Trucks
latest news & developmentsEleven trucks torched on second anniversary of July 2021 riots
Arsonists set trucks alight on the N3 and N4 highways in attacks that have been described as economic sabotage
Protestors set trucks alight on Durban highway
Last month, protestors angry over constant electricity blackouts torched a car
Life and death at the Beitbridge border post
The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the…
Xenophobia weaponised in ‘truck wars’
KZN’s premier has tried to intervene by offering South Africans preferential access to jobs, but foreign drivers say locals don’t want the work
Violence exacts huge toll on lives and a R1bn loss in the freight sector
The Road Freight Association puts the cost of the ongoing attacks on trucks at about R1.2-billion with 1 200 vehicles and cargo destroyed
Truckers UNiTE against human trafficking
Truck drivers are the eyes of the campaign, which combats horrific crime
Truck company in racial wage war
A Western Cape trucking outfit is allegedly rigging salaries against some race groups
AA calls for daytime lights for taxis, trucks
The Automobile Association on Monday called on the government to implement the compulsory use of daytime lights for minibus taxis and heavy vehicles.