Four truck drivers aged between 28 and 38 years of age were arrested yesterday on the N3 in the Van Reenen area. The drivers used their articulated vehicles to block off both the south bound as well as the north bound carriageways. During the blockage, two trucks were set alight. […]
If you own or manage a fleet, you know that it is vital to maintain the vehicles. Without your fleet vehicles, you will not be able to operate, which will cause you to lose money and clients. You will need to implement a strategy which ensures that your vehicles are […]
Approximately twenty people have been injured after twenty vehicles collided on the M7 Edwin Swales before South Coast Road in Durban on Tuesday morning just after 8am. Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene to find total chaos. Badly damaged vehicles lay strewn across the road and the entire roadway […]
Any construction company owner knows that maintaining their machinery is tantamount to the success of their project. Your machinery has to be in good working order so that you can complete the project on time, otherwise, you will lose clients and your income. But sometimes, you might not be sure […]
Two people were injured after a four ton Toyota Dyna truck collided into three stationary vehicles at the Canelands Intersection in Verulam this afternoon. At approximately 16:19 members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to the scene by passing motorists reporting the incident. Upon arrival the truck was […]
Paramedics from Emer-G-Med attended to a crash where a truck allegedly rear-ended a vehicle causing it to roll on the N4 Rustenburg Freeway about 1.5km from the Dr Swanepoel offramp direction west. One patient transported by A05. Emer-G-Med
Approximately twenty people have been injured after twenty vehicles collided on the M7 Edwin Swales before South Coast Road in Durban on Tuesday morning just after 8am. Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene to find total chaos. Badly damaged vehicles lay strewn across the road and the entire roadway […]
Gerard De Rooy took 3rd place in the Truck Class of the 2019 Dakar Rally with all four of the Petronas Team De Rooy Ivecos finishing in the Top 10 on standard Goodyear Offroad ORD tyres. Petronas Team De Rooy was the only team to see all its trucks finish. Dutchman […]
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As a fleet business owner, you have to upgrade your vehicles on a regular basis. This could be because you want to move on to using larger vehicles, you have taken on more clients or because you want to upgrade your fleet to look more modern and professional. Whatever the […]
Paramedics from Emer-G-Med responded to a M.V.A on the corners of Oliver and Fabricia road. A truck and a minibus collided leaving four occupants with moderate injuries. Two patients were treated on scene by EGM & transported to nearby hospitals for further care.
Paramedics from Emer-G-Med responded to a minibus taxi vs truck on the N1 north after Walmansdaal. The minibus taxi rear-ended a truck. Multiple patients were treated and transported by other emergency services. One critical patient was airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on the L782 in the Phayipini area of Pietermaritzburg. Reports from the scene indicate that the driver of a heavy motor vehicle lost control resulting in the vehicle crashing into a house. Sadly two adult females from the house had sustained fatal […]
Paramedics from Emer-G-Med responded to an MVA on the N5, 20 km towards Kestell for a truck that overturned. One patient treated and transported to a nearby hospital.
Seven people were left injured this morning when a taxi rear-ended a truck towing a trailer at the R82 and Weilbach Road intersection in De Deur. ER24 paramedics, along with the Provincial Services, arrived on the scene to find the taxi and truck in the middle of the road. The […]
Two men aged 42 and 37 will appear at the Carolina Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, 07 January 2019 facing a possession of suspected stolen truck case. Their appearance follows after they were found in possession of the truck in question by members of the South African Police Service at Badplaas, near […]
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FOUR TRUCK DRIVERS ARRESTED IN VAN REENEN BLOCKADE
Jan 14th: The truck blockade staged last night between Tugela and Van Reenen on the N3 was eventually broken up when Traffic Officials and the SAPS moved in and arrested four drivers who will appear in court tomorrow. The trucks which had blocked the road were moved and the south bound lane was opened at around 1.30am. Unfortunately, two trucks had by that time been burnt by the protestors – one pictured below. The north-bound lane was opened at 3.30am and traffic got back to its normal flow at around 6.00am. The reason for the long time taken for normal traffic flow to return was due to there being about a 7km backlog of trucks on both sides of the road due to the blockade. FleetWatch has no idea who is behind the action but one thing is for sure, a handful of people once again served to hold up South Africa’s main economic artery costing the country and the industry many millions of Rand at a time when South Africa cannot afford to waste even one Rand – and that is not on. There is a better way to air grievances but unless the organisation – or individuals – who are responsible come forward, where does one start. The problem here is that who, in their right mind, will come forward to accept liability and responsibility for two trucks being burnt and millions of Rand being lost. And are they linked to last year’s disaster that took place at Mooi River or the previous blockade that took place on Van Reenen’s pass? By blockading roads and burning trucks, they are setting themselves up for failure in getting any action on the message they are trying to get through. They are also setting themselves up for a ‘Guilty’ verdict when it comes to the damage incurred on trucks and the industry through their actions. Let’s hope the court goes further than just fining or sentencing the four arrested. Who are they representing is what we need to know?
Being a truck driver is risky. The reason for this is that you cannot control external factors while you’re out on the roads travelling from one destination to the next. But what you can do is reduce the possibility of accidents and injuries happening by performing the correct precautionary steps. […]
This fact sheet explains ACEA’s position on the new vehicle safety measures proposed for heavy-duty vehicles as part of the revision of the EU General Safety Regulation. In May 2018, the European Commission proposed a revision of the General Safety Regulation (GSR), which specifies the safety systems that new truck […]
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Michelin, the world’s leading tyre technology leader, today announced the availability of the MICHELIN X® MULTITM HD D in Southern Africa, an update to the immensely successful MICHELIN XDE2+. This tyre, designed for long haul, regional trucking on urban roads is another reflection of Michelin’s mission of sustainable mobility, bringing together technologies that […]
