Road Freight Association (RFA) chairman, Nico van der Westhuizen, has reiterated the need for the private sector to work closely with government, for the betterment of the road freight industry […]
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Industry unpacks state of road transport sector
Current economic challenges, coupled with volatile fuel prices, toll costs, and stricter carbon requirements, will continue to hinder business growth. This is the sentiment of Brendan Horan, MD for MiX […]
Trucking industry’s contribution, true worth not acknowledged - RFA CEO
CEO of the Road Freight Association (RFA), Sharmini Naidoo, succinctly described the challenges faced by the road transport sector this week. Opening the association’s annual convention at the Legend Golf […]
RFA: Professionalism in the road freight industry
Technical and operations manager at the Road Freight Association (RFA), Gavin Kelly, talks about professionalism in the road freight industry during the annual RFA Convention for 2015, held at the […]
RFA comments on proposed legislation
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has provided comment to the Department of Transport on its proposed amendment to the National Road Traffic (NRTA), Act 93 of 1996 regulations. The new […]
Road Freight Association Convention 2015
Highlights from the 2015 Road Freight Convention, held at the Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg from 24 to 26 May 2015. Transport World Africa was there to witness all […]
Road Freight Association Convention 2015
The annual RFA Convention is a major highlight on the road freight industry calendar. Its main objectives are to afford members and other industry role-players an opportunity to meet informally, network, gain new knowledge and debate industry-related matters. It also provides a forum for updating the industry on the challenges we have faced, the impact of key legislation and the progress the RFA has made in key areas.
Highlights of our 2015 Draft Programme include:
- Practical implementation of the consignee/consignor legislation
- The BBBEE Sector Code for the Road Freight & Logistics Industry
- Road Safety - the Cause and Prevention of Accidents
- Greening the Trucking Industry - Lessons from the USA
- Meeting Supply Chain Expectations
- Impact of the Power Crisis in the Road Freight Industry
- An Analyst’s View on the Bond Market Downgrade & Stability & Volatility of our Labour market
Convention to clarify traffic Act amendments
Described as “vague”, “unclear” and “unenforceable”, the recently implemented Consignor/Consignee legislation has created uncertainty and confusion in the road freight industry. The recently amended National Road Traffic Regulations Act now […]
Proposed road freight legislation ill-advised
The recent announcement by the Minister of Transport to restrict goods trucks with a GVM over 9 000kg from public roads during peak hours (06:00 - 09:00 and 5:00 - […]
RFA Convention to unpack new B-BBEE codes
The revised Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes (Generic Codes) came into effect on 1 May this year and as such, has rendered the existing Transport Charter (Road Freight […]