The story goes that road trains were invented by a certain Australian bush mechanic named Kurt Johannsen. After transporting stud bulls some 300km through the Australian Outback he was challenged to build a truck to carry 100 head of cattle rather than the usual load of 20. It took him [...]
Walvis Bay Salt Holdings (WBSH) is producing the largest volumes of solar sea salt in sub-Saharan Africa. They process 93 million cubic metres of salt water each year to produce over 900 000 tons of quality salt, also known as ‘white gold’. Unitrans Namibia has the contract to partner with [...]
Land stripping and clearing prior to setting up new mining operations is an important part of the undertaking to remove valuable resources from the ground. Not only do mine operators strip existing vegetation, but they also need to ensure that their processes do not disrupt the environment too harshly for [...]
The quality control chain of activities in stockpile management focuses on optimising product quality and operational efficiencies. [...]
Road Trains – the mammoth haulers of goods Road trains or land trains, also known as Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs), are most suitable for countries with large expanses of remote land, in continents like Australia, the US, Canada, Africa (including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia and Madagascar) and some parts [...]
Performance Based Standards (PBS) and Smart Trucks in Africa Performance Based Standards or PBS, is the foundation of an alternative regulatory system for heavy vehicles in South Africa. First launched in 2007, the PBS system uses a modified version of the Australian road-train regulations, where heavy vehicles are designed on [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Namibia on 14 March 2020. The country went into a lockdown on 28 March 2020. Unitrans Namibia has been granted a permit to work during the lockdown due to the fact that we transport essential goods in fuel and salt. All precautions [...]
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