Driver Recruitment & Training

All recruitment is strictly subject  to The Labour Relations Act,  The Basic Conditions of Employment Act and The Employment Equity Act.

  • Driver allocation
  • Drivers are trained extensively on specific routes by the driver trainer before they are allocated the route.
  • Drivers are dedicated to specific routes.
  • Back-up drivers are also trained on specific routes.

Seminars are conducted on a regular basis on Saturdays by various outside consultants, lecturing the drivers on many aspects, including:

  • on the road inspections.
  • road traffic ordinance.
  • quality control.
  • tyre care.
  • A drive – smart training program has recently been introduced.

Driver performance is managed through integrated tracking systems.

Fleet

82 x Mechanical horses
57 x Super-link flat deck trailers
10 x Tautliner Super-link trailers
25 x Tri-Axle flat deck trailers
17 x skeletal tri-axle trailers
1 x 4 ton truck
4 x 8 ton trucks
1 x 7 ton forklift
1 x Side Lifter
5 x Fleet Support vehicles

The company also has a pre-approved finance facility in place should the need arise to deploy additional assets on short notice.

Vehicle Tracking

The Cosmopolitan Fleet is equipped with the latest in high-tech GPRS software tracking technology made available by Car Track. This ensures constant surveillance monitoring of the Cosmopolitan fleet as well as the payloads by highly qualified controllers who are trained to report deviations as required by the appropriate service level agreements. Real-time tracking with updates every two minutes. Control room staffed on a 24 hour basis.

Standby Facilities

There is a 24-hour standby facility, utilizing Cell phones and Comtech GPRS Tracking Software. The objective of the standby service is to reduce breakdown reaction time to a minimum. The company has a fully equipped breakdown unit, which is used to action breakdowns in outlying areas. The breakdown team is made up of highly trained and skilled mechanics and artisans.

Maintenance Facilities

A very stringent policy is adhered to:

  • a full service every 10,000 km or every three weeks.
  • The success of this policy is reflected in the fleet availability record and the average age of units in service.

Each driver conducts a pre-trip check under the surveillance of the workshop staff every morning, and the security of the payload is checked with the same vigilance. A cornerstone of the operation is a dedicated driver per vehicle.