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gatoho
#11 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:11:33 AM
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I have a 1995 Renault Major lying somewhere in Timboroa after I got fed up maybe time to rethink?
Foresight..
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kysse
#12 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:41:44 AM
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The 2 businesses I would consider doing in Kenya are: Warehousing and Long distance trucking.

If you are in serious biz of trucking please put your contacts here. Got customers.

Now you mentioned weighbridge. Why should you as a truck driver accept to carry overweight knowing so well that you will not pass the weighbridge?
Isn't the penalty the driver's cost? because he was too greedy to say no to biz?
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mkeiy
#13 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:39:58 AM
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kysse wrote:
The 2 businesses I would consider doing in Kenya are: Warehousing and Long distance trucking.

If you are in serious biz of trucking please put your contacts here. Got customers.

Now you mentioned weighbridge. Why should you as a truck driver accept to carry overweight knowing so well that you will not pass the weighbridge?
Isn't the penalty the driver's cost? because he was too greedy to say no to biz?








I don't think we can blame the driver here. They rely on the owners of the cargo for such disclosures as weight.

If you are honest with your driver before they load,then they can choose whether to load or not.

Most consignees are not that honest coz they know overload would mean more transport cost.
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wanyee
#14 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:32:10 AM
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Am in the same line of bizness trust me ..this trailers ..no returnsd'oh! ...10k net to Champala ..and lucky if u get a return trip haulage..kusumbuana na broker na ma driver( but i have good drivers) better off getting 2 x 4 fighters for short haul distance they make more trips per month & less nonsense of weigh bridges
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Outvestor
#15 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:46:30 AM
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kysse wrote:

If you are in serious biz of trucking please put your contacts here. Got customers.


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Prime
#16 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:01:42 AM
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[quote=gatoho]I have a 1995 Renault Major lying somewhere in Timboroa after I got fed up maybe time to rethink?[/

Gatoho what happened? What got you fed up?
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Mkimwa
#17 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:50:28 PM
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kysse wrote:
The 2 businesses I would consider doing in Kenya are: Warehousing and Long distance trucking.

If you are in serious biz of trucking please put your contacts here. Got customers.


nditika@gmail.com. Lets talk biashara.

As for overloading, its usually the truck owners rather than the truck driver. In some cases, there are customers who don't say the weight of the load, but then, there are private weighbridges you can go to and check the weight even after loading. If overloaded - then raise it with client at that point and agree on modalities.

In my experience, most truck drivers/owners know the weight of the goods. They are willing to overload and make more money, and deal with weighbridges issues.

For my business, I don't carry overload at any one point. The lesson was learnt early enough (not via own experience), and I say no to anything that is overweight. And I have never had issue with weighbridge.
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Mkimwa
#18 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:59:34 PM
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wanyee wrote:
Am in the same line of bizness trust me ..this trailers ..no returnsd'oh! ...10k net to Champala ..and lucky if u get a return trip haulage..kusumbuana na broker na ma driver( but i have good drivers) better off getting 2 x 4 fighters for short haul distance they make more trips per month & less nonsense of weigh bridges


can you share more info on the short haul business..
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XSK
#19 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:30:08 PM
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Mkimwa wrote:
wanyee wrote:
Am in the same line of bizness trust me ..this trailers ..no returnsd'oh! ...10k net to Champala ..and lucky if u get a return trip haulage..kusumbuana na broker na ma driver( but i have good drivers) better off getting 2 x 4 fighters for short haul distance they make more trips per month & less nonsense of weigh bridges


can you share more info on the short haul business..


+1
You will know that you have arrived when money and time are not mutually exclusive "events" in you life!
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wanyee
#20 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:45:24 PM
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XSK wrote:
Mkimwa wrote:
wanyee wrote:
Am in the same line of bizness trust me ..this trailers ..no returnsd'oh! ...10k net to Champala ..and lucky if u get a return trip haulage..kusumbuana na broker na ma driver( but i have good drivers) better off getting 2 x 4 fighters for short haul distance they make more trips per month & less nonsense of weigh bridges


can you share more info on the short haul business..


+1

You need to get in touch with brokers ..they are the ones who give you contracts and contacts..if you have a fleet of 4 ..add 3 with asset financing ..a total of 8 or 7 ..you are set ..you will get good biz..not divulging more:, any1 in this biz knows where them brokers@ smile sawasmile smile
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