At the 2024 Fleet Safety Awards the Most Improved Truck Stop category was designed to further promote road safety. Vaal Truck Inn on the N3 was the deserving winner. Along with a trophy and certificate to proudly display, the Fleet Safety Awards added a R20 000 donation for further development […]
Over the past decade, commercial truck drivers nationwide have actively participated in Engen’s Driver Wellness programme. Engen partnered with Trucking Wellness, an initiative of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI) to celebrate Transport Month this October. The Trucking Wellness clinics ventured to Engen service […]
The Gauteng Department of Community Safety Public Transport Inspectorate unit is responsible for enforcing compliance with the National Land Transport and National Road Traffic Acts by both public passenger and freight transport vehicles. This is done through; • Driver and vehicle fitness, operating license, and routes compliance and, • Weighing […]
Attention all drivers! With the imminent AARTO national rollout, it is important to be aware of the new Points Demerit System (PDS). Remember, you can accumulate up to a maximum of 15 points before your driver’s license is suspended for three months for each point above 15. This shows that […]
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is warning the public in the northern parts of the province of a level 5 disruptive rains expected on Sunday which could result in localised flooding in some of the areas The level 5 alert indicates a high probability of flooding […]
The Department of Transport (DOT) is pleased to announce a significant development in the realm of road safety-the inaugural Truck Driver Safety and Wellness Symposium. Scheduled for 7 March in Boksburg, Gauteng, under the theme ‘Your Wellness is OUR Concern,’ this collaborative effort with the SaferStops Association (SSA) signifies a […]
Everybody who gets into a car, whether driver or passenger, is at risk of death. It’s just a fact. Road accidents are part of the system of modern life, as people commute from one destination to another. Every year, road traffic accidents claim the lives of around 1.3 million individuals […]
Commercial truck drivers across South Africa recently participated in Engen’s annual Driver Wellness programme, receiving over a thousand free voluntary health screenings. In collaboration with Trucking Wellness, an initiative of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI), 1 188 screenings took place in October at […]
Hollard Trucking’s transformative annual road safety competition, Hollard Highway Heroes, has for the first time crowned two heroes, one in trucking and the other in the bus category. Drivers Phineas Muhlanga from Reef Tankers and Gobatlamang J. Gabonewe from Megabus Kuruman were honoured as winners during the Hollard Highway Heroes […]
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 […]
