Africa’s Major Transport Fleets 2026

AFRICA ROAD FREIGHT · SPECIAL REPORT

Africa’s Major Transport Fleets 2026

The companies, trucks and logistics networks carrying the continent’s fuel, food, minerals, manufactured goods and containers.

Fleet scaleTransport businessOEM landscapeRegional networks

Search and compare the publicly disclosed fleets in this report. Filter by country, fleet scale, transport business or OEM, then open a company for more detail.

Operator Country Fleet Transport business OEM

Executive Summary

The fleets behind Africa’s road economy

Road freight is the physical infrastructure that closes the gap between Africa’s ports, factories, mines, farms and markets. Rail carries important volumes on selected corridors, but for much of the continent the final commercial connection is still made by truck — and the companies controlling those trucks have become important businesses in their own right.

The largest fleets are spread across very different industries. Nigeria’s Dangote Cement operates a distribution fleet of more than 5,000 trucks because cement production on that scale is inseparable from the problem of getting product to market. TSL runs more than 800 premium heavy trucks as a transport business. Algeria’s Numilog has 800 transport lorries supporting Cevital and third-party customers. SABOT has built a Southern African long-haul platform around more than 500 truck tractors and over 1,200 trailers. Reload Logistics operates an owned fleet of more than 1,000 trucks across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Industrial fleets can dwarf hauliers

Manufacturers, cement producers and distributors are among Africa’s biggest truck operators. Their fleets exist because control of distribution is central to the underlying business.

Corridors shape the fleet

In East and Southern Africa, the commercial geography often matters more than the national border. Fleet design follows the road from port to mine, inland depot, factory or landlocked market.

The OEM map is changing

European marques remain deeply embedded in established fleets, but Chinese manufacturers are now visible across fast-growing operators, bulk fleets and high-volume procurement programmes.

The Market

One continent, several fleet economies

Africa’s road-freight market cannot be reduced to a single ranking. A petroleum tanker fleet, a coal-haulage operation, a national FMCG distributor and a container carrier may all run 200 trucks, but they are buying very different machines for very different duty cycles.

Where transport is the product

Dedicated transporters such as TSL, SABOT, Treadstone, Mowara and Dakawou earn revenue directly from moving cargo. Their fleet economics turn on utilisation, fuel, tyres, maintenance, driver productivity and the ability to keep assets earning over long corridors.

Where transport protects the product

For companies such as Dangote Cement and Cevital’s Numilog, trucking is part of a wider industrial system. Control of vehicles gives the business greater command over inventory, service levels and distribution reach, especially where alternatives are limited.

That model matters in Africa because fragmented trucking markets remain common. A global forwarder may therefore exercise considerable influence over thousands of truck movements while publishing no national owned-fleet figure at all. Ignoring those companies would produce a neat fleet table but a poor picture of who actually shapes the market.

Truck Manufacturers

The battle for the African fleet

The changing truck market can be seen in the yards of large transport companies. European brands remain deeply established, but Chinese manufacturers have moved from the margins into the operating fleets of some of the continent’s most ambitious transport businesses.

TSL’s Nigerian fleet is built primarily around Mercedes-Benz and Scania. Cobil names Mercedes-Benz Actros, MAN, Tata and Sinotruk in the same operation. Tanzania’s Travel Partner discloses 70 Sinotruk HOWO 6×4 tractors. Côte d’Ivoire’s SOCOTRA lists a strikingly broad mix that includes MAN, DAF and Renault alongside Foton, Kamaz, Beiben, Shacman, FAW and HOWO.

These examples do not amount to national market share, and they should not be presented as such. What they do show is the growing willingness of fleet owners to mix brands, particularly where expansion is rapid and the economics of acquiring dozens of trucks at once can outweigh long-standing brand loyalty.

European incumbency

Mercedes-Benz, Scania, MAN, Volvo, DAF and Renault Trucks remain prominent in established long-haul and contract fleets.

Chinese scale

Sinotruk/HOWO, Shacman, FAW, Foton and Beiben are increasingly visible in large fleets and specialist operations.

Mixed-brand procurement

Several large operators spread purchases across manufacturers, reducing dependence on one supplier and matching equipment to different duty cycles.

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Regional Chapter

Southern Africa

Mining, fuel, agriculture and long-distance regional trade give Southern Africa some of the continent’s heaviest road-freight duty cycles. The big operators are built around corridors linking mines, farms and industrial centres to South African, Mozambican and Namibian ports.

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South Africa

Contract logistics · mining · distribution
Fleet characterBulk minerals, refrigerated, fuel, FMCG and cross-border line-haul
Procurement marketAfrica’s deepest heavy-truck sales and aftersales ecosystem
Tax signal15% import VAT; customs duty varies by HS classification and origin
Used equipmentLarge domestic secondary market; imports governed by customs and vehicle-registration rules
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Fleet renewal is increasingly split between high-utilisation bulk operators and specialised cold-chain fleets. Treadstone’s rise to 500 trucks and the 500-plus owned vehicle base at ZEN Freight/BlackMagic show how mining and commodities continue to generate large asset-heavy fleets.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Volvo Trucks, Scania, MAN, FAW, Isuzu, UD Trucks and a widening group of Chinese heavy-truck brands compete in a mature market where national parts coverage and workshop uptime are central purchasing criteria.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

The market is supported by OEM-owned or long-established national dealer networks, with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Volvo, Scania, MAN, Isuzu/UD and FAW among the most visible heavy-commercial channels.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

South Africa’s tariff treatment is classification-specific. Road tractors, goods vehicles, trailers and specialist equipment do not necessarily carry the same rate, while origin under SACU and other trade agreements can alter duty. Imported goods are generally subject to 15% VAT on the added-tax value.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

The presence of a deep domestic used-truck market changes fleet replacement economics. Large operators can dispose of tractors locally and renew without relying on imported second-hand equipment, supporting shorter replacement cycles than in many smaller African markets.

Fleet leaders

South Africa's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Ni-Da Group600+ vehiclesMining and bulk haulageVolvo FMX; 165-unit order in 2026
Treadstone Resources500 trucksCoal, chrome and iron-ore haulageHeavy side-tipper fleet
ZEN Freight / BlackMagic500+ owned vehiclesManganese, chrome, coal, steel, grain, containersMixed heavy-commercial fleet
Hestony Transport~500 trucksRefrigerated and cold-chain transportReefer tractor fleet
Unitrans4,000+ mixed fleet assets; truck-only total not isolatedContract logistics, mining, petrochemical, agricultureMulti-brand specialist fleet
Value Logistics4,600+ vehicles and forklifts; truck-only total not isolatedContract logistics and distributionMixed fleet
Malmoza200+ local trucksCross-border, hazardous chemicals, general freightFlatbeds; tautliners
Today's Destiny Logistics200+ trucksBulk, refrigerated, tanker and general freightTippers; reefers; tankers; flatbeds
Anderson Transport200+ owned trucksRegional line-haul and contract freightSuperlink fleet
VDS / OneLogix200+ trucks and trailersVehicle logistics and specialist transportCar carriers and specialist combinations
RDM Logistics130 trucksCross-border bulk, mining and general freightMAN TG3 TGS; Mercedes-Benz Actros; Volvo FH480; Scania R460
Colt Transport100+ trucksGeneral freight and distributionHeavy tractor fleet
Dabner Transport100 trucksAgriculture, coal, manganese and retailHeavy commercial fleet
All Bulk100+ trucksDry bulk and cementUD Trucks

South Africa’s road-freight market is too large to be represented by integrated logistics groups whose truck counts are not public. This edition therefore concentrates on operators for which an owned or directly controlled fleet can be quantified. Bulk minerals, refrigerated freight and cross-border general cargo produce some of the largest disclosed fleets.

Malmoza

Fleet200+ local trucks
BusinessGeneral and hazardous cross-border freight

operates a local fleet of more than 200 trucks, primarily flatbeds and tautliners in superlink and triaxle configuration, supplemented by a much larger collaboration network across SADC.

For this report, the 200-plus local fleet is the meaningful number: it represents directly available operating capacity rather than partner vehicles.

Hestony Transport

FleetApproximately 500 trucks
BusinessRefrigerated and temperature-controlled transport

Hestony is widely identified as one of South Africa’s largest independent refrigerated transport fleets, with approximately 500 trucks operating from its Bloemfontein base.

Cold-chain scale changes fleet economics: refrigeration equipment, temperature monitoring and time-sensitive utilisation sit alongside the normal heavy-truck costs of fuel, tyres and maintenance.

ZEN Freight / BlackMagic Logistics

Fleet500+ owned vehicles
BusinessBulk minerals, agriculture, steel and containers

ZEN Freight and sister company BlackMagic Logistics operate an owned fleet of more than 500 vehicles. The fleet moves manganese, chrome, coal, anthracite, fertiliser, grain, steel and containers and carries more than 300,000 tonnes of cargo a month.

The business is a strong example of the new generation of South African bulk operators building scale around mineral corridors while retaining the flexibility to serve agricultural and general freight.

Unitrans

BusinessDedicated transport and specialised logistics
SectorsAgriculture, fuel, chemicals, mining, consumer

Few Southern African operators have built a fleet culture as deeply specialised as Unitrans. Its transport operations span tankers, agricultural combinations, bulk vehicles and dedicated distribution fleets, often designed around one customer or commodity.

That makes Unitrans less a conventional haulier than a fleet-outsourcing business. The company’s value is its ability to design, operate and maintain transport systems for customers whose own products require specialised equipment or tightly managed delivery schedules.

Value Logistics

Operating fleet4,600+ vehicles and forklifts
BusinessDistribution, dedicated transport, fleet solutions

controls an operating fleet of more than 4,600 vehicles and forklifts across its logistics businesses. The number is broader than trucks alone, but the scale places Value among South Africa’s major fleet-controlled logistics platforms.

Its mix of distribution, dedicated transport, truck rental and supply-chain services also shows how blurred the boundary has become between a transporter and a broader fleet-services company.

Treadstone Resources

Fleet500 trucks in 2025
CargoCoal, chrome, iron ore

Treadstone has grown at a pace that mirrors the intensity of South Africa’s mining logistics market. Its expansion curve ran from 60 trucks in 2021 to 200 the following year, 350 in 2023, 400 in 2024 and 500 in 2025.

The fleet moves coal, chrome and iron ore, commodities where payload, turnaround time and corridor discipline determine the economics of the contract. Treadstone’s growth is therefore as much a story about mineral flows as it is about fleet expansion.

Reload Logistics

Owned fleet1,000+ trucks across Sub-Saharan Africa
BusinessCommodities, mining, project and multimodal logistics

Reload has become one of the most consequential regional trucking groups in the mining and commodities trade. Its owned fleet exceeds 1,000 trucks across Sub-Saharan Africa and is supplemented by a vetted carrier network.

Its South African presence is important because Richards Bay and other export gateways connect the company’s road fleet to rail, warehousing and bulk-handling operations. Reload’s scale is therefore continental rather than national, with trucks functioning as one part of a wider commodity-logistics system.

Super Group

BusinessMining, distribution, supply chain and fleet solutions
Fleet profileLarge multi-division operating base

Super Group’s South African transport footprint is spread across several businesses rather than one monolithic truck fleet. Mining, consumer distribution, convenience logistics, vehicle rental and fleet-management operations all sit within the group.

Historic divisional disclosures show just how large that platform has been, but the current picture is best understood by business unit rather than by rolling every vehicle into a single headline figure. For fleet suppliers, that distinction matters: a coal-haulage tractor and a consumer-distribution vehicle may belong to the same group but serve entirely different procurement cycles.

Ni-Da Group

Fleet600+ vehicles
BusinessMining and bulk haulage
OEMVolvo FMX

Ni-Da has developed a fleet of more than 600 vehicles around high-volume bulk and mining work. A 2026 order for 165 Volvo FMX trucks, beginning with an initial 25-unit delivery, is one of the largest identifiable current OEM fleet moves in Southern Africa.

The order is important beyond Ni-Da itself: it shows continued willingness among high-utilisation side-tipper fleets to commit large blocks of capital to premium European heavy-duty equipment when uptime and lifecycle cost justify it.

RDM Logistics

Fleet130 trucks
BusinessCross-border mining, bulk and general freight
OEMMAN TG3 TGS; Mercedes-Benz Actros; Volvo FH480; Scania R460

RDM has grown from ten trucks to a 130-truck cross-border fleet serving South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Its current parc includes MAN TG3 TGS, Mercedes-Benz Actros, Volvo FH480 Globetrotter and Scania R460 tractors.

The fleet reached its 100th-truck milestone with a Mercedes-Benz Actros 2652 in 2025, providing a useful example of how OEM finance, long-term brand relationships and planned replacement cycles shape family-owned regional fleets.

Today's Destiny Logistics

Fleet200+ trucks
BusinessBulk, refrigerated, tanker and general freight
OEMTippers; reefers; tankers; flatbeds

Today's Destiny controls more than 200 trucks across tipper, refrigerated, tanker and flatbed applications.

The spread of equipment makes it a diversified fleet rather than a single-commodity haulier, increasing its relevance to both the truck and body-equipment markets.

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Zambia

Copperbelt · fuel · regional corridors
Fleet characterCopperbelt mining, fuel, regional transit and general freight
Procurement marketHigh demand for 6×4 tractors, tippers, tankers and flatbeds
Tax signal16% import VAT; customs treatment depends on classification
Strategic corridorsCopperbelt–DRC, Dar es Salaam, Beira, Walvis Bay and South Africa
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Mining and energy remain the main engines of fleet investment. HGC’s 110 mining trucks sit inside a much larger tanker and general-freight operation, while fleets above 100 trucks at Mataaz and Freight & Passenger Services show the depth of Zambia’s cross-border road market.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

European and Chinese heavy-truck brands compete closely, with the economics of parts supply, cross-border dealer support and high-mileage maintenance often carrying more weight than acquisition price alone.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Lusaka and the Copperbelt form the principal heavy-truck sales and service axis. Operators increasingly evaluate dealers on parts stocking, mobile service and the ability to support vehicles working far from the capital.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Zambia’s general tariff structure places imports into several duty bands, while import VAT is 16%. Productive machinery for mining can receive favourable treatment, but a road-going truck does not automatically qualify as mining machinery; classification remains decisive.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used trucks remain economically important, particularly for smaller operators, but the largest mining and petroleum fleets increasingly favour newer equipment because downtime and cross-border recovery costs can erase the initial saving from an older tractor.

Fleet leaders

Zambia's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
HGC Transport & Logistics600 oil tankers; 110 mining trucks; 300+ flatbeds/LPG trucks disclosed by categoryFuel, mining, LPG and general freightTankers, mining trucks, flatbeds
Remus Logistics300 owned/operated fuel tankersPetroleum logisticsFuel-tanker fleet
South Great Logistics300 company-owned trucks + 175 contracted trucksRegional freightHeavy tractor fleet
Karan Logistics300+ trucksFuel, mining and general freightTankers; side-tippers; flat decks
Buks Haulage300 owned + 300 subcontracted in disclosed mining contract periodMining and bulk haulageHeavy mining haulage fleet
Dangote Cement Zambia300 trucks in disclosed company transport fleetCement distributionOwn-account heavy fleet
Mataaz Limited100+ trucksRegional freight, reefer and project cargoFlat-deck; tautliner
Freight & Passenger Services100+ trucksGeneral freight, fuel and crude-oil transportTri-axle; low-bed; fuel/crude tankers
Capfreight60+ trucksCross-border general freightHeavy commercial fleet
JC Bousfield / Buks contract fleet135 trucks on Sentinel mine contractMining haulageDedicated mining fleet

Zambia’s fleet economy is inseparable from copper, fuel and the country’s landlocked geography. The strongest current disclosures range from HGC’s large tanker and mining operation to fleets of more than 100 trucks at Mataaz and Freight & Passenger Services.

HGC Transport & Logistics

Disclosed fleet600 oil tankers; 110 mining trucks; 300+ flatbeds and LPG trucks

HGC is one of the clearest examples of mining and energy haulage reaching industrial scale in Zambia. The company discloses 110 mining trucks alongside 600 oil tankers and more than 300 flatbeds and LPG trucks.

The mining fleet matters in its own right. Zambia’s Copperbelt and the DRC-facing corridors demand high-capacity equipment able to work between mines, processing sites, border crossings and regional supply routes. HGC’s disclosed 110 mining trucks therefore sit inside a much larger logistics platform rather than as a small specialist sideline.

Reload Logistics

Regional fleet1,000+ owned trucks
Zambia roleMining, commodities and cross-border freight

Zambia is a natural centre of gravity for Reload’s regional business. The company’s trucks connect mines and warehouses to ports and border posts, while its more recent rail services between South Africa and Zambia add another layer to the corridor network.

Reload’s importance lies in that multimodal reach. Road remains the workhorse, but the company is increasingly able to switch selected commodity flows between truck and rail according to cost, capacity and transit-time requirements.

Unitrans

BusinessDedicated industrial and agricultural transport

has operated dedicated transport in Zambia for decades, including major agricultural and industrial contracts. Its model is built around embedding fleet capacity inside the customer’s operation, making the vehicles part of a wider production and distribution system rather than an open-market haulage pool.

Mataaz Limited

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessCross-border general freight, reefer and project cargo

Mataaz operates more than 100 trucks with interlink flat-deck and tautliner trailers. Its replacement policy is unusually explicit: trucks are replaced at the earlier of 600,000 kilometres or 42 months.

That discipline is commercially important in a cross-border business where the fleet routinely runs to South Africa, Angola, Botswana, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Freight & Passenger Services

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessGeneral freight, low-bed and petroleum transport

operates more than 100 relatively new trucks, including tri-axle semitrailers, low-beds, fuel tankers and crude-oil tankers.

The business sits inside a wider Zambian group that also includes clearing and forwarding and vehicle distribution, giving the transport operation access to workshop and automotive capabilities beyond a stand-alone haulier.

Remus Logistics

Fleet300 fuel tankers
BusinessPetroleum logistics
OEMFuel tankers

Remus operates 300 fuel tankers, giving Zambia another large hard-number energy fleet beyond HGC. A further 200-unit expansion was announced for 2026, but the report keeps that programme separate from the current operating fleet.

The scale reflects Zambia’s role as both a domestic fuel market and a transit platform into the Copperbelt and neighbouring states.

South Great Logistics

Fleet300 company-owned trucks + 175 contracted
BusinessRegional freight
OEMHeavy tractor fleet

combines 300 company-owned trucks with 175 contracted 30-ton trucks.

Separating the two pools matters: the owned fleet belongs in the asset ranking, while contracted capacity shows the larger transport platform available to the business without inflating its capital fleet.

Karan Logistics

Fleet300+ trucks
BusinessFuel, mining and general freight
OEMTankers; side-tippers; flat decks

operates more than 300 trucks across tanker, side-tipper and flat-deck work.

The business is targeting much larger scale by 2027, but this report keeps future ambition out of the current fleet number and uses only the operating base already disclosed.

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Zimbabwe

Long-haul · fuel · regional trade
Fleet characterFuel, FMCG, agricultural and regional long-haul
Fleet investmentFresh capacity entering despite high financing costs
OEM dynamicStrong European and South African-linked truck parc
Regional roleNatural bridge between South Africa, Zambia and Mozambique
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Unifreight’s 2026 programme to add 100 trucks and trailers is one of the clearest current fleet-renewal moves in the market. SABOT’s 500-plus tractor base and Strauss’s 230 tankers and trailers place Zimbabwe among Southern Africa’s more asset-intensive cross-border markets.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Scania, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, MAN, FAW and other brands compete in a market where imported parts, currency availability and workshop capability strongly influence fleet choice.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Harare and Bulawayo remain the main commercial-vehicle service centres, with many large cross-border fleets also relying on regional dealer support in South Africa and Zambia.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Vehicle and equipment taxation is sensitive to tariff classification, valuation and prevailing fiscal measures. For large fleets, foreign-currency availability and the effective landed cost of parts can be as consequential as headline duty.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Second-hand trucks remain a significant part of the market, but operators running fuel, FMCG and long-haul contracts increasingly use newer tractors where service reliability is contract-critical.

Fleet leaders

Zimbabwe's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
SABOT Group500+ truck tractors; 1,200+ trailersRegional line-haul and general freightHeavy tractor fleet
Lafrica Logistics300+ truck fleet stated at division level; 100+ across current three-country footprint also citedMining and commodity haulageSelf-tipping trucks
Leopack Transport200+ trucksBulk and general freightTriaxles; superlinks; high-sided bulk; high-cube bulk
Pacific Goal Investments200+ trucksMining, power and industrial logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
Ajara Trucking Logistics100 trucksCrude oil, diesel, rice and graniteHeavy tractor fleet
Swift / Unifreight100-truck-and-trailer expansion in 2026; total operating fleet not isolatedMining, agriculture, retail and regional freightNew haulage units
Strauss Logistics230 tankers and trailers; tractor count not isolatedFuel and liquid bulkTanker combinations
RDM Logistics130 group trucks across SA, Zimbabwe and ZambiaCross-border bulk/mining freightMercedes-Benz; MAN; Volvo; Scania
RoadEx Shipping100+ trucks in transport networkMining, construction and general freightNetwork capacity, not necessarily owned
Reload Logistics1,000+ owned trucks across Sub-Saharan Africa; Zimbabwe allocation not isolatedRegional freightHeavy commercial fleet

Zimbabwe’s road-freight industry has always been regional. Landlocked geography pushes operators towards South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana, while domestic agriculture, mining and fuel distribution create a substantial internal market.

The country also retains several sizeable home-grown fleets. SABOT’s tractor count places it among Southern Africa’s largest independent long-haul operators, while Unifreight and Strauss show the strength of domestic freight and fuel distribution.

SABOT Group

Fleet500+ truck tractors; 1,200+ trailers

SABOT has built one of Southern Africa’s most substantial independent long-haul fleets, with more than 500 truck tractors and over 1,200 trailers. Its depot network follows the corridors on which those vehicles operate, reducing the distance between a truck and maintenance or operational support.

The large trailer-to-tractor ratio also gives SABOT flexibility across cargo types and helps keep tractors earning while trailers are loading, offloading or awaiting clearance.

Unifreight Africa / Swift

BusinessNational and regional freight

Unifreight remains one of Zimbabwe’s best-known road-freight businesses, combining the Swift network with full-load and dedicated transport. Its 2026 acquisition programme added 100 trucks and trailers, signalling fresh investment into a fleet serving both domestic distribution and cross-border trade.

Strauss Logistics

Fleet230 tankers and trailers
CargoFuel, LPG and dry cargo

Strauss has developed around one of the most demanding transport segments in the region: fuel and LPG. The operation comprises 230 tankers and trailers, supported by dry-cargo capacity and regional cross-border operations.

In this part of the market, fleet quality is inseparable from safety and product integrity. Tanker specification, driver training and route control carry far greater weight than in ordinary general freight.

Reload Logistics

BusinessRegional commodities and mining logistics

Zimbabwe sits naturally inside Reload’s Southern African network, linking mining and agricultural cargo to the wider regional fleet. The company’s scale allows it to allocate trucks across borders rather than treat each country as an isolated operation.

Leopack Transport

Fleet200+ trucks
BusinessBulk and general freight
OEMTriaxles; superlinks; high-sided and high-cube bulk equipment

Leopack operates more than 200 trucks with triaxle and superlink trailer combinations, high-sided bulk units and specialised high-cube bulk containers.

The fleet gives Zimbabwe another sizeable hard-number private operator beyond SABOT and the major integrated groups.

Ajara Trucking Logistics

Fleet100 trucks
BusinessFuel, food and granite transport
OEMHeavy commercial fleet

Ajara’s 100-truck fleet carries crude oil, diesel, rice and granite and is managed from Harare.

The cargo mix spans energy and bulk commodities, placing the operation in the high-mileage regional segment of the Zimbabwean market.

Lafrica Logistics

Fleet300+ truck fleet stated at division level
BusinessMining and commodities
OEMSelf-tipping trucks

Lafrica was established initially to serve its group mining operations and became an external logistics business as demand grew.

The division currently presents a fleet above 300 trucks while other current group material refers to 100-plus units across Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa. The report preserves that discrepancy rather than forcing the two disclosures into a single figure.

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Southern Africa

Namibia

Namibia’s fleet market is defined by mining supply, long distances and Walvis Bay’s role as a gateway into the interior of Southern Africa.

The hard-number evidence is concentrated rather than broad, but Coleman Transport provides a substantial anchor fleet and illustrates the scale of equipment required to connect mines, ports and neighbouring states.

Fleet characterMining supply, South Africa–Namibia line-haul and port logistics
Anchor fleetColeman ~500 vehicles and equipment
GatewayWalvis Bay corridors into Zambia, Botswana and DRC
Tax frameworkSACU customs environment; import VAT applies
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Coleman Transport remains the standout disclosed asset base, with approximately 500 vehicles and equipment spanning truck tractors, interlinks, tankers, low-beds, side-loaders and tippers. The fleet is heavily exposed to mining supply and the Walvis Bay corridor.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

South African dealer networks exert strong influence because Namibia sits inside SACU and many large fleets cycle vehicles and parts through South Africa.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Windhoek and Walvis Bay anchor local service, but major operators also use dealer infrastructure in Gauteng and the Northern Cape.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

SACU origin and customs treatment make South African sourcing especially important. Import VAT and vehicle-registration requirements still apply, while the precise duty on non-SACU equipment depends on tariff classification.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

The close South African connection gives Namibian operators access to one of Africa’s deepest used heavy-truck markets, making late-model second-hand tractors a practical alternative to new purchases.

Fleet leaders

Namibia's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Coleman Transport~500 vehicles and equipmentMining supply, chemicals, fuel and regional freightTruck tractors; tankers; low-beds; side-tippers; tautliners
WP Transport100 trucks in published fleet profileRegional freightHeavy tractor fleet
Julie SonsTruck count not isolatedMining, abnormal and regional logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
Anderson Transport200+ group trucks; Windhoek presence, not Namibia-onlyRegional line-haulSuperlink fleet

Coleman Transport

FleetApproximately 500 vehicles and equipment
BusinessMining supply, chemicals, fuel, bulk and cross-border freight

Coleman’s operating base spans truck tractors, interlink flat decks, dry-bulk and liquid tankers, low-beds, side-loaders, side-tippers, tautliners, rigids and support vehicles.

The approximately 500-unit figure is broader than trucks alone, so it is not ranked as 500 trucks. Even with that qualification, Coleman is one of Namibia’s most substantial privately controlled logistics asset bases, with depots in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Rosh Pinah, Tsumeb and South Africa.

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Southern Africa

Mozambique

Mozambique’s ports make road freight a regional business. Beira carries Malawi and Zambian traffic, Maputo ties into South Africa and Eswatini, while Nacala serves the north and parts of the inland mining economy.

The published fleet evidence is less extensive than in South Africa or Tanzania, but several operators expose enough detail to show the market’s equipment profile.

Fleet characterPort corridors, mining, agricultural and Malawi/Zambia transit
Hard-number fleetCSC ~80 Freightliner flatbeds
GatewaysMaputo, Beira and Nacala
Fleet challengeLong corridors and uneven service coverage
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

CSC’s roughly 80 GPS-monitored Freightliner flatbeds provide a clean current fleet benchmark around Beira. Mining and port-corridor investment continue to create demand for flatbeds, tippers, tankers and project equipment.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

European, Japanese, American and Chinese truck brands coexist, with fleet choice varying sharply between urban distribution, mining and cross-border line-haul.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Maputo and Beira are the principal commercial-vehicle support centres; Nacala is increasingly important for northern corridor operations.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Commercial-vehicle import costs combine customs duty, VAT and other charges according to HS classification and origin. Mining projects can operate under distinct fiscal arrangements, but road trucks should not automatically be treated as duty-free mining machinery.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used trucks remain important in general freight. Operators on long cross-border contracts increasingly favour newer equipment where recovery distances and parts delays make breakdowns especially costly.

Fleet leaders

Mozambique's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
CSC Transport~80 Freightliner trucksMozambique–Malawi flatbed freightFreightliner flatbeds
Greatlakes Freight & Transport200+ trucks at Beira subsidiary in company-history disclosureRegional road freightHeavy tractor fleet
MSL Plant HireCount not isolatedMine haulage and earthmovingRigid haul trucks up to 100t; ADTs
24/7 TransportationCount not isolatedHeavy transport and project equipmentHeavy-haul fleet

CSC Transport

FleetAround 80 Freightliner trucks
BusinessFlatbed general freight and cross-border haulage

CSC operates around 80 GPS-monitored Freightliner flatbeds from its Beira-based logistics platform.

The fleet carries bulk, bagged and containerised cargo and works the Mozambique–Malawi routes through Dedza and Mwanza, making it a useful hard-number benchmark for the Beira corridor.

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Southern Africa

Angola

Angola’s road fleet has been shaped by petroleum, cement, construction and the distances separating Luanda from the country’s interior.

Large quantified private fleets are not widely disclosed, making Transkamba one of the clearer current windows into the scale and composition of domestic heavy transport.

Fleet characterFuel, cement, construction and national distribution
Hard-number fleetTranskamba 100+ motor vehicles including specialist trucks
Market geographyLuanda dominates, but long national distances favour captive fleets
Fleet renewalInfrastructure and petroleum remain key demand drivers
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Transkamba’s fleet has grown beyond 100 motor vehicles, including specialist trucks for cement, fuel and asphalt. The combination of haulage, workshop space and a large operating yard reflects the capital intensity required to serve Angola beyond Luanda.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

European and Chinese heavy-truck brands compete strongly in construction, fuel and general haulage, with Chinese equipment especially visible in infrastructure-linked applications.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Luanda is the dominant sales and parts centre, while Lobito and other corridor locations gain importance as mining and port traffic expands.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Truck import economics depend on tariff classification, VAT and the applicable investment or sector regime. Petroleum, mining and infrastructure projects may obtain different treatment from ordinary commercial haulage.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used equipment remains part of the market, but parts availability and the distances between workshops can make newer vehicles attractive for national contracts.

Fleet leaders

Angola's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Transkamba100+ motor vehicles including specialist trucksCement, fuel, asphalt and national logisticsSpecialist cement/fuel/asphalt trucks
Noatum Logistics Angola100+ trucks in inland fleetInland and project logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
FrajoluCount not isolatedFuel and heavy logisticsTankers and heavy haulage equipment

Transkamba

Fleet100+ motor vehicles
BusinessCement, fuel, asphalt and national logistics

controls more than 100 motor vehicles, including specialist trucks for cement, fuel and asphalt alongside loaders, excavators and forklifts.

Because the published number includes non-truck equipment, the report treats 100-plus as a mixed operating fleet rather than a pure truck count. The company’s 100,000-square-metre operating park in Viana includes workshops, warehousing and parking, supporting a vertically integrated transport operation.

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Regional Chapter

East Africa

East African fleets are built around ports and corridors. Mombasa and Dar es Salaam feed inland markets, while fleets based in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda routinely earn their revenue across several borders rather than inside one national economy.

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Kenya

Mombasa · Northern Corridor · regional distribution
Fleet characterPort haulage, petroleum, transit, project cargo and FMCG
Largest disclosed fleetsKyoga 400+ / beyond 500; Siginon 300+; P.N. Mashru 300+
OEM landscapeEuropean, Japanese and Chinese brands increasingly share the same fleets
Used-truck ruleEight-year age limit remains central to used-vehicle imports
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Fleet investment is broadening across both premium European and Chinese truck platforms. Motrex has built a 500-plus fleet exclusively around Mercedes-Benz, Sibed combines Mercedes-Benz Actros and Scania across a 400-truck regional operation, and Kyoga mixes Mercedes-Benz, UD/Nissan, Renault, MAN, Beiben and FAW. Dealer and OEM announcements also show fresh capacity entering the market: DHL Supply Chain deployed 25 Scania P450 biodiesel trucks in Kenya in 2025, while petroleum and regional fleets continue to add Actros, HOWO and other 6×4 tractor units.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

The largest Kenyan fleets make the country one of the clearest African examples of multi-brand procurement. Mercedes-Benz has deep penetration in Motrex, Kyoga, Sibed and A.A. Transporters; Scania appears in Sibed and A.A.; Kyoga also operates UD/Nissan, Renault, MAN, Beiben and FAW. Sinotruk/Howo, FAW, Foton and other Chinese marques have moved beyond construction work into line-haul, tanker and bulk applications, intensifying competition around acquisition cost, fuel consumption, parts availability and workshop response.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Mombasa and Nairobi form the commercial-vehicle service spine. CFAO Mobility represents Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Sinotruk/Howo alongside other commercial brands, while Isuzu East Africa now assembles and distributes UD Trucks in addition to Isuzu. The large-fleet market is also supported by Scania, MAN, FAW, Foton and specialist heavy-truck distributors. For Northern Corridor operators, the purchasing decision increasingly turns on parts coverage and recovery capability beyond Kenya as much as the showroom price.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Truck taxation sits within the EAC customs framework and Kenya’s domestic VAT and levy structure. The exact landed cost depends on HS classification, origin, vehicle type and current Finance Act measures; tractors, rigids and trailers must be assessed separately rather than treated as one category.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Kenya’s eight-year age limit materially shapes the secondary truck market. Imported used equipment must meet the applicable year-of-first-registration threshold and conformity requirements, which narrows the age gap between imported second-hand trucks and new locally assembled alternatives.

Fleet leaders

Kenya's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Motrex Limited500+ heavy-commercial trucksRegional road freightMercedes-Benz
Kyoga Hauliers400+ trucks; wider company profile places fleet beyond 500Petroleum, dry freight, bulk, project cargoMercedes-Benz; UD/Nissan; Renault; MAN; Beiben; FAW
Sibed Transport400 trucksRegional line-haul and cross-border freightMercedes-Benz Actros; Scania
P.N. Mashru300+ trucksGeneral freight, fuel, project cargo, bulkMulti-brand fleet
Siginon Group300+ trucks on current road-freight pageContainer, general and regional freightMixed heavy-commercial fleet
Dakawou Transport250+ trucksPetroleum, bulk and project cargoHeavy tractor/tanker fleet
Acceler Global Logistics200+ owned/operated fleet; 200 trucks cited for rapid mobilisationContract logistics, FMCG, project and regional freightMixed heavy/light commercial fleet
Greatlakes Freight & Transport200+ trucks at Mombasa subsidiary in disclosed company historyRegional road freightHeavy tractor fleet
Bahari Forwarders200+ trucks and trailersPort and regional freightMixed truck-and-trailer fleet
Roadtainers Mombasa140+ fleet unitsHeavy haulage, low-bed, car carriers, general cargoSpecialist tractor/trailer fleet
A.A. Transporters~120 trucksGeneral and regional freightMercedes-Benz; Renault; DAF; MAN; Scania; Mitsubishi; ERF
Muranga Forwarders100+ trucksRegional general freightHeavy commercial fleet
Expediters International100+ trucksEast/Central Africa road freightTracked heavy-commercial fleet
Tanzeel Logistics100+ trucksMinerals, clinker, coal, gypsum and general freightHeavy commercial fleet
Seafast Africa100+ trucks across African operationProject logistics, low-loaders, car carriersSpecialist low-loader fleet
Mitchell Cotts / Seven StarsTruck count not publicly isolatedHeavy haulage and project cargoSpecialist heavy-haul tractors; hydraulic modular trailers

Kenya has one of East Africa’s deepest pools of large privately controlled truck fleets. Mombasa and the Northern Corridor have produced operators whose fleets are built for petroleum, containers, project cargo and long-distance transit into Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eastern DRC.

The largest current disclosures are no longer confined to the names that dominated earlier industry surveys. Kyoga Hauliers has grown beyond 500 trucks, while Siginon, P.N. Mashru and Dakawou each operate fleets measured in the hundreds.

Motrex Limited

Fleet500+ heavy-commercial trucks
BusinessRegional road freight
OEMMercedes-Benz

Motrex has emerged as one of the largest cleanly quantified truck fleets in Kenya. The Mombasa-based operation controls more than 500 heavy-commercial trucks and has standardised the fleet around Mercedes-Benz.

That single-brand strategy gives the company a distinct maintenance and parts profile compared with Kenya’s more diversified fleets, while its coastal base places the trucks directly into Northern Corridor and East African line-haul work.

Kyoga Hauliers

Fleet400+ trucks; wider profile beyond 500
BusinessPetroleum, bulk, dry freight and project cargo
OEMMercedes-Benz; UD/Nissan; Renault; MAN; Beiben; FAW

Kyoga is one of the most diversified large fleets in the Kenyan market. Current operating material places the fleet above 400 trucks, while the wider company profile places the business beyond 500.

The equipment spans tankers, tippers, low-loaders, high-sided trailers, flatbeds and skeletal trailers. Its OEM mix—Mercedes-Benz, UD/Nissan, Renault, MAN, Beiben and FAW—captures the increasingly open contest between European, Japanese and Chinese truck brands for high-utilisation East African fleets.

Sibed Transport

Fleet400 trucks
BusinessRegional line-haul and cross-border freight
OEMMercedes-Benz Actros; Scania

Sibed operates a 400-truck fleet built around Mercedes-Benz Actros and Scania, working across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, the DRC and South Sudan.

Its scale makes it one of the clearest examples of a Kenyan-based regional fleet whose economics are shaped by border time, long-distance maintenance and the need for dealer support across several countries.

P.N. Mashru

Fleet300+ trucks
BusinessGeneral freight, petroleum, bulk and project cargo
OEMMulti-brand heavy fleet

P.N. Mashru’s 300-plus trucks cover side-body work, flatbeds, skeletal trailers, tippers and tankers, giving the company exposure to both port traffic and regional inland freight.

The fleet’s breadth makes it a useful measure of the way established Mombasa hauliers have diversified away from container work into industrial, bulk and specialist cargo.

Siginon Group

Fleet300+ trucks on current road-freight page
BusinessContainer, general and regional freight
OEMMixed heavy-commercial fleet

Siginon’s road-freight operation is presented at more than 300 trucks across Nairobi, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, giving the group significant reach along the Northern and Central corridors.

Other company material has carried lower fleet figures, so the report treats the 300-plus disclosure as the current road-freight measure rather than assuming it is a Kenya-only fleet.

Dakawou Transport

Fleet250+ trucks
BusinessPetroleum, bulk and project cargo
OEMHeavy tractors and tankers

Dakawou operates more than 250 trucks across petroleum, bulk and project-cargo work, placing it among Kenya’s larger asset-owning transporters.

Its operating model reflects the importance of energy distribution and heavy industrial cargo to fleet scale beyond the container terminals of Mombasa.

Acceler Global Logistics

Fleet200+ owned/operated fleet
BusinessContract logistics, FMCG and regional freight
OEMMixed heavy/light commercial fleet

Acceler has built an owned and operated fleet above 200 units and identifies the ability to mobilise a dedicated block of 200 trucks for large assignments.

Because its wider fleet description also includes light-commercial vehicles and motorbikes, the report does not automatically equate every disclosed vehicle with a heavy truck. The company nevertheless belongs in the serious-operator universe because of its owned capacity and large-contract mobilisation capability.

Greatlakes Freight & Transport

Fleet200+ trucks at Mombasa subsidiary in company history
BusinessRegional road freight
OEMHeavy tractor fleet

Greatlakes established its Mombasa subsidiary with more than 200 trucks, part of a regional network that also developed sizeable capacity around Beira.

The disclosure is retained as a dated company milestone rather than represented as a newly verified 2026 Kenya-only total, but it confirms Greatlakes as an important large-fleet operator deserving continued tracking.

Roadtainers Mombasa

Fleet140+ fleet units
BusinessHeavy haulage, low-bed, car carriers and general cargo
OEMSpecialist tractor/trailer fleet

Roadtainers has grown past 140 fleet units and combines ordinary road freight with low-bed, vehicle-carrier and heavy-haul capability.

That makes the company more relevant to Kenya’s equipment market than a simple truck ranking suggests: specialist trailers, abnormal-load work and project cargo place different demands on tractor specification, driver skill and maintenance.

A.A. Transporters

FleetAround 120 trucks
BusinessGeneral and regional freight
OEMMercedes-Benz; Renault; DAF; MAN; Scania; Mitsubishi; ERF

operates roughly 120 trucks and one of the broadest identifiable OEM mixes in the Kenyan market, spanning Mercedes-Benz, Renault, DAF, MAN, Scania, Mitsubishi and ERF.

The fleet illustrates how older established hauliers often accumulate a more diverse parc than newer operators pursuing single-brand standardisation.

Muranga Forwarders

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessRegional general freight
OEMHeavy-commercial fleet

operates more than 100 trucks linking Kenya with Tanzania and neighbouring markets.

Its scale places it above the threshold for a serious regional fleet and adds another asset-owning operator to the middle tier of the Kenyan market.

Expediters International

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessEast and Central African road freight
OEMGPRS-tracked fleet

Expediters controls more than 100 trucks equipped with cargo tracking and works across East and Central Africa.

The company is representative of the group of established 100-plus-truck Kenyan hauliers that sit below the headline fleets but still buy, maintain and replace equipment at meaningful scale.

Tanzeel Logistics

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessMineral and industrial freight
OEMHeavy-commercial fleet

Tanzeel’s 100-plus trucks are heavily exposed to mineral and industrial cargo including iron ore, gypsum, coal and clinker.

That cargo mix makes the company important to the heavy-duty end of the market, where payload, driveline durability and tyre cost can matter more than urban distribution features.

Seafast Africa

Fleet100+ trucks across African operation
BusinessProject logistics and regional freight
OEMLow-loaders; car carriers

Seafast’s African transport operation exceeds 100 trucks and includes low-loaders capable of carrying out-of-gauge cargo from roughly 25 to 165 tonnes as well as car carriers.

The fleet is anchored by a transport yard close to the Port of Mombasa but operates across a wider African network. It is therefore treated as regional capacity rather than a Kenya-only truck count.

Mitchell Cotts / Seven Stars

FleetTruck count not publicly isolated
BusinessHeavy haulage and project logistics
OEMSpecialist heavy-haul tractors; hydraulic modular trailers

Seven Stars, the project and heavy-haul division of Mitchell Cotts, belongs in the Kenya chapter even without a published tractor count. The business was built from Coast Hauliers assets and personnel and operates what it presents as one of the region’s largest collections of hydraulic multi-row modular trailers and specialist heavy-haul tractor units.

The equipment is designed for power-generation, oil-and-gas, infrastructure and other abnormal cargo. In market terms, this is precisely why fleet significance cannot be reduced to a single truck number: a smaller specialist tractor fleet can command far greater equipment value and technical capability than a much larger general-freight operation.

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Tanzania

Dar es Salaam · Central Corridor · Southern Corridor
Fleet characterPetroleum, mining, coal, cement and Great Lakes transit
Largest disclosed fleetsLake Trans ~500 to wider 750-vehicle operation; Simera 300+; Blue Coast 300+
CorridorsDar es Salaam to Zambia, DRC, Rwanda, Burundi and inland Tanzania
Used equipmentPre-export inspection remains part of the import regime
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

The market is adding capacity in petroleum, coal and general regional freight. Lake Trans, Simera and Blue Coast all operate at a scale above 300 trucks or vehicles, while Travel Partner’s acquisition of 70 Sinotruk HOWO 6×4 tractors illustrates the continued rise of Chinese prime movers.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Scania has a direct Tanzanian presence, while Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, MAN, Sinotruk, Shacman, FAW and Foton compete through local distributors and fleet relationships. Petroleum and mining duty cycles continue to favour high-horsepower 6×4 configurations.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Dar es Salaam is the centre of the dealer and workshop network, with secondary support aligned to the northern and central corridors. Dealer responsiveness on parts and mobile service is especially important for trucks spending long periods outside Tanzania.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Tanzania applies the EAC customs framework alongside domestic taxes and product-specific levies. The tariff outcome changes with classification, and trailers should be treated separately from tractor units. Used vehicles and, from June 2026, specified used equipment and trailers from the UK are subject to pre-export inspection requirements.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used trucks remain common, but intensive tanker and regional line-haul work is pushing the larger fleets toward newer tractors and planned replacement cycles, particularly where finance and manufacturer support are available.

Fleet leaders

Tanzania's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Lake Trans / Lake Group~500 trucks; wider transport operation disclosed at 750 vehiclesPetroleum, LPG, mining, cement, regional freightTankers, flatbeds, tippers and specialist units
Blue Coast Investment300+ trucksRegional dry freight and cross-border transportHeavy tractor fleet
Simera Transport300+ trucksRegional line-haul and cross-border freightHeavy tractor fleet
SSN Group200+ trucksRegional logistics and bulk freightHOWO A7 420HP; 50-unit addition in 2025
Bhanji Transport200 trucks in recent fleet disclosure; broader site counts trucks and trailers togetherCoal and bulk commodity haulageScania G/R-series
Mowara200+ trucks on current homepage; other page shows lower historic/current figureRegional freight and contract logisticsMixed tractor fleet
Kisma Transport100+ specialised trucksPetroleum, dry cargo, mining and FMCGTankers and flatbeds
PMM Logistics100+ trucksCross-border general freightHeavy commercial fleet
StateOil Tanzania100+ vehiclesPetroleum distributionFuel-tanker fleet
Afroil100+ delivery trucksPetroleum distributionTanker/distribution fleet
NGS Investments100+ trucksDomestic and cross-border freightHeavy commercial fleet
Travel Partner70 Sinotruk HOWO 6×4 tractors + 3 low-loadersRegional freight and project cargoSinotruk HOWO 6×4
GSM / Galco100 HOWO Max 400 tankers delivered in first phase; second 100 announcedPetroleum distributionHOWO Max 400

Tanzania’s largest fleets are concentrated around petroleum, bulk commodities and the long corridors running from Dar es Salaam into the Great Lakes and Southern Africa. The market includes several operators with fleets above 300 trucks, making it one of the strongest heavy-haulage centres in East Africa.

Blue Coast Investment

Fleet300+ trucks
BusinessRoad freight, warehousing and last-mile logistics

Blue Coast operates more than 300 trucks across several Tanzanian cities and into East and Central Africa. The business combines road freight with warehousing, customs clearing, fleet management and last-mile delivery.

Its scale places it in the same broad fleet tier as Simera and above many of the better-known specialist operators in the market.

Simera Transport

Fleet300+ trucks
BusinessRegional road freight and general cargo

Simera operates more than 300 trucks across East and Central Africa. The fleet is supported by GPS tracking and includes equipment for general freight and project movements.

From its Dar es Salaam base, the company is positioned directly on the import corridors serving landlocked markets, giving fleet utilisation a regional rather than purely Tanzanian character.

Lake Trans

FleetCompany disclosures range from about 500 trucks to 750+ vehicles
BusinessPetroleum, LPG, mining, flatbed and bulk transport

is one of Tanzania’s largest road-freight businesses. The disclosed operating base ranges from about 500 trucks to a wider 750-vehicle transport operation, including local and transit petroleum tankers and flatbeds serving petroleum, LPG, mining and cement work.

The varying figures make an exact tractor count difficult, but they leave little doubt about the scale of the operation. Petroleum transport remains the core, giving Lake Trans a fleet shaped by tanker safety, cross-border utilisation and high annual mileage.

Mowara

Owned fleet200+ trucks
CargoGeneral, container, liquid and dangerous goods

has built one of Tanzania’s larger privately controlled road-freight operations, with more than 200 company-owned trucks supplemented by subcontractors and vehicles managed on behalf of other owners. Its cargo range runs from containers and breakbulk to liquids and dangerous goods.

The combination gives Mowara both asset control and the ability to scale beyond its own balance sheet when demand rises.

Bhanji Transport

Fleet disclosure500+ trucks and trailers
SpecialismCoal and regional freight

Bhanji’s disclosed fleet exceeds 500 trucks and trailers, with a large concentration in coal haulage. The combined number cannot be read as 500 tractors, but it still points to a sizeable capital base built around bulk commodity transport.

Coal places different demands on the fleet from general cargo: payload, tipper configuration, loading cycles and road conditions all influence both truck choice and maintenance cost.

TJL Co.

Fleet85 tipper trucks

TJL’s 85-tipper fleet is a useful reminder that specialist fleets should not disappear beside much larger general-haulage numbers. Its trucks are built around aggregates, coal and bulk work, where payload and rapid loading and discharge matter more than trailer versatility.

Travel Partner Logistics

Fleet70 Sinotruk HOWO 6×4 tractors

Travel Partner offers one of the clearest model-level disclosures in the East African market: 70 Sinotruk HOWO 6×4 tractors paired with 40-foot flatbeds, supported by three low-loaders.

That fleet runs across both the Central and Southern corridors, making the company a useful marker of how Chinese heavy trucks are being deployed in long-distance regional freight rather than only in construction or short-haul work.

SSN Group

Fleet200+ trucks
BusinessRegional and bulk freight
OEMHOWO A7 420HP

SSN moved above 200 operational trucks after adding 50 HOWO A7 420HP tractor heads in 2025.

The delivery is a strong illustration of Chinese OEM penetration into large East African fleet purchases, particularly where acquisition price and immediate availability are important.

Kisma Transport

Fleet100+ specialised trucks
BusinessPetroleum, mining, dry cargo and FMCG
OEMTankers and flatbeds

Kisma has grown from a single truck into a fleet of more than 100 specialised trucks serving Tanzania and at least ten regional markets.

Its tankers and flatbeds work across energy, mining and FMCG contracts, supported by in-house maintenance and GPS dispatch.

PMM Logistics

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessCross-border general freight
OEMHeavy-commercial fleet

PMM operates more than 100 trucks across regional corridors linking Tanzania with EAC markets and Zambia.

The company adds depth to the 100-plus-truck tier beneath the headline fleets of Lake Trans, Blue Coast and Simera.

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Uganda

Northern Corridor · fuel · Great Lakes
Fleet characterFuel, Northern Corridor transit, construction and general freight
Hard-number leadersKK 100+ trucks; KATRACO nearly 100 trucks within 200+ vehicles
Tax signalCurrent incentive schedule favours heavier commercial vehicles
Regional dependencyMombasa and Dar es Salaam remain the principal maritime gateways
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Petroleum remains one of the strongest drivers of fleet investment. KATRACO’s tanker and flatbed capacity and KK Transporters’ 100-plus trucks sit inside a market increasingly shaped by regional fuel distribution, construction and cross-border trade.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Mercedes-Benz, Scania, MAN, Isuzu, FUSO and Chinese heavy-truck brands all compete for a fleet base that must tolerate long transit cycles and variable road conditions.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Kampala is the principal sales and workshop centre, but the real competitive test is support along the Northern Corridor and towards the western oil and mining regions.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Uganda’s current transport-sector incentive schedule lists commercial vehicles of 20 tonnes and above and road tractors for semi-trailers as free of import duty for the stated incentive period, with VAT payable. Goods vehicles above 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes carry a reduced 10% import duty under the same schedule.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used-vehicle valuation is based on the customs valuation database rather than invoice price alone. Environmental levies and age treatment vary by vehicle category, making the tax position of older goods vehicles materially different from that of newer fleet purchases.

Fleet leaders

Uganda's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
KK Transporters100+ trucksRegional general freightHeavy commercial fleet
Markh Investments100 trailer trucksRegional freightMercedes-Benz; MAN
Fred Sebyala Transporters100+ trucks and trailersRegional freightMixed tractor/trailer fleet
KATRACONearly 100 trucks within 200+ vehiclesPetroleum and general freightTankers and flatbeds
Wild Freight100+ in-house vehiclesFreight forwarding and regional transportMixed vehicle fleet
Thaji Logistics50+ mixed vehiclesPassenger, cargo and logisticsMixed trucks/buses/vans
Mata Cargo25+ trucks and trailersGeneral and cross-border freightMixed tractor/trailer fleet
Fahaab Energy20+ tanker trucksPetroleum distributionFuel tankers

Uganda’s current public fleet disclosures are thinner than Kenya’s or Tanzania’s, but the market still contains several substantial truck owners. The strongest current figures sit around 100 trucks, while an older regional competition study recorded Pan Africa Impex at 400 trucks, Mansons Uganda at 270 and Ashraf Transporters at 105. Those older figures are useful historical markers but are not treated as current fleet counts here.

KK Transporters

Fleet100+ trucks

KK Transporters’ flagship operation comprises more than 100 trucks, supported by satellite and radio communications. The business is built around heavy-duty and regional freight, making it one of Uganda’s more visible indigenous fleets.

KATRACO Uganda

Truck fleetNearly 100 trucks within 200+ vehicles
SpecialismPetroleum and regional transport

KATRACO operates more than 200 vehicles overall, including nearly 100 trucks, with a fleet built heavily around petroleum transport. Its published breakdown includes oil tankers, flatbeds and tanker capacity connected to regional operations.

The company’s continuing tanker procurement underlines the durability of fuel logistics as one of the most capital-intensive segments of East African road transport.

Wild Freight Logistics

In-house fleet100+ vehicles

Wild Freight operates more than 100 vehicles across a mix that includes low-loaders, tippers and temperature-controlled equipment. The company’s regional reach into East and Central Africa gives that fleet a cross-border character rather than a purely domestic one.

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East Africa

Rwanda

Rwanda’s small domestic geography understates the demands placed on its trucking fleets. Petroleum and export cargo routinely travel hundreds of kilometres through Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda before reaching Kigali.

That dependence on regional corridors has produced a small number of highly internationalised transport companies.

Fleet characterPetroleum, agricultural exports and regional transit
Anchor fleetPetrocom 296 international trucks and trailers + 18 local vehicles
Tax signalTractors 0% import duty; VAT 18% under current handbook
Gateway dependenceMombasa and Dar es Salaam corridors
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Petrocom has developed the country’s clearest large private transport fleet, with 296 international trucks and trailers plus 18 local vehicles. The operation spans petroleum, tea, coffee and general cargo, backed by an in-house workshop.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Rwanda is primarily an imported-truck market. Fleet decisions are therefore heavily influenced by East African dealer networks and the availability of parts in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as well as Kigali.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Kigali supports local sales and service, but the regional service footprint of the brand can matter more than the size of the domestic dealer operation for trucks working across the EAC.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

The current RRA tax handbook places tractors at 0% import duty and 0% excise, with 18% VAT, while trucks below 20 tonnes carrying capacity are listed at 10% import duty. Additional import levies and withholding mechanisms apply under the prescribed schedule.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used equipment competes with new imports in a relatively small market, but petroleum fleets place a premium on safety condition, tanker integrity and predictable workshop support.

Fleet leaders

Rwanda's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Petrocom296 international trucks and trailers + 18 local vehiclesPetroleum, tea, coffee and general cargoRegional heavy fleet
NESA PetroleumCount not isolatedPetroleum distributionFAW 380HP trucks
KATRACO / regional tanker capacity40 partner tanker trucks linked into Rwanda operationPetroleum corridor capacityTanker fleet

Petrocom

Fleet296 international trucks and trailers + 18 local vehicles
BusinessPetroleum, tea, coffee, agricultural and general cargo

has grown from 15 trucks into Rwanda’s most clearly disclosed large transport fleet, with 296 international trucks and trailers plus 18 local vehicles.

The fleet works both the Mombasa and Dar es Salaam corridors and is supported by an in-house maintenance workshop. Petroleum remains the core activity, but tea, coffee and general merchandise broaden utilisation beyond fuel.

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East Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s road-freight economy is unusually strategic because the country is landlocked and depends heavily on the Djibouti corridor for international trade.

The scale of the corridor creates demand for large tractor fleets, but public fleet disclosure remains limited.

Fleet characterLong-haul domestic freight, humanitarian logistics and Djibouti corridor
Anchor fleetTrans Ethiopia 400+ trucks
Structural driverLandlocked economy dependent on road access to Djibouti
Fleet economicsForeign exchange and import licensing shape replacement decisions
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Trans Ethiopia’s 400-plus trucks provide the strongest disclosed private-fleet benchmark. The scale reflects a landlocked economy in which road transport between Djibouti and Ethiopia remains a strategic national artery.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Chinese heavy-truck brands have gained significant ground alongside long-established European and Japanese makes. Purchase decisions are strongly influenced by foreign-exchange availability, parts localisation and the ability to service vehicles outside Addis Ababa.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Addis Ababa is the commercial centre, while corridor service capability towards Dire Dawa and Djibouti is critical for high-mileage fleets.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Commercial-vehicle import economics are shaped by customs duty, VAT, surtaxes and foreign-exchange controls. The effective cost of a fleet purchase can therefore be driven as much by access to currency and import approvals as by the nominal tariff.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Imported used trucks remain part of the market, but policy, valuation and foreign-exchange constraints can shift demand sharply between second-hand units, new Chinese equipment and locally supported brands.

Fleet leaders

Ethiopia's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Trans Ethiopia400+ trucksTransit and integrated freightHeavy commercial fleet
National Transport PLC150 trucks and counting in 2024; 2026 vacancy places fleet at ~200 trucks and trailersDomestic and regional freightHeavy tractor/trailer fleet
Worku Transport54 dry-freight trucksDry cargo transportHeavy commercial fleet
Express Transport & LogisticsCount not isolatedDry and liquid freightHOWO Sinotruk among fleet
Bekelcha TransportLarge fleet historically documented; current total not isolatedGeneral freightHeavy commercial fleet

Trans Ethiopia

Fleet400+ trucks
BusinessIntegrated freight, transit and logistics

operates more than 400 trucks across five branches and employs more than 1,200 people.

The fleet supports integrated transport and transit operations in a market where reliability on the Djibouti corridor is economically critical. The company also operates tyre, training and vehicle-inspection services, giving the fleet a broader maintenance and support base.

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Regional Chapter

West Africa

Nigeria produces the largest disclosed fleets in the current research, but the wider region is equally important for cocoa, container haulage, fuel, cement and cross-border distribution into landlocked Sahelian markets.

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Nigeria

Mega fleets · cement · FMCG · ports
Fleet characterCement, FMCG, petroleum, industrial distribution and construction
Largest disclosed fleetDangote Cement 5,000+ trucks
Energy transitionCNG procurement is now a major fleet strategy
Fleet ownershipCaptive industrial fleets are as important as professional hauliers
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Nigeria is producing some of Africa’s largest fleet investments. Dangote’s deployment of thousands of CNG and dual-fuel trucks is reshaping the fuel economics of industrial distribution, while BUA’s Sokoto logistics operation disclosed 700 owned trucks with more than 500 additional units planned.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Mercedes-Benz, Scania, MAN, Sinotruk, Shacman and Tata are among the most visible heavy-truck brands. Chinese OEMs have gained ground where operators need to add large blocks of capacity quickly, while European marques retain strong positions in premium long-haul fleets.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Lagos, Abuja, Kano and major industrial centres anchor the heavy-truck dealer network. Distributor strength increasingly depends on parts, financing, fleet service agreements and the ability to support gas-powered equipment as CNG adoption expands.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Nigeria’s 2026 fiscal and tariff measures operate within the ECOWAS Common External Tariff framework. Fleet acquisition costs depend on precise customs classification, applicable levies and whether equipment qualifies for sector-specific concessions; tractor units, rigid trucks and trailers should not be assigned a single blanket rate.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used commercial vehicles remain deeply embedded in the market, particularly below the largest corporate fleets. The biggest industrial operators, however, increasingly buy new in volume because financing, fuel strategy, uptime and standardisation matter more at scale.

Fleet leaders

Nigeria's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Dangote Cement5,000+ own trucksCement and industrial distributionLarge captive fleet; CNG/dual-fuel expansion
TSL800+ trucksPetroleum, FMCG and contract logisticsMercedes-Benz; Scania prominent
BUA Transport / Sokoto700 owned trucks; 500+ additional plannedCement and raw-material transportCaptive heavy fleet
GPC Energy & Logistics500+ trucksEnergy, industrial and general logisticsMAN; Sinotruk; Mercedes-Benz
Cobil300+ trucksPetroleum and general logisticsSinotruk; Tata; MAN; Mercedes-Benz Actros
PW Nigeria300+ trucksMining, construction and project logisticsMercedes-Benz; Volvo prominent
F Shour Transport200 trucksGrain and edible-oil transportHeavy commercial fleet
Dan Oil100+ owned road tankersPetroleum distributionFuel tankers
Hezegovin100+ dedicated trucksPort and general logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
Impetus Marine & Logistics100 tipping trucksBulk and industrial logisticsTippers
Hariz Petroleum100+ tank trucksPetroleum distributionFuel tankers
Masters Energy100+ 33,000-litre trucks + metered delivery unitsPetroleum distributionFuel tankers
Ebenco100+ trucksGeneral and industrial transportHeavy commercial fleet

Nigeria produces the largest hard fleet numbers in the research. Cement, sugar, FMCG, construction and professional haulage have all generated fleets measured in hundreds — and in Dangote Cement’s case, thousands — of trucks.

The result is a market where some of the biggest transport fleets are embedded inside industrial companies rather than conventional logistics firms.

PW Nigeria

Fleet300+ trucks
BusinessConstruction, mining and own-account heavy haulage

operates more than 300 trucks, mainly Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, to support its construction and mining activities. The fleet includes tippers, tractor units, water and fuel tankers, tar sprayers, Hiabs, service trucks and low-loaders capable of carrying up to 75 tonnes.

This is a classic own-account heavy fleet: the trucks are production assets supporting earthmoving, materials movement, port collections and equipment relocation across major projects.

Dangote Sugar Refinery

Fleet500+ trucks serving distribution warehouses
BusinessOwn-account sugar distribution

Dangote Sugar’s refining operation is supported by strategically located warehouses served by more than 500 trucks taking finished sugar to market.

Like the group’s cement fleet, the trucks are part of the industrial distribution architecture. The fleet exists to protect national market reach and product availability rather than to sell transport as a stand-alone service.

BUA Transport / Sokoto plant logistics

Fleet700 trucks, with 500+ additional trucks planned in disclosed expansion
BusinessCement and raw-material transport

BUA’s Sokoto cement operation disclosed an owned fleet of 700 trucks used to move cement and collect raw materials, with plans to add more than 500 further trucks. Logistics, driver management and journey control are handled by BUA Transport.

Even before the planned expansion is counted, 700 trucks make this one of Nigeria’s largest documented industrial transport fleets. It also reinforces the central role of captive trucking in the economics of Nigerian cement.

Dangote Cement

Own fleet5,000+ trucks
BusinessCement distribution

Few African manufacturers depend on trucking at the scale of Dangote Cement. In Nigeria, the company has effectively built a road-distribution system alongside its cement plants, with more than 5,000 trucks supplying depots and customers across the country. Obajana alone is described as being supported by 3,700 trucks.

The scale says something important about the economics of African manufacturing. Where rail capacity is limited and customers are dispersed across a vast geography, the truck fleet becomes part of the production infrastructure itself. For Dangote, control of distribution is almost as consequential as control of the kilns.

The company’s shift towards CNG adds another dimension. A fuel transition across a fleet measured in thousands of trucks has the potential to reshape operating cost, vehicle procurement and maintenance at a scale few African operators can match.

Transport Services Limited — TSL

Fleet800+ trucks
Principal OEMsMercedes-Benz and Scania

TSL represents the professionalised end of Nigeria’s heavy-haulage market. The fleet exceeds 800 premium trucks, primarily Mercedes-Benz and Scania, with an average age of around five years and monthly utilisation exceeding 2.5 million kilometres.

Those numbers point to a business built around fleet discipline rather than simply fleet size. OEM-trained maintenance, preventive servicing and high monthly mileage place uptime at the centre of the operating model.

GPC Energy & Logistics

Fleet500+ trucks
OEMs identifiedMAN, Sinotruk, Mercedes-Benz

GPC’s rise from five trucks to more than 500 illustrates the scale available to Nigerian operators able to win large distribution contracts. Institutional financing disclosures identify MAN, Sinotruk and Mercedes-Benz equipment in a fleet serving FMCG and cement customers.

The company reportedly covers about 2.8 million kilometres a month, placing utilisation at a level where tyres, fuel, maintenance and driver management become material corporate cost centres in their own right.

Cobil

Fleet300+ trucks

Cobil’s more than 300 trucks are spread across 13 Nigerian cities and include Sinotruk, Tata, MAN and Mercedes-Benz Actros equipment. The company’s evolution from beverage wholesale into logistics is characteristic of a market where distribution capability can itself become a standalone business.

F Shour Transport

Fleet200 trucks
BusinessGrain and edible-oil transport
OEMHeavy commercial fleet

F Shour operates a 200-truck fleet focused on grain and edible-oil movements, adding another substantial captive/industrial logistics platform to Nigeria’s freight market.

Its scale reinforces the importance of food and agricultural supply chains alongside the country’s better-known cement and petroleum fleets.

Dan Oil

Fleet100+ owned road tankers
BusinessPetroleum distribution
OEMFuel tankers

controls more than 100 road tankers, placing it firmly in the large privately owned petroleum-fleet tier.

Nigeria’s tanker market remains one of the continent’s most asset-intensive transport segments because product distribution depends heavily on road movement from depots to inland markets.

Hezegovin

Fleet100+ dedicated trucks
BusinessPort and general logistics
OEMHeavy commercial fleet

operates more than 100 dedicated trucks serving port and general logistics work.

The fleet broadens the Nigerian ranking beyond the very large industrial captives and energy transporters.

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Ghana

Cocoa · Tema · regional trade
Fleet characterTema port traffic, cocoa, petroleum and regional transit
Hard-number leadersFederated 200+ mixed truck classes; AMP ~100 trucks
Tax signalRoad tractors carry a distinct customs treatment from trailers
Regional reachBurkina Faso, Niger and Côte d’Ivoire corridors
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Ghana’s fleet investment is concentrated in cocoa, port haulage and petroleum. AMP’s roughly 100-truck operation links directly into cocoa warehousing, while Auntie Nkran Partners combines more than 100 articulated trucks with an expanding tanker division.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Mercedes-Benz, MAN, Sinotruk, FAW, Isuzu and other Japanese and Chinese brands are visible in the heavy-commercial parc. Mining, petroleum and cocoa transport create different replacement and body-equipment requirements.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Accra and Tema dominate sales, parts and body-equipment activity, with Takoradi gaining importance through oil, gas and mining logistics.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Ghana’s customs schedule treats road tractors and trailers separately. Road tractors under HS 8701 currently carry a 5% import duty, while specified tipping, flat, container, skeletal and low-loader trailers carry 10%; VAT and statutory levies are applied on the prescribed duty-inclusive base.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used vehicles remain economically significant and attract valuation and overage rules that can alter the landed cost. Large fleet owners increasingly compare the full lifecycle cost of a newer tractor against the tax-adjusted cost and higher maintenance exposure of older imports.

Fleet leaders

Ghana's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Federated Logistics200+ articulated, cargo and light trucksRegional general freightMixed articulated/cargo fleet
Auntie Nkran Partners100+ articulated trucks + ~30-unit tanker divisionGeneral freight and petroleumArticulated trucks; tankers
AMP Logistics Ghana~100 trucksCocoa and general logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
ZEN Petroleum100+ trucksPetroleum distributionFuel-tanker/distribution fleet
GPHA30 trucks in first 2025 batch; programme targeted 100 new trucksPort operations and own-account logisticsNew truck programme
Rescue Shipping50 trucks under direct/partner ownership platformPort and regional freightMixed ownership
JSL40 trucks on Ghana entry; expansion plannedRegional freightHeavy tractor fleet
Adamus Resources13 Liebherr T236 100t haul trucksMine haulageLiebherr T236
Tecbuildtel100+ trucks cited in company-network materialConstruction/logisticsHeavy commercial fleet

Ghana’s largest disclosed fleets are closely tied to Tema, cocoa and petroleum. Federated Logistics leads the current public figures at more than 200 trucks across several classes, while specialist cocoa and haulage operators sit around the 100-truck mark.

Federated Logistics

Fleet200+ articulated, cargo and light trucks

operates more than 200 articulated, cargo and light trucks operating from Accra, Tema, Takoradi and Kumasi, with regional movements into neighbouring West African markets.

The fleet has served cocoa, food and industrial customers, putting the company at the intersection of Ghana’s export economy and domestic distribution market.

BAJ Freight & Logistics

BusinessHaulage, forwarding and project logistics

BAJ is one of Ghana’s established indigenous integrated logistics companies, combining haulage with forwarding, project logistics and customs services. That mix places road transport at the centre of a wider freight business rather than as a standalone service.

AMP Logistics Ghana

FleetAbout 100 trucks
BusinessCocoa haulage and integrated supply chain

AMP operates about 100 trucks from the Tema Free Zones enclave, where the fleet is integrated with 65,000 tonnes of warehouse capacity. An in-house workshop, fuel station and parking for more than 100 trucks support the operation.

The fleet’s defining cargo is cocoa. Trucks move beans into processing plants on a just-in-time basis, tying vehicle utilisation directly to one of Ghana’s most important export industries.

Auntie Nkran Partners

Fleet100+ articulated trucks plus a growing 30-unit tanker division
BusinessDry cargo and petroleum haulage

Auntie Nkran Partners’ 2026 recruitment disclosures describe more than 100 articulated trucks and a tanker division growing towards 30 units. The company operates from Tema and is expanding across dry cargo and petroleum haulage.

The figure is particularly useful because it separates the articulated dry-freight base from the tanker expansion rather than rolling everything into an undifferentiated vehicle count.

ZEN Petroleum

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessPetroleum distribution
OEMFuel-tanker and distribution fleet

operates more than 100 trucks as part of its own distribution platform.

The fleet underlines how fuel marketers in Ghana can be as important to heavy-commercial demand as independent hauliers.

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Côte d’Ivoire

Abidjan · cocoa · containers · construction
Fleet characterPort haulage, mining, petroleum and regional transit
Hard-number leadersSOCOTRA 200+ tractors; LS Logistic 100+ operational mining trucks
PortsAbidjan and San Pedro
Mining trendGold and bulk-mineral projects are adding specialist haulage demand
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Mining is becoming a more visible source of heavy-truck demand alongside containers and petroleum. SOCOTRA’s 200-plus tractors and LS Logistic & Transport’s 100-plus operating mining trucks give the market a sizeable disclosed base of heavy equipment.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

MAN, DAF, Renault Trucks, Foton, Kamaz, Beiben, Shacman, FAW and HOWO are all identifiable in major local fleets, making Côte d’Ivoire one of the clearest examples of mixed European, Russian and Chinese heavy-truck procurement.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Abidjan is the main sales and aftersales centre, supported by growing service demand around San Pedro and mining corridors.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Vehicle taxation follows WAEMU/ECOWAS customs rules and domestic VAT and levies, with rates varying by HS classification and origin. Mining projects may have separate fiscal conventions, but commercial road fleets should not be assumed to inherit mining-equipment concessions automatically.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Used trucks remain a major source of capacity, particularly among smaller carriers. Larger mining and container fleets are moving toward younger equipment because uptime, safety and tyre/maintenance costs rise sharply in high-utilisation operations.

Fleet leaders

Côte d’Ivoire's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
SOCOTRA200+ road tractors within 455+ vehicles/trailersPort, petroleum and general freightMAN; DAF; Renault; Foton; Kamaz; Beiben; Shacman; FAW; HOWO
SILO CI~200 vehiclesTransport and industrial logisticsSemitrailers; tippers; platforms; bulkers; cranes
LS Logistic & Transport100+ operational trucks; 150+ trucks/equipment totalMining and industrial logisticsTippers; semitrailers; tractors
RapideCargo100 trucksContainer and port logisticsContainer tractors; BoXLoader equipment
Okoué Building Group100+ specialised trucksConstruction and BTP logisticsTippers and construction trucks
LOGISLarge multi-base fleet; truck count not safely additivePort, mining and regional logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
Shannon Mining ServicesOne of region's major mining-haulage fleets; count not isolatedMining haulage100t rigid trucks; 35–45t ADTs; road trucks

Côte d’Ivoire’s largest visible fleets are built around Abidjan, San Pedro, mining and container traffic. SOCOTRA’s 200-plus tractors form the strongest current disclosed base, while RapideCargo and LS Logistic & Transport each report around 100 operating trucks.

SOCOTRA

Fleet200+ road tractors; 455+ vehicles and trailers

publishes one of the most detailed fleet breakdowns in West Africa. The company has more than 200 road tractors within a wider pool of more than 455 vehicles and trailers, including hydraulic tippers, flatbeds, tankers and container carriers.

Its OEM mix is equally broad, bringing together MAN, DAF and Renault with Foton, Kamaz, Beiben, Shacman, FAW and HOWO. Few fleets illustrate the diversity of African truck procurement more clearly.

RapideCargo

Fleet programme100 container trucks

is building around container haulage from Abidjan and San Pedro, with a 100-truck programme for 20- and 40-foot boxes. Its proposition combines GPS and digital tracking with self-loading container systems and workshop support.

LS Logistic & Transport

Fleet100+ operational trucks within 150+ trucks and equipment
BusinessMining haulage

operates more than 100 trucks within a wider fleet of more than 150 trucks and machines. Tippers, semitrailers and tractors are deployed on mining sites in Côte d’Ivoire.

The company’s average equipment age of around two years points to a relatively young capital base — an important advantage in mining cycles where downtime quickly erodes contract economics.

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West Africa

Guinea

Guinea belongs in any serious map of Africa’s heavy truck fleets because bauxite has created a road-haulage economy of exceptional intensity. Mining trucks work continuously between pits, stockpiles and port infrastructure, often under loads and utilisation cycles far removed from conventional highway freight.

United Mining Supply is the anchor fleet. Its current corporate disclosure puts the group above 500 trucks, with 350 Renault Trucks K units engaged directly in Guinean mining operations. That makes the Boké bauxite corridor one of the clearest concentrations of a single heavy-truck model anywhere in the fleets examined by this report.

Fleet characterBauxite mine-to-port haulage
Largest disclosed fleetUMS 500+ trucks; 350 Renault K in Guinea mining
Duty cycleVery high annual mileage on dedicated mine corridors
OEM patternRenault Trucks K plus large Chinese tipper presence
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Mining is the fleet market. UMS’s 350 Renault Trucks K units working directly in Guinea’s mining operations form one of the largest identifiable single-model mining truck populations in the report, while Batmex’s 60 HOWO tippers illustrate the parallel growth of Chinese equipment.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Renault Trucks has an unusually deep fleet relationship with UMS, while HOWO and other Chinese heavy trucks are prominent in tipper and mine-support work. The competitive issue is not only acquisition price but workshop presence, parts stock and the ability to sustain intensive mine-road cycles.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Mining contractors often rely on dedicated on-site maintenance arrangements and parts inventories rather than conventional retail dealer coverage. OEM support therefore follows the mine corridor as much as the national road network.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Mining conventions and investment agreements can affect equipment taxation, but road-going trucks should be separated from off-highway mining machinery when assessing concessions. Classification and project-specific fiscal status are decisive.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

The harsh duty cycle favours newer fleet blocks where contracts are long enough to support the capital cost. Older trucks can remain viable in secondary work, but mine-to-port operations expose weak maintenance economics quickly.

Fleet leaders

Guinea's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
United Mining Supply (UMS)500+ trucks groupwide; 350 Renault K in Guinea mining operationsBauxite mine-to-port haulageRenault Trucks K
Batmex Group60 HOWO tipper trucksMining and bulk haulageHOWO 45m³ tippers
N5 Global Trading35+ haul trucksMining haulageHeavy haul trucks
Simandou construction fleets1,300+ SHACMAN F3000 trucks deployed across project construction; ownership fragmentedRail/mining constructionSHACMAN F3000

United Mining Supply (UMS)

Fleet500+ trucks; 350 Renault Trucks K in Guinea mining operations
BusinessBauxite mining haulage, industrial and petroleum logistics

United Mining Supply has built one of Africa’s most consequential mining-road fleets around Guinea’s bauxite industry. The group operates more than 500 trucks overall, while 350 Renault Trucks K vehicles are currently deployed in mining operations in Guinea.

In Boké, the Renault K fleet moves bauxite continuously from extraction areas to port infrastructure. Each truck travels more than 190,000 kilometres a year, taking the identified 350-truck mining fleet beyond 66 million kilometres annually. The intensity of that duty cycle explains why UMS and Renault Trucks have paired vehicle procurement with on-site parts stocks, technical support and recurring driver and mechanic training.

The OEM relationship is unusually well documented. The decade-long OEM partnership has delivered 600 Renault Trucks vehicles cumulatively, although the report uses the 350 units currently identified in mining operations — and UMS’s own 500-plus total fleet disclosure — rather than treating cumulative deliveries as the present fleet.

Batmex Group

Fleet60 HOWO tipper trucks
BusinessMining support, bulk haulage and earthmoving

Batmex operates a 60-truck HOWO tipper fleet supporting mining, construction and bulk haulage in Guinea. The fleet is configured to move about 6,000 tonnes a day over a 118-kilometre haul route.

At 60 trucks it is much smaller than UMS, but it is precisely the type of specialist mining fleet the wider report needs to capture: a concentrated heavy-duty fleet whose utilisation is determined by tonnes moved per shift rather than conventional freight consignments.

Part V

Central Africa

The region’s largest road fleets are closely tied to mining corridors, where haulage economics are dictated by border friction, mine access and high equipment utilisation.

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Central Africa

DRC

Few African freight markets punish equipment as severely as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Copper, cobalt and gold projects sit behind long border crossings, difficult roads and mine access routes that frequently require configurations beyond ordinary highway tractors.

The strongest current hard-number disclosures come from the Copperbelt and eastern mining corridors.

Fleet characterCopper, cobalt, gold and heavy project logistics
Hard-number fleetsCargotrans 80+ trucks; Kifaru 80 vehicles
Core geographyHaut-Katanga, Lualaba and eastern mining corridors
Fleet requirement6×4, 6×6, 8×8, low-loader and tanker capability
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

The Copperbelt is generating new asset-heavy carriers. Kifaru expanded from 20 trucks in 2022 to 80 vehicles, while Cargotrans operates more than 80 trucks, including 6×4, 6×6 and 8×8 configurations built for difficult terrain and mining project work.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Truck procurement is unusually application-specific. High-clearance, all-wheel-drive and heavy-duty Chinese and European chassis compete alongside conventional highway tractors because mine access roads can be more demanding than the international corridor itself.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Lubumbashi and Kolwezi are the critical service centres in the south; eastern operators depend heavily on cross-border support through Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Mining codes, project agreements and customs classification can materially alter equipment taxation. Off-highway machinery, road tractors and goods vehicles should be analysed separately rather than grouped under a single mining-equipment assumption.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Second-hand equipment remains common, but mining contractors working under uptime-based contracts increasingly invest in younger fleets and on-site maintenance capacity.

Fleet leaders

DRC's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Cargotrans DRC80+ trucksMining logistics, project cargo and heavy haulage6×4; 6×6; 8×8 configurations
Kifaru Logistique80 vehicles; 65–70 trucks rotating dailyMining and industrial haulageTippers; flatbeds; tankers
Rhino Transport Services100 trucks and trailers in disclosed Kibali operationMining logisticsHeavy truck/trailer fleet
Simba Group DRC25+ acid tankers; 16 tippers; 50+ flatbeds disclosed by categoryCopperbelt mining logisticsTankers; tippers; flatbeds
MEXCOTruck count not isolatedMine surface haulageCat; Volvo; LGMG 40–100t dump trucks; adapted Volvo trucks
Kamoa Copper mine fleet12 new Sandvik TH663i trucks in 2026 order; broader Sandvik underground fleet >100 machinesUnderground miningSandvik Toro TH663i
Royal EnergyCount not publicly isolatedCross-border mining and energy logisticsHeavy commercial fleet

Cargotrans DRC

Fleet80+ trucks
BusinessMining logistics, heavy haulage and project cargo

Cargotrans operates more than 80 trucks, including 60 6×4 units, 16 6×6 trucks and five 8×8 vehicles. Its trailer pool includes semi-trailers, fuel tankers, bulkers and low-loaders.

The equipment mix is unusually revealing: all-wheel-drive trucks sit beside conventional line-haul units because the fleet must bridge the gap between regional highways and remote mine sites.

Kifaru Logistique SAS

Fleet80 vehicles; 65–70 trucks in daily rotation
BusinessMining and industrial haulage

Kifaru expanded from 20 trucks at its 2022 launch to a current 80-vehicle fleet in Haut-Katanga.

Between 65 and 70 trucks rotate daily, moving more than 108,000 tonnes a month. That operating intensity places the company among the more rapidly scaled mining-haulage fleets in the Copperbelt.

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Regional Chapter

North Africa

North Africa combines large domestic industrial markets with dense port systems and strong links to Europe. The region’s fleet landscape therefore ranges from national distribution fleets to automotive logistics and container trucking.

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Egypt

Ports · intermodal · national distribution
Fleet characterDomestic distribution, ports, construction and industrial haulage
Hard-number leadersEGL 200; LATT 200+; Exclusive 200+; MSC Egypt 162 HGVs
Market structureDense domestic distribution supports large captive fleets
OEM baseStrong local assembly and long-established European/Japanese brands
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Large Egyptian fleets are increasingly visible beyond container transport. EGL, LATT and Exclusive each operate around or above 200 trucks, showing how industrial distribution and FMCG can sustain heavy fleet investment alongside Alexandria and Port Said port traffic.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has a formal national sales and service network, while Volvo, MAN, Scania, Isuzu, FUSO and Chinese brands compete across tractors, rigids and construction applications.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Cairo and Alexandria anchor the dealer landscape, with major automotive groups combining imported CBU vehicles, local assembly, body building, finance and aftersales.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Egyptian vehicle taxation depends on customs classification, local content, origin and the applicable investment or industrial regime. The policy environment favours local assembly in several commercial-vehicle categories, making the comparison between imported CBU trucks and locally assembled equipment commercially important.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Import restrictions and valuation rules limit the role of older imported equipment relative to markets with freer second-hand flows. That strengthens the position of local assembly and organised dealer finance.

Fleet leaders

Egypt's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
EGL Egypt200 trucksHeavy cargo, line-haul and last-mileHeavy commercial fleet
LATT Logistics200+ trucksInland haulage and port logisticsMercedes-Benz Actros
Exclusive200+ trucksFMCG and national distributionDistribution truck fleet
Al Abbas / MAG200+ premium trucksNational and international transportPremium heavy-truck fleet
Transpro~200 trucks working daily across divisionsGeneral and industrial freightHeavy commercial fleet
Al Wefaq200+ trucksGeneral and project logisticsHeavy commercial fleet
MSC Egypt162 fully owned HGVsContainer and intermodal transportHeavy container tractors
Sky Logistics100+ trucksHeavy lift, general and project logisticsTri-axle 6×2/6×4 units; cranes
Raya Logistics100+ cargo trucksContract logistics and distributionCargo truck fleet
Transmar90+ trucksContainer and multimodal freightContainer tractor fleet

Egypt’s largest documented private fleets reflect the scale of its domestic distribution market as much as its ports. EGL and LATT each report 200 owned or operated trucks, while Exclusive uses more than 200 trucks to reach tens of thousands of retail outlets.

Exclusive

Fleet200+ trucks
BusinessFMCG distribution

uses more than 200 trucks and over 10,000 square metres of warehousing to reach more than 20,000 stores across Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, the Canal region, Upper Egypt and the Delta.

The fleet is a distribution machine rather than a port-haulage operation, showing how Egypt’s dense consumer market can sustain large truck fleets away from the traditional heavy-freight corridors.

LATT Logistics

Fleet200+ trucks
BusinessInland haulage and port logistics

LATT operates more than 200 trucks and has invested heavily in Mercedes-Benz Actros equipment. A 3,000-square-metre maintenance facility near Alexandria supports the fleet.

The concentration on modern Actros tractors makes LATT one of the clearer examples of a large Egyptian fleet with an identifiable OEM strategy.

EGL Egypt

Fleet200 owned and operated trucks
BusinessLand transport, heavy cargo and last-mile distribution

EGL owns and operates 200 GPS-monitored trucks and maintains them in-house. The fleet supports line-haul, heavy cargo, daily consolidated distribution and last-mile work.

Direct ownership gives EGL control over both maintenance schedules and driver behaviour, making the fleet an operating asset rather than merely purchased carrier capacity.

MSC Egypt

Owned fleet162 heavy-duty trucks

MSC Egypt’s inland trucking business has grown from five trucks in 2008 to 162 fully owned heavy-duty units. The fleet links the major container gateways with inland industrial and logistics centres, giving the shipping line direct control over part of the landside journey.

The word “owned” is significant. Many shipping lines rely heavily on contracted hauliers; MSC’s Egyptian model puts a substantial truck fleet directly inside the carrier’s operating system.

Raya Logistics

Fleet100+ cargo trucks

Raya’s more than 100 cargo trucks give it a substantial domestic operating base across middle-mile and distribution work. The fleet complements warehousing and broader logistics services, placing the company among Egypt’s significant indigenous road operators.

Al Abbas / MAG

Fleet200+ premium trucks
BusinessNational and international transport
OEMPremium heavy-truck fleet

Al Abbas/MAG operates more than 200 premium trucks within a wider transport network that extends beyond Egypt.

The fleet illustrates the scale of private road transport generated by the country’s industrial and port economy.

Sky Logistics

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessProject, heavy-lift and general logistics
OEMTri-axle 6×2/6×4; cranes

operates more than 100 trucks alongside cranes and specialist project equipment.

Recent additions of tri-axle 6×2 and 6×4 units show continued fleet renewal in the project-logistics segment.

Transmar

Fleet90+ trucks
BusinessContainer and multimodal freight
OEMContainer tractors

Transmar’s dedicated fleet of more than 90 trucks supports a broader multimodal platform linking road, ports and rail.

Although below the 100-truck benchmark, it remains strategically significant because of its concentration in container and intermodal work.

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Morocco

Automotive · Europe links · containers
Fleet characterAutomotive logistics, FMCG, industry and Europe–Maghreb road freight
Hard-number fleetsTransload/BLS 100+; OMSAN 85 vehicle transporters
Industrial baseAutomotive manufacturing drives specialist transporter demand
European interfaceRoRo and road links connect Moroccan fleets directly to EU supply chains
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

The 2025 acquisition of Transload by BLS brought more than 100 trucks into a broader logistics platform, while OMSAN’s 85 vehicle transporters underline the importance of finished-vehicle logistics to the Moroccan market.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Renault Trucks, Volvo, Scania, MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Iveco compete in a sophisticated heavy-commercial market, with Chinese brands also widening their footprint in construction and price-sensitive applications.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Renault Trucks alone operates through a multi-city network including Casablanca, Agadir, Tangier, Berrechid and Kenitra; rival OEMs maintain comparable commercial-service footprints around the major industrial and port centres.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Morocco’s import economics are shaped by tariff classification, VAT, origin and its network of trade agreements, particularly with Europe. For fleet buyers, the country of origin can materially alter the landed cost of a tractor or component.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

The structured new-truck market and close integration with European supply chains support a sizeable professional used-equipment channel, but age, technical conformity and import rules still shape what enters the country.

Fleet leaders

Morocco's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Transload / BLS100+ trucksFMCG, cement and industrial transportHeavy commercial fleet
OMSAN Morocco85 vehicle transportersFinished-vehicle logisticsCar-carrier fleet
RTS Trans100 trucks cited for 2024; later expansion programme announcedInternational road freightMercedes-Benz Actros among additions
HYRA45+ vehiclesNational and international freightHeavy commercial fleet
Renault finished-vehicle contract fleetOperator allocation not fully disclosedAutomotive logisticsVehicle transporters

Morocco’s public fleet disclosures are less abundant than those in East or Southern Africa, but several specialist operators provide hard numbers. The strongest recent transport-company disclosure is Transload’s fleet of more than 100 trucks, while OMSAN’s 85 vehicle transporters represent one of the continent’s largest specialist finished-vehicle fleets.

Transload / BLS

Fleet100+ trucks
BusinessFMCG, cement and industrial road freight

Transload entered the BLS group in 2025 with a fleet of more than 100 trucks and a customer base concentrated in FMCG, cement and industry.

The acquisition is important beyond the fleet count: it gives BLS a directly controlled road-transport platform to sit alongside warehousing and freight forwarding, strengthening the emergence of a larger Moroccan end-to-end logistics group.

OMSAN Logistics Morocco

Fleet85 vehicle transporters
Annual throughputApprox. 240,000 finished vehicles

OMSAN operates 85 vehicle transporters in Morocco and handles roughly 240,000 finished vehicles a year through a network that also includes four storage compounds covering about 400,000 square metres.

The relationship between fleet size and throughput is the more revealing metric here. Eighty-five specialist carriers support a much larger annual flow because each truck turns repeatedly between factories, compounds, ports and delivery points.

TIMAR

BusinessInternational road freight and forwarding

is one of Morocco’s established international road-freight names, built around the country’s trade links with Europe and domestic distribution. Its long history in forwarding and overland freight gives it a place in the market alongside the larger global groups.

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Algeria

National distribution · industrial logistics
Fleet characterIndustrial distribution, petroleum, food and construction
Largest disclosed fleetNumilog 800 transport lorries
Industrial policyLocal production and assembly remain central to vehicle policy
2026 moveNaftal added 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros tanker tractors
Recent fleet moves

Investment and fleet direction

Numilog’s 800-truck platform remains the market’s clearest large-fleet benchmark. In July 2026, Naftal added 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros tanker tractors with locally produced tanker semitrailers, linking fleet renewal directly to Algeria’s industrial-localisation policy.

Truck market

OEM brands competing for fleet orders

Mercedes-Benz, Renault Trucks, Volvo, MAN and Chinese brands are present across heavy commercial applications, while state-linked industrial policy continues to influence assembly and procurement.

Distribution

Dealers, workshops and aftersales

Algiers, Oran and the main industrial zones form the core dealer and service network. Large state and industrial fleets often procure through structured tenders rather than ordinary retail channels.

Fleet economics

Taxation and import treatment

Import policy is closely tied to industrial strategy and can change more quickly than in many other markets. New and used commercial vehicles, components and locally assembled equipment can face materially different treatment; current classification and licensing rules must be checked at the transaction date.

Asset strategy

New versus used equipment

Policy has historically constrained used-vehicle imports more tightly than in many Sub-Saharan markets. That gives new equipment, local assembly and institutional fleet tenders an unusually important role in fleet renewal.

Fleet leaders

Algeria's major fleet operators

OperatorFleetTransport businessOEM
Numilog / Cevital800 transport lorriesFMCG, industrial and captive distributionHeavy distribution fleet
Condor Logistics1,000+ rolling-equipment units; truck-only total not isolatedIndustrial/captive logisticsMixed rolling fleet
Nutagra Transport100 trucksFood/agricultural distributionMixed tonnage truck fleet
Naftal100 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors + 100 Sonacom tanker semitrailers delivered in July 2026Petroleum distributionMercedes-Benz Actros; Sonacom tanker semitrailers
Bejaia LogistiqueLarge Renault tractor fleet documented historically; current total not reconfirmedGeneral and regional freightRenault Trucks

Algeria’s largest quantified fleets are strongly linked to industrial distribution. Numilog remains the standout at 800 trucks, while food and petroleum groups have built substantial captive transport operations of their own.

Numilog

Fleet800 transport lorries
Warehousing250,000 m² logistics area

is one of North Africa’s largest clearly disclosed road fleets. Numilog operates 800 transport lorries, supported by four logistics platforms and around 250,000 square metres of logistics space.

The business began as a way to support Cevital’s own supply chain but now sells transport and logistics to other industrial customers across Algeria. That evolution mirrors a wider African pattern: once an internal fleet reaches sufficient scale, logistics itself can become a marketable capability.

Condor Logistics

Fleet disclosure1,000+ pieces of rolling equipment

controls more than 1,000 pieces of rolling equipment across its activities, which include goods transport, vehicle and equipment rental, personnel transport and maintenance. The number is broader than trucks, but it still reflects a sizeable logistics asset base.

Nutagra Transport

Fleet100 trucks
BusinessOwn-account food and national distribution

Nutagra’s transport operation comprises 100 trucks of different tonnages, supplying storage sites and delivering products across 35 wilayas.

The fleet was created to reduce dependence on outside transport availability — a straightforward example of why large industrial groups internalise trucking when distribution reliability becomes strategically important.

Naftal

Fleet100 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tanker tractors delivered in July 2026
BusinessPetroleum distribution

received 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros road tractors with locally produced Sonacom tanker semitrailers in July 2026 as part of a programme to strengthen petroleum distribution capacity.

The delivery is not presented here as Naftal’s total fleet; it is a hard, current addition to a much larger national fuel-distribution operation and one of Algeria’s most important 2026 heavy-truck procurement events.

Comparative View

Where the biggest disclosed fleets sit

The table below is deliberately conservative. It includes figures that can reasonably be read as truck or tractor counts and keeps broader “vehicles and equipment” disclosures out of the ranking.

Specialist fleet lens

Heavy mining haulage fleets with hard numbers

Mining haulage is treated separately because the operating cycle is fundamentally different from general freight. These fleets are built around ore, overburden and bulk commodities, with high payloads, severe road conditions, intensive shifts and unusually demanding maintenance regimes.

MarketOperatorHard fleet disclosureMining role
GuineaUnited Mining Supply500+ trucks overall; 350 Renault K trucks in Guinea miningBauxite mine-to-port haulage
South AfricaTreadstone Resources500 trucksCoal and bulk commodity haulage
South AfricaZEN Freight / BlackMagic Logistics500+ owned vehiclesManganese, chrome, coal and other bulk commodities
NigeriaPW Nigeria300+ trucksMining and construction support
ZambiaHGC Transport & Logistics110 mining trucksMining logistics within a larger energy/freight fleet
DRCCargotrans DRC80+ trucksMining logistics, heavy haulage and project cargo
DRCKifaru Logistique80 vehicles; 65–70 trucks rotating dailyCopperbelt mining and industrial haulage
GuineaBatmex Group60 HOWO tippersMining support and bulk haulage
GuineaUnited Mining Supply (UMS)500+ total; 350 Renault K in Guinea miningBauxite/mining logistics
MarketOperatorDisclosed truck / tractor fleetBusiness
NigeriaDangote Cement5,000+Own-account cement distribution
Sub-Saharan AfricaReload Logistics1,000+ owned trucksCommodities and regional logistics
NigeriaTSL800+Contract and general logistics
AlgeriaNumilog800National distribution and 3PL
NigeriaGPC Energy & Logistics500+FMCG, cement and industrial logistics
Zimbabwe / regionalSABOT500+ truck tractorsLong-haul cross-border freight
South AfricaTreadstone Resources500Mining and bulk commodities
Ethiopia*Trans Ethiopia400+Integrated road logistics
NigeriaCobil300+FMCG distribution
KenyaSiginon Group300+ current road-freight disclosureDiversified logistics
KenyaDakawou Transport250+Petroleum, bulk and project cargo
Côte d’IvoireSOCOTRA200+ road tractorsDiversified freight
TanzaniaMowara200+ owned trucksRegional general and hazardous freight
EgyptMSC Egypt162Container and intermodal trucking
NigeriaBUA Transport / Sokoto logistics700 trucks; 500+ additional plannedCement and raw materials
TanzaniaLake Trans500–750+ disclosed operating vehicles/trucks, depending company passagePetroleum and regional freight
KenyaKyoga Hauliers400+ operating disclosure; company says grown beyond 500Regional haulage
TanzaniaSimera Transport300+Regional freight
KenyaP.N. Mashru300+General and transit haulage
NigeriaPW Nigeria300+Construction/mining own-account
GhanaFederated Logistics200+ mixed truck classesGeneral and cocoa logistics
EgyptEGL Egypt200 owned/operatedLand transport
EgyptLATT Logistics200+Inland haulage
South AfricaMalmoza200+ local trucksGeneral/cross-border
GhanaAMP Logistics~100Cocoa logistics
MoroccoTransload / BLS100+FMCG/cement/industrial
AlgeriaNutagra Transport100Own-account distribution

*Trans Ethiopia remains an important East African benchmark and is retained in the comparative table even though the present edition does not yet carry a full Ethiopia country chapter.

What the fleet data is showing

Five shifts worth watching

Five structural shifts stand out across the disclosed fleet data — from fuel strategy and OEM choice to the changing relationship between ownership, control and specialist capacity.

01

Industrial fleets are becoming energy strategies

Dangote’s CNG programme shows how fuel choice can become a board-level issue when a company controls thousands of trucks.

02

Chinese trucks are now mainstream fleet equipment

Sinotruk, Shacman, FAW, Foton and Beiben appear across established fleet operations rather than only isolated purchases.

03

Forwarders are becoming transport operators

Large freight-forwarding and logistics groups are increasingly adding owned, leased or dedicated road capacity, blurring the traditional line between forwarding and fleet operation.

04

Ownership and control are separating

A company can influence a large road network without owning every truck. Dedicated carriers, leases and managed capacity are now central to how major logistics groups scale.

05

Specialist fleets deserve their own league tables

Tankers, tippers, car carriers and heavy-haul equipment should be compared by duty cycle and specialist capacity, not only by raw unit count.

About This Research

How the fleet numbers are treated

Mining haulage is included where the operator discloses a significant truck fleet used for mine-to-plant, mine-to-port, bulk commodity, on-road or dedicated haul-road work. The report distinguishes road-going heavy trucks from yellow plant and off-highway equipment wherever the source permits, and does not inflate truck totals by adding trailers, excavators, loaders or cumulative historical deliveries.

This Fleet Intelligence® Special Report concentrates on operators for which a numerical fleet disclosure can be established from a company, institutional, regulatory or otherwise credible public source. Large multinational forwarders are not included merely because they organise significant road freight: without a hard local or regional fleet number, they fall outside this edition’s ranked operator universe.

What counts as a major operator

The report includes dedicated transport companies, large own-account industrial fleets, shipping-line inland operations, contract-logistics companies and freight forwarders with material road-freight activity. A company does not need to publish an owned-truck number to qualify. Where road capacity is largely leased, contracted or managed through partner carriers, the operating model is identified in the analysis.

Why some fleet figures are not ranked

Companies frequently publish broad numbers covering trucks, trailers, light commercial vehicles, forklifts or other equipment. Those figures are useful evidence of scale, but they are not converted into truck counts unless the underlying source provides the necessary breakdown.

Fleet figures change

Truck fleets expand, contract, move between subsidiaries and change ownership. Some company websites also carry figures from different periods at the same time. Where a number is clearly dated, the date is retained; where a current company page conflicts with another company disclosure,

OEM presence is not market share

Truck manufacturers are identified only where an operator or other sufficiently reliable source links the brand to the fleet. The report uses those disclosures to examine brand presence inside major fleets; it does not turn an incomplete fleet sample into a national truck-market share estimate.

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