Month: October 2023

Engen Driver Wellness back in the spotlight this Transport Month

Engen Driver Wellness back in the spotlight this Transport Month

Engen Driver Wellness again takes the front seat this October, ensuring that truck driver health and wellness, and road safety in general is prioritised. In partnership with Trucking Wellness, Engen Driver Wellness will offer free voluntary health screenings to all commercial truck drivers at 20 sites across 7 provinces of […]

Launch of the Provincial October Transport Month Campaign in KZN

Launch of the Provincial October Transport Month Campaign in KZN

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Sipho Hlomuka, arriving at M13 to join the multidisciplinary law enforcement operation as part of the Launch of the Provincial October Transport Month Campaign. As part of the official launch for the October Transport Month MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison […]

Broad-based strain evident in the logistics sector

Broad-based strain evident in the logistics sector

The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index retreated further during August 2023 to an index level of 118.8, the lowest since February (116.7). This represents a decrease of 1.5% during the month of August, the third consecutive monthly contraction and confirmation of the ongoing strain in the logistics sector. This retraction […]

Beer truck jackknifed in Grange Town

Beer truck jackknifed in Grange Town

A mechanical horse and trailer loaded with several hundred cases of beer has jack-knifed on Moss Street in Verulam – KZN. The Daewoo truck was transporting the load from Bedford-view in Gauteng to Canelands in KZN. Officers from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) are currently on scene after receiving information […]

Save The Date: Corporate Accountability, driving safety in fleets

Save The Date: Corporate Accountability, driving safety in fleets

The upcoming Transport Month event, Corporate accountability: driving safety in fleets, places emphasis on proper tyre care. MasterDrive’s events during Transport Month started seven years ago and now seeks to mobilise drivers to adopt safer driving behaviours, particularly as we head into the Festive Season. SATMC and local tyre manufacturers […]