Drivers have to pass an
in-cab breathalyser
test before the engine
will start on the new
f leet of Specialized Transport
fuel tankers.
The 10 new Scania
truck/tractors and tanker
combinations meet all the latest
international safety standards,
according to managing
director Chris Morris.
Designed to take
multiple products
with “zero risk of
contamination”,
the tankers can
accommodate
39 500 litres of
diesel and 43 000
litres of petrol in eight separate
bridging units at a time.
In addition to the
breathalyser connected to
the ignition there are in-cab
cameras to monitor the drivers,
while external cameras record
what is happening on the road.
Images are streamed live to
the cloud.
Based in Beira, the company
was formed in 2008 to
meet an increasing
demand for the
transport of
out-of-gauge
cargo within
Mozambique
and
neighbouring
countries, including Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania,
South Africa and the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
“As a boutique company in
the J&J group we identified the
need to provide a modern tanker
service,” he says.
Legislation in Mozambique
and neighbouring countries will
force older tankers off the road
when it is implemented.
Specialized Transport is also
installing the systems required
to ensure that safety standards
are adhered to at all points of
loading and discharge.
Trucks are tracked through the
J&J network, which is one of the
most sophisticated in the region.
Specialized Transport is in the
process of obtaining ISO 18001
(occupational health) ISO 9001
(quality management system)
accreditation.
The new service is headed
by operations manager Kobus
Lombard who has years of
experience in the road tanker
industry.
“I understand that both lives
and corporate reputations are at
stake,” he says.
International oil companies
put their brand reputations
at risk when making use
of unroadworthy and noncompliant
trucks to transport
and deliver fuel.
All drivers of the Specialized
Transport fuel trucks undergo
advanced driver training.
INSERT & CAPTION 1
Legislation in Mozambique
and neighbouring
countries will force older
tankers off the road when
it is implemented.
– Chris Morris
INSERT & CAPTION 2
International oil
companies put their
brand reputations at
risk when making use
of unroadworthy and
non-compliant trucks to
transport and deliver fuel.
– Kobus Lombard
Sophisticated technology ensures safe transport of fuel
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