GREED GRED GREED (PART 2)

Hello Readers,  the last time i was writing about greed and how it affect haulage business. If you remember, i mentioned that the three parties involved in the haulage business are drivers, truck managers and truck owners. And i mention specifically the attitudes of everyone as regards their greedy attitudes.
This is the concluding part of the topic about GREED.
Now, how do we manage a greedy driver?How do we manage a greedy manager and how do we manage a greedy truck owner.
(a) Managing your driver.: How is your hiring process when recruiting a driver for your haulage business. Is your driver recommended to you? Do you just give the truck to a driver because you know him by chance.
Now I will explain to you on how to get the best and a fearful driver. Nigeria is a country where we spanked to work. Let me tell you the truth, You will agree with me that we know what to do. We know what is right and wrong. It is just that we like to take advantage of the WRONG STRUCTURE in place in this country.
I like to interview drivers a lot. I like to invite about 4 or 5 drivers for interview on the same day. I let them know that they are there with me for the same purpose. Let me let you know that i like to hire married men.
It shows a level of responsibility a little bit. You just have to work on the rest after the hiring. Let me let you know that i get a guarantor from the drivers and i carry out a research at the background immediately. Therefore i pick the one with most responsible guarantor. I interact with the guarantor immediately.
If feel i am going to the extreme. YES. because the success of the haulage business start with hiring the best driver. I have a Driver called MOSES. The guy is the best thing that have ever happen to me in haulage business. Then i have to know the driver's experience.

(b)Managing a Truck Manager: Always ensure that you get the best available manager around. Get to know how long he has been in the business? His experiences over the years; Get to know his marital status as well. What is his career goals (That is something most have led or push him to go into the business. (N:B) His answers most be related to his career goals. When you are satisfied, ensure that there is contractual agreement by law that bind both of you as partners. Get a responsible guarantor from him and do a background research.  Lastly, use the advantage of GPS technology by tracking your truck. Learn to track the movement online. You can get trackers all around Lagos environs. Once installed, the monitoring of the managers start. This is known as Supervision and Monitoring.

(c)Managing a Truck Owner: Well let me explain here that truck owners can only manage themselves. Listen up Truck owners, the price you get your truck will determine the monthly returns you will be comfortable with. That is why I advise that you get your truck at a cheap rate from individual listings on tradestable, dealfish, googletrader and abroad (America or Europe) .If you see a consistent manager, it is better you stick to him. I don’t need to tell you what consistency in business means.

Truck managers it is important you know your lanes. Never agree to what you cannot deliver. If you do, remember, you will be prosecuted because you are signing a contract that is bounded by law. Let the law of nature takes it place. Don’t get in trouble because you want business. If a prospective truck owner doesn’t agree with what you can offer, let him leave. It is a win- win situation. Nobody is doing anybody a favor. Other business will come. People come and people go. That is life.

I hope I have dealt extensively with the the greed issue. If you can stick to all these advise, I bet you will sleep with your two eyes closed. Hope to see you next week. Have a lovely week and I will be expecting your mails and calls as usual.

N:B I have gotten an MTN line as I have agreed to get one because of the MTN subscribers.

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Email still remains (haulagemover@gmail.com)

GREED GREED GREED NUMBER 1 KILLER IN HAULAGE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA.

As promising as haulage business greed is a factor that militates against the success of the business, especially when Nigerians have the attitude of making money in a short time. Infact one of the main reasons why a lot of people are discourage to invest in the business is because of greedy attitude of the persons involve in the business. It is not that people don’t want to invest their money but why should people lose money after saving for a lengthy time to invest in the haulage business.

Greed and corruption today is one reason why foreign investors are discouraged to invest in Nigeria. BOKO HARAM is also a threat to the foreign investment. How do we account for lives of the foreign expatriates that were kidnapped and killed in Sokoto state this year?

Anyway lets live BOKO HARAM today and lets face the main topic GREED. Let us remember that there are three parties involved in the haulage business

a)      The driver

b)      The manager

c)       The owner

A GREEDY driver is one who fails to deliver money on time as at when due. A greedy driver is the one who bargains with your technician or mechanic to extort money from you. A greedy driver is one who claims that he needs 75 litres of diesel to a particular location but in actual sense he needs just 50litres.

A greedy manager is the one who fails to remit to the owner monthly returns as promised. A greedy manager will not maintain the truck as at when due. A greedy manager loves second hand tyres and second hand batteries. A greedy manager will therefore be a victim of LASMA officials every week.

A greedy truck owner is the one who tries to make his investment back in less than a year. A greedy truck owner will be a victim of high blood pressure if he listens to side talks. A greedy truck owner is not comfortable with a consistent manager and wants to earn more.

All said and done, but how do we curb all these practices. How do we help to make these businesses succeed? What must be done to checkmate a greedy driver, greedy manager or greedy owner or how do we help ourselves not to be greedy. WATCHOUT FOR PART 2

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WHY YOU NEED A DOUBLE AXLE TRUCK FOR YOUR HAULAGE BUSINESS

Hello readers,
Today,i want to revisit thie issue of buying a truck for your haulage business. This time around, we shall enlighten ourselves about a particular specification which i term as double axle. Double axle trucks are also termed as tandem axle trucks. Some people will say trucks are trucks.I want to come out today today to say not all trucks are trucks because not all trucks are trucks in Nigeria. This is simple to say that not all trucks are made for the Nigerian Roads in terms of maintanance, driving expertise and durability.
Yet some people will say " you said i should buy DAF truck, you said i should buy MACK trucks, which one is SINGLE AXLE or which one is DOUBLE AXLE again". (which kind wahala be this)that means what kind of problem is this.
But listen to me, if you are planning to buy a truck for your haulage business today, a long as the truck is meant for Tipper Business or Container Haulage business. Please simply go for DOUBLE AXLE TRUCKS.
DOUBLE AXLE TRUCKS  tow better and help to keep the driver in control on the road. Technically speaking, a truck must weigh up to 30 tonnes before it can start a tipper or container haulage business in Nigeria. This is because the stuffing of these containers most times weigh more than the truck. I doubt if you have seen a 20ft container weighing more than 30 tonnes. Yes i have seen it more than a thousand times. People wonder why the 20ft weighs more than a 40ft container, It is simple. These is a lot of space in the 40ft container. by the time your goods are put in the 40ft container, there seems to be space left at the top .But for the 20ft, it is stuffed from the beginning to the end.Hardly will you be able to climb into the container when the offloading of the goods start. If you are using the single axle truck, i bet you that your tires will keep bursting all the time. Tyres are the most expensive of all the trucks spare parts that i know. If you don't save for the rainy day in haulage, it will come back to hunt you seriously.
When i print out the delievry order for truck drivers in the Ports, you will see a 20ft conatiner weighing up to 33 tonnes. what do you make out of that when you have a truck that doesnt weigh more that 30 tonnes. These are some of the technical experise i have learnt over the years. Now let me tell you that i have not see a 40ft container weighing more than 30 tonnes. Whenever, i go to the examination ground where CUSTOMS OFFICIALS use to inspect the imported goods, you will see the reasons why there can never be a 100% inspection of goods in our Ports today. It is all because the containers are stuffed from the edge of the boxes to the end,especially the 20ft containers.
Keep in mind that you should get a truck weight from 30 tonnes upward and remeber that it should be DOUBLE AXLES. The DOUBLE AXLE trucks have many tyres that helps the balancing of the trucks no matter the weight of the container.
Infact, what do you say about the tipper haulage which is even worse. We cannot even ascertain the weight opf the sand or the stones. But tobe on the safer side. Please look out for DOUBLE AXLE TRUCKS.

I will attach pictures of double axle trucks and single axle. please note that the double axle trucks have more tyres to help the balancing and also helps to support the  the truck

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GPS TECHNOLOGY, A MUST FOR YOUR HAULAGE BUSINESS

Hello Readers, i am sorry that i have noT update my blog since two weeks, it was due to my busy schedule.
Today, i will like to discuss with you about GPS TECHNOLOGY. Without making too much brouhaha of this issue, i will use our local language or term that we call it, especially in Nigeria. You know  we have discussing  haulage in Nigeria, not in Asia, America or other continents. Too cut it short, it is called TRACKER.
Gone were those days when drivers and truck owners fight one another on different issue about the working capabilities of their buses or truck. They argue and quarrel over location of the trucks, freight rates and other issues that had to due with the truck. But today, thanks to GOOGLE MAPS for coming to rescue us from these recurring issues. Little did GOOGLE know that they were helping to solve these type of problem own haulage business in Nigeria.
With a TRACKER install in your truck today, you can sleep with your two eyes closed in your haulage business. The tracker helps to reveal location and live movement of your truck. You will be able to determine your freight rates without asking your driver how much he was paid for the job (NB:sometimes driver gets the jobs before you,and you wont be able to resist it as long as you have not be briefed by your own customers that a job is  readily available).
There is a lot that the tracker does for you. The tracker safeguards against theft.Although this is not common. In fact i can say that it is 0.8 percent. The tracker also alerts you when the engine of the truck is on for a certain period of time. Oh love this. i can feel that you are getting excited with this. But that is the truth.
To be sincere with you, i won't collect or manage you truck if it is not tracked.Dont see me as a guru today as you see me write on my blog. My past experiences and mistakes is the one writing. i never brought all these from heaven. Believe me honestly, the management of truck nowadays start from you. Your manager comes second and the driver comes third. Just with the help of your TRACKER, you will be able to log on to the internet with your username and password and see the live movement of the truck.
You will be anywhere.America, UK, Germany, Spain. Name it. You know what is going on.
With these little secret.Oh!!! You call it little now because i exposed myself, You will not be able to here "oga no work today". "oga motor breakdown for ojuelegba and i come use my money quickly do am" oga na Oshodi i dey"(if it is true that the idiot is in oshodi).

Till we meet next week. Have a very lovely weekend and think about all this . CATCH YA.
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