The South African freight transportation landscape fundamentally differs from that of the rest of the globe. In most other countries the fleet sizes comprise mostly of the owner of the transport business, who is also an “owner-driver” on one of his vehicles and maybe another couple of vehicles, but not in excess of 10 vehicles. The management of the transport business in those countries, therefore, is also a lot simpler as the owner has a good understanding of the condition, utilisation and legal status of the assets under his direct control.
Here in South Africa, larger fleet sizes are the norm and sometimes ran into three digits, making the management of those fleets more complexed. Often multiple systems/software/Excel spreadsheets are required to keep track of the status of each asset. For example, a workshop program is used for managing vehicle maintenance, a Tyre program for managing tyres, a fuel system for fuel transactions, several books for managing revenue in load...
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