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 […]
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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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In Nigeria, there used to be a time, some 14years up to the first few months of the return to civilian democracy, when a few tanks of fuel went missing and nobody really cared; helping yourself to company’s fuel was considered a perk. But times have changed:
Continue reading »A Critical Assessment of Replacement Policy and its Relevance in Haulage Business (Part One)
In haulage business, Replacement Policy is one of the most critical aspects of fleet management which should be of considerable interest to business owners. Nearly every other cost, both fixed and variable, hinges upon when vehicles are replaced. Maintenance and repair expense, fuel efficiency, and of course, depreciation are all sensitive to replacement policy. REPLACEMENT POLICY DEFINED: ITS RELEVANCE […]
Continue reading »Enhancing the Performance of your Haulage Business (Concluding Part)
SKILLED AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT WORKFORCE The employees of all businesses not excluding those operating in the haulage services industry play vital and indisputable important roles in the delivery of the goals and ideals of the business. They constitute the main asset and therefore investing in creating capacity through appropriate training and skill development programmes which will facilitate an improvement in […]
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