INDUSTRY NEWS: Aiming to give drivers a clean bill of health
13 October 2016 - 13:48
Being a truck driver can be hazardous, not least of all when it comes to their wellbeing
How many heavy-duty truck and bus drivers — Code C1 to Code EC — are there in SA? The latest stats, according to eNaTIS, indicate there are 4.9-million licensed heavy-duty drivers. The heavy-duty vehicle population is only 418,000 and that’s why there is an oversupply of licensed truck drivers. A conservative estimate is that there are about 500,000 active heavy-duty drivers in the country. Extra-heavy-duty drivers are included in that number. A safe assumption is that there are about 100,000 Code EC (old Code 14) extra-heavy-duty drivers moving freight over long distances every day in SA.
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