Zambia’s growing status
as the springboard
out of southern Africa
was what motivated a
“strategic’ decision to establish a
Zambian-registered company and
fleet, according to Mike Koch,
a founder shareholder of the
Greendoor Logistics Group.
“With exporters no longer being
100%
reliant on
shipping
out of
South
Africa,
we decided it was strategically
important,” he told FTW.
The group’s Zambian based
operation, Hauloads, has found
its feet and is expanding, says
Koch. Initially a fleet of 20 triaxles
was sent to Zambia – but
soon sub-contractors had to
be brought in to pick up the
excess workload.
“We are expecting rapid
growth in demand not
only in Zambia, but also
in neighbouring countries
such as Mozambique,
Tanzania, Angola and
Namibia,” he said.
As the trade patterns
shift east-west from
the current northsouth
routes, Hauloads
is gearing up for this growth. Last
month it added 20 Freightliners
to its fleet, bringing the total to
40 truck tractor combinations.
Over and above the heavy
haulage vehicles, the company
runs a fleet of smaller trucks
and LDVs, used mainly for
distribution within Zambia and
for express/emergency loads into
the DRC.
Hauloads is supported by “Big
Brother” Cargo 2 Congo which
specialises in project transport
between South Africa and the
DRC.
At present it is running 140
trucks pulling both superlinks
and 15-metre tri-axles. “Hauloads
allows us to offer our existing
customers a far wider range of
transport solutions than ever
before,” says Gary Hall, who
heads up the Cargo 2 Congo
operation.
The Group’s Ka Go 2 Go fleet,
which specialises in consolidated
and express cargo from South
Africa to Zambia, adds a third
service within the group.
“There has been steady growth
over the last few years with
2014 being no exception,” says
Ka Go 2 Go managing director,
Richard Hall. “To accommodate
the increase in volumes we have
added a number of superlink and
tri-axle taut liners to our fleet
over the past six months,” he said.
Whitelion Carriers rounds
off the group’s list of transport
services, focusing on transport to
and from Mozambique and more
recently into Zimbabwe.
Head of Whitelion, Sandra De
Kock, is confident that demand
to Mozambique is growing, “The
increase in project cargo has been
astronomical over the past five
years and a lot of these projects
have started production now.”
The Hauloads operation is
based at the group’s Chingola
warehousing and distribution
centre – Crossloading.
In addition to its warehousing
and distribution function,
Crossloading runs a full-time
workshop and mobile breakdown
vehicle which looks after the
Hauloads fleet and provides
support to Cargo 2 Congo and
Ka Go 2 Go vehicles throughout
Zambia and the DRC.
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As the trade patterns
shift east-west from the
current north-south routes,
Hauloads is gearing up for
this growth
– Mike Koch
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