The first SDLG wheeled loader sold into Southern Africa is still going strong, despite operating in tough working conditions. The LG958L machine has clocked over 5,000 working hours in an arduous application at a portside dry bulk facility in South Africa.
The machine was supplied in February 2012 and continues to front operations at the portside bulk-handling facility in Durban, South Africa. The 16tonne wheeled loader is owned by South African Bulk Terminals (SABT) and is used to load and off-load the 2.
A video clip posted in China recently showed a young girl aged just four or so steering her parents’ car along a busy highway. The proud parent sat alongside her and gave her advice as she steered the vehicle along a busy stretch of road and overtook a series of other vehicles. The proud father eventually told the little girl to pull the car over to the side of the road so he could take the wheel again. The video revealed that the girl used pieces of wood to operate the foot pedals. China’s police now take
In a bid to cut air pollution, councillors in the Czech capital Prague are planning to introduce a low emission zone in a wider city centre where cars produced before the first half of the 1990s will not be allowed. Other cars will have to have a US$4.18 (CZK 80) sticker as a proof that they comply with emission limits. There will be exceptions. A final decision is to be made later in 2013, with a validity within a year.
