As more company drivers return to the roads in the coming weeks the pressure is on to operate under a new set of regulations and a number of other challenges such as shorter working hours, smaller workforces or greater demand to catch up on lost time. This also creates a […]
Safety
Police recover truck tyres worth over R700 000, suspects arrested in Port Elizabeth
PORT ELIZABETH – Three men from Motherwell will appear in the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 on charges of possession of suspected stolen property and theft. It is alleged that during the early hours of Monday morning, 15 June 2020 at about 03:00, Anti-Gang Unit members were […]
MasterDrive puts the brakes on the costs for driver training after COVID-19
Since COVID-19 began to create unease across the world in January, MasterDrive immediately began strategising ways and solutions to meet the inevitable health and safety requirements and ease the burden it would place on businesses. The result was innovations such as virtual training and now the freezing of charges on […]
Suspect arrested following truck hijacking in Uitenhage
Concerted efforts to effectively fight the proliferation of illegal firearms in the Uitenhage Cluster paid off today, Saturday 23 May 2020, when alert members from the South African Police Service in Uitenhage acted swiftly after a report was received of a truck being hijacked in Caledon Street, Uitenhage at about […]
Police recover hijacked delivery trucks and arrest suspects in Nyanga and Harare
Unrelenting police members stopped the criminals in their tracks after two delivery trucks were hijacked in Nyanga and Harare on Thursday morning. Harare police reacted to information from the members of the community that a bread delivery truck was allegedly hijacked about 10:00 in the area. Police acted on the […]
Truck Driver’s Story: “I tell my family: don’t touch me anymore, not until Coronavirus is gone”.
“I tell my family: don’t touch me anymore, not until Coronavirus is gone. When I get home, I wash first. It is hard for my family. My son asks me – why do you not want to hug me?” Kenneth Setati – Truck Driver: Vector Logistics Life under Lockdown is […]
“It’s shocking to find you’re the only one on the road” – Neil Prakasen, Cryogenic Driver: Crossroads
The Road Freight Association (RFA) salutes the thousands of truck drivers across the country who are continuing to deliver much-needed essential goods during Lockdown. “Life as a truck driver is challenging at the best of times,” says RFA Chief Executive Gavin Kelly, “But the pressures are even greater amid the […]
Tyres and rims stolen from a storage yard in Tongaat
The public is requested to be on a lookout for six (6) tyres and rims that were stolen from a storage yard on Gopalall Hurbans Road in the Tongaat CBD sometime during Saturday night or Sunday morning. Four 14 inch tyres, rims and wheel caps were stolen from a Hyundai […]
Health and well-being of older professional drivers: best practice guidelines
Many of our responsible fleet owners choose to be proactive with regard to the physical well-being of their drivers and go to considerable lengths to ensure that they get the best medical care. Sadly, many neglect an area which is of growing concern and that is the mental side of […]
The lockdown could increase the risk of fatigued driving among fleet drivers.
As the South African nation does their best to follow lockdown regulations and flatten the COVID-19 curve, there are a number of people who continue to work through this time. Amongst the essential service workers on the road are the drivers delivering essential goods to shops and healthcare workers. Many […]










