As we continue to raise awareness about road safety, we want to highlight the risks associated with overloading minibus taxis and trailers. This reckless behavior puts the lives of passengers, drivers, and other road users at risk. Overloading can lead to: – Loss of control and stability of the vehicle […]
The Arrive Alive website received the following report of overloading: I want to report an overloaded truck for scrap collection people hanging at the top of the vehicle ( please refer to the video attached to this email ), The waste in that truck was blown out and hit other […]
A bus travelling from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe was detained for overloading by traffic law enforcement officers at the Polokwane Traffic Control Centre on Sunday, 17 December 2023. The vehicle was found to be overloaded by almost 17 00kg when weighed. The driver was fined R6 000.00 and instructed to rectify […]
Question: please can you refer me to the exact content page or legislation that enforces the maximum weight per vehicle? We load Superlink Tautliners from SA to our neighbouring countries, loading a max of 32T per vehicle. I know we can load up to 34T, depending on the vehicle’s weight. […]
There is legislation to ensure that transporters pay special attention to the loading of their vehicles and how loads are transported on our public roads. This legislation is referred to as the Consignor/ Consignee legislation. The main objective of the legislation is to provide guidance and enforce the process through […]
This abnormal vehicle was impounded at PTCC for overloading on the Gross Combination Mass. On the exemption permit, the permissible gross combination mass is 64 840 kg but the actual mass is 85 280 kg which is 20 440 kg overloaded on the exemption. The vehicle comes all the way […]
When transporting goods and stock, it seems to make sense to load the vehicle a little more than usual. After all, many people reason, What difference can it really make? If I squeeze some more stuff onto the truck, I’ll maximise the benefit from the trip? Indeed, many people think […]
Limpopo: Provincial Traffic Police Officers from Zebetiela TCC intercepted a superlink hHMVIn Mokopane. The HMVwas traveling via escape routes from Polokwane to Mookgopong and is from Polokwane. The vehecle weighed 71400 kg GVM and is overloaded with more than 15 tons. This is the biggest overloeding recorded for this year in […]
