Every day, huge volumes of food items, industrial raw materials, refined petroleum products,

heavy and light equipment, vehicles and consumer goods (electronics, clothes, home décor etc.)

valued at billions of Rands arrive at Africa sea and airports from the USA, Europe, South

America and Asia (especially China).

These large chunks of imported goods need to be transported to several towns and cities until

they reach the small retailers and final consumers. As a result, trucking has become a lucrative

business and more smart entrepreneurs are getting in. The mining sector also offers

opportunities for haulage companies to transport minerals from the mines to processing plants

and sometimes to the sea for transportation to export markets.

Manufacturing companies from all over the country also give opportunities to trucking

companies to transport their goods to their customers on a daily basis. This makes the trucking

industry to a very lucrative market in South Africa.