* Johannesburg - Couple partnerships turns Durban’s trucking in a success company
-- Mss. Veena Singh and her husband took their first risk 15 years ago, when they decided that their jobs would never satisfy their aspirations... Today she coordinates a fleet of 34 horses and trailers, three Tautliner trailers and 44 flatbed trailers that carry loads along the country’s highways from Johannesburg to Durban .. The fact that he was a long-distance truck driver and she was an experienced retail administrator seemed good enough for them to cast their pensions and savings into an eight tonne truck to begin their own transport business... Added to a single customer, in the begining, who required oil, soap and bottles shuttled between Johannesburg and Port Shepstone, and a tempting three-year contract to the husband-and-wife team changed their lives for good. It was the support that saw the business grow into Sumtas Trucking, the major transport business it is today... According to Mss Singh, this was a time full of challenges... The stresses in trucking never let up and competition for loads is fierce, but a combination of professional assistance from a haulage broker and goodwill generated by word-of-mouth recommendations from satisfied customers bring loads –and money – into the growing Sumtas yard... When asked about surviving in a sector that is being hit by the economic downturn, rising fuel prices and cut-throat margins, Mss Singh replies that keeping pace with changes is based on her business having a reputation as trustworthy and reliable...
Floracliffe, Johannesburg, South Africa - 3D Car Show, by Gerald Ferreira - August 17th, 2015Labels: trucking industry worldwide
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