Choosing a trucking company? Check it first. Then check us.
The checks to put to any carrier before your load goes, from the operator card on the windscreen to the bond licence, with our answer beside each one.
- 100+Trucks on the road daily
- 24 hControl room
- RIBLicensed to move goods in bond
Seven checks, shown on our truck.
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The truck
An operator card on the windscreen, and a roadworthy certificate for every goods vehicle over 3,500 kg.
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The driver and the papers
A PrDP for the driver, and a goods declaration in the cab with the schedule of insurance.
- 03
The load
Each axle unit weighed on our 22 m weighbridge, and a licensed remover for a box stopped by customs.
- 04
On the road
Two tracking units on separate networks, our 24-hour control room, and status emails to final delivery.
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Your load
Step 1 of 7- Cargo
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- Carrier check
- Optional
What we can show you
Any trucking company can say it’s compliant. These are things you can see on the truck, check online or ask for on paper, and what we can show you for each.
On our trucks
- Road traffic lawOur site states compliance with the NRTA
- 2 tracking unitsEach on its own network
- 4 on-board camerasOn each long-haul truck
- Maintenance recordsMeasurable, our site says
On paper
- Remover of goods in bondLicensed, bond guarantee lodged
- Depot code K9On SARS’s facilities code list
- 22 m weighbridgeSAMSA-authorised for VGM
- 24-hour control roomStatus emails to final delivery
Our truck or a subcontractor’s?
We run 50 of our own line-haul trucks and a subcontractor base of more than 200. Ask which will carry your load, and hold both to the same checks.
Ask for the current copy
Certificates renew: GIT cover, B-BBEE, the letter of good standing, tax compliance, SQAS. Ask for the current copy, and check online what can be checked.
Dangerous goods
Every class except class 1, with a Tremcard for every UN-numbered product, drivers with the permits the law requires, and our hazchem section at Germiston.
Where we operate
Our head office and 24-hour control centre are at 69–71 Barlow Road, Jupiter, Germiston, beside our customs-licensed depot and 22 m weighbridge, with an office in Durban. Our trucks run the N3 between Durban and Gauteng, and deliver locally.
- Germiston depot69–71 Barlow Road, Jupiter, Germiston 011 873 4786
- Durban · Greyville81 Berea Road, Greyville, Durban 031 305 0438
Part of Shipping & General Transport
Shipping & General Transport is a privately owned South African logistics company built on trustworthiness, perseverance and reliability. Trucking Company is one of its specialist services: our trucks, drivers and papers, set out the way you’d check any carrier.
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Call 011 873 4786What’s an operator card?
Every goods vehicle over 3,500 kg GVM must have a registered operator, and a valid operator card must be displayed on it, inside the windscreen where it can be read. The card is category G for goods vehicles and D for dangerous-goods vehicles (National Road Traffic Act s45 and s47).
Which driver’s permit should I ask about?
A professional driving permit (PrDP). Category G covers goods vehicles over 3,500 kg GVM. Category D covers dangerous goods, includes G, and needs a certificate from an approved dangerous-goods training body. A PrDP is valid for 24 months.
What is a goods declaration?
Since 31 January 2015 a vehicle carrying goods on a public road must carry one. It lists each vehicle’s licence number, the goods and their quantity, the operator, consignor and consignee, proof of the written transport agreement, and a schedule of insurance (regulation 330C).
Do the overloading rules apply to us as the sender?
They do if you send or receive more than 500,000 kg of goods a month by road. Then you may not send or accept goods on an overloaded truck, or contract for one. As consignor you need the operator’s payload and load distribution in writing, an accurate way of finding the mass, a record of each load’s mass, and transport that is fully insured (regulations 330A, 330B and 330D). Our 22 m weighbridge weighs each axle unit.
What insurance should a trucking company show us?
Ask for the goods-in-transit insurance certificate, the limit per load and what it excludes, and compare the limit with your cargo’s value. Our site lists our GIT cover; ask us for the current certificate.
Who can move a container that customs has stopped?
Only a carrier licensed by SARS as a remover of goods in bond, and if it subcontracts, the subcontractor must be licensed too. We’re licensed, with a road bond guarantee lodged with customs, and our sister site covers moves in bond.
Do you use subcontractors?
Yes. We run 50 of our own line-haul trucks and a subcontractor base of more than 200. Ask which will carry your load. The two tracking units and the four on-board cameras are on our own trucks.
How is a load watched on the road?
On our own trucks: two tracking units on separate networks, four on-board cameras with telematics, and our 24-hour control room at head office. You get status emails from your instruction to final delivery. Our sister site shows a Durban to Gauteng trip stage by stage.
Can you carry dangerous goods?
Yes: every class except class 1 explosives, with a Tremcard for every UN-numbered product, drivers with the permits and endorsements the law requires, and our hazchem section at Germiston. Our sister site has the placard check.
What does an export container need from the carrier?
A verified gross mass before it’s loaded. Since 1 July 2026 a Method 1 VGM must come from a SAMSA-authorised weighing facility. Our 22 m weighbridge in Germiston is one. Our sister site plans exports to the Durban stack.
We’re setting you up as a supplier. What can you send?
Our site lists SARS tax clearance, a letter of good standing for workers’ compensation, a B-BBEE rating, SQAS accreditation and Responsible Care. Certificates renew, so ask us for the current copies. You can check the tax status online with our tax compliance PIN, and the letter of good standing on the Compensation Fund’s portal.
What does it cost?
We don’t publish prices. Answer the short questions in the quote form, add the carrier check if you like, and we’ll quote on your actual load.
What’s the load?
Seven short questions, plus the carrier check if you like. No prices online, just a quote on your actual load.
