Botswana operator sets impressive on-time delivery record

CLIVE EMDON SPECIALIST HAULIER on the Johannesburg – Botswana route, Warehousing Services Botswana consistently achieves a 98% on-time delivery record from manufacturer to retailer, according to MD Brian Bakeberg. Cargo pre-clearance plays a key role in meeting this target, he says. “We use on-line clearance facilities and experienced staff who are able to pre-clear freight at the Sars White House in Zeerust. “Once the trucks are sealed they go through the South African border immediately, preventing any delays.” With depots in Johannesburg and Zeerust and its own Botswana based staff and vehicles at the Gaborone and Francistown depots, the company is able to deliver similar efficiencies in both countries, he says. “No order is too small or large for our fleet to handle,” says Bakeberg. “We run a 24-hour operation to ensure delivery of stock orders to stores within the shortest turn-around time. This service includes offloading, sorting, packing, and dispatching stocks according to specific store orders.”