Logistics & Distribution

Delivering peace of mind. Every time.

We deliver more than just goods – we deliver peace of mind. Unitrans offers a comprehensive suite of road freight services tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients. With our extensive fleet and experienced team, we provide both line-haul and tanker services across various industries, sectors, and geographical locations.

We understand the importance of efficient supply chain management in today’s fast-paced world, and we are dedicated to providing seamless, reliable, and tailored end-to-end logistics and distribution solutions to meet your every need. Whether you need to outsource your entire transport and distribution services or require short-term access to additional capacity, we manage your domestic or cross-border road transportation.

Unitrans fully integrates our services into our customer’s existing supply chain to optimise operations, reduce cost and improve customer satisfaction.

By combining the power of our expertise, fleet and technology, we ensure safe and timely delivery of your goods, offering you more control and total peace of mind.

We proudly serve the following industries:

Agriculture

Animal Feed

Beverages

Burner Fuels

Chemicals & Acids

Construction & Cement

Dairy

Diesel

Food incl. Edible Oils

Hydrocarbons

Industrial Powders

Jet Fuel

Lubricants

Organics

Palletised & or Bulk Bags

Petroleum

Polymers

Sugar

Our Logistics & Distribution solutions include:

Primary & Secondary
Distribution
Fleet Management
Dedicated or
Ad hoc Services
Research &
Development
Integrated Solutions

A fleet driven to uphold the highest standards.

Our extensive fleet, coupled with deep industry expertise, ensure reliable and efficient transportation of goods, which include hazardous materials and perishable goods.

We are dedicated to upholding the highest standards in supply chain solutions. Recognising the uniqueness of each customer, we provide tailored services that meet diverse specifications, ensuring sustainable and progressive customer service.

Our standards are based on three pillars:

Health &
Safety First

Our Customer-
Centric Approach

Technology

Partnering with Unitrans is a journey
towards better business.

We offer comprehensive logistics and distribution solutions that can be seamlessly integrated into your existing supply chain, providing end-to-end visibility and control.

Our agile approach allows us to adapt quickly to changing market demands, optimising resources and maximising efficiency. Our extensive network, including rigorously vetted sub-contractors, ensures flexible and reliable adaptation to the dynamic demands of customers, maintaining high standards of service delivery.

With a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence, equipment and various technology systems, we ensure maximum visibility and transparency throughout the transportation process, enabling real-time decision making and distribution optimisation.

Safety is our top priority, and we adhere to the highest safety standards to mitigate risks and protect your products, your people, and the environment. Our four pillars of safety include driver management, SHERQ management, journey management and vehicle management. With rigorous programs and strict protocols, you can trust us to handle your cargo with care.

Unitrans’ adherence to bargaining council statutory regulations ensures fair labour practices and enhances the reliability of our transport and distribution services.

Unitrans’ volumetric lift roof capability allows for the seamless handling of oversized cargoes, ensuring safe and flexible solutions for heavy-lift operations.

Accreditations

Awards

  • 2023:
  • Winner of Iveco #Thankyoutrucker Driver
  • 2023:
  • Masterdrive Best Employer
  • Masterdrive Best Medium Commercial Vehicle Company
  • 2023:
  • CAIA Water Award – Runner Up
  • CAIA Response Care Logistics Service Provider Award – Runner Up
  • 2022:
  • Excellence in Transport
  • Excellence in Supply Chain Education and Youth Development

Case Studies & News

  • News

Driving Economic Growth: The Vital Role of Logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • News

More Than 60 Years Of Unitrans’ Commitment To Sub-Saharan Logistics

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Primary and Secondary Distribution

We provide distribution services for a wide range of products ensuring timely delivery across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our extensive fleet, coupled with deep industry expertise, ensures reliable and efficient transportation of your goods. Our current fleet consists of:

  • Superlink curtain sided vehicles
  • Specialised volumetric lift roofs trailers
  • Temperature controlled trucks
  • Auger Bulk Tankers
  • Dedicated PBS vehicles
  • Box Units transporting specific to customer requirements such as explosives
  • Flat decks
  • LDV’s – transporting smaller deliveries
  • Dry Bulk Tanker – to transport products like grain, starch, powders etc.
  • LGBF Stainless Steel Non-Cladded Semi Pup – to transport product like soft solvents, cooking oil, base oils
  • L4BN Non-Cladded Semi – to transport heavy corrosive acid like products
  • LGBF Stainless steel Non-cladded interlink – to transport product like soft solvents, cooking oil, base oils
  • LP Gas Semi-Tanker – to transport pressurized gas products
  • LGBF Aluminum Semi – to transport fuel like diesel, Petroleum and Jet A-1 fuel
  • LGBF Heated Cladded Semi – to transport black product and heated bitumen
  • LGBF Food grade Cladded Semi – to transport glucose, fructose etc.
  • L4BH Cladded Semi with pup – capable of transporting products with a heat rating of 110 ºC like caustic and phosphoric, solvents and food grade products

Fleet Management

We provide comprehensive fleet management services, ensuring efficient operation of your fleet. Our expertise in fleet maintenance and management allows clients to focus on their core business activities, confident in the reliability and performance of their transportation assets.

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Dedicated or Ad hoc Services

Whether it’s through meticulously planned, dedicated services or flexible ad hoc options, Unitrans is equipped to deliver operational excellence and strategic value across various industries.

On an ad-hoc basis, our Superlink curtain sided vehicles in South Africa service FTL (full truck loads) only, and consolidation services available from Cape Town to Windhoek. Less than truck loads can be done on a special request.

Research and Development

Our Research and Development team can craft custom logistics and vehicle solutions that fit a customer’s unique requirements.

Integrated Solutions

Our integrated solutions provide real-time visibility and flexibility, so you can adapt to changing market demands with ease. We focus on solutions that improve real-time, end-to-end visibility, giving our customers greater control over their supply chain. Our integrated solutions offer:

Agility: We adapt to changing market demands, optimising resources and extracting synergies across all our capabilities.

A KPI and insights driven approach: Our customers’ KPIs become our KPI’s and Unitrans deploy various technologies that are able to deliver the necessary information that will allow for the tracking against agreed targets as well as provide insight that will drive incremental performance gains.

A real-time overview of operations: Dashboard and visual representations are developed to provide transparency and joint visibility to enable continued engagement that drives improvement and accountability.

Health and safety first

Our vehicles are subject to rigorous testing and proactive maintenance, supported by defensive driver training and advanced safety technologies.

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Our customer-centric approach

Unitrans fosters long-term partnerships, characterised by flexibility, continuous improvement, and alignment of systems, processes, and personnel to achieve shared goals.

Technology

Unitrans leverages class-leading hardware and software to transform data into actionable insights, driving operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Our commitment to excellence, innovation, collaboration, and industry leadership, motivates us to continuously strive to enhance our impact and services.

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