There is chaos on the N1 north as motorists are trying to pass a petrol tanker on fire in the midst of the highway. According to an SA Trucker on the scene near Belabela, the tanker just burst into flames right in front of his eyes. The condition of the driver could not be immediately …
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ATDF protesters have brought Ermelo to a standstill from Friday night. They are demanding that foreign drivers resign from their jobs and the jobs be given to South Africans. Trucks have been used to block the N11 highway while those stuck in the jam had their keys forcefully taken away. There have not been any …
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Soldiers in the German army prevented a potential motorway disaster when they brought a runaway lorry to a halt after its driver collapsed in his cab. They realised there was a problem when they saw the lorry collide with the central reservation on the A4 autobahn near Gera in eastern Germany, BBC reported. The lorry …
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A Colorado highway has been destroyed by two monstrous rocks which fell from a nearby hill. Two house-sized boulders and some smaller rocks came rumbling downhill and made a 2 metres deep trench on the road. John Mwene, an SA Trucker who is now based in the USA shared the story with us after he …
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We may have awful bosses in South Africa but none can come close to this UK one whose driver died on duty in Italy then the firm sent someone to collect the truck and abandoned his body there. The firm even refused to help the family of the deceased. The Sun reported that Paul Stanyard …
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Head-on collision between truck and car caught on dashcam in Namibia between Okhahanja and Onjitwarango. Trucker had no where to run as the car followed him. The Namibian reported: SIX people died after a sedan they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on the B1 road between Otjiwarongo and Okahandja on Sunday (19 …
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An Eastern Cape man has died after succumbing to injuries sustained in a “high speed” head-on collision on R72 near Port Alfred. The man, Andrew Turnbull, and two other people died after the gruesome crash on Sunday outside the town of Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape. A video posted on social media before the …
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Cape Town – A truck driver from Time Link Cargo has been killed by looters after surviving a crash allegedly caused by the same people in De Doorns early on Sunday morning. It is alleged that unknown people threw a large boulder through the windshield of the truck which knocked out the driver. He lost …
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In a viral video circulating online a man was filmed stealing diesel from a Phumaphambili truck. It’s alleged that he is the truck driver. The video has sparked a heated debate on trucking social media platforms with others sympathising with the driver while others wish to see him rot in jail. …
A quick thinking stradder driver saved his workmate from a fury inferno after his stradder caught fire at Tower 109 in DCT pier 2 on Monday morning. Details of the incident were not immediately available, however videos circulating on social media showed another stradder coming very close to the burning one. The driver, who by …
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