What's New

Sappi, instrumental in launching a first for the South Africa transport industry. New Performance Based System (PBS) truck and trailer will significantly increase efficiencies and reduce costs in timber transport.

Sappi and timber transport contractor, Timber Logistic Services launched the first 4 of 15 revolutionary vehicles destined to convey timber to Sappi's mills. The vehicles have been manufactured and certified for use on South African's roads as a first for the South African transport industry.

While these PBS vehicles are 28% longer and permitted to carry 22% more load than their predecessors in the industry, they are 18% more fuel efficient per ton transported and could reduce the number of trucks required to transport timber for Sappi from the current 70 to 55.

Well done to FM Compass for securing this deal by providing weekly performance reports to PBS.