Tipper fleet supports infrastructure development

Beira-based Specialized Transport

is investing in a growing fleet

of tippers as well as new facilities to

support infrastructure growth in the

north of the country.

The company now has 56 tippers

working on contract on projects

which include roads and the new rail

link through Malawi between Tete

and the coast, according to managing

director Chris Morris.

The company provides on-site

maintenance and repair support for

its tipper fleet.

“We have mechanics, workshops,

tyres and spares available round the

clock,” he says.

This is in addition to its fleet of

flatbeds for out-of-gauge cargo.

Restrictions on the bridges

leading out of Beira limit loads

through the port to 60 tons, but

Specialized Transport has handled

loads of up to 120 tons out of

Richards Bay.

In preparation for the growth

in the gas and oil industry to the

north the company has acquired

3.5 hectares of land in Nacala and

three hectares in Palma to establish

depots and workshops.