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HOW TO IMPROVE DRIVER RISK MANAGEMENT
If one may ask, how well do you know who is behind the wheel of your not-so-cheap mobile asset? The reality is that for many enterprises with employees who drive as part of their job, the answer will most likely be: “I think so,” or maybe, “no.” Driver risk management has recently become a top issue for many organizations since […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER AND MOTOR BOY ON THE RUN, SOLD OFF N20MILLION WORTH OF CARGO, SET TRUCK ABLAZE (PICTURES)
The hunt is on for a Truck Driver, Oghoeruke Morrison Oghenero, and his motor-boy, Okechukwu Chimieze, all staff of On Target Logistics, who allegedly conspired to set their employer’s truck on fire after diverting and selling off N20million worth of cargo.
Continue reading »CURBING LAWLESSNESS OF TRAILER DRIVERS
The Federal Road Safety Commission’s declaration of intent to impound trailers parked indiscriminately on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a fresh attempt to tackle an old problem that had defied all manner of solutions in the past. Yet, it is a problem that has to be confronted head-on if road users are to be delivered from the nightmare that travelling on […]
Continue reading »HOODLUMS KILL 70-YEAR-OLD TRUCK DRIVER OVER N5,000.00 ‘Owo omo taku’
Some suspected hoodlums have killed a 70-year-old truck driver, Jerry Akinsola, in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the father of four was attacked on Tuesday around 8pm at Fashola bus stop after his truck broke down. They were said to have demanded the payment of N5,000 for ‘owo omo taku’ (breakdown fee) from the […]
Continue reading »FRSC CAPTURES 1,087 OPERATORS IN DRIVING STANDARDISATION PROGRAMME
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has captured about 1,087 driving schools in its standardisation programme with 611 meeting minimum requirements for operation. Corps Marshal of FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi disclosed at an interactive session with representatives of the driving school associations in Abuja, that 1,623 driving school instructors have been registered on the Corps’ portal with 129,198 trainee drivers, while […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHES OWN CONDUCTOR TO DEATH
A truck driver, Suraju Adeyemi, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his conductor, identified only as Jelili, in the Alakuko area of the state. It was learnt that the deceased had hung onto the body of the truck without the knowledge of the driver.
Continue reading »LAFARGE AFRICA ESTABLISHES ACADEMY FOR TRUCK DRIVERS, TRANSPORT FIRMS
Lafarge Africa Plc has inaugurated a logistics academy to train drivers, transport company owners, employees and other stakeholder groups involved in the logistics process of its business. The Group Managing Director, Lafarge Africa, Mr. Michel Puchercos, said the academy was conceptualised to move the operations of the company and its key stakeholders to a proficient level, towards impacting the business […]
Continue reading »TANKER DRIVERS UNION PROTEST OVER LOADING SUSPENSION IN KADUNA REFINERY
The members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (PTD) are presently protesting the suspension of loading petroleum products at the Kaduna refinery by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).
Continue reading »HOW TRUCK DRIVER DIVERTED, SOLD 33,000 LITRES OF DIESEL AND SET TRUCK ABLAZE
The Diversion For 24-year-old Osas Uwagie, an indigene of Edo State and a tanker driver, nothing better explains why he diverted a tanker loaded with 33 thousand litres of diesel than bad company. Osas who was said to have been recruited by a Lagos-based oil and gas firm (name withheld) was en-route Abuja to supply the said products. He, however, diverted […]
Continue reading »PRODUCE HAULAGE: TAKING FOOD TO END USERS, MAKING MONEY
PRODUCE HAULAGE Farm produce would not get to end users if those in the chain of distribution fail to carry out their duties. Identifying this important role, some investors have ventured into inter and intra-state produce distribution on a small scale to make money and also to move the various food items from one geographical location to the other. HOW […]
Continue reading »USING YOUR FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TELEMATICS) TO ASSESS DRIVER BEHAVIOUR AND IMPROVE RESULTS
Beyond knowing exactly where your vehicle is at any point in time and being able to immobilize a vehicle when situation so demand, fleet management system or telematics produces some results that could fundamentally aid the effectiveness of driver behaviour’s assessment and performance improvement. Behaviours such as excessive idling, aggressive acceleration, harsh braking, sudden deceleration, over speeding and fast cornering […]
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