Advanced vehicle tracking gives fleet owners access to a great deal more than support in vehicle recovery in the case of theft – it also enables better risk management, lower operational costs and improved HR management. Running a heavy commercial fleet is a costly business, associated with many risks. Not […]
Yesterday afternoon EMER-G-MED’s V02 responded to reports of a serious truck crash on the R55 and Lochner, in Centurion. Paramedics arrived to find that a truck had T-boned another truck’s trailer, causing the trailer to swing around and collide with a taxi. Fortunately, despite the mechanism, no injuries were sustained.
With the second annual Highway Heroes driver campaign currently underway, Ctrack wishes to stress the importance of how this initiative can help change common misconceptions motorists may have about truck drivers’ behaviour on our roads. The campaign, hosted by Regent Commercial Vehicle Insurance (RCV), aims to recognise and award those […]
Protecting the environment whilst making sure your fleet is running efficiently, is arguably one of the biggest challenges that fleet owners face today. In a competitive market, it is crucial to take environmental responsibility seriously. The best trucking companies are embracing sustainability by developing initiatives that lessen the impact on […]
Amid consistently gloomy new-vehicle sales figures for 2016, a small yet startling statistic seems to be bucking the trend. Over the first six months of the year, Standard Bank Fleet Management has recorded a 5% increase in new customers who prefer to lease their vehicles instead of buying them, compared […]
Last night EMER-G-MED and the Heidelberg Volunteer Medics responded to reports of a serious collision involving a truck and a car on the R23 towards Balfour, in Heidelberg. On arrival paramedics found that a 45-ton truck had collided with a car, pushing it off the road and into a field […]
Two men have been arrested following a high speed chase on Sunday night. Shortly after 21:00 a heavy goods motor vehicle was reported to have been stolen from the Maydon Warf area in Durban. The vehicle taken was fitted with a tracking device monitored by Matrix Tracking. A signal was […]
All the larger fleet operators have by now invested in vehicle telematics and technology that helps them them to reduce costs. Vehicle telematics can tell the fleet managers whether there are excessive speeding, harsh braking and cornering and various driving behaviors that could lead to increased wear and tear and […]
The trucking industry is fraught with risks, from hijacking and theft through to damage caused by protest action. But the cost of a breakdown or accident extends beyond the cost of repairing or replacing the vehicle alone, says MiWay. Morné Stoltz, Head of Business Insurance at MiWay, says the true […]
We recently attended a very insightful Brake and Tyre Watch presented by Fleetwatch at the Gene Louw Traffic Centre in Brackenfell. During the first day Dr Paul Nordengen from CSIR made a presentation on RTMS [ Road Transport Management System] This was focused not only on how RTMS can make […]
