Constant study keeps drivers on top of hazardous goods demands

KEVIN MAYHEW
IN LINE with international trends, drivers used for hazardous chemicals in southern Africa now have to maintain more than just their two year permit.
According to the managing director of Johannesburg-based Reddy Cargo Services, Arnold Reddy, clients insist that drivers are knowledgeable about their cargoes and what to do in the event of an incident - an element which also impacts on insurance.
“There is constant study to keep abreast of best practice overseas, so drivers need to update about the nature of the hazardous cargo that they are being entrusted with. The clients insist on it and provide the training, so a higher education level is required for driving both our hazardous chemical and heavy duty loads,” he explains.
Reddy Cargo Services is contracted to haul hazardous chemicals within the Republic of South Africa as well as cross-border. Apart from the transport of hazardous chemicals, it serves the clearing and forwarding industry in the transport of import and export containers nationwide. The company is also equipped to handle abnormal loads as well as project cargo. It has warehousing facilities at City Deep in Johannesburg and in Bayhead, Durban.