Capital Equipment News March 2023

ROAD SAFETY

Chane Ontong, Elka Du Piesanie and Olivia Kumalo

Calling 10 000 drivers to make South Africa’s roads safe

I dentifying and rewarding the best truck and bus drivers in South Africa is no simple feat, but since 2015 Hollard Highway Heroes have played an instrumental role in identifying the best drivers in the country. Hollard Highway Heroes has grown significantly since 2015 when just 220 drivers entered – in 2022, 2 400 entrants competed in the competition. The 2023 iteration of Hollard Highway Heroes promises to be the biggest iteration of the competition yet. After tracking and rewarding truck-driving excellence for the past eight years, this year, the competition hopes to attract 5 000 truck and 5000 bus drivers from across South Africa, as well as its very first cohort of bus drivers. For the second time, the competition welcomes all truck and bus fleets, and not only those insured by Hollard. Hollard’s aim is to highlight and acknowledge those drivers who go beyond the call of duty to deliver their cargo and

Hollard Highway Heroes 2023 is geared to be a life-changing competition run by Hollard Trucking. Not only are truck and bus drivers invited to make roads safer, but they can also impactfully ensure road carnage is reduced. But it’s not just the responsibility of drivers, in fact, the competition gives a platform for heavy-vehicle fleet managers and drivers to show how their sector is operated, and why awareness from all road users is important to ensure the economy is kept alive, and lives are saved.

“We’re deeply invested in entrenching safe driving practices and creating shared value by making South Africa’s roads safer for all road users – whether you’re a fleet owner, broker, driver, community member, or one of our sponsor partners in this initiative. Our message is: we are where you are.”

Paul Dangerfield, Hollard Trucking National Operations Manager

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS MARCH 2023