Don’t offend When surveys ask drivers what angers them most, the results are remarkably consistent. A few specific behaviors seem unusually likely to enrage other drivers. You can protect yourself by avoiding them: Cutting off. When you merge, make sure you have plenty of room. Use your turn signal to show your intentions […]
Emergency services were called to reports of a heavy goods truck that left the road and crashed into a high tension power line on the N8 west of Bloemfontein yesterday evening. On arrival paramedics found the truck off the road with several broken high tension power lines on the scene. […]
Continental, the worldwide premium tire manufacturer and technology company, announced today at the 66th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicles in Hanover the launch of a tire information and management system for commercial fleets. The new offer, called “ContiConnect” monitors, analyzes and reports tire pressure and temperature for the entire […]
On July 11, 2016 the document Addendum 106 – Regulation No. 107 – Revision 6 – Amendment 3 (supplement 4 to the 06 Series of Amendments) was published. This document includes a fire testing procedure for fire suppression systems for engine compartments of buses and coaches and includes 4 tests […]
You know the drivers behind the wheels of Manline Energy’s fleet must be among the finest when only three percent of applicants make the grade in a rigorous recruitment process. The bulk vehicle operator of fuel, chemicals and other hazardous cargo pulls out all stops to ensure that they deliver […]
South Africa’s Department of Transport will once again embark on its annual Transport Month campaign, kicking off on the first of October. The initiative is used to raise awareness on the importance of transport to the local economy, including the provision of a safe and more affordable, accessible and reliable […]
A large group of provincial traffic officers took part in a two-day Brake & Tyre Watch training day at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell on 10 and 11 August 2016. Staff members working in the Transport and Administration and Licensing directorate of the Department of Transport and Public […]
North West: Police in Rustenburg arrested a 45-year-old suspect for possession of hijacked truck in the early hours of yesterday, 4 August 2016. The truck was allegedly hijacked on Wednesday in Hammanskraal near Pretoria. According to information, the police spotted the truck which by then, was also being followed by […]
A mechanic in his twenties has been killed whilst working on a truck in Vialls Place, Clare Estate Durban around 11:30am today. Rescue Care and EMRS Paramedics arrived on the scene to find the man still entrapped under the truck. The man had been working on the truck when the […]
Gauteng-: The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has commended the Mpumalanga provincial government for impounding four un-roadworthy heavy motor vehicles in Malelane. The vehicles and their trailers had numerous defects including worn out tyres with exposed wires, expired licence discs and cracked windscreens. Authorities also discovered that one of the […]
