(1). ICD TRANSFER: ICD is known as INLAND CONTAINER DELIVERY. The popular and local name known for this kind of work or job for trucks is known simply as TRANSFER. This kind of delivery services is the movement of container from the APAPA MAIN PORTS to the various BONDED TERMINALS across Lagos State. The proximity of the BONDED TERMINALS makes the truckers to go at least two trips per day. What can actually be the constraints of the two trips could as a result of heavy traffic between the BONDED TERMINALS and the APAPA MAIN PORTS.
What is required of you to start or get these jobs is to get a PICK UP TICKET from one of the assigned transporters outside the APAPA PORTS. The driver will drive in and pick up a 2x20ft containers or 40ft container. Immediately the truck driver loads, he goes to the OUTBOUND GATE of the PORTS and exchange the PICKUP TICKET FOR what is known as EIR (Equipment interchange Report). He will tender this report at the BONDED TERMINAL. The receiving clerk minutes on the report that he has received a particular container e.g(MSKU0000000) Thereafter, the driver goes back to the APAPA PORTS and tender the EIR to the assigned transporter that gave him the PICK UP TICKET and he gets paid immediately or at an agreed time. The advantage of the ICD TRANSFER is that a driver can go for as many trips if he knows the traffic situation before he leaves the terminal. He can then look for alternative routes. On a Sunday, the driver can run three trips or four trips, if he is ready to work. The disadvantages is that sometimes the bottlenecks of custom officials and heavy traffic can affect the truck’s movement thereby limiting the driver to a single trip. Also, Not all the vessels coming into the country are meant for ICD TRANSFER. Therefore,it is fluctuates. There can be transfer this week . There might not be next week. You cannot determine the weight of the container until the truck is loaded. The Operator might refuse to offload you because of the time wasting.(2) Normal Delivery: Normal Delivery is picked up from the APAPA PORTS and can be delivered to main suburbs, street and metropolis or interstate. You can also get this type of work of Job from the BONDED TERMINALS. The difference between the TRANSFER and the NORMA DELIVERY is that the TRANSFER is restricted to be delivered to BONDED TERMINALS ALONE while the NORMAL DELIVERY is delivered to ANYWHERE THE AGENTS SAYS THAT THE CONTAINER IS GOING. The advantage of the NORMAL DELIVERY is that you can charge the agents for a price equivalent for a money of two trips of TRANSFER. You have direct control of the truck . You can check the tonnage of the container before you go for the Job. That means you manage the truck eye to eye.
The disadvantage of the NORMAL DELIVERY is LASMA and CUSTOMS and DRIVERS. I will explain let. But you can beat just two of them.That is LASMA and YOUR DRIVER simply by doing the right things explained in my previous posts. Thanks so much for the visiting my blog as usual. Please i will answer all pending mails during the weekend. Calls can only be received from (9am to 9pm)Nigerian time. 08185208688 07065149588 haulagemover@gmail.com
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