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Trailers and weighbridges: The untold story

Long distance trucks passes through inspections at Mlolongo weighbridge. [Samson Wire. Standard].

You must have seen a truck or trailer with an empty used bottle tied and protruding from one of the wheel nuts of the heavy machine.

It is easy to dismiss the sight but to the truck drivers, the empty bottles play a key role in their daily operation as they transport cargo both locally and regionally.

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