It is indeed inscrutable why authorities in Abuja and most state capitals have not been serious about finding a lasting solution to the menace haulage trailers and trucks have constituted to road users across the country. Have the authorities been helpless, complicit or clueless? These are the pertinent questions one can ask, especially in Lagos (nation’s commercial capital) where the […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service’ intensified anti-smuggling activities has continued to yield more results as the Federal Operations Units, Zone “C” Owerri, intercepted smuggled exotic cars and a number of contraband items. The exotic cars include a white Bentley.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday warned that the gridlocks created by trucks and articulated vehicles on bridges in Lagos was dangerous and had damaging effects.
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In an attempt to curb the menace of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on the federal highway corridors, the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi, on Tuesday disclosed that the federal government is set to establish truck transit parks on major routes and roads within the country.
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The Chairman of Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Musa Mohammed has said that more than 400 trucks have left Apapa and Tincan port in Lagos in the past one year due to the poor state of access roads which are yet to receive Federal Government’s attention.
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Currently building about five units of vehicles on a single shift per day, Dangote Sinotruck West Africa Limited has revealed its first set of locally assembled truck in Lagos.
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Federal safety regulators are proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a specific maximum speed. A notice of proposed rulemaking was issued jointly on Aug. 26 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The NPRM comes after a decade-long push by trucking and safety advocates to put […]
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Borderless Alliance has called on West African nations to come up with policies that will drive investment in the renewal of the trucks plying their highways in a bid to improve trade. A statement obtained through email quoted a transport specialist with Borderless Alliance from Accra; Mr. Noel Kosonu, as urging leaders across the region to collectively come up with […]
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office on Thursday said it had impounded a truckload of petroleum over alleged diversion of products, just as it sealed 15 petrol stations over offences bordering on under-dispensing, hoarding and receiving diverted products in Delta and environs. The Assistant Director of Operations, DPR Warri Zonal Office, Mr. Ovadje Obukaroro, who confirmed this, […]
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There are three standard ways in which cargo of all categories can be transported: Condition 1: Cargo is fully contained by structures of adequate strength. Cargo cannot shift or tip Cargo is restrained against horizontal movement by vehicle structure or by other cargo. Horizontal movement includes forward, rearward, and side to side. Note: If the cargo is contained in a sided vehicle, the […]
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Understanding Securement System A securement system is a securement or retraining method that uses one or a combination of the following elements: Vehicle Structure Securing Devices Blocking and Bracing Equipment The choice among the above stated securement system must be appropriate for the cargo and this will be defined by the Cargo’s size, shape, strength, and characteristics. The Cargo to […]
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Understanding Cargo Securement: The guiding principle This principle states that Cargo being transported on the highway must remain secured on or within the transporting vehicle under all conditions that could reasonably be expected to occur in normal driving and also when a driver is responding in all emergency situations, EXCEPT when there is a crash. This is important because an […]
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