Capital Equipment News February 2017

BRIDGING THE ASPHALT PRODUCTION GAP

COVER 4 Bridging the asphalt production gap TRANSPORT 6 Truck market rolls into 2017 in slow gear TRANSPORT 10 Treading tough terrain BUSINESS 14 Dependability matters MOTOR GRADERS 18 Grading towards easy operation MATERIALS HANDLING 22 Placing a premium on materials handling equipment MATERIALS HANDLING 28 Innovation lifts in TIPPER TRUCKS 32 Tipping into new applications BUSINESS: ROAD CONSTRUCTION 36 Compacting more volumes into Africa PROFILE 39 Trusted to deliver CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications cc Editor: Munesu Shoko capnews@crown.co.za Advertising manager: Claudia Bertschy claudiab@crown.co.za Design: Anoonashe Shumba Publisher: Karen Grant Deputy publisher: Wilhelm du Plessis Circulation: Karen Smith PO Box 140 Bedfordview 2008 Tel: (011) 622-4770 Fax: (011) 615-6108 www.crown.co.za Printed by Tandym Print The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher. Total circulation Q3 2016: 3 681

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