Relative newcomer to the
Zambian trucking sector,
Alliance Stream is set to grow
and consoidate its market share
through the purchase of 50 new
Iveco truck
tractors.
“With the
support of
Iveco’s network
of workshops
we are able
to provide
services to the
whole Southern
African
Development
Community,”
Alliance Stream
director Deon
Cato told FTW.
The company was initially
established in Zambia as both
a trucking and warehousing
operation.
However it has decided to focus
its resources on trucking and has
outsourced the management of
the Alliance Stream warehouses
in Ndola.
Reliability is a cornerstone of
the business,
says Cato,
with carefully
chosen drivers
and investment
in reliable
equipment
playing an
important role.
“Drivers
are selected
through a
meticulous
screening
process, which
includes testing of their skills,”
said Cato.
“Before being put behind the
wheel, they are given specific
training by Iveco SA, as well as
training related to the transport
of hazardous cargo. They are
treated as professionals and are
assigned their own trucks with
their names on the door.
“We also pay top wages. And
as a result our driver turnover
is very low and we have had
only one serious accident in two
years,” he said.
Keeping trucks and trailers
roadworthy is also top priority as
is a strict no-overloading policy.
“We load only up to the legal and
design limit,” he added.
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With the support of Iveco’s
network of workshops we
are able to provide services
to the whole Southern
African Development
Community.
– Deon Cato
