A friend sent a photo capturing the rather reckless positioning of a truck driver behind the steering wheel! We decided to share this with our friend Sean Gray from Nosa Logistics for their comments on this extremely dangerous behaviour: “Just when you think you have seen it all: This driver […]
Month: March 2018
Northern Cape: Tri-Lateral Operation yields huge success once again.
Three suspects aged between 24 & 34 were arrested during a Tri-Lateral Crime Prevention Operation at a roadblock yesterday, 28 March 2018, held at the N1 weighbridge in Colesberg. One suspect was found to have stashed illicit cigarettes cartons behind the panel van with an estimated street value of R2 […]
MAN Automotive’s Pinetown Assembly & Own Retail expands to offer Additional services
Our MAN Retail operations will open a wholly-owned operation in Port Elizabeth. One of SA’s largest cities, Port Elizabeth has always been an important location on the Garden Route to offer support to our clients. Previously operated as a Private Capital location, MAN decided that it was the right time […]
Hawks hails hefty sentences imposed on five accused linked to truck hijacking syndicate
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in the Free State has welcomed the hefty sentences imposed by the Harrismith High Court on Friday, March 23, to Fernando Filepe (44), Eric Masuku (30), Albert Nyoni (38), Master Mashaba (38) and Thabane Zondo (40) for several Prevention of Organised Crime Act […]
Unsafe overtaking by heavy vehicles… What could possibly go wrong?!!
A concerned road user share photos with the Arrive Alive website after capturing some extremely reckless incidents of unsafe overtaking in the Longtom Pass on camera. We decided to send these images to some of the experts in heavy vehicle driver training for their insights: What can be seen in […]
KZN: Two injured in truck collision in Doonside
KwaZulu-Natal: At approximately 19H48 Friday evening Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision between a Light motor vehicle and a heavy motor vehicle on the N2, Northbound just before the Doonside offramp in Kingsburgh. Reports from the scene allege that the heavy motor vehicle had been reversing down the […]
Truck On Fire in Mount Edgecombe, KZN
KwaZulu-Natal: At approximately 14H10 Netcare 911 responded to reports of a heavy motor vehicle that had caught alight on the M41 Westbound just after the N2 Umhlanga interchange. Reports from the scene allege that an electrical fault started the fire near the front of the cab, the driver pulled over […]
At least 6 injured following multiple vehicle collision on N12 in Bedfordview
At least six people have been injured after multiple vehicles collided on the N12 right before the Gilloolys’s interchange in Bedfordview this morning. When ER24 arrived on the scene just before 11H00, traffic was severely backed up in that area. ER24 treated and transported six patients who sustained injuries ranging […]
How to apply for fleet finance
Having trucks as a logistics company is vital, but it can be difficult to apply for fleet finance if you do not know how to. There are a number of important steps in the application procedure which you must follow, outlined below. It is possible to finance a fleet if […]
Offroad & Traction – successful pilot training for the tipper truck sector with MAN ProfiDrive®
Customised special training for users of all-terrain MAN vehicles Training cooperation with experts from Meiller-Kipper MAN ProfiDrive® offers targeted and sector-specific vocational and advanced training for professional drivers MAN ProfiDrive® focuses on added value through practical skills and customer proximityWith its first “Offroad & Traction” training course, MAN ProfiDrive® has […]