Please see the information on the workshops (10, 12 and 25 November and webinar 25 November 2020) below. LEGISLATION UPDATE: Please note the provisions of the directive on the validity of driver and vehicle licences published on 22 July 2020: All learner’s licences, driving licence cards, temporary driving licences and […]
Legislation / Rules of the Road
Update on Road Traffic Legislation 5 June 2020
Legislation Update: Parliament published the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill [B7 of 2020] and the Transport Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill, [B8 of 2020] . The bills are available at: https://www.parliament.gov.za/bill/2290481 https://www.parliament.gov.za/bill/2290487 AARTO Update: Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula announced that the rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Traffic Offences (Aarto) […]
Guidelines regarding Freight Lockdown
What are “essential goods and services?” Guidelines to Freight Logistics operations under the conditions of the Government Notice issued by the Minister of Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs on 25 March 2020. At all times it is prudent to read this simplified document with the Notice as published by the […]
What are the legal requirements for a Zimbabwe citizen to legally drive a truck in South Africa?
Answer: You require the following: Valid driver’s licence from Zimbabwe to drive the code of vehicle you wish to drive in South Africa Valid Defensive Driving Certificate (endorsed on licence) which serves the same role in Zimbabwe as a PrDP does in South Africa A valid work permit (or ZEP) […]
What are the categories for a Professional Driving Permit?
The regulation that applies is reg 116. Reg 116. Categories of, and authority conveyed by, professional driving permit (1) Professional driving permits are divided in the following categories: (a) Category “G”, which authorises the driving of a motor vehicle as referred to in regulation 115(1)(a) and (b); (b) category “P”, […]
Update on Traffic and Transport Legislation
The Department of Transport published Notice No. 1392 of 19 December 2018 in Government Gazette No 42120. Reg 224. Overall height of vehicle and load No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle together with any load thereon, the overall height of which— (a) in the case […]
Invitation to Annual Road Transport Legislation Workshop 2018
We wish to invite you to register for our Nineteenth Annual Road Traffic and Transport Legislation Workshops. VENUES: 22 May 2018 – Stellenbosch (Spier) 24 May 2018 – Durban (Garden Court, Marine Parade) 30 May 2018 – Pretoria (CSIR) OUR SPEAKERS AND TOPICS ALTA SWANEPOEL Road Traffic and Transport Legislation […]
What is the Speed Limit for an 8- ton truck?
Question: I would like to know what he Speed Limit is for 8-ton truck? Answer: The legislation changed on 11 Nov 2016. The maximum speed limit for goods vehicles over 3 500 kg up to 9000 kg GVM is now 100 km/h. The vehicle must also display a 100 sign at […]
Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association to train much-needed auditors to assess safety of transporting hazardous materials
Transporting dangerous goods, including hazardous chemicals, is associated with specific risks that could cause harm to people, animals, property and the environment in the event of an accident. It is therefore essential for hauliers and logistics service providers to have management systems in place to properly identify and control the […]
Truck Drivers should Take Note of Average Speed over Distance Enforcement
The Arrive Alive Website received the Following Question: Speed limits: Message The number of trucks over 9 tons ignoring the 80kph limit is scary. More so is the fact that, traffic officers I have spoken to, say that speed checking in a say 120kph zone does not differentiate between trucks […]