A logistics company has now joined the rather elite few road transporters who can trade with road transport management system (RTMS) status, according to Jose da Silva, project manager of Barloworld Logistics. This industry-led selfregulation scheme, he told FTW, encourages operators in the road logistics value chain to implement a vehicle management system that preserves road infrastructure, improves road safety and increases productivity. “Previously,” he added, “this certification had been confined to transport operators in the sugar and timber industries. “Certification is granted separately for each route and type of operation as well as the specific trucks and trailers being utilised. It is self-regulatory, but subject to monitoring by the authorities.” The Barloworld Logistics operation which merited this qualification is the now five-year-old contract with Toyota, delivering automotive components from suppliers in Gauteng to the Toyota SA manufacturing plant in Prospecton, near Durban. “We have now transported more than 11 000 loads from Gauteng to Durban and have had only one serious accident in five years,” said Da Silva. “This I attribute to our disciplined control of the fleet and our drivers through our sophisticated fleet management programmes.” Through this, Barloworld Logistics becomes the first general freight carrier in SA to be awarded such self-regulating status, he added.
Barloworld accorded ‘elite’ status
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