On the N1 north Pienaarsriver off-ramp in the loop, a heavy motor vehicle overturned. It is alleged that the driver and co- driver cooked in the truck and the cabin of the truck caught fire. The driver jumped out of the truck. The truck overturned and the cabin burned out. […]
Month: April 2017
Truck Drivers should Take Note of Average Speed over Distance Enforcement
The Arrive Alive Website received the Following Question: Speed limits: Message The number of trucks over 9 tons ignoring the 80kph limit is scary. More so is the fact that, traffic officers I have spoken to, say that speed checking in a say 120kph zone does not differentiate between trucks […]
Road Transport Legislation Workshop 2017
Register before 15 May 2017 and receive the General Driver Training Information booklet for free. VENUES: 23 May 2017 – Stellenbosch (Spier) 25 May 2017 – Durban (Garden Court, Marine Parade / OR Tambo Parade) 8 June 2017 – Pretoria (CSIR) OUR SPEAKERS AND TOPICS: ALTA SWANEPOEL: Update on Road […]
Driver and operator to appear in court after truck overloaded by 15 tonne is intercepted in Limpopo
Limpopo: Provincial Traffic Police Officers from Zebetiela TCC intercepted a superlink hHMVIn Mokopane. The HMVwas traveling via escape routes from Polokwane to Mookgopong and is from Polokwane. The vehecle weighed 71400 kg GVM and is overloaded with more than 15 tons. This is the biggest overloeding recorded for this year in […]
Truck overturns leaving three injured, Hout Bay
Three men were left injured this afternoon when a truck overturned on the Constantia Nek Road in Hout Bay in the Western Cape. ER24 paramedics, along with Life Healthcare, Metro and Fire services, arrived on the scene to find a truck lying on its side on the side of the […]
Man reportedly shoots himself in the hand after road rage altercation with truck driver
The man shot himself in the hand during an argument with a truck driver. A DRIVER accidentally shot himself in the hand during a road rage incident today on the M13 in Hillcrest. According to Hillcrest SAPS communications officer, Cst Ndumiso Manqele, police responded to a road rage incident involving […]
Hino Knights show once again they are special people
Hino Knights are an elite group within the dealer sales force who are not only excellent salespeople but are also those who make a meaningful contribution to the community as well as to the dealer for whom they work. The Knights’ programme for Hino dealers was launched in 2011 and […]
One critical, three injured in collision with truck, Magaliesburg
One person sustained critical injuries and two others sustained moderate injuries in a collision between a Mercedes and a truck on the R24 / R560 near Magaliesburg last night. Shortly before 10.30pm paramedics from ER24 and other services arrived on the scene where they found the truck on its side […]
Truck crash on Sir Lowry’s Pass, one injured
One person sustained moderate injuries when a large truck overturned on the N2 Sir Lowry’s Pass this afternoon. Shortly after 1pm, paramedics from ER24 and local services arrived on the scene where they found the truck lying on its side across the road and embankment. It is believed that truck […]
1 Person injured in Truck vs Bakkie collision in Kloof
One person has been injured after a truck and a bakkie collided on Klooflands Road in Kloof earlier this morning. Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene just after 11am and found that a truck and a bakkie had collided. One person had sustained moderate injuries who was treated and […]