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Past Issues

March 2006

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Aluminium in Design

Meet our partners        STALCOR

 

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Academy voted tops!... The FleetWatch training and development academy workshop ‘A Roadmap to Cost Effective Trucking’ convened in Johannesburg during February can be described as a most successful and worthwhile experience for all who attended the three-day Workshops.

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New Models

Little Big Van... Fiat takes a bold leap in delivering sub one-ton loads with its new Doblò Cargo.

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Volvo launches new generation trucks... Volvo Trucks has launched a new generation of the Volvo FH and FM trucks in South Africa which the company claims are best trucks it has ever launched in terms of fuel economy, safety, environmental compatibility and productivity.

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Horror Accident... A multiple truck pile-up in which one driver died and others were injured ensued. It could have been easily avoided writes Patrick O'Leary.

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Special Report: The Safety Triangle

Caution Horses... Transporters need to implement comprehensive safety and risk management procedures to save both lives and livelihoods. In this Special Interest Report, Paul Collings investigates ways and means to promote safer trucking.

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Championing Safety... Running with as few accidents as possible is a major contributor to bottom line earnings and should be a priority for all transport managers, writes Paul Collings.

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Behind the Wheel... Truck drivers need advanced driving skills to prevent a collision on our congested roadways. FleetWatch asked driver trainer team leader at DaimlerChrysler SA, Brian Kerr, to give us some insights into defensive driving.

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Running a Righteous Rig... To ensure trucks run safely, daily checks of safety critical items need to be conducted - pre and post trip, as well as during the trip on long hauls.

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Safety Smarts... Getting technology to improve efficiencies in the transport business is very much the domain of the fleet manager.

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Safer Rubber... Tyre failure is the second most cited cause of accidents caused by trucks. Tyre management is big business, ultimately lowering operating costs and improving vehicle safety and performance. Leadertread’s Conjack de Beer shares his thoughts on how to make tyres safer.

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Axle Rules... The primary responsibility for the safety of the trailer is borne by the axles and the suspension of the trailer acting in accordance with the tyres. The suspension is responsible for the road holding and the braking efficiency while the axles carry the load and the brakes. Both are safety critical items and need to be effectively maintained. Stephen du Toit, customer services manager, BPW Axles shares his expertise.

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Puncture Free... Any driver who has experienced a puncture at speed knows what a costly, life threatening and time wasting situation it is.

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Safety pins in Wheels with jaws... Considering that the fifth wheel and kingpin is the only link keeping truck tractor and semitrailer/ s secured as a combination, the crucial role these components play in the safe handling of the combination cannot be understated.

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Clarity is Safety... In December last year, 25 people died as a result of head-rear collisions with trucks. One cannot rule out the possibility that many of the victims acted negligently, but neither can one ignore the possibility that many of these vehicles were not visible to the drivers of the vehicles that drove into the back of the trucks.

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Healing the Blind... Trucks have much bigger blind spots than cars and most drivers are aware of this and compensate accordingly when driving in restricted spaces.

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Keep on Shining... How sharp are your taillights? Do they always shine when needed to? What about when the truck battery dies?

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CMS gets safety awards... Community Medical Services (CMS) have risked their lives on countless occasions over the past 22 years rescuing people from road accidents. They have now received due recognition for their sterling work writes Patrick O'Leary.

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Call for Minister of Road Traffic Safety... A call by the SAGMJ for Government to appoint a Minister or Deputy Minister of Road Traffic Safety whose task it will be to focus on reversing the carnage on our roads is one which FleetWatch fully endorses and supports writes Patrick O'Leary.

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Chief cop becomes transporter... KZN chief traffic cop John Schnell dons his hat as a transporter and tells us what he would do to run a safe truck operation.

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Lessons from the Accident Statistics... The grim litany of accidents involving trucks during December 2005. What can we learn from the DoT statistics? Paul Collings files this report.

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Accident Statistics... A detailed list of accidents over the Festive season is highlighted to enable operators to check common causes and avoid them.

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BP Africa A blueprint for safety improvements

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