Driven by knowledge, not gender

The freight industry is driven by knowledge – regardless of gender. It’s experience that counts, believes Kym Robson, general manager for Zamlinx. “I have found that women in the consolidation industry are very meticulous and do, in fact, sweat the small stuff – which is exactly what a client wants,” she adds. Robson, who hails from Zambia, came from a transport background and was asked to open a consolidation service into Zambia in 1985. After 27 years on the Zambian route, she has never looked back, adding wryly that the best piece of advice she’s received since her freighting journey began, was: “If you want to see your face, buy a mirror. If you want to see your backside, buy a truck!” “I know the country and the people very well so running a transport service into Zambia is a dream for me. Our partners and staff are first class people who make a very difficult industry much easier and all credit is due to them for all the successes we have achieved and all the failures we’ve overcome.” Running Zamlinx is a full-time job – and then some, she says, but her family has always been supportive. “My daughter, at the age of three, would run down the passage at home, pick up the phone when it rang and shout, at the top of her lungs, ‘Payfreight Good Day’. She is now 23 and still as supportive as ever,.” INSERT ‘Running a transport service into Zambia is a dream for me.’ CAPTION Kym Robson ... looking forward.