When we go to the shop and select items off the shelf, often little thought goes into how those products arrived there. In many instances, from distribution centres the goods are loaded onto trucks that travel considerable distances to deliver these to retailers across the country.
This is one of the significant reasons MasterDrive launched the Fleet Safety Awards, to recognise the companies, fleet managers and drivers responsible for making this happen. The CEO of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, expands on this: “There is another sector that plays an essential role in ensuring the safety of drivers and timely delivery of items to our shop shelves: the truck stops along a driver’s route.
“Organisations committed to prioritising the safety of drivers require drivers to stop for a rest period at a truck stop. Yet, in South Africa’s climate of crime, measures need to be taken by the truck stops to ensure that the drivers can rest without concern for the safety of…
