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Watch: MANIC Mpumalanga trucker weaves in and out of oncoming traffic

Trucker
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Watch: SA trucker’s illegal attempt to overtake at 100km/h ends terribly

N3 truck driver protest
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Eight truck drivers arrested for blocking the N3 Toll Route

Trucker mpumalanga
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Watch: MANIC Mpumalanga trucker weaves in and out of oncoming traffic

Trucker
Offbeat

Watch: SA trucker’s illegal attempt to overtake at 100km/h ends terribly

N3 truck driver protest
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Eight truck drivers arrested for blocking the N3 Toll Route

N3 truck driver protest
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N3 truck driver protest: Road blocked near Montrose, severe traffic backlog

By Storm Simpson26-10-2021 08:09

The N3 Toll Route near Montrose in the Free State has come to a standstill after protesting truck drivers blocked the road on Tuesday.

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Watch: Horrifying footage shows truck pushing car SIDEWAYS down the N12

By Tom Head16-09-2021 09:18

Alarming footage of an incident on the N12 has been shared far and wide across social media on Thursday, after a truck and a car became entangled.

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Western Cape MEC: Truck carrying 106 corpses was OVERLOADED

By Thabo Baloyi12-09-2021 07:10

The truck was stopped on the N2 near the Somerset Weigh bridge as part of routine control on Saturday afternoon

Truck torched KZN
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KZN protests: At least 27 people arrested so far, police say

By Thabo Baloyi10-07-2021 16:53

Police say they are on the search for more suspects they believe were behind the torching of trucks in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)

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Man’s lower legs amputated after being crushed in truck accident

By Corné van Zyl24-06-2021 09:47

Surgeons on scene had to amputate both lower limbs of the man after he was crushed in truck crash in the early hours of Thursday.

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Watch: Two trucks collide in horror crash on N3 near Van Reenen’s Pass [video]

By Cheryl Kahla17-03-2021 12:43

It’s not clear at this stage how the incident occurred or if anyone sustained injuries.

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Nearly 20 suspects arrested as police foil ‘planned’ truck hijacking in Jozi

By Andrea Chothia04-03-2021 16:36

While a total of 19 suspects were arrested, police also managed to recover ten illegal firearms and four hijacked vehicles.

Two police officers killed by truck in KZN
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Two KZN police officers killed after truck fails to stop at robots

By Andrea Chothia26-01-2021 14:37

A case of culpable homicide is being investigated by KZN SAPS after two police officers were recently struck and killed by a truck.

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Truck runs into two pedestrians, kills them instantly

By Thabo Baloyi06-01-2021 14:22

While the driver of the articulate truck escaped unharmed, two female pedestrians were not so lucky

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Beitbridge Border: ‘COVID-19 regulations to blame, not truck drivers’ say RFA and TSPA

By Cheryl Kahla25-12-2020 14:41

Aaron Motsoaledi said the Beitbridge Border crisis was caused by truck drivers, while the RFA believes it is due to new COVID-19 regulations.

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Gauteng: Trucker arrested for being *12 times* over the drink-drive limit

By Tom Head23-12-2020 11:14

Selfish. Irresponsible. Reckless. You name it… Gauteng Traffic officials have poured scorn on a local trucker who smashed the drink-drive limit.

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Watch: Truck rams into houses, driver critically injured

By Thabo Baloyi21-12-2020 23:10

At least one person is recovering from head injuries which were sustained when a delivery truck crashed into two homes in Atteridgeville, Pretoria

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Truck attacks: SAPS ‘growing increasingly desperate’ for SANDF help

By Tom Head30-11-2020 09:53

If all else fails, send in the army – that’s the mantra seemingly being adopted by SAPS, who are seeking SANDF intervention to limit truck attacks.

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Truck attacks ‘may result in food shortages’ before Christmas

By Tom Head25-11-2020 12:35

It’s believed that some supermarkets may struggle to keep their shelves stocked, should the recent wave of truck attacks continue.

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Ramaphosa condemns vandalism of trucks, wants answers

By Thabo Baloyi25-11-2020 08:15

The road freight industry is under siege as the country has seen a spike in attacks on trucks. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the violence

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Zikalala calls for calm in truck drivers’ protest

By Thabo Baloyi24-11-2020 12:50

Truck drivers have taken to the streets, to protest against the hiring of their foreign counterparts. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said they’d engage stakeholders

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Petrol bombing of 20 trucks in Gauteng appears to be a ‘well coordinated attack’

By Riyaz Patel22-11-2020 08:49

Truckers and industry experts are urging government to urgently intervene in a sector vital to the country’s economy.

Trucks petrol-bombed Gauteng
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Watch: ‘At least nine trucks’ petrol-bombed overnight in Gauteng

By Tom Head20-11-2020 08:58

A night of anarchy has shut-down two of Gauteng’s major highways, after a number of trucks were petrol-bombed on the N3 and R103.

Truck explosion Delmas
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Watch: Truck explodes in Mpumalanga leaving ‘huge’ crater in road

By Andrea Chothia13-11-2020 16:24

A truck, allegedly carrying explosive materials, blew up shortly after catching fire on Thursday night in Delmas, Mpumalanga.

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Trucks block R24 in Edenvale during suspected protest

By Thabo Baloyi05-10-2020 08:41

While the situation has improved and traffic is moving, the reasons behind the protests are still not clear and the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department has said it would continue manning the road

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Watch: ‘Texting trucker’ caught on dashcam during high-speed crash

By Tom Head15-09-2020 15:30

This heart-stopping footage shows the moment that a ‘texting trucker’ took reckless driving to a new level, slamming into another HGV.

Truck crash in Midrand
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Watch: Fatal crash covers highway in debris, disrupts Midrand traffic

By Andrea Chothia27-08-2020 10:48

According to JMPD the truck was carrying scrap metal, which was then strewn across the N1 in Midrand following the crash.

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Weather

Watch: Gale-force winds blow truck off the road in Villiersdorp

By Tom Head09-07-2020 13:38

This remarkable footage captures the moment a truck was thrown from the side of the R46 in Villiersdorp, as gale-force winds batter the Western Cape.

Truck torched KZN
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Trucks torched in Cape Town and KZN as strike continues

By Dan Meyer08-07-2020 11:37

As truck drivers continue to down tools, several vehicles were torched on national highways in the early hours of Wednesday 8 July.

truck driver strike
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Governmental Task Team briefs SAPS on truck driver protest response

By Dan Meyer07-07-2020 17:27

During a meeting of NatJOINTS and the government Task Team, SAPS were briefed on how to police the ongoing truck driver protest.

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