Saacid logistics transports goods within Somalia as well as within the wider COMESA region. These countries include South Sudan, North Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo.
We undertake transport logistics to your choice destination, with our large and ever growing fleet of long haulage trucks and car carriers.
Our fleet of over 80 prime movers, consisting of trucks, small vans, trailers, low loaders of up to 80 tons capacity, side loaders, cladded stainless steel tankers and forklifts ensures all your transport requirements are met at very competitive market rates.
Our trucks are monitored by a common transport tracking system and are supported by our reliable drivers, who have many years of experience on the roads. Our in-house fuel depot ensures all trucks depart on schedule, hence delivering cargo on time according to client’s specifications.
What Does the Future Hold for Road Freight?
Road freight needs to address two main challenges to ensure its future viability. The first is the environmental challenge, because trucking must become greener and more sustainable to remain competitive; the second is the human resources issue.
Digitization and Autonomous Driving for Trucks
Digitization is making progress in all areas of business and technology. As far as mobility is concerned, the functionality of vehicles is being enhanced by digital technology. In addition, digitization is opening up promising prospects in terms of autonomous driving. For transport logistics, self-driving trucks are an option to meet the challenges of high freight volumes and staff shortages.
For one thing, autonomous delivery vehicles could relieve logistics companies of staffing problems. In addition, computer-controlled vehicles can optimize driving and, via networking, traffic flow. The resulting energy savings have a positive impact on the environmental balance. Finally, autonomous trucks can improve overall road safety because computers do not make human errors – still the most common cause of accidents.
Despite all the remarkable progress, however, autonomous technology has not yet advanced so far that autonomous driving is an option for the near future. Legal issues also need to be clarified and the infrastructure adapted. To promote development, Saacid Logistics is actively involved in autonomous driving projects.
Alternative Drives
To improve the environmental sustainability of road freight, vehicle engines are a promising starting point.