Access moves into cartage

DURBAN-BASED freight and
logistics group Access Freight
has moved into road cartage
with the establishment of
a road transport division
known as Access Transport.
Peter Govender has
been appointed to head
up the new venture, which
specialises in local cartage in
and around the port and is
also tackling long-distance
transport throughout South
Africa and further afield.
Govender brings with
him a long pedigree in road
transport, having spent most
of his working life in the
maritime transport industry.
He started his career with
Freight Services in 1977
(later renamed Rennies)
before moving to Roadwing
in 1988 where he pioneered
the owner/driver concept
in road transport in
South Africa.
Fourteen years later
he joined Bidfreight where
he helped start their
transport division.
Shane Kynaston, Access
Freight’s general manager
for Durban, told FTW
that volumes now being
handled to and from the
port made the move into
cartage inevitable. He said
that although the focus
initially had been at a local
Durban level, long-distance
transport was also in the mix
and agreements had been
reached with eight preferred
suppliers (truck operators).
In terms of long-term
contracts with these
suppliers, ten vehicles
operated by Manline
already have the Access
branding and others are
in the pipeline, such is the
extent of business already
generated.