Johannesburg, April 2025] The Easter holiday season is upon us yet again, and this presents both opportunities and challenges for businesses, especially those in transportation and logistics. With national roads experiencing an increase in volumes of traffic during peak season, drivers must prioritise safety, while still maintaining efficiency and cost-effectiveness. […]
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has commenced with investigations into a major crash that occurred at approximately 01H00 this morning at the N12 and R42 intersection towards Delmas (Mpumalanga) claiming ten lives and leaving twenty-four people seriously injured. The crash occurred when a mini truck collided in a side […]
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is pleased with the arrest of three female traffic officers who were arrested for demanding money from a truck owner. It is alleged that the officers on Friday afternoon were conducting a law enforcement operation when they stopped a truck driver between Hennenman and […]
The Road Traffic Management Corporation calls on truck drivers to exercise extra caution on the roads and to put more effort to avoid road crashes and fatalities. This follows two crashes that claimed a total of 15 lives on Friday and Saturday. Six people were killed on R55 in Clydesdale, […]
Road fatalities are recognised as a national crisis, with 36 people on average dying on South African roads every day – and 85% of those accidents, many involving trucks, are blamed on driver error. It’s time to act. This is why Hollard Trucking, a specialist division of the Hollard Insurance […]
To mark October Transport Month, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) in collaboration with Santam, South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, will undertake road safety awareness campaigns targeting truck drivers. Two events will be held at N1 Mantsole Weighbridge in Limpopo on 13th October and at Sir Lowry’s Pass in the […]
Concerned about the spate of crashes involving heavy vehicles on the roads, the Road Traffic Management Corporation strongly warns truck owners that they can be held liable for the negligent conduct of their drivers. Truck owners are further warned that they could lose the right to operate on national roads […]
GAUTENG-: As the National, October Transport Month came to an end, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) together with SANTAM partnered with its Road Safety stakeholders to sharply raise road safety awareness and driver wellness focusing on long-distance truck drivers. Santam, South Africa’s largest general insurer, and the RTMC continued […]
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 […]
