It’s a pretty wet day in the middle of nowhere and you are all by yourself struggling and battling to keep an 18-gear gigantic behemoth straddled to a rig bearing a 40ton cargo on a long patch of road that looks like a cut-through mud and gravel; wheels sounding like they were getting tired of staying on the road and […]
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Pre-Trip Inspection: Animated Version
As a Fleet Operator or truck driver, you are required to perform daily inspections of your truck. A pre-trip inspection could save the driver a whole lot of trouble down the road. In continuation of several other video presentations that we have brought across your way towards instilling a deep appreciation for this very important aspect of haulage operations, today […]
Continue reading »Coping with Driving in the Dark
For a professional truck driver, night driving may probably qualify as one of the professional hazards that come with the turf. In a developing environment like ours where our roads are practically covered in a thick blanket of darkness the moment the sun recedes into the horizon, the hazard could most likely present a clear and present danger to haulage […]
Continue reading »Heavy Truck Braking System
To complement our recent posts that focused comprehensively on the issue of brake failure in trucks with a view to curbing the increasing carnage on our roads, we bring you a video presentation on handling heavy truck braking system. Please watch, learn, take action and safe lives! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36KPQmvFCbE
Continue reading »Getting by in the midst of many trucks
Ever had to delay your journey to avoid the heavy concentration of trucks in traffic at a time of the day? Maybe yes or probably no! Today, we demystify this phobia by bringing you a video that teaches how to survive with trucks on the road. Here’s hoping we will pick one or two learning points. Happy viewing!
Continue reading »Aggressive Vs Conservative Driving
Asked to make a choice between aggressive and conservative driving technique, which would you rather go for? Save the answer for now as you take some time to go through the short video presentation that we bring to you today. You may let us have your feedback in the comments section after watching the video. Thank you.
Continue reading »How you can get your tyre to serve you BETTER!
Picture this: A fully loaded truck left your base somewhere in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos with a cargo scheduled for delivery somewhere in Maiduguri. Three days later just before lunch, you got a call from your Fleet Manager that the Driver lost two tractor tyres in transit…..and wait for this; the tyres were bought new just a day before […]
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