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Report Summary

  • 22

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    40% of other websites

  • 87

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 66% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 84

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    52% of websites

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

Truck & Trailer Blog - Africa's premier website for Truck & Trailer classifieds

Page Load Speed

4.5 sec in total

First Response

220 ms

Resources Loaded

4 sec

Page Rendered

272 ms

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za screenshot

About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 220 ms and then it took 4.3 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 70% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za performance score

22

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value7.4 s

1/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value10.9 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value9.8 s

10/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,070 ms

24/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.118

85/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value16.5 s

5/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

220 ms

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

2070 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

304 ms

colorbox.css

229 ms

itempropwp.css

230 ms

Our browser made a total of 73 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 85% of them (62 requests) were addressed to the original Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za, 4% (3 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com and 3% (2 requests) were made to Googletagmanager.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 685.1 kB (53%)

Content Size

1.3 MB

After Optimization

602.0 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za main page is 1.3 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 502.8 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 87.4 kB

  • Original 105.9 kB
  • After minification 97.0 kB
  • After compression 18.6 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 87.4 kB or 82% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-17%

Potential reduce by 86.9 kB

  • Original 502.8 kB
  • After minification 415.9 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Blog Truck And Trailer needs image optimization as it can save up to 86.9 kB or 17% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-64%

Potential reduce by 203.1 kB

  • Original 319.2 kB
  • After minification 312.9 kB
  • After compression 116.0 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 203.1 kB or 64% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 307.7 kB

  • Original 359.2 kB
  • After minification 313.9 kB
  • After compression 51.5 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 307.7 kB or 86% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 42 (66%)

Requests Now

64

After Optimization

22

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 64 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Blog Truck And Trailer. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 25 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 19 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

220 ms

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

2070 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

wp-emoji-release.min.js

304 ms

colorbox.css

colorbox.css

229 ms

itempropwp.css

itempropwp.css

230 ms

style.min.css

style.min.css

381 ms

main.css

main.css

230 ms

css

css

32 ms

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style.css

343 ms

styles.css

styles.css

304 ms

ts-fab.min.css

ts-fab.min.css

306 ms

style.min.css

style.min.css

304 ms

style.css

style.css

458 ms

responsive.css

responsive.css

382 ms

font-awesome.min.css

font-awesome.min.css

414 ms

default.min.css

default.min.css

340 ms

jquery.rating.css

jquery.rating.css

375 ms

style.css

style.css

412 ms

footable.core.min.css

footable.core.min.css

414 ms

masterslider.main.css

masterslider.main.css

562 ms

custom.css

custom.css

449 ms

addthis_wordpress_public.min.css

addthis_wordpress_public.min.css

490 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

637 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

490 ms

jquery.colorbox-min.js

jquery.colorbox-min.js

488 ms

script.min.js

script.min.js

523 ms

ts-fab.min.js

ts-fab.min.js

567 ms

jquery.easy-ticker.min.js

jquery.easy-ticker.min.js

568 ms

script.min.js

script.min.js

566 ms

jquery.flexslider.min.js

jquery.flexslider.min.js

599 ms

jquery.rating.min.js

jquery.rating.min.js

653 ms

footable.min.js

footable.min.js

657 ms

footable.sort.min.js

footable.sort.min.js

656 ms

main.js

main.js

542 ms

jquery.uniform.min.js

jquery.uniform.min.js

632 ms

custom.js

custom.js

643 ms

idle-timer.min.js

idle-timer.min.js

644 ms

gtm4wp-form-move-tracker.js

gtm4wp-form-move-tracker.js

643 ms

addthis_widget.js

addthis_widget.js

22 ms

jquery.jplayer.min.js

jquery.jplayer.min.js

642 ms

scripts.js

scripts.js

607 ms

wp-embed.min.js

wp-embed.min.js

606 ms

atrk.js

atrk.js

115 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

186 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

142 ms

we-hiring-button.png

we-hiring-button.png

1207 ms

the-truck-and-trailer-logo.png

the-truck-and-trailer-logo.png

202 ms

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s-right-s2.png

204 ms

s-left.png

s-left.png

204 ms

Lockdown-Level-4-Truck-Trailer-720x340.jpg

Lockdown-Level-4-Truck-Trailer-720x340.jpg

251 ms

Truck-Trailer-Survey-Results-520x245.jpg

Truck-Trailer-Survey-Results-520x245.jpg

201 ms

Truck-Trailer-Digital-Marketing-Products-1-520x245.png

Truck-Trailer-Digital-Marketing-Products-1-520x245.png

250 ms

COVID-19-Survey-Results-Truck-Trailer-520x245.jpg

COVID-19-Survey-Results-Truck-Trailer-520x245.jpg

253 ms

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252 ms

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258 ms

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pixabay-filling-station-520x245.jpg

256 ms

udtrucks.com-ud-condor-front-view-520x245.jpg

udtrucks.com-ud-condor-front-view-520x245.jpg

325 ms

udtrucks.com-front-part-of-truck-520x245.jpg

udtrucks.com-front-part-of-truck-520x245.jpg

326 ms

pexels.com-truck-fleet-520x245.jpg

pexels.com-truck-fleet-520x245.jpg

328 ms

Red-scania-crew-cab-front-scania-520x245.jpg

Red-scania-crew-cab-front-scania-520x245.jpg

329 ms

agribanner2-1.jpg

agribanner2-1.jpg

407 ms

titillium-light-webfont.svg

titillium-light-webfont.svg

233 ms

titillium-regular-webfont.svg

titillium-regular-webfont.svg

301 ms

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titillium-semibold-webfont.svg

301 ms

fontawesome-webfont.woff

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308 ms

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6 ms

linkid.js

linkid.js

21 ms

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collect

18 ms

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36 ms

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47 ms

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94 ms

titillium-regular-webfont.woff

titillium-regular-webfont.woff

78 ms

titillium-semibold-webfont.woff

titillium-semibold-webfont.woff

78 ms

Accessibility Review

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za accessibility score

87

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za SEO score

84

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Blog.truckandtrailer.co.za main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

blog.truckandtrailer.co.za

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of Blog Truck And Trailer. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: