South Africa
3.2 South Africa Transporters

The road freight industry, an essential part of the supply chain process, stimulates the economy by transporting goods to a final destination for sale or export. Statistics South Africa’s estimate of a total outsourced road freight payload of 566 million tons and an income of R90.88bn (circa 2017). Businesses in this industry range from large corporates to small family businesses and owner-driver operations.

The sector is characterised by the consolidation of logistics and transport companies and is dominated by highly sophisticated large companies that offer flexible and integrated end-to-end supply chain management and logistics solutions for a wide variety of commodities to a wide variety of customers. These companies use a network of fixed fleet, specialist operating companies, subsidiaries, accredited sub-contractors and joint venture partners.

Companies of a corporate scale may be structures with specialised divisions and rolling stock to service certain sectors of the market, or subcontract to such specialised operators in order to supplement their service offering, while smaller operators tend to invest for an as flexible service offering as possible to capture as much of the available market. Due to the attractiveness of the transport and logistics market with its low barrier to entry, many transport operators are available to service the market, given the current economic climate a degree of over supply may be expect in certain sectors.

For more information on transport company contact details, please see the following link: 4.8 Transporter Contact List.


MJB Road Freight Transport Capacity Summary

Regions Covered

All province's in South Africa & Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia


Number of Vehicles

Capacity per Vehicle (MT)

Comments / Condition of Vehicles

Flatdeck Trailers (Links)

200

34 MT

OWNED / Good condition

Flatdeck Trailers (Tri-axles)

200

30 MT

OWNED / Good condition

Vehicle Type

-

-

-

Total Capacity

400

-

-

  

The Logistics Group Transport Capacity Summary

Regions Covered

Local: Vivo, Thipise, Weipe, Letsitele, Hoedspruit, Malelane, Nelspruit, Schoemans kloof, Brits, Groblersdal, Marble hall, Mokopane, Ohrigstad, Burgersfort.

Cross Border: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana.

 

Number of Vehicles

Capacity per Vehicle (MT)

Comments / Condition of Vehicles

Flatdeck Links

50

34 MT

SUB-CONTRACTED / Good condition

Tautliner Links

50

34 MT

SUB-CONTRACTED / Good condition

Vehicle Type

-

-

-

Total Capacity

100

-

-

GRINDROD INTERMODAL Transport Capacity Summary

Regions Covered

NATIONAL COVERAGE THROUGHOUT RSA. FACILITIES IN DBN, JHB, PLZ, CTN (Currently restricted to national service, due to CoVid-19 pandemic).

 

Number of

Vehicles

Capacity per

Vehicle (MT)

Comments / Condition of Vehicles

TRI-AXLE

135

30 MT

OWNED AND SUB-CONTRACTED / Good condition

SUPER-LINK

24

34 MT

SUB-CONTRACTED / Good condition

BULK TIPPER

2

34 MT

OWNED / Good condition

Total Capacity

161

-

-

Note : For further transporter options, consult with the relevant transport associations. 

Disclaimer: Inclusion of company information in the LCA does not imply any business relationship between the supplier and WFP / Logistics Cluster, and is used solely as a determinant of services, and capacities.

Please note: WFP / Logistics Cluster maintain complete impartiality and are not in a position to endorse, comment on any company's suitability as a reputable service provider.


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