focus_mag 56 Subscription form Bev Rogers twitter @FOCUSmagSA Cell: 078 230 5063 instagram @focusontransport [email protected] FOCUS ON TRANSPORT 1 WHEEL NUT FORGETTING K53 KNOW WHat S.I.P.D.E. stanDS Truck drivers, for example, are required to complete for? NO? WELL, READ ON to comprehensive pre-trip vehicle inspections before setting off FIND OUT… each morning. Thinking back, this is something all motorists are required to do in the yard during their K53 examination – but how many ever do so again? As well as teaching foresight and patience, the defensive GavIN MYERS driving course reminds us of the importance of the simple tasks that could save your life, your family’s lives and the lives of other road users before the vehicle’s engine is even started. river training is a concept often discussed A defensive driving course brings home numerous truths. in FOCUS – after all, when millions of rand The first is that driving a motor vehicle – any motor vehicle – is in vehicle capital and customer stock is a privilege, not a right. D being moved on public roads, no reputable The second is that far too many motorists abuse that transport company would want just anybody privilege, and, in the process, place themselves and other behind the wheel of its vehicles. road users in very real, altogether unnecessary danger. Yet, how many transport operators – or corporate companies The third is that many drivers suffer from a poor attitude, in general – extend the concept of driver training to the rest of and fail to realise the actual limitations of their driving skills, their staff? It has long been accepted that South Africa’s K53 and how easily these can be improved. driving system is out of date and leaves the country’s drivers I highly recommend investing in such a course. Being woefully underequipped to tackle modern traffic conditions a safer, conscious driver translates into being a more and the generally poor attitudes of the country’s drivers. economical driver, which saves fuel and running costs. Most While many managers may not believe they are obliged to importantly, it could also mean saving a life. F do so, empowering all employees when on the road can have both immediate and far-reaching benefits. I recently attended a refresher defensive-driving course with driver-training company MasterDrive. A well-known name in driver training, MasterDrive presents a TETA-approved course consisting of internationally recognised driving standards. A two-hour theory session is followed by an hour of on-road driver evaluation. While this is not the first time I have done such a driving course, and I have done numerous other advanced-driving courses, I do believe that this type of course is by far the most beneficial to those driving on South Africa’s roads every day. The principles apply in equal measure to newly licenced and experienced drivers... For example, have you yet figured out what S.I.P.D.E. stands for? No? • SCAN your surroundings for hazards, always looking 12 seconds up the road; • IDENTIFY the hazard (of which there are three different types: moving, fixed and variable/changing); • PREDICT what might be about to happen; • DECIDE what course of action to take; • EXECUTE your decided action calmly and smoothly. Naturally, there’s a lot more to know; the S.I.P.D.E. principal is only the tip of the iceberg. In actual fact some of the points imparted in the course will already be common knowledge to many in the transport industry... 2 FOCUS ON TRANSPORT WHEEL NUT ??????????????? HOW GOOD IT IS WON’T SURPRISE YOU. HOW MUCH IT SAVES YOU WILL. It’s diffi cult to say who’s the most comfortable, your passengers in the luxury cabin or your accountant back at the offi ce. Scania’s Touring coaches give you exceptional effi ciency with unsurpassed uptime and support from one of the most profi cient service networks in Southern Africa. 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