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Jump-steady
#1 Posted : Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:50:00 PM
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Looking to offer transport services especially on contractual basis using my 2 Mercedes Benz Actros trucks. Have been doing the Mombasa to Kampala trips but have proved not viable owing to the delayed payments and spread out jobs.

Any Skerian with leads here?

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mkristo
#2 Posted : Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:10:00 PM
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what is meaning of spread out jobs? kindly


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Jump-steady
#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:32:00 AM
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Hi Mkristu,

By spread-out jobs,i mean inconsistent or it takes a while before you could get another job.

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mkristo
#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:44:00 AM
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I asked because am in transport too,but mine isnt anything compared to yours. I own a Fuso Fighter,slightly larger than a canter.

Hata mimi am faced with te same challenge of spread-out jobs. I've been looking for these contractual jobs like the ones from DHL but seems hard to get. I have now resulted to farming,hopefully it will be the core business,then the truck shall be used to deliver to the markets. When the truck is not being used by me,it will be the doing the on-off jobs for survival.

If things become too tough,i would suggest: dont quit,but redifine your business.



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Djinn
#5 Posted : Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:33:00 AM
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JumpSteady - have you tried hauling goods (foodstuffs,hardware,etc) to Rumbek/Juba from Rift Valley or even starting from Kampala - I hear there is some demand for that - From Kla it is a 14 hour haul or so.

Off topic a bit,and also to Mkristo,what is the road like now,between Nakuru and Malaba (or between Nakuru and Busia). In August they had not yet opened the badly damaged section (abt 60kms) between Nakuru-Eldoret.



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mkristo
#6 Posted : Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:15:00 PM
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It is a while since I went to Busia and I made serious losses on that trip,broken srings,etc. Dont know the condition of the road now,though that road was going to take a while before they fix it. It under construction that is why it is bad with too many diversions

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half_empty
#7 Posted : Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:42:00 PM
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i dont know much about this sector,just wondering from an academic perspective... does one not get atleast 75% downpayment upfront

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mkristo
#8 Posted : Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:27:00 AM
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@ 1/2 empty that sounds good on paper,as on Quotations,LPOs and Invoices,but in reality it does not happen for one simple reason. Alot of business,nearly 80% is done on 100% credit terms. Competition is high and the only way to attract business is sometimes to be flexible and offer credit to clients. Of course credit is not given to every Tom,Dick and Mustafa,we also have to gauge who is the right client to offer credit to.

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Litoro
#9 Posted : Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:56:00 PM
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Am in this Biz and i know how hectic it is.i've friends who have contracts with bamburi,unga ltd,EABL Etc.but they lack trucks 4 hire.if any one is interested,i can hook u up.
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Litoro
#10 Posted : Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:57:00 PM
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Am in this Biz and i know how hectic it is.i've friends who have contracts with bamburi,unga ltd,EABL Etc.but they lack trucks 4 hire.if any one is interested,i can hook u up.
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