Hollard Trucking’s transformative annual competition, Hollard Highway Heroes, has come to a close for 2022 and a winner has been crowned.
Sabelo Dlamini from Agritrans is the lucky winner who walks away with our grand prize of R75 000 for superb driving in the Flatdecks category of our Hollard Highway Heroes competition.
Every year, the company runs a competition to honour truck drivers who go the extra mile to not only deliver their cargo intact and on time, but also to drive safely and responsibly while keeping an eye out for other drivers and their fleet owners.
The contestants are observed for speeding (defined as any event exceeding 85km/h for more than 15 seconds), fatigue driving during the day (driving for more than 300km, or four hours, without taking a break), and at night (driving for more than 150km, or two hours and 15 minutes, without stopping), as well as overall distance travelled.
“The skills exemplified by Dlamini are remarkable. We’re really pleased with the competition and its impact on our roads. We believe that the generous prize money and the recognition that our overall highway hero receives will motivate other truck drivers around the country to take action and adopt safe driving habits,” says Elka du Piesanie, Bureau Operations Manager, Hollard Trucking.
“I am very excited to have won R75 000 for driving well. Participating in the Hollard Highway Heroes competition has been a very interesting journey. It is surreal to have been selected as the overall winner this year,” says Sabelo Dlamini, the newly crowned winner of the competition”
“We’re tremendously grateful to fleet owners, logistics companies and drivers for participating in the competition,” says Paul Dangerfield, National Operations Manager at Hollard Trucking. “We’re incredibly proud of our top driver, who has worked hard to be at the forefront of his industry, keeping our roads safe by modelling safe driving practices and keeping an eye out for other drivers.
“In order to excel in the Hollard Highway Heroes competition, drivers must demonstrate safe driving practices at all times. We’ve discovered that participants not only improve their driving, but also continue to drive safely once the competition is over. That’s a win-win-win for all,” Dangerfield adds.
The overall winners are: Tippers – Tori Martin Ramokgadi; Tautliners – Pieter Fredericks; Tankers – Thabani Khubeka and Reefers – Ronald Ntombela. They each walk away with R25 000.
“We’re so proud to be fulfilling our business purpose of creating and securing Better Futures for all. We look forward to receiving a bumper number of entries for next year’s competition,” Dangerfield concludes.
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