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 […]
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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 […]
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
Road safety initiative – safety for all
Road safety is a critical issue for the road freight industry and the Road Freight Association (RFA) is embarking on an initiative called ‘Safety for All.’ The RFA is committed […]
Impact and VAT of e-tolls
Transport operators are experiencing an increase in the costs of moving goods through Gauteng as a result of the implementation of e-tolls. Simon Foulds speaks to industry experts to find […]
Comment: New Cross-Border Tariffs
The Road freight Association says following on from the success of the Industry in opposing the CBRTA in their implementation of the tariffs published in December 2010, the CBRTA has […]
Urgent comment required from transport industry
The Road Freight Association (RFA) is appealing to members to submit their comments regarding the new Cross-Border Tariffs published by CBRTA. This follows on the success of the Industry in […]
Smarter trucking across SA
The Road Freight Associations’ annual convention, attended by Simon Foulds, is a great place for the industry to discuss relevant issues and also provides operators and manufacturers the opportunity to […]
Smarter Trucking with the RFA convention
The Road Freight Association’s 2013 Convention entitled Smarter Trucking, once again afforded transport operators and other key players in the industry the opportunity to share and discuss views. At the […]
Smarter Trucking
The Road Freight Association’s 2013 Convention, themed “SMARTer Trucking”, will be hosted at the Hans Merensky Hotel and Spa, Phalaborwa, Limpopo from 19 to 21 May. This year’sconference line-up includes: […]