Road safety of drivers, goods in transit, the vehicles themselves and general wellness and safety of the commercial transport industry has become the “go-to conversation” in the last few years. We all know the many factors as to why this is. With this in mind, we have put the effort into refining a few of the specific data sets that pertain to this particular subject matter. … [Read more...]

Thank you to all who attended our online information session; Review & Consideration of the Research: Truck & bus crashes in RSA (RTMC March 2023), Driver fatigue (FleetWatch 2017) & Overview of Accident Specialist crash data. We discussed the various aspects, insights, and the many issues there around. A big thank you to Dr Andre van Jaarsveld, and to our key … [Read more...]

What an interesting conversation, to sit down with a client relation risk manager and to discuss the issues of just what is and are risk factors, particularly cutting through the traditional ultra-cautious, respectful and tippy-toe approach.By the very nature of what we do, and have been doing at the front line for over thirty years, RISK, is exactly what we are always … [Read more...]

Invitation to attend the next, FREE TO REGISTER & ATTEND, online information session presented by Accident Specialist on Tuesday, 28th November 2023 (14h00 to 15h00):Review & Consideration of the Research:1. Fatal truck & bus crashes in RSA (RTMC March 2023)2. Driver fatigue unwrapped (FleetWatch 2017)3. Overview of Accident Specialist crash dataFollowing on from … [Read more...]

We see many wonderful, strange and though provoking sights on our many journeys around the country. Just one of these is the very clear & costly remains of “black gold”, what we often refer to as crocodiles.There can be no question that even where we consider a conservative average commercial tyre cost at around R 8 000.00 per tyre, and the typical commercial configuration … [Read more...]

Invitation to attend the next, FREE TO REGISTER & ATTEND, online information session presented by Accident Specialist on Thursday, 07th September 2023 (14h00 to 15h00):Vehicle Telemetry - Actual Case StudiesFollowing on from the previous series of information sessions, in the upcoming session will be presenting on all aspects of Telemetry however, we will focus on the key … [Read more...]

On 27th January 2023 at the Toyota Test Track in Eston, Durban we undertook real-life testing of a sudden deflation on a commercial vehicle (https://www.accidentspecialist.co.za/site/sudden-deflation-of-a-steer-wheel-tyre-on-a-commercial-vehicle-test-day/) and has been published in the Fleetwatch Online Trucking Magazine.You can view the publication by using the following link: … [Read more...]

Thank you to all who attended our fourth online case study and information session; Tyres & Their Contribution presented by Mr Craig Proctor-Parker (Accident Specialist) and industry expert from Bridgestone South Africa, Mr Dries Venter. We discussed aspects and insights, as to the laws and specifications of tyres and the many issues there around. A big thank you to Mr … [Read more...]

On Wednesday, 19th July 2023, I was asked to join Radio Islam International's show, Daily Round-Up with Host, Yusuf Moosagie to discuss would AARTO be effective in reducing road accidents and fatalities on South African Roads. You can listen to the full podcast here: … [Read more...]

Invitation to attend the next, FREE TO REGISTER & ATTEND, online information session presented by Accident Specialist on Thursday, 27th July 2023 (14h00 to 15h00):Tyres & Their Contribution - Crash Case StudyFollowing on from the previous series of information sessions, in our next session, we will be discussing Tyres & Their Contribution - Crash Case Study. We will … [Read more...]