Thesis (MTech. degree in Architectural Technology (Management)) / Revision of the Road Transportation Act 74 of 1977, with the de-regulation of the long-haul trucking industry, caused a fast growing, highly competitive industry, where the road transport industry revolves around cost of delivery and delivery times. Unreasonable customer expectations place a burden on truck drivers who are mostly uneducated and mostly ignorant of the hazardous conditions under which they work. The study therefore investigates the causes and development of hazard patterns (with frequencies of accidents), the circumstances and conditions of long-haul trucking that make the establishment of trucking centres necessary, as well as the requirements of truck drives, employers and owner-drivers to see if the proposed trucking centres will be rejected or accepted by them. The proposed centres would provide safe rest periods, healthy food, continuous health and traffic education and would allow for social interaction between visitors at these centres. These conditions would contribute to the reduction of number of road accidents and stem the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001467 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Sonnenberg, Gustav. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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