The Road Freight Association (RFA) will host a free virtual session tomorrow morning as the Tripartite Transport and Transit Facilitation Programme (TTTFP) prepares to launch the Corridor Trip Monitoring System (CTMS).
It is understood that the CTMS will be done in conjunction with the Tripartite Transport Registers Information Platform System (Trips) and that it will address Covid-19 remedial measures in the tripartite region – the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the Southern African Development Community, and the East African Community.
“It is envisaged that Trips will complement the CTMS functionality to enable cross-border road transport operators, drivers, regulators and law enforcement agents to record and monitor driver wellness and track driver movements against pre-approved route plans,” says the RFA.
“TTTFP identified the need for CTMS to facilitate the continuation of cross-border trade of essential goods during the ongoing crisis occasioned by the novel coronavirus.
“The CTMS facilitates a regulatory framework that ensures that cross-border transport and transit is performed by healthy drivers who are constantly monitored and tracked to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and aimed at reducing extended travel and transit times during the pandemic.”
Parties interested in participating in tomorrow’s virtual session from 9-10am are advised to contact the RFA at 011 974 4399, or email enquiries@rfa.co.za.
