Nordengen, Paul AOberholzer, F2008-01-242008-01-242004-07Nordengen, P.A. and Oberholzer, F. 2004. A self regulation initiative to address the heavy vehicle overloading problem in South Africa. Getting Recognition for the Importance of Transport: Proceedings of the South African Transport Conference, SATC 2004, CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 12-15 July, 2004, pp. 1-8http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1969Heavy vehicle overloading continues to be a major problem in South Africa notwithstanding efforts at more effective overload control by the authorities. This paper describes a pilot project, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry and Forestry South Africa, in which the aim of the initiative was to promote professionalism in heavy vehicle transport as well as transport efficiency within the legal framework through effective management and training. Although the main focus of the project was the management of vehicle loading, certain aspects of vehicle safety, vehicle maintenance and driver wellness and training are also being addressed.enOverloading controlNHVASNational Heavy Vehicle Accreditation SchemeHeavy vehicle management systemVehicle safetyVehicle maintenanceConference PresentationNordengen, P. A., & Oberholzer, F. (2004). Self regulation initiative to address the heavy vehicle overloading problem in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1969Nordengen, Paul A, and F Oberholzer. "Self regulation initiative to address the heavy vehicle overloading problem in South Africa." (2004): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1969Nordengen PA, Oberholzer F, Self regulation initiative to address the heavy vehicle overloading problem in South Africa; 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1969 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nordengen, Paul A AU - Oberholzer, F AB - Heavy vehicle overloading continues to be a major problem in South Africa notwithstanding efforts at more effective overload control by the authorities. This paper describes a pilot project, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry and Forestry South Africa, in which the aim of the initiative was to promote professionalism in heavy vehicle transport as well as transport efficiency within the legal framework through effective management and training. Although the main focus of the project was the management of vehicle loading, certain aspects of vehicle safety, vehicle maintenance and driver wellness and training are also being addressed. DA - 2004-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Overloading control KW - NHVAS KW - National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme KW - Heavy vehicle management system KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicle maintenance LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2004 T1 - Self regulation initiative to address the heavy vehicle overloading problem in South Africa TI - Self regulation initiative to address the heavy vehicle overloading problem in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1969 ER -