MOHAMOOD MOHAMED DUALE TRANSPORT
40 years of unbeatable transport services
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Logistics REALITY Mohamood Mohamed Duale Transport has grown from humble beginnings to become one of Central and East Africa’s most prominent liquid transportation and logistics solutions providers Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Vivek Valmiki
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nitiating with just one truck and one visionary back in 1984, the Mohamood Mohamed Duale Transport (MMT) that exists and thrives across Africa today is testament to the levels of innovation and continuous improvement instilled all those years ago. Founder and current Director, Mr Duale is the man responsible for incepting this now market-leading enterprise, back then driving the one truck across Central and East Africa himself. By the 1990s the fleet had risen to four, and the hands-on
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entrepreneur micromanaged every element of the Company’s operations as it went on to diversify and expand its remit to the multi-faceted business it is now. “By 1998, MMT had acquired a yard in the Saba Saba area, and established this as the base of operation,” Mr Duale’s son, Mr Mohamed Mohamood Mohamed picks up the story. “By this time, the Company had doubled in size to eight trucks, and so as the size, MMT’s reputation quickly grew into one of the most reliable and trustworthy companies in East Africa. Its reputation came from its drivers, who in an era of untrustworthiness,
become symbols and the backbone of what companies even today, strive to be.” Today, under the guidance of Mr Mohamed, the Company comprises more than 130 Scania trucks, with 70 percent of its fleet less than fiveyears-old. More than 200 employees now adorn the same red and white colours that grace its trucks; branding that is now recognised across the region as Tanzania’s best transporter. Mr Duale today is still a vital component of the Company, while Mr Mohamed remains responsible for continued growth, development and the financial wellbeing of MMT
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emphasises: “It will be the endeavour of Mohamood Mohamed Transport to provide liquid transportation and logistical solutions to an identified group of customers using both rail and road modes of transport. “The operating policy for MMT is to provide equipment that will enhance safety and capacity; to provide regular communications that will keep the customers informed of the status of their cargos; to provide professional standards at a price that adds value to Mr Duale is a vital component in current operations the existing infrastructure; and to offer professional services to the transport across the domestic and international of bulk liquids to a selected group of transportation business environment. Such responsibilities embrace core customers with significant and stable regular volumes.” the implementation of continuous improvement strategies and ongoing Ultimately culminating in a turnkey innovations, whether they’re system or provision of transportation and process-based. logistical solutions, the business is “Also to assist in the overall now able to be selective in regard to Company’s development to achieve its clientele and business network, consistency, quality, marketing goals, working only with those that fit training initiatives and employee within the MMT ethos and overriding development,” he adds. “Additional principles of best practice. responsibilities include to maximise “Our key priorities are to deliver fleet and asset utilisation; to develop on time, satisfy the client, garner and execute business expansion and respect and mutual trust, to respond diversification plans; to establish ties and support in a timely fashion, to with international offshore project communicate with stakeholders companies; to capture market effectively, and to problem solve intelligence; and to deploy the collaboratively,” Mr Mohamed notes. strategic business plan of the Company Yassin Mohamud’s final objective with operational excellence, in order to then revolves around the critical meet customer expectations.” component of supply chain management, an area of work that Liquid transportation and logistical bridges all that MMT is renowned for, solutions and all that it needs to keep on top of Assisting Mr Mohamed is Associate in order to remain regionally ethical Director, Yassin Mohamud who is and successful. similarly responsible for deploying Mr Mohamed details: “He needs to the Company’s strategy in line with ensure total compliance with HR, legal, the retention and development of liability, health & safety, security and lucrative business. quality; applying each of these strands Encapsulating areas of financial to specific international procedures.” management, customer engagement, human resources, operations A client-based organisation management and technical These aforementioned international management, his influence from a nuances currently refer to the DRC, continuous improvement perspective Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, has been vast as Mr Mohamed Uganda and locally in Tanzania as the
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ased in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa, GRW has been manufacturing a wide range of superior transport equipment since it was established in 1995. GRW strives to be a leading supplier of transport solutions worldwide, enhancing its customer productivity through innovation, quality of design and manufacturing and a commitment to after-sales service. All of the products created by GRW are built and designed to meet the specific requirement of each customer, following up on this with exemplary maintenance service. The Company is proud to be associated with Mohamood Mohamed Duale Transporter Limited (MMT) - its first customer in the East African market and since 2013, it has delivered 30 fuel tankers to MMT. Staying true to its promise of building the best body for the job, the fuel tankers created by GRW are specifically designed for African road conditions with exceptional durability and increased payload being a prime consideration. The partnership GRW has built with MMT has enabled the Company to build a secure presence in East Africa, with more than 500 GRW fuel tankers having been sold to numerous operators. Quality service is at the core of GRW’s success, with assurance being offered to all East African customers through the establishment of its repair centre in the Kurasini area of the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, due to be open by the end of August, 2018.
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IN FOR THE LONG RUN GRW is a leading South Africa based transport equipment designer, manufacturer, and service provider of a wide range of quality, cutting-edge tankers and trailers specifically designed for African Road Conditions
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ultimate evidence of how far MMT’s influence can reach. With a recent focus on Rwanda especially, the business has proved itself as a locally sensitive, but internationally viable option in the market, and inevitably this has led to the attainment of numerous high-profile contracts across East and Central Africa. Mr Mohamed believes that such success comes back to six core attributes, the first of which being the Company’s almost-40 years of experience. “Our technical logistics knowledge is world-class, and our local knowledge of the industry is outstanding,” he states. “We are one of the most successful and experienced logistics providers in Tanzania. The second pillar is our good logistics practice which covers all good principles with logistics in mind. “We are probably one of the few logistics companies in Tanzania to
have a well-documented and practiced ethics and governance policies guideline handbook, and this is a critical success factor for customers’ operations.” Capability and commitment is cited as the third reason for MMT’s market prevalence, taking into account a willingness to adapt in light of everchanging IT, equipment and supply chain trends; as well as health & safety which Mr Mohamed lists as the fourth element. “We are committed to safe handling and delivery of partners’ products.
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We serve companies that have very stringent needs of transportation safety requirements due to the nature of their goods. And that leads into the next attribute which is service excellence. “We are a client-based organisation that ensures high-level responsive communication channels with dedicated personnel in charge.”
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The final, and potentially most significant pillar is the Company’s people, who Mr Mohamed describes
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as a committed and experienced team of professionals. He says: “Our employees contribute to the success of our organisation and that of our clients. MMT ensures that all employees are not deprived of their basic human rights. Furthermore, our employees have an obligation to the business, our clients and themselves to observe high standards of integrity and fair dealing. Unlawful and unethical business practices undermine employee and client trust.” In return for this ethical and dedicated service, the Company
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repays each individual with a promise of remuneration, welfare, health, safety, security and personal development courtesy of periodic training programmes and motivational initiatives. A happy workforce inevitably then contributes to successful project delivery, but also to a more flexible work ethic amenable to new industry trends. One recent example, as Mr Mohamed pinpoints, has been the notion of tracking. “Tracking is one of the main components of MMT,” he affirms. “Tracking enables us to view a vehicle’s last received position on the map. MMT’s whole fleet of trucks are being tracked using GPS and Navirec Feet Manager provides us with a real-time view of all assets’ current positions. “The innovative software displays other useful information such as speed, driving directions, ignition status, driving violations and a trail of where the assets have been moving. Tracking through GPS enables MMT to efficiently and effectively manage the fleet.”
Remaining vigilant to technological advancements will be a primary portion of MMT’s strategy moving forward, as it continues to evolve into a supply chain management company of international repute. With 40 years of successful development already accounted for, and an ever-expanding geographic footprint to show for it, the road to even more success is now laid out in front of the Company. Mr Mohamed concludes: “MMT distinguishes itself from competitors by taking time to study a client’s challenge and design a solution for the client with minimum losses to fuel. MMT accomplishes this target by creating a family atmosphere within the Company and instilling bonuses for good behaviour. “We have a state-of-the-art consignment delivery system; a support service system and tracking system for the purpose of increasing supply chain visibility and efficiency; and a fleet of 140 Scania trucks. “As a result, MMT is an industry leader thanks to a unique combination of combining people and processes.”
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Mohamood Mohamed Duale Transport Kurasini Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania Tel: +255 787 903 520, +255 784 166 068 info@mohamoodtransport.com www.mohamoodtransport.com
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