The capacity of any fleet to effectively do the tasks intended is the responsibility of everyone working in that organisation. Everyone from the top down has to be involved otherwise standard operating procedures are never followed. Consider it as a wedge if you like. At the sharp end of the wedge there’s the vehicle.
Wheel Printing
Wheel printing: The ability to look ahead, plan for wheel placement and match wheel speed and ground speed.
RSA.ie – Duty of Care to Drivers
RSA.ie – What the laws say. While drivers are responsible for how they drive, you as an employer have duties in helping to make driving for work safer. Three sets of laws influence driving for work in Ireland: Road Traffic Laws: the Road Traffic Act 1961 and its later amendments influence driving on public roads in […]
4×4 Training Facility Upgrade
We recently went through some major maintenance to our High Range training track and skills area. The place was mayhem for a week as we had 1800 tons of murram delivered and the whole lot graded and rolled.
DRIVER TRAINING – the last 10 years.
10 years ago we started providing driver training. At the time we were running a repair shop in Kampala. We noticed that some of our customers’ vehicles were getting damaged, some severely so, and had an increase in wear and tear due to improper driving/misunderstanding of 4wd vehicles.
Be Prepared For Driving in Uganda
Driving in Uganda used to be described as a “series of near misses”. Unfortunately, this trend has now altered and we are seeing more and more MVCs happening. Why is this? Once this question has been answered then therein lies a solution.
How To Prevent A 4wd Rollover On Unsealed Roads
Having rolled a vehicle back in my early days working upcountry in Uganda, I learnt the hard way about the dangers of unsealed roads. Since then, I’ve treated this very dangerous road surface with the utmost respect.