Over the past few days, two major accidents involving trucks occupied the front pages of the mainstream media. Both accidents resulted in substantial fatalities! In both cases too, the mainstream media reported that the trucks’ brakes had failed. In the accident that occurred at Oshodi, a tipper loaded with sand and said to belong to a Pentecostal church was reported […]
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METHODS OF ESTIMATING A MOST OPTIMAL REPLACEMENT CYCLE SIMPLISTIC REPLACEMENT PLAN The simplest replacement program and the one requiring the least amount of analysis is to replace a vehicle after a specific amount of time. It is not rocket science to count up how long the truck has been in service and determine ahead of time what time you simply […]
Continue reading »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!
Continue reading »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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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:
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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 […]
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