Ever had to delay your journey to avoid the heavy concentration of trucks in traffic at a time of the day? Maybe yes or probably no! Today, we demystify this phobia by bringing you a video that teaches how to survive with trucks on the road. Here’s hoping we will pick one or two learning points. Happy viewing!
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Aggressive Vs Conservative Driving
Asked to make a choice between aggressive and conservative driving technique, which would you rather go for? Save the answer for now as you take some time to go through the short video presentation that we bring to you today. You may let us have your feedback in the comments section after watching the video. Thank you.
Continue reading »Truck safety inspection
Our presentation today is on Truck Safety Inspection or Safe-to-load inspection. Do enjoy the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQtbfaO8OGU
Continue reading »Documentary: How Automatic Transmission Work.
Our feature documentary today focuses on the Automatic transmission system. Do enjoy the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR_BhHxQlzY
Continue reading »Documentary: How diesel fuel injector works.
Today, we present you a documentary on how the diesel fuel injector works. Better understanding will ordinarily breed better handling. Enjoy watching the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbjDH7fr_J8
Continue reading »Enhancing the Performance of your Haulage Business (Part Three)
EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS Many will say that the success or otherwise of any haulage business has more to do with the quality and specifications of operational assets. They are right! Every asset or vehicle deployed in the execution of haulage business has its peculiarities, uses and suitability for the job at hand. It is therefore important to understand how […]
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FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM With fuelling accounting for 30% (if not more) of the operational cost of most haulage businesses, it will make a lot of sense to state that a policy geared towards reducing fuel consumption or getting better mileage for same volume of fuelling will most assuredly impact positively on haulage operational efficiency and performance. Within the haulage industry […]
Continue reading »Preventive maintenance checklist for Trucks (Part One)
Prevention is better than cure….so says a popular idiom! This idiom couldn’t be truer in the context of the haulage services industry. Cure or Corrective Maintenance, as in the case of waiting for the disaster to hit and then seeking for palliative measures can be very costly, destabilizing, frustrating, time consuming and energy-sapping. Prevention obviously seems to be a better […]
Continue reading »Enhancing the Performance of your Haulage Business (Part One)
Generally speaking, Performance in any business is measured in terms of the relationship that exists between the resources deployed towards the sustenance of that business or enterprise and the end-result as measured by the output or value of product/service thereby generated. Haulage business in Nigeria in the last 5years has witnessed tremendous growth in terms of the quantum of fresh […]
Continue reading »Prevention maintenance checklist for Trucks (Part Two)
EXTERNAL PHYSICAL INSPECTION Front sheet metal, paint and bumper – Inspect for appearance/accident. Front lights and directional signals – Inspect. Left front tyre – Inspect for cuts or unusual wear, torque wheel nuts. Left-hand side of cab – Inspect for appearance and condition. Left-side door hinges and latch – Lubricate, adjust if necessary. Window regulators and vents – Test […]
Continue reading »How you can get your tyre to serve you BETTER!
Picture this: A fully loaded truck left your base somewhere in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos with a cargo scheduled for delivery somewhere in Maiduguri. Three days later just before lunch, you got a call from your Fleet Manager that the Driver lost two tractor tyres in transit…..and wait for this; the tyres were bought new just a day before […]
Continue reading »Strategic Fuel Management (Part Two)
RESPONSIBLE DRIVING CULTURE In addition to tweaking the fundamental requirements of a haulage business in the area of fleet selection and matching within moderately permissible level, the next best strategy will be to modify the drivers’ behavior towards a more sustainable fuel-efficient eco-sensitive culture. This must be a top priority. The way employees drive their vehicles can either increase or […]
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