Intermodal SIDE TIPPER Bin
Our intermodal tipper bins ensure quick, safe and cost-efficient bulk handling in rail and road applications. What’s notable is this intermodal side tipper bin system increases payload on rail wagons, from 54 metric tons to 60 metric tons. A single tipper bin is able to hold 30 metric tons for road transport,” explains Ken Mouritzen, […]
Comprehensive Portfolio
BMG’s comprehensive portfolio of Nord-Lock bolt securing products, includes robust wheel nuts, designed to safely secure wheel joints on both on-road and heavy-duty vehicles, even under severe conditions.“Safe wheel assemblies rely on a high clamp load. Loss of clamp load, leads to movement between the clamped parts in the joint, causing rotation and loosening of […]
Giant Mining Machines
“We recently completed the testing cross-border transport of two Magra thickeners from client Magra Process Engineering’s manufacturing plant in Vereeniging to Kwekwe in Zimbabwe,” reports Johan Truter, CEO of Imperial Managed Solutions.Magra thickeners are used in the mining industry. Each unit weighs just under 30 tonnes and is 11m long and 6m in diameter. This […]
Precision Control Boosts Productivity
Due to Africa’s economic reliance on the extraction of natural resources, logistics operators are often required to facilitate the movement of large machinery and parts, often transporting goods from South African ports to remote locations beyond our borders.For Dachser South Africa this is ‘business as usual’. However, when the company was called upon to provide […]
Aircraft Fuselage Re-homed
With the help of a 2-axle Scheuerle UltralightCombi, the last chapter in the history of the Boeing 737 ‘Landshut’ has been written. Hijacked by terrorists in 1977, the Lufthansa plane has gone down in history as part of the infamous ‘Deutscher Herbst‘ (German Autumn).While attempting to free the imprisoned first generation of the Red Army […]
Reducing freight congestion
Supply chains, not products, commodities or companies, compete.. Gerard, a logistics specialist at Arup, believes South Africa can draw on its past freight and rail planning limitations to research and commission more practical logistics solutions for the country, and the region, for the future. Location analysis“A key element of any successful implementation of intermodal terminals […]
Transporting Hazardous Materials
Transporting dangerous goods, including hazardous chemicals, is associated with specific risks that could cause harm to people, animals, property and the environment in the event of an accident. It is therefore essential for hauliers and logistics service providers to have management systems in place to properly identify and control the risks arising from the transport […]
Turning Up the Volume
“Repeat purchase is the best measure of success” as is evident from the 35 FAW mixers and tippers added recently to the fleet of Scribante Concrete, bringing the total number of FAW in this fleet to 89 units. Scribante is expanding its reach in Gauteng with the commissioning of two concrete batching facilities, one in […]
Truck Driver Fatigue
Driver fatigue was recently cited by Western Cape provincial traffic chief, Kenny Africa, as one of the biggest problems on South African roads. For those who make a living from being behind the steering wheel every day, the problem is even bigger.While there are several regulations that attempt to control the number of duty hours […]
We Keep Building What We Don’t Need!
Elon Musk is one of the biggest names in transport innovation. He is known for investing ahead of the curve, and predicting needs ahead of time. Tesla, SpacEx, the hyperloop. We are doggedly investing over a trillion scarce dollars a year in new carriers, ports, roads, railways and airports. The big question is, are they […]
