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R2MS to rescue you from AARTO

R2MS to rescue you from AARTO

With the now imminent implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act, companies big and small will face bigger challenges than ever before in keeping their fleets and drivers in check. GAVIN MYERS spoke to R2X, the first solution provider to offer a comprehensive AARTO management system.

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The in’s and out’s of AARTO

The in’s and out’s of AARTO

Over the past few years, the media has had a field day whenever the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, or AARTO, appears in the spotlight. But now we are told (again) that AARTO is to be launched in its totality next month. GAVIN MYERS profiles the basics of this new approach to traffic law enforcement and what it means for the transport and logistics industry.

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Crossing troubled water

Crossing troubled water

South Africa is no stranger to the havoc heavy rain can cause. Every year there is a continual “flood” of incidents –  mostly infrastructure damage, during the rainy season – but this also extends to the disruption of cross-border trade. GAVIN MYERS investigates …

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Self insurance or external insurance – which route to go?

ROB HANDFIELD-JONES ran some numbers out of curiosity a while back and was quite interested in the results – the cost-effectiveness of self-insuring your fleet is a vexing one

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A new era dawns for road transport regulation

A new era dawns for road transport regulation

In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON delves deeper into the Performance Based Standards system that recently migrated to SA from Australia, ponders on the emergence of Asian trucks as a world force, describes Hino’s latest Australian flagship, and reports on Voith’s Magnetarder

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