FTW pick: RFA spells out the crippling cost implications of truck ban

The roadfreight industry has once again called into question what they believe is flawed logic in the proposed ban on trucks at peak hours.

High profile accidents such as the Fields Hill incident, in which more than 20 people died, and the accident involving a truck which saw Minister Collins Chabane killed, did not happen during rush hour.

Trucks crawl along in traffic during these times much like every other vehicle on the road.

High profile incidents like Fields Hill are being touted as the reasons why South Africa needs the ban but in fact it is hardly likely it will achieve any results other than impacting heavily on the economy.

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