TRUCK&FLEET CONFERENCE UAE
THE UPTIME CHAMPIONS
Operators and aftermarket specialists gather to discuss how the UAE fleet sector can maximise and optimise in 2021
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eeping your fleet on the road is without doubt the biggest and most important challenge facing businesses in transport and logistics (T&L). During the recent Uptime Champions session during the Truck And Fleet Conference UAE, the audience had the chance to hear from their peers on both the operation and supply side of the sector to get their advice and learn the approaches they are taking to get their most from their vehicle fleets. Moderated by Vishal Pandey, partner – Automotive and Mobility Business, Glasgow 28 AUGUST 2021
Analytics Consulting Group, the panel featured local experts representing both fleets and aftermarket specialists in the local market, including: Nicholas Brooks, MD, Zaeto; Mahir Bousselham, regional technical manager, Middle East & Africa; Valvoline Holdings BV, Feras Jawhari, fleet and proactive solutions manager, Emerging Markets, Goodyear, Mohamed Al Zeftawi, GM, Al Masaood Commercial Vehicles & Equipment, Martin Roberts, transport manager, Momentum Logistics and Richard Zielinski, owner and director, Mining Tech & Logistics FZC. Asset-owning transport operator Momentum Logistics runs one of the biggest
We’re sitting in a market that’s a long way behind Europe”
fleets of Scania trucks in the region. Transport manager Martin Roberts is responsible for the firm’s operations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the US. Roberts brings vast experience to the panel and has been in the region for over a decade and with Momentum for the past seven years. Prior to that, he worked for 16 years at one of the leading transport companies in the UK. The GCC market is often perceived as being a slow adopter of cutting edge technology that could improve fleet efficiency and reduce accidents. Casting his eye over high tech solutions currently available on the market, he believes that there is a huge chasm between meconstructionnews.com
