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## The Latest Insights

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## [Learning from the Pandemic](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/learning-from-the-pandemic)

July 21, 2021

 Looking back over this past year, there are some key learnings regarding how the pandemic has impacted customer behaviour. In our last article we..

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## [Ransomware attack forces shutdown of largest fuel pipeline in the U.S.](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/ransomware-attack-forces-shutdown-of-largest-fuel-pipeline-in-the-u.s)

May 14, 2021

 Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the America’s largest fuel pipeline, fell victim to a cybersecurity attack on Friday 7 May that involved..

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## [Understanding South Africa’s Carbon Tax](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/collaboration-reporting-and-allowances-understanding-south-africas-carbon-tax)

April 7, 2021

 Despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 remained the hottest year on record globally, tied with 2016. It's clearer..

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## [A day in the life of a commodity trader](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-commodity-trader)

February 15, 2021

 Keeping the economy turning through sourcing essential resources. Behind every litre of diesel used to transport goods, is a team of commodity..

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## [The South African manufacturing sector adapts to Covid 19 challenges](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/the-south-african-manufacturing-sector-adapts-to-covid-19-challenges)

February 4, 2021

 The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruptive force, changing how we work, live and play, seemingly overnight. While trends across sectors..

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## [E-commerce boom drives need for updated fleet maintenance programmes](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/e-commerce-boom-drives-need-for-updated-fleet-maintenance-programmes)

December 18, 2020

 Back in 2018, the industry was just coming to terms with the growth of e-commerce and its transformative effect on freight transportation, with..

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## [Preventing Your Engine From Overheating](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/preventing-your-engine-from-overheating)

December 7, 2020

 Say your driver is out on the road and notices something wrong—liquid is leaking from the engine area. The driver suspects a coolant leak, but how..

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## [Ten Things You Need To Know About Your Trucks’ Coolant](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-trucks-coolant)

December 3, 2020

 Coolant experts in the industry were surveyed about the most important things fleets should know when it comes to their coolant. Below is a brief..

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## [A Perspective into South Africa’s Fuel Supply Dynamics](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/a-perspective-into-south-africas-fuel-supply-dynamics)

November 3, 2020

 For its more than fifty-five million people, South Africa’s transport sector is the live-wire underpinning economic and social development. Tied to..

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## [Risks of excluding routine oil analysis in your fleet PMP](https://www.callagenda.aecrm.co.za/astron-energy-insights/the-risk-of-excluding-routine-oil-analysis-in-your-fleet-pm-programme)

October 26, 2020

 Among our trucking customers, we are seeing more and more mixed fleets of older and newer trucks from different OEMs, and that presents a challenge..

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