Importance of Truck Safety

Compliance- strides made by

RTMS
TruckX – 2017

Adrian van Tonder

Chairman RTMS National Steering Committee
 Agenda
• RTMS Definition
• Progress Overview – The view of RTMS Certified Companies
• Growth of RTMS in SA
The Road Transport Management System

• RTMS is an industry–led, government-supported,

voluntary, self-regulation scheme that encourages
consignees, consignors and road transport operators
to implement a management systems standard with
outcomes that contribute to preserving road
infrastructure, improving road safety and increasing
productivity.

• Key focus areas are:

- load optimisation
- driver wellness
- vehicle maintenance
- productivity
Practical requirements of RTMS
RTMS STANDARD SANS 1395-1– MAJOR CRITERIA
LOADING SAFETY & DRIVER TRAINING &
CONTROL COMPLIANCE WELLNESS DEVELOPMENT
 Payload  Daily Roadworthy  Medical Fitness  Annual Training
Optimisation verification verification Plan
with  Preventive  Management of  Focus on
minimisation of Maintenance Chronic defensive driving,
overloading Process Conditions legal loading,
 Compliance with  Tyre Management  Driver Resting fatigue
dimensional  Prevent habitual Period monitoring management,
limits speed  Driving Hours with emphasis on
 Safe Loading to exceedances Monitoring the promotion of
prevent incidents  Prevent excessive  Risk Awareness safe driving
 Compliance with driving hours behaviour
legal loading  React to  Mentoring,
limits and/or Accidents/Incident monitoring,
applicable permit  Monitor Traffic counselling,
Offences awareness and
 Route Risk education
Analysis  Training Records
 Active Promotion
of Road Safety

EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES DEFINED PROCESSES/PROCEDURES,

WITH HISTORICAL RECORD OF CONSISTENT COMPLIANCE

ROADS

SAFE LOADS/PASSENGERS
S VEHICLES

DRIVERS
 Brake & Tyre Watch Results
Location Inspected Discontinued %
City Deep 24 21 88%
Middelburg 35 24 69%
Centurion 41 17 42% 34
Midway KZN 26 10 38%
B&TW
Kroonstad 8 7 92%
Brackenfell, W. Cape 25 25 100%
events
Pietermaritzburg 12 11 92% from
Port Elizabeth 15 6 40% Feb.
Rustenburg 7 5 72% 2006
Polokwane 11 10 91% to date
Midway KZN 24 20 83%
Bloemfontein 24 20 83%
Nelspruit/Komati 13 12 92%
TOTAL (34 events) 692 474 68%
 Road Freight Challenges
The Reality: A Culture of Non-compliance
• Inputs
o Overloading
o Poor vehicle fitness (servicing & maintenance)
o Poor driver fitness (fatigue, health, training)
o Reckless driver behaviour
o Border post delays
o Bribery & corruption – impact on compliant and non-compliant
operators
o Inadequate periodic maintenance (roads)
• Outputs
o Poor road safety
o High cost of road transport/logistics
o Deterioration of infrastructure
o High levels of emissions
 POST RTMS REVIEW
• Reduced downtime and increased fleet availability due to improved maintenance
practices and scheduling.
• Reduced road accidents and insurance claim costs.
• Fleet expansion.
• Good operational framework to self regulate compliance to standards,
requirements and legislation.
• Improved image as responsible service provider.

Road Accident Statistics

16

14

12

10

0
2014 2015 2016

Jabula 3rd Party Other

Linear (Jabula) Linear (3rd Party ) Poly. (Other)
RTMS accreditation has become a requirement for all 3rd party transport
contractors as well as SA operated sites within SAB Ltd.

Accountability for Awareness and Awareness and

activities management of vehicle management of violations
maintenance

Driver health and wellness Management capability & insight Improved productivity
to business operations
RTMS allows SAB to standardise operations across all contractors and brings a level of
confidence that road safety is being managed proactively
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When comparing the safety performance RTMS fleets to non-RTMS fleets, a
substantial decrease in vehicle overloading incidents, over speeding incidents
and accidents as well as an increase in fleet maintenance compliance and
driver health & fatigue management can be seen

Pre-RTMS Post-RTMS
Average Overloading 23% 2.5%
Vehicle Maintenance Compliance 62% 96%
Compliance with Speed limits 63% 97%
Fatigue Management 54% 95%
Medical Fitness 23% 93%
Driver Training 24% 92%

*RTMS information supplied by RTMS National Committee

The significant safety benefits arise from the improved design of the PBS combination in
conjunction with self regulation systems required to operate PBS fleets (RTMS)
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INSURANCE CLAIMS
2 YEARS PRIOR to RTMS. R2 500 017.51
2 YEARS AFTER RTMS. R 574 816.41

RTMS

R 1,9 MILLION LESS ON INSUARNCE CLAIMS!!

INCREASED DRIVER MORALS:
 Higher performance bonuses paid (lower diesel consumption).
 Constant management communication about RTMS processes.
 Less serious disciplinary actions required.
 Driver training program – led to better driving skills and improved job
satisfaction.
 Measurable recognition program implemented.
BETTER MANAGEMENT OF DRIVER FATIQUE & OVER SPEEDING:
 Average continuous driving hours down from 6 to 3 hours.
 Average speed down from 82 km/h to 75 km/h.
 33 % Reduction of traffic fines
 Diesel consumption 46.62 L/100km to 41.6 L/100km.
INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROCESSES:
 Interaction with ZZ2 Clinic for driver’s health management.
 New relationship with Pack houses ensure loading equipment is calibrated
 Better communication with the Marketing department
 Producing bigger payloads / minimize overloading
As a company making use of 3rd party haulers we have limited
control over what happens outside the mine with our product.

• RTMS is a verifiable management system.

• As the system is self-regulatory accredited haulers shows a

willingness to maintain and improve their operations, management
and safety.

• The contractor equipment is adequately maintained.

• Operators work under a proper fatigue management plan.

• Operators are properly trained and behaviour is monitored.

 Benefits: Efficiency Improvements

Average Fuel Consumption

18
16 Fuel Consumption Improved
14
from 17l/100km to 13l/100km
12
L/100km

10
Carbon footprint improved by
8 24%
6
4
2 Cost savings on fuel =R5.7 Million
0
2008 2016
Year Cost savings on repairs and
Average Fuel Consumption maintenance =R4.2 Million
(2016FY)

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 Benefits: Reduction in Traffic Violations and Accidents

Total Traffic Violations: Electricity

Global Statistics
45 42
40
35 33
30 27 28 27
25 26
25
20
20
15 13 12 12 12
10
5
0

Traffic violations measured and

monitored monthly Accidents and incidents measured and
monitored monthly
Monthly reporting to management
Monthly reporting to management
Driver training according to
requirements
Driver training according to
requirements
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 Growth of the RTMS in SA
228 fleets
representing
over 11 000
trucks & buses
(In 2007 their
were 74 certified
vehicles)
Four bus
operators:
• Buscor 420
buses
• Intercape
160 coaches
• GABS
1100 buses
24 abnormal load operators: • Intestate
• 258 vehicles
237 buses
• Plant hire, construction, engineering, mobile cranes
(Bloem)
• 2 commercial A/L operators (108 vehicles)
Crash rate of RTMS-certified fleets

2013/1: 24.1 million kms 2016/1: 94.2 million kms

Estimated savings per annum: R 114.9 million
 Effect of RTMS on compliance

Com- Non-
pliant Compliant

Heavy vehicles > 25 tons

(approx. 150 - 200 000)
 Effect of RTMS on compliance

Law Enforcement

Com- Non-
pliant Compliant

Heavy vehicles > 25 tons

(approx. 150 - 200 000)
 Effect of RTMS on compliance
RTMS

Law Enforcement

Com- Non-
pliant Compliant

RTMS-certified vehicles
(over 11 000)
Thank You