Nordengen, Paul ANaidoo, OJ2014-07-182014-07-182014-04Nordengen, P.A. and Naidoo, O.J. 2014. Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System, a self-regulation initiative in heavy vehicle transport in South Africa. In: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014, Paris, France, 14-17 April 2014http://www.traconference.eu/papers/pdfs/TRA2014_Fpaper_19715.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/7514Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014, Paris, France, 14-17 April 2014This paper describes the recent developments of an initiative to introduce meaningful self-regulation in the South African heavy vehicle transport sector using the Road Transport Management System (RTMS) standards. The RTMS standards require that companies responsibly manage their activities to ensure minimal risk to other road users, the road infrastructure and their own drivers, whilst promoting road safety and driver wellness. The successes achieved by RTMS implementation is to a large extent due to the fact that is driven by private sector with active support from industry bodies and government agencies.. The case studies show that significant benefits have accrued to road authorities and the transport industry since the implementation of the project. The increasing momentum of RTMS implementation confirms the value of RTMS as a mechanism to effectively and sustainably improve the safety, compliance and efficiency of road transport in South Africa.enSelf-regulationHeavy vehicle overloadingRoad safetyInfrastructure protectionRoad Transport Management SystemRTMSConference PresentationNordengen, P. A., & Naidoo, O. (2014). Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System, a self-regulation initiative in heavy vehicle transport in South Africa. Transport Research Arena 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7514Nordengen, Paul A, and OJ Naidoo. "Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System, a self-regulation initiative in heavy vehicle transport in South Africa." (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7514Nordengen PA, Naidoo O, Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System, a self-regulation initiative in heavy vehicle transport in South Africa; Transport Research Arena 2014; 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7514 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nordengen, Paul A AU - Naidoo, OJ AB - This paper describes the recent developments of an initiative to introduce meaningful self-regulation in the South African heavy vehicle transport sector using the Road Transport Management System (RTMS) standards. The RTMS standards require that companies responsibly manage their activities to ensure minimal risk to other road users, the road infrastructure and their own drivers, whilst promoting road safety and driver wellness. The successes achieved by RTMS implementation is to a large extent due to the fact that is driven by private sector with active support from industry bodies and government agencies.. The case studies show that significant benefits have accrued to road authorities and the transport industry since the implementation of the project. The increasing momentum of RTMS implementation confirms the value of RTMS as a mechanism to effectively and sustainably improve the safety, compliance and efficiency of road transport in South Africa. DA - 2014-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Self-regulation KW - Heavy vehicle overloading KW - Road safety KW - Infrastructure protection KW - Road Transport Management System KW - RTMS LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 T1 - Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System, a self-regulation initiative in heavy vehicle transport in South Africa TI - Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System, a self-regulation initiative in heavy vehicle transport in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7514 ER -