The art of safety...

Road safety is everybody’s business but without a conscious commitment to enhancing safety within an organisation, trucking fleets will go the way of the dodo. What’s needed is a well-defined Safety Plan, well communicated and rigorously implemented writes Paul Collings 

Paving the way to road safety ...

In the wake of countless accidents caused by trucks, Nissan Diesel South Africa is sounding a warning on the fitment of inferior parts as being a safety rather than a budgetary issue. 

Bird’s eye view on safety ...

With modern vehicle electronic systems integrating with telemetry technology, ‘live’ data can be transmitted from truck to base and back again, creating a communication link unimaginable just a few years ago. The question is: How does this tech help save lives? 

Intelligent braking...

The South African launch of Knorr-Bremse’s award winning Trailer Electronic Braking System, Generation 2 (TEBS G2) towards the end of last year was an auspicious occasion for Knorr-Bremse South Africa and a positive move forward for road safety in South Africa. 

Surveys carried out by Bridgestone SA on trucks, busses and passenger vehicles have revealed a frightening disregard for tyre safety – and the worst culprits are in the trucking arena. So says Marcus Haw, technical tyre expert for Bridgestone South Africa. 

THE MANAGEMENT OF the N3TC has issued a plea through FleetWatch urging companies to focus in their driver training modules on the issue of drivers doing U-turns on the roads.

On the road to safety...

While the past festive season saw a welcomed drop in the number of accidents and fatalities compared to past years, the figures are still far too high.  

Eventually, after a period of 10 years, the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (AARTO) has finally been implemented in the Tshwane and Johannesburg Municipal areas.

Trucking into Africa ...

In the face of a global economic slowdown, trade and investment between South Africa and the rest of the continent continues to grow providing opportunities for road transport companies. Andrew Parker warns, however, that the logistics involved are formidable, underlining the age-old adage that Africa is not for sissies.  

Passive resistance...

Uptime can be created by attending to the simple basics and when it comes to electrical systems, it is simple: there must be no corrosion on any electric cable terminals at both ends of the circuit. So why are modern trucks perceived to be plagued with electronic/electrical faults? Dave Scott explains.  

Lowdown on hijacking...

Richard Macaskill spends a day with Capital Air, a company that specialises in the recovery of stolen and hijacked vehicles, to get the lowdown on the current situation regarding hijacking.  

Hijack alert...

As if the global economic meltdown were not bad news enough for transport operators, now comes the news that truck theft and hijacking, acts of economical sabotage resulting in huge losses for transporters and insurance companies, are on the increase reports Andrew Parker. 

Taking them down...

Richard Macaskill dons a bulletproof vest and gets involved in chasing down a stolen Toyota Hilux with the ground recovery crew of Capital Air.  

CAPITAL AIR IS a company with a number of divisions, one of which is vehicle tracking and recovery

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