Chemicals | Fuel

Chemicals

The Southern African Chemicals Industry contributes approximately 25% of the country's manufacturing sales. Its substantial economic significance continues to grow as a concerted effort is made by the Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA) to promote the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the industry.

Cargo Carriers is highly aware of the major re-shaping being undertaken within the chemicals industry and has developed its own rigorous standards to address the industry's three particularly pressing needs with respect to the transportation:

• Safety, Health, Environment and Quality
• Empowerment
• Seasonal Capacity

We are, in fact, no strangers to the requirements of the chemical supply chain. For 18 years we have been the sole transporter for NECSA. Our world-class safety methodology and skills ensure we are the transporter of choice.

Critical to high service levels in this sector is the ability to react to unforeseen problems. Our call centre is manned 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Sasolburg is the main hub of our holistic chemical operation and is well supported by substantial operations at Newcastle and Durban. Our high levels of technical excellence, longstanding experience and our extensive existing physical supply chain infrastructure position us well for the years ahead.

Cargo Carriers - shaping up to the future

It is our awareness of the non-negotiable standards within the chemicals industry that sets us apart:

• Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Protection - our absolute compliance with Hazchem Safety Standards is beyond question. From our truck to our highly skilled, well-trained personnel, Cargo Carriers is beyond a doubt 100% safety aware. Our audit results reflect and excellent safety record, and we have recently upgraded our highly efficient 24 hour response line, staffed with skilled, well trained people.
• Empowerment structures - in line with the empowerment policy practiced within the Southern African Chemicals Industry, Cargo Carriers is a strong practitioner of empowerment, from ground level up. We believe that empowerment provides us with an opportunity to increase safety and efficiency levels. At Cargo, we believe the levels of black participation in the ownership, management and control of our business is a growth imperative.

Setting ourselves apart from the competition

A number of crucial differentiators ensure we remain a transporter of choice:

• Seasonal capacity - parts of the chemical industry are very seasonal and can be a logistical nightmare in terms of fluctuating demand patterns. Our eCargo division is fully equipped to add much needed capacity at peak periods. eCargo is a virtual fleet on hand at any given time. Our rigorous safety levels are applied to all vehicles utilised - we only trust a first class fleet to wear our brand name. Having one point of management ensures both cost efficiency and control when dealing with such a large, diverse fleet, on a national basis.
• Supply chain design - our approach as a holistic supply chain provider allows us to add enormous value to transportation in the chemicals industry. Our hands-on experience and IT capability ensures the smooth running of any operation from start to finish.
• Branch network - our established branch network is staffed by highly skilled employees and is ideally located to support the chemicals industry. The company is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 accredited across all branches.

Cargo Carriers has been a trusted and highly respected transporter in the chemicals industry for the past 30 year in South Africa. Our reputation is built on our commitment to the job at hand, our high safety standards and our extensive branch network. We have the ability to develop transportation into a holistic supply chain service, the capability to cope with seasonable demand and the willingness and structures in place to embrace empowerment in a meaningful way.

Fuel

The South African petroleum industry is currently worth an estimated R42 billion per annum. Employing more than 100 000 people, it is an industry of great importance to the country and has led the way in terms of empowerment policies.

Empowerment and Safety - going hand in hand

At Cargo Carriers we are in the process of addressing the two major, non-negotiable issues involved in the transportation of petroleum - safety and empowerment. Our business is built on the following world class skill sets, and will ensure that we are the transporter of choice within the industry:

• Empowerment processes to help transform the industry
• Absolute compliance with legal safety requirements
• Ongoing product and driver training
• Accurate accelerated documentation-flow back to the consignor
• Our tracking systems are state-of-the-art
• Our reaction time to problems and events is rapid, using a 24 hour response call centre

Setting ourselves apart

A number of crucial differentiators sets us apart from the competition:

• We are known and trusted brand of some 30 years standing
• We have committed ourselves to setting new safety and empowerment standards beyond those already well established within the petroleum industry
• Our ability to combine our transport services with our integrated supply chain capability and our branch network creates unique opportunities for this sector to improve its service levels and to reduce costs in remote areas
• Our eCargo system gives our customers an ability to expand their capacity without compromising safety or standard procedures