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What do 20 trucks on the N3 have to do with the price of your groceries?

What do 20 trucks on the N3 have to do with the price of your groceries?

Engen powers Africa’s biggest truck comparison test as South Africa searches for ways to reduce transport costs Every time South Africans buy groceries, fill their shopping trolleys or order goods online, they are paying for more than the products themselves. They are also paying, indirectly, for the trucks that transported […]

Fleet Safety Awards 2026

Fleet Safety Awards 2026

MasterDrive invites you to apply to attend the 5th Annual Fleet Safety Awards, the evening South Africa’s fleet industry comes together to celebrate excellence and innovation in road safety. Event highlights: Keynote presentations from industry leaders on emerging road safety trends and notable developments Headline partner panel discussion: ‘Local roads, […]

Road maintenance operations are getting underway on the Thabina and Maake roads

Road maintenance operations are getting underway on the Thabina and Maake roads

Road maintenance operations are getting underway this morning on the Thabina and Maake roads in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality. The Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure continues to intensify road maintenance interventions across the province, ensuring that roads remain safe, accessible and drivable for all road users. MEC […]

Overturned Truck Looted: Riet River – KZN

Overturned Truck Looted: Riet River – KZN

A delivery truck was looted after overturning on Neptune Drive in Riet River – KZN, this morning (Friday). Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responded to the scene at approximately 10:21. According to witnesses, several motorists and passersby stopped at the scene and proceeded to loot the overturned truck. A video […]

Theft Of Trailer And Container: Rossburgh – KZN

Theft Of Trailer And Container: Rossburgh – KZN

Public assistance is required to locate a white Henred flat deck trailer with registration DB23FB ZN that was stolen from Jaco Place in Rossburgh – KZN at approximately 20:00 on (Thursday, 28/10/2026). The 13.5-metre trailer was carrying a 20-foot brown container containing lima beans. The container number is FBIU0468129. The […]

Truck Overturns On Off-Ramp: KwaMashu

Truck Overturns On Off-Ramp: KwaMashu

A truck driver sustained injuries after his vehicle overturned on the N2 KwaMashu off-ramp joining the M25 in KwaZulu-Natal this evening (Wednesday). Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call from a member of the public at approximately 18:03 reporting the accident. Reaction Officers were immediately dispatched and, on arrival, […]

Saldanha Terminals has welcomed three new road-cleaning machines

Saldanha Terminals has welcomed three new road-cleaning machines

Saldanha Terminals has welcomed three new road-cleaning machines as part of its commitment to responsible environmental management and compliance with Atmospheric Emissions License (AEL) requirements. The advanced hybrid machines, equipped with sweeping, jet washing, and vacuuming capabilities, will support dust suppression and housekeeping efforts across the Multi-Purpose Terminal, Iron Ore […]

12 Injured After Truck Carrying Farmworkers Collides with Abnormal Load Vehicle Near Hopewell

12 Injured After Truck Carrying Farmworkers Collides with Abnormal Load Vehicle Near Hopewell

Twelve people were injured, some seriously, after a truck transporting farmworkers collided with an abnormal load vehicle on Manderston Road, near the Hopewell turn-off, this morning. Just before 7am, Mi7 Emergency Medical Services received reports of a serious truck accident and immediately dispatched an ambulance based at Hibiscus Hospital Cato […]