A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF FLEET MANAGEMENT AS A COMPETITIVE TOOL IN THE ZIMBABWEAN ROAD HAULAGE INDUSTRY

Marian Tukuta

Short description

This research study sought to evaluate the impact of fleet management as a competitive tool in the Zimbabwean Road Haulage Industry for the reference of further improvement of Transport Companies in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s Haulage Sector has high level of inefficiency and ineffectiveness in its fleet management. This inefficiency is mainly caused by poor vehicle maintenance, poor briefing and debriefing of drivers, routing and scheduling, fuel management and unavailability of vehicle financing reserves .Due to the shrinking competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s Haulage Industry in the SADC region, this research aims;
• To identify the variables of fleet management in the road haulage industry
• To determine the impact of fleet management as a competitive tool in the haulage industry
• To identify the road haulage drawbacks.
• To establish ways of improving the effectiveness of fleet management in the Zimbabwean Haulage Industry.
• To identify vehicle fleet management practices/policies

Author Bio

Dr. Marian Tukuta holds a Dphil in Development Studies (University of Fort Hare, S.A.), Masters in Business Administration (ZOU), Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) (University of Zimbabwe), Diploma in Information Technology, Diploma in Personnel Management (IPMZ), Cert in Supply Chain Management and Cert. in Inventory Management.