RFA Truck Talk
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RFA Truck Talk
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Grace period for heavy motor vehicle licences
Grace period for heavy motor vehicle licences January 20, 2025 Kevin van der Merwe, executive manager: certification and operations at the Road Freight Association...
Potential parking prosecutions unpacked
Potential parking prosecutions unpacked January 21, 2025 Certain law enforcement officers take satisfaction from issuing fines for various “parking” transgressions that occur while collecting...
Considering the C-BRT act
Considering the Cross-Border Road Transport Act January 20, 2025 Since mid-2023, the Road Freight Association (RFA) has seen an increase in enquiries relating to...
Unpacked: How to calculate payload on a flat deck link
Unpacked: How to calculate payload on a flat deck link September 24, 2024 A FOCUS reader recently posed an interesting question: “What is the...
Transporting people in a goods compartment
Transporting people in a goods compartment May 29, 2024 It’s something we see daily in South Africa: people on the back of bakkies and...
New licence numbering system introduced in KZN
New licence numbering system introduced in KZN March 5, 2024 On 29 November 2023, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Gazette number R4119 was published. The gazette introduced...
Bearing the load: safety for goods vehicles
Bearing the load: safety for goods vehicles January 23, 2024 Loads and persons must be carried on goods vehicles with due regard paid to...
Unpacked: motor vehicle chevrons
Unpacked: motor vehicle rear end chevrons November 30, 2023 Regulation 191 of the National Road Traffic Act, Act 93 of 1996, stipulates that warning...
Unpacking the diesel debacle
Unpacking the diesel debacle September 12, 2023 What does the unforgiving upward march in the price of diesel mean for South African road freight...
Permissible maximum masses unpacked
Permissible maximum masses unpacked August 10, 2023 Do you need to determine the payload of a goods vehicle or combination of vehicles? You must...
RFA condemns truck attacks
RFA condemns truck attacks July 10, 2023 The Road Freight Association (RFA) cannot believe that the scenes that unfolded on the N3 highway in...
How does the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud affect transport operators?
How does the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud affect transport operators? June 19, 2023 The Consumer Goods and Services Industry Code and accreditation of...
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