HED: Search on for SA’s safest truck drivers
MasterDrive and The Future Group, publishers of Future Trucking & Logistics, have teamed up to launch an exciting new driver excellence competition in which 10 finalists will be selected to participate in a driving experience which could land them...
Barloworld’s new group structure
On 27 February, Barloworld Group announced a strategic decision to merge their Automotive and Logistics divisions, a move that will leverage the assets and capabilities of the two divisions.
The new change brings about the opportunity to strengthen the group’s...
Your truck, your gym helps SA’s truck drivers stay fit and safe
Cartrack South Africa is one of several companies supporting an innovative new programme designed to help truck drivers improve their fitness and on-the-road performance...
With truck drivers spending the majority of their working lives in a sedentary position, their mental...
The future of driver training
5DT’s Advanced Driving Simulator provides realism in a controlled environment to teach people how to drive trucks safely. Ryan de Smidt reports
The use of simulators is becoming an ever-popular method of driver training. They are efficient, quick and they...
AlcoSafe launches innovative KeySafe
AlcoSafe – in collaboration with Trakka – has launched the KeySafe, based on Trakka’s successful key safe platform. The device is a 24-hour management system that records the time drivers collect keys for vehicles, their identities, what time they...
Drivers dismissed for testing positive for Cannabis
Innovative Staffing Solutions has dismissed 300 drivers after they tested positive for marijuana use. This follows the recent legalisation of cannabis consumption in South Africa for private use.
Arnoux Maré, MD of Innovative Staffing Solutions, says the legalisation of cannabis...
Best UD drivers off to global finals in Japan
UD Trucks Southern Africa is proud to announce the winners of its Extra Mile Challenge driver competition. Tatiya Sisilia from Clover SA in Johannesburg won the Quon category, while Chuttur Sunilduth from Serveng Ltd Mauritius walked away with top...
Vocational training from Scania
Scania has helped to establish Ghana’s first vocational training programme for heavy vehicle service technicians. The Swedish truck manufacturer, along with other industry partners, has contributed funding, premises, vehicles and personnel support to the project, which has been established...
Latest Hino learnership programme proves very successful
Hino trucks has, over the years, organised many training courses for dealer personnel, but the latest Hino Learnership Programme (HLP) - a structured, nine-month learnership for sales executives - has proved the most successful yet.
The culmination of the intensive,...
We need to take better care of our truck drivers
In 2017, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) reported 1,270 fatalities linked to trucks. Despite making up just 0.36% of registered vehicles in SA, trucks account for 11% of road crash fatalities.
Why? A road safety awareness event run by...
