July 2016 Newsletter
Dear IFRTT subscriber I’m sure that the highlight in terms of heavy vehicles in South Africa during July was the two “Smart Truck” courses that were held in Pretoria and Cape Town earlier in the month. Les Bruzsa, Chief Engineer at the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) in Australia, and one of the PBS doyens in that country (and an IFRTT Board Member), was invited as a keynote speaker at the annual Southern Africa Transport Conference in Pretoria that was held from 4 – 7 July (www.satc.org.za). Initially it was decided to hold a half-day PBS seminar while he was in South Africa to facilitate the sharing of Les’ extensive knowledge and practical experience of PBS in Australia with a range of stakeholders in South Africa. After some interaction with Les, the proposed seminar was expanded to a 2-day PBS course with inputs from Les as well as local experts... Read More