Category:Vic’s View
Cutting out the jack-knife
The jack-knifing of heavy articulated vehicles on the highways surrounding Johannesburg and Pretoria is becoming a regular occurrence, causing massive traffic delays and frustrated...
Proudly South African
South Africa needs more jobs and the motor industry has the opportunity to be a key role player by expanding its local content.
Do accidents just happen?
Recent truck accidents – that one might imagine came straight out of a movie – are not acceptable in a professional industry, says VIC...
Selecting and employing a new truck or bus driver
Employing and training the right person to drive your vehicles saves time, money and perhaps even your company’s reputation. Here are some points to...
What to look for when choosing a new truck
Is fuel consumption or after-sales service the number one factor that buyers of new trucks and buses take into account when choosing a new...
Looking ahead to 2013
Violent strikes that caught international attention, the increasing use of Transnet’s oil pipeline and the constant threat of rail were among the curveballs thrown...
When the going gets tough …
How is the road freight industry going to afford the latest driver wage increases? VIC OLIVER looks at ways drivers and transport managers can...
At last! safer roads in sight
Some of the changes proposed in the 20th Draft Amendment to the National Road Traffic Act Regulations give us reason to feel optimistic, writes...
Yellow-lane driving
Pleased about the courteous behaviour shown by many long-distance truck drivers, VIC OLIVER is nonetheless worried about their seeming ignorance of the law when...
The industry is selling itself short
A worrying trend is surfacing in the local truck and bus industry – and if manufacturers don’t do more to encourage emerging job seekers...