The Road Transport Management System RTMS and Performance Based Standards PBS programmes are gaining traction as industry and transport stakeholders look to reduce costs and improve heavy vehicle safety.
Road safety is a huge challenge in South Africa. We know the high rate of fatalities. We also have huge challenges regarding logistics costs. If we want to be competitive, we need to maintain our road network to enable efficient transport, Paul Nordengen, chair of the RTMS and Smart Truck National Steering Committees, said at an event of the Transport Forum hosted by Standard Bank in Durban.
RTMS was initially introduced to reduce heavy vehicle overloading and improve compliance within commercial fleets. The programme has since expanded. As of January this year, 410 depots or fleets were RTMS certified, covering around 22 000 vehicles and 31 000 trailers.
