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Industry perspectives from Mumba Kunda, Founder of MK Global SA.

Owner-Driver Development

When Drivers Leave: Why Your Exit Strategy Should Include Skills Transfer

Experienced drivers are leaving fleets to become owner-operators, but most lack essential business skills and fail within 18 months. Strategic intervention, through a structured business training programme six months before departure, transforms losses into a reliable subcontractor network. The investment mathematics are clear: a fraction of recruitment cost creates lasting workforce value on both sides.

Driver retention Cost-per-kilometre Subcontractor networks Business literacy
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Transport Industry

The Invisible Crisis in South African Transport

With 400,000 registered trucks contributing nearly 5% to GDP, South Africa's transport sector has virtually no business education pipeline for owner-operators. Drivers who cannot calculate cost-per-kilometre accept loads below operating cost, and the resulting failures ripple through supply chains. Training contractor business literacy is not charity; it is supply chain risk management.

Owner-operator sustainability Cash flow management Supply chain risk Rate negotiation
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