Automating the Haulage Industry a way forward in Nigeria

 

The haulage industry in Nigeria is gradually transforming into what I termed an emerging “hybrid” sector, thanks to a new crop of brilliant minds who have tapped into the power of technology in order to make haulage/logistics processes seamless within our geographical landscape. Such minds are kobo360, fleettribe, truckademy, OnePort365 etc etc who are re-defining the haulage space in Nigeria through creating applications and online platforms for users to get task done at the comfort of their homes without the stress of traveling long distance. Interestingly, the Covid19 has created a paradigm shift in this space hence served as a catalyst for customers to engage with these brilliant innovation.

 

For instance,  Fleettribe is an innovation driven company deploying focused solutions towards improved productivity in the African Haulage Industry by providing Just-In-Time recovery services to companies in need of it. They offer services such as: 

• Truck diagnosis
• Fleet maintenance
• Mechanical intervention
• Electrical intervention 
• Towing 
• Crane services
• Security for truck on breakdown etc
  

Truckademy on the other hand has transform the haulage space through the introduction of online learning for those interested in learning how to drive a truck. All they need to do is to dothe theoritical part online and then go for the practical at the campus hence making Truckademy Africa's 1st truck-focused educational technology company.

However, the challenges that the industry still face includes but not limited to bad roads, lack of knowledgeable truck drivers, and other arrays of factors which we call the “Nigerian Factors”. All these do have an effect on the ability of the online logistics platforms to transform online “proposed-deliverables” into “offline and real-time” performance. We must however give kudos to the initiators for the bold step in starting a paradigm shift in a sector that has for long being dominated by unqualified people. We still have a long way to go to overcome these hurdles but with initiatives like these, we have just began a journey towards tapping into the multi-billion dollar potentials of the haulage transportation industry in Nigeria either from data generation or through physical activities within sector.

It is a clarion call to the Federal Government of Nigeria to continue to create an enabling environment for this critical sector to strive. Thanks for your time.

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