Nolan Transportation Group & Transportation Insight Introduce New Beon Carrier Web & Mobile App
ATLANTA – April 5, 2022 – Transportation Insight Holding Company ("TI Holding Company" or "the Company"), a leading provider of non-asset, tech-enabled logistics and brokerage solutions in North America, today announced the rollout of a new carrier web and mobile application. Part of the Beon™ Digital Logistics Platform, the new carrier web and mobile app gives a network of 80,000 carriers direct access to intelligent tools that increase flexibility across carrier operations, from searching loads to modifying payment options.
The web and mobile app provides carriers a direct integration point to Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) & Transportation Insight’s (TI) digital freight and warehousing networks, and access to over $15 billion in transportation spend across sma ....
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PPP reforms could avert need for prescribed-assets policy to increase private infrastructure … National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse responds to a question posed on prescribed assets by facilitator Alishia Seckam during a PSG Big Think Series event. Edited: Shadwyn Dickinson 1.3.2024
National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse says the reforms being proposed to facilitate higher economic sector financial investment into infrastructure could prevent the need to introduce a policy of ‘proposed possessions’, whereby pension funds would be needed to direct a defined level of resources towards government-selected properties. Pieterse made the statement in action to a question posed during a virtual occasion hosted by PSG relating to government’s position on prescribed properties, which the governing African National Congress has consisted of in its election manifesto as an instrument it might think about introducing to stimulate facilities investment and industrialisation.
Gauteng govt has yet to show how it will finance its portion of GFIP debt
The Gauteng provincial federal government has yet to show how it will fund its previously agreed 30% contribution of R12.9-billion of the total arrearage of R47-billion for stage 1 of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). This follows the announcement made by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during his 2022 medium term spending plan policy speech that national government would take control of the responsibilities of the South African National Roads Agency Limited for phase 1 of the GFIP.
Dispute over 5km road could highlight far bigger roadbuilding problem for Gauteng
A legal dispute over the granting of an environmental authorisation for a 5-km new road, the K148, in southern Gauteng has the potential to highlight serious legal impediments to the development of any new road in the increasingly traffic-congested province. This, owing to an alleged misalignment between provisions in the Gauteng Transport and Infrastructure Act (GTIA) with prevailing environmental legislation, as well as the reality of progressive encroachment of illegal settlements on to land “frozen” by the Act for future roads.
Lesufi confident e-tolls to end by March
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, in his State of the Province Address (SoPA) on February 19, stated the provincial government had met with the Finance and Transport Ministers on January 26, and that he remains positive Gauteng needs to be able to end e-tolls by March. According to Lesufi, the province and the Ministers discovered commonalities on Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) Phase 1 financial obligation, sunk capital investment (capex), the capex responsibilities of the province, the yearly upkeep costs for the GFIP Phase 1, the repurposing of e-toll gantries, the payment of the South African National Roads Agency’s GFIP financial obligation and the future funding of Phases 2 and 3 of the GFIP.
S Africa’s infrastructure at a crossroads – council
Industry body Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has actually emphasised the significance of upkeep as a proactive measure against more decay of South Africa’s facilities. The council acknowledges the existing challenges dealing with the country however is positive about addressing them to ensure the strength and longevity of infrastructure. ECSA identifies various factors adding to facilities difficulties, such as adverse weather condition events linked to climate change, corruption and difficulties in allocation of maintenance funds. Despite these issues, the council stays favorable, highlighting the government’s concentrate on prioritising social services throughout and after the Covid-19 pandemic. This approach aims to enhance infrastructure and promote sustainable development.
2024 could be ‘turning point’ for infrastructure sector
Amid a progressing political landscape and the imminent obstacles of an upcoming national election, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) underscores the crucial requirement to speed up infrastructure development and for continuity in South Africa, emphasizing the significance of proactive planning and policy cohesion. “Following the numerous pronouncements made by public-sector entities relating to infrastructure, planning and spend, there is an urgent need to fast-track efforts to develop infrastructure in the nation ahead of the nationwide elections,” says CESA CEO Chris Campbell..
Critical infrastructure blackouts top business risk in SA – Allianz
For the second consecutive year, international financial services provider Allianz’s Risk Barometer indicates that critical infrastructure blackouts attributed to power outages and the failure of ports, railways and road businesses pose the greatest risk for businesses operating in South Africa. The Allianz Risk Barometer compiles a yearly list of the top global business risks, based on the insights of more than 3 000 risk management professionals.
Fuel price hike will impact consumers and the road freight industry – RFA
Fuel is quickly crossing the 50% mark as a share of daily roadway transportation operating expense, depending upon the type of transportation operation, with increasing expenses likely to be handed down to the customer, says Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly. He says there are “alarming projections” of large fuel increases heading towards the South African economy in March.
Up to 12% of Gauteng motorists still paying their e-toll bills, says Outa
Between 10% and 12% of road users in Gauteng are still spending for e-tolls, despite the October 2022 announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that e-tolls would be scrapped, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenhage has said. Speaking at the South African Real Estate Investment Trust 2024 conference, in Johannesburg, on February 15, he stated that, in spite of Godongwana’s statement, federal government had still not officially ended e-tolls, allowing billing to continue for more than a year past its stated end date.