Three people including a pedestrian have been killed after a truck collided with a light motor vehicle on the R510 about 2 kilometres from Northam in Limpopo. Reports from the scene indicate that the truck driver hit a pedestrian and then collided head-on with a light motor vehicle. The exact […]
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Barloworld Transport, Meadow Feeds Join to Bring Relief to Pomfret Animals
June 15, 2016: Thousands of suffering animals in the drought-stricken town of Pomfret in the Kalahari region have been rescued from their desperate plight by a joint mission spearheaded by Barloworld Transport and Meadow Feeds. The two companies joined forces to help the National Council of SPCAs (NCSPA), which appealed […]
South African driver from Imperial Logistics tops the FleetBoard Drivers’ League 2015
Three cheers to Marshall Hendricks, a local South African truck driver from Imperial Logistics Group company Fast ‘n Fresh, who beat a total of 19 438 drivers from 359 companies in 18 countries to take top honours in the 2015 FleetBoard Drivers’ League. Fleetboard Driver’s League is a driving competition […]
Woman killed in collision with truck on the R102 near Glen Anil in Durban.
A forty-year-old woman has died following a head-on collision involving a light motor vehicle and a truck on the R102 near Glen Anil in Durban. The exact detail to the cause of the accident will remain a subject for police investigation and comment. When Netcare911 paramedics arrived on scene, we […]
Seatbelt prevents serious injury in collision into truck in Pinetown
A 28-year-old man was injured this afternoon after his bakkie rear-ended a truck on the M7 west bound in Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the bakkie parked partially between the fast lane and the middle isle. The truck had parked on the side of […]
Truck crashes into roadside ditch on a farm along the P200 road in Port Shepstone
Twenty five farmworkers have been injured after the truck they were travelling in fell into a roadside ditch on a farm along the P200 road in Port Shepstone . Reports from the scene indicate that the farmworkers sustained moderate to minor injuries. Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside various emergency services on […]
Can On-Board Cameras help to make Trucking Safer?
On the Arrive Alive website we have a detailed analysis of the benefits of dashboard cameras and road safety. It is generally expected that there will be an increase in this technology as more road users protect themselves from other corrupt road users and even officials. The major fleet operators […]
Crash into refuse truck leaves 9 bus passengers injured in Pretoria
Nine people have sustained minor injuries after a bus rear ended a refuse truck on the R101 in Annlin West in Pretoria. The exact detail to the cause of the accident will remain a subject for police investigation and comment. Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside various emergency services on scene to […]
Road closure on N12 near Warrenton after truck rollover
A truck driver has sustained moderate injuries after a truck overturned on the N12 about twenty kilometres from Warrenton in the Northern Cape. The exact detail to the cause of the accident will remain a subject for police investigation and comment. Reports from the scene indicate that the road has […]
Road Freight Industry Employment Handbook 2016
Your essential guide to employment practice, labour law and the industry’s agreements INDISPUTABLE AND INDISPENSIBLE The only authentic, complete and up-to-date guide to employment practice and labour law in the South African road freight industry, this no-nonsense guide, is a must for transport operators big and small, from local couriers […]