Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has strengthened its partnership with national and provincial government to invest in road safety initiatives during Transport Month, as well as its commitment towards carbon emission reduction.
In a statement sent out yesterday, it was announced that CCBSA was in the middle of a five-year pilot called Smart Truck Project – initiated in 2019 – to run a 44-pallet Performance-Based Standard (PBS) trailer between Bloemfontein and Upington.
The PBS trailer is 27.9 metres long and can transport 44 pallets, compared to the conventional 30-pallet trailer.
The project aims to redesign PBS trailers to minimise damage, improve safety, and reduce congestion on the roads. This approach uses performance-based standards, which specify the performance required of a heavy vehicle on particular routes, bearing in mind both safety and the nature of the road infrastructure itself.
CCBSA and the Department of Transport (DoT), through the Arrive Alive campaign, have further launched a state-of-the-art simulator truck that aims to improve the competency levels of truck and bus drivers, as well as other public transport drivers.
These are just a few of the transport and logistics innovations that CCBSA and the DoT are developing to improve safety and productivity within South Africa’s logistics industry.
