Most haulage firms would probably equip their drivers with a CUG telephone line. Most would probably expect each driver to have it fully charged and open to receive calls at any point in time in the course of making deliveries. Most drivers will likely receive a minimum of 5-10 calls or more in a single trip depending on the distance. […]
Continue reading »
Whether it’s a mechanical problem or an accident, a fleet will inevitably incur downtime. Even with a highly responsive rescue or emergency management programs, there is definitely a cost associated with when drivers aren’t driving. Downtime costs are important factors in running a fleet. Determining how much they are begins with knowing what the component costs are, and developing a […]
Continue reading »
Documentation Sufficiency State consolidated emblems, state gaseous emission pass, state driver’s badge, Niger Delta Development Permit, National Union Stickers, Inter-Auto Trade Supply Permit, Vehicle operational Permit…e.t.c. and other mandatory emblems without which your journey beyond the western states could be a living hell in the hand of touts and local government officials. The set you obtained for both the full […]
Continue reading »
It’s about 2weeks to Christmas and 3weeks to the end of year 2013. For most businesses, guess it’s time to let down your hair, roll up your sleeves and get down to boogie hard in due celebration of another year of great feats. You have looked at your preliminary trial balance of accounts and the parameters are all looking up. […]
Continue reading »
Being a truck driver is a way of life. There are all sorts of things that just come with the job. Due to the nature of the job, truck drivers will encounter some pretty far out situations from time to time. It could be a result of their cargo. It could be a result of their location, or it could […]
Continue reading »
If you’ve been a trucker for a long time, chances are that your understanding of what an ideal home is may be a little bit different from the average man’s perspective. For most weeks that truck drivers are on the road, the big chunk of steel becomes home. Now, somebody got thinking about this and so came up with the […]
Continue reading »
Measuring Overall Performance A Director or Senior Manager within a company is likely to be most interested in overall performance and bottom-line financial results. For a haulage company incorporating warehouse operations, these could be measured by the following KPIs: Overall cost of deliveries, such as cost per case/pallet Total transport cost per trip Total transport cost per drop Total transport […]
Continue reading »
Logistics management is that link in the supply chain that plans, implements and controls the efficient and effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods between point of origin and point of consumption. Every properly established integrated haulage services company is in the business of logistics management and the role they play is an integrating function involving the coordination […]
Continue reading »