Paramedics from Emer-G-Med responded to a collision on the R74 past Little Switzerland. One patient with moderate injuries was transported to hospital.
Month: August 2021
Passenger entrapped as tipper truck crashes through a house in Eastwood, PMB
Two men believed to be in their late 20s luckily suffered only minor injuries after losing control of a tipper truck and crashing through a house in Eastwood, PMB. ER24 arrived on the scene at 14:21 along with an ALS medic from another private service. The driver had managed to […]
FAW Trucks and BHL prove to be a winning team in tough African operating conditions
The partnership between FAW Trucks and Buks Haulage Limited (BHL) stretches back over almost a decade, starting with the purchase of 85 first-generation 26.380 units in 2012. Today, BHL owns around 200 units from FAW Trucks and plans to expand its fleet as its business on the African continent continues […]
Commuting to a more gender-equal leadership destination
The South African government’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions aren’t the only driving force behind the winds of change blowing through the commuter transport industry. Across the sector, women have assumed leading roles and are guiding the industry along a more representative, sustainable, and safety-focussed path. During the month of August, specialist […]
Progress despite Covid – Resilience shown by South African business in the face of great challenges.
August marks a year since MasterDrive started hosting their popular colloquiums. The eighth colloquium to take place since its inception was ‘Progress – despite COVID.’ The virtual colloquium provided encouraging information on the resilience of South African business in the face of great challenges. The CEO of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, says the team has […]
Compelling Programme for the SAAFF Summit Announced
The South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has announced details of the programme line-up for its virtual Summit, taking place on 16 and 17 September. With over 40 speakers and panellists from six countries (Brazil, Hong Kong, Kenya, Singapore, South Africa and Zambia), delegates can look forward to compelling […]
Creating a world class supply chain in a rapidly changing world: CILTSA Webinar
Competitive edge is something all companies strive for as part of building a world-class supply chain. To do this requires having effective interdependent relationships between people, processes and technology. To share some of the success stories, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) will be hosting a […]
Logistics Careers for Women – training in this field
Women are certainly no longer content with being confined solemnly to jobs traditionally associated with their gender. They are also stepping into roles previously occupied by men. Audrey Thabile (36) is one such a woman. She is a driver tester at SA’s largest truck driving academy, in Boksburg Gauteng. She […]
One killed and two injured in a truck crash at Harrismith
A male truck driver has been killed, whilst two other men have been left with moderate injuries following a heavy motor vehicle collision on the N3, near Harrismith earlier. Emer-G-Med Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that the two heavy goods vehicles had collided at high impact, before leaving […]
Truck loses load at Magoebaskloof
Limpopo: A part of the R71 was closed for recovery of a truck that lost its load Magoebaskloof Tzaneen side










