Durban – A man has been killed and another left entrapped after the truck they were travelling in overturned on Edwin Swales drive (M7) on Tuesday morning. A video of the truck lying on its side was sent to SA Trucker by a trucker who passed the scene just after the accident around 07h45. Reports […]
Five police officials are among eight suspects who are this morning expected to appear before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on corruption charges. In a statement, the Hawks said the suspects, aged between 30 and 50, were arrested on Friday for allegedly colluding with private ambulance services and tow truck companies. “The eight were arrested on
A video of a truck swept off a flooded bridge is making rounds on social media. The video was sent to SA Trucker by a loyal fan. It could not be immediately ascertained if the incident was related to the Centurion floods. Truckers are advised not to attempt crossing flooded bridges.
Two people have been certified dead and a dozen others taken to hospital after an articulated truck collided with a Putco bus on the notorious Moloto Road on Monday morning. A stretch of the road around Moloto village was complete closed, with traffic redirected through the village from around 6am following the crash. The truck
At 15H49 Saturday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a serious collision on the N3 Noth bound between the Mooi River Toll Plaza and Hidcote in the KZN Midlands. Reports from the scene indicate that a light motor vehicle and a light delivery vehicle were involved in a collision. Medics assessed the scene and
Two local drivers and their managers will be heading off to Japan in April 2020 to compete in UD Trucks’ global Extra Mile Challenge driver competition finals against competitors from around the world, reports Fleetwatch. This follows the staging of the local Southern African leg of the Extra Mile Challenge where 19 fleet drivers competed
The N4 in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, and R61 in Mbizana, Eastern Cape, have been declared the country’s most dangerous roads. This is according to an analysis conducted by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) in the past five years. RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane told TimesLIVE they had drawn up a list of 100 roads across the
Eight thousand, six hundred rand. That was the minimum going rate for those wanting to bypass having to demonstrate their proficiency behind the wheel and simply buy a driver’s licence at two testing stations in Limpopo. Until the Hawks started knocking on doors at the Malamulele and Mutale testing stations in the province on Thursday.
A truck driver sadly lost his life after his truck was involved in an accident and caught fire in Zambia yesterday afternoon. Prophet Abraham Angel, founder of Angelic Ministries international witnessed the crash and tried to help save the truck driver who got stuck in the wreck but unfortunately the fire was too much. Angel
OPINION – What is going on in the Port of Durban, with congestion at the container terminal, managed and operated by Transnet Port Terminals? Ships are delayed outside and others forced to bypass the port, while in the terminal itself, go-slows by discontented staff continue with under-performances in sub-Saharan Africa’s most important port. What is
