ENABLING OPPORTUNITY: Barloworld Transport has taken on thirty learners with disabilities to join their business administration NQF Level 3 Learnership Programme, starting this month. The learners are taking part in training provided by Barloworld Transport, which will enable them to perform administrative duties when they have completed their training. They […]
Month: July 2016
Man killed, another injured in truck collision, Kranspoort.
A 19-year-old man was killed this morning and another injured after two heavy trucks collided on the N11 in Kranspoort near Middleburg, Mpumalanga. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the road completely blocked by the two vehicles. One of the trucks lay on its side while the other […]
Truck rollover causes road closure on N3 at Hammersdale
Traffic has been affected on the N3 direction Durban in Hammersdale after a truck carrying oranges overturned. The road has been closed. Motorists have been advised to use alternative routes. The scene after Hammersdale collision @StanfromIBF pic.twitter.com/cdVpIxOTcV — Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 19, 2016
Truck jack-knifes injuring driver, Stellenbosch.
A man, believed to be in his 40s, was left injured this morning after the truck he was driving jack-knifed on the Baden Powell Road near the Vlaeberg Road in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. ER24 paramedics, along with local authorities, arrived on the scene at 08h00 and found the […]
Modern day trucking challenges the status quo
‘Technological innovations in the transport industry presents the opportunity to challenge the status quo of risk management and operational efficiencies,’ says Neil Henderson, Barloworld Transport chief executive. While the transport industry has seen some necessary change over the past two decades, road transport remains the dominant way to move large […]
Daimler Buses presents autonomously driving city bus of the future
Stuttgart / Amsterdam – The world’s biggest bus manufacturer, Daimler Buses, is systematically extending its technological leadership. The Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot has driven autonomously for the first time on a route of approximately 20 kilometers in Amsterdam. On a section of the longest bus rapid transit (BRT) line […]
Four injured as truck and 5 vehicles collide near the Giel Basson off-ramp in Cape Town.
Four people have been injured after a truck and five vehicle’s collided with each other on the N1 direction Paarl near the Giel Basson off-ramp in Cape Town. The exact detail to the cause of the accident will remain a subject for police investigation and comment. Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside […]
Man airlifted from Fochville after collision with truck
A 54-year-old man was left in a critical condition this evening after his vehicle collided with the side of a truck on the R54 between Fochville and Potchefstroom, North West. At approximately 6.25pm paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found a station wagon on the side of […]
Truck overturns on R103 Camperdown
A 35-year-old truck driver sustained possible back and neck injuries when his truck overturned on the R103 in Camperdown. At approximately 7pm paramedics arrived on the scene where they found the articulated truck lying on its side. The driver of the truck was found outside the vehicle complaining of neck […]
Man injured after falling off moving truck at a dumpsite in Boipatong
A man believed to be 42 years of age fell off a moving truck at a dumpsite in Boipatong earlier today. It is believed that the man jumped onto the truck in an attempt to grab items being transported, however he fell off. ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found […]










