{"id":4881,"date":"2016-04-01T20:34:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2016-04-02T20:26:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T18:26:27","slug":"trucking-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/trucking-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Trucking Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Botswana is on one of the main transit routes from the coast (Durban, Walvis Bay) and the South African industrial hub (Johannesburg) so we get lots of interesting stuff passing through for domestic consumption and in transit to the north (Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, even Tanzania).<\/p>\n<p>Here are some terribly exciting pictures of big things (and a few normal sized trucks) seen on the roads of Botswana:<\/p>\n<h3>Transformers<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4905\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4905\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Transformer stuck on the A1 outside Francistown.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown-400x225.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20151116-transformer-A1-Francistown.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transformer stuck on the A1 outside Francistown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Deliveries to Boseto Copper Project (now Khoemacau)<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4881 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4897\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140122-DML-Boseto-CAT-777-tyres-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4897'>\n\t\t\t\tTyred.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4901\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120217-CAT-777-delivery-Boseto.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4901'>\n\t\t\t\tCaterpillar 777 keeping the delivery mileage down.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Tracks, Boom and Bucket<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4902\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4902\" title=\"Some assembly may be required.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Some assembly may be required.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20101222-Hitachi-excavator-transport.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some assembly may be required.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Ricer<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4903\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4903\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"What exactly do CA Sales deliver?\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1-768x460.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1-1024x613.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20131108-whats-in-CA-sales-truck-1-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What exactly do CA Sales deliver?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Kwik-Fit Tools<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4881 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4889\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1-768x460.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1-1024x613.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_1-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4889'>\n\t\t\t\t250t tyre press being delivered to Debswana&#8217;s Orapa diamond mine.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4885\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2-768x460.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2-1024x613.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20140801-Orapa-tyre-press_2-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4885'>\n\t\t\t\t250t tyre press being delivered to Debswana&#8217;s Orapa diamond mine.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Copper on the road<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4904\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4904\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4904\" title=\"Copper ingots being brought down through Botswana from Zambia or DRC.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Copper ingots being brought down through Botswana from Zambia or DRC.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130314-copper-ingots-Francistown-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copper ingots being brought down through Botswana from Zambia or DRC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Boiling<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4881 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4891\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_2-boiler-tubes-francistown-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4891'>\n\t\t\t\tBoiler tubes in Francistown.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4890\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130324_1-boiler-tubes-francistown-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4890'>\n\t\t\t\tBoiler tubes in Francistown.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Gap Insurance<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4892\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4892\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4892\" title=\"Botswana Defence Force playing with their new bridging equipment at Sitatunga, just outside Maun.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Botswana Defence Force playing with their new bridging equipment at Sitatunga, just outside Maun.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20121129-BDF-bridging-unit-Sitatunga-Maun-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Botswana Defence Force playing with their new bridging equipment at Sitatunga, just outside Maun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Shrink Wrapped<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-4881 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4883\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_2-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4883'>\n\t\t\t\tBig and heavy in Mathangwanwe, first half.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4882\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20130214_1-heavy-haulage-mathangwane-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4882'>\n\t\t\t\tBig and heavy in Mathangwanwe, second half.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>No Through Road<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4900\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4900\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A low bridge? In Nata?\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20120409-Andersen-Transport-low-bridge-Nata.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A low bridge, on a bridge? In Nata?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Spider Rig<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4888\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4888\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Dewet Drilling Magirus 8x8 (custom!) with a drill rig.\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig-768x460.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig-1024x613.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dewet-8x8-magirus-drill-rig-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dewet Drilling Magirus 8&#215;8 (custom!) with a drill rig.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Bonus<\/h3>\n<p>And because you&#8217;ve scrolled all the way to the bottom here&#8217;s a bonus link to some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nra.co.za\/content\/TRH11-8thEdition2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">guidelines<\/a> on abnormal load dimensions, weight, motive power and route planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Botswana is on one of the main transit routes from the coast (Durban, Walvis Bay) and the South African industrial hub (Johannesburg) so we get lots of interesting stuff passing through for domestic consumption and in transit to the north (Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, even Tanzania). Here are some terribly exciting pictures of big &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/trucking-botswana\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Trucking Botswana&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,9,197],"tags":[295,218,293,294],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4881"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4917,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881\/revisions\/4917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.knottinbotswana.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}