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Road freight summit celebrates its succesful debut in South Africa

The 2023 Road Freight SME Summit at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton enjoyed a highly successful debut, with topics delivering to the needs of the audience and the broader trucking sector.

Targeting small fleet owners with five to 100 trucks on the road, topics included critical success factors for road freight SMEs; safety and compliance; the transportation of mining commodities, industry trends on effective and efficient fleet management; the complexities of securing funding

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