Transport and warehousing, run as one seamless journey
Since 1999 we have moved freight for South Africa's FMCG, retail, industrial and cold chain businesses: dedicated fleets, full and part loads, warehousing and truck hire, all watched over by our 24/7 Control Tower.
Your journey. Our mission.
- On the road since1999
- Vehicles in the fleet650+
- People on the team1 000+
- Control room24/7
- B-BBEELevel 2
Everything that moves between your factory and the shelf
Use one service or combine them into a total supply chain solution, at national and regional level. Our knowledge and experience translate into high delivery reliability and complete visibility.
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Dedicated contract distribution
Your own vehicles, drivers and management team, planned and monitored by us for closed-circuit distribution.
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Line haul and full truck loads (FTL)
Full truck loads between South Africa's main centres and across the border into Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia.
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Transhipment and less than truck loads (LTL)
Consolidated freight on Nominated Delivery Days, so smaller consignments travel at bulk rates.
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Warehousing and storage
Storage that hands straight over to distribution, run on one platform with our transport operation.
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Cross-border road freight
Full truck loads from South Africa into Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia.
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Truck hire and fleet rental
Trucks from 1-ton to 34-ton superlinks on daily, monthly, ad hoc or dedicated rental, with maintenance included.
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Distribution optimisation and route planning
Cloud-based transport management that plans better routes, predicts ETAs and shows you every shipment live.
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Control Tower
Real-time tracking, onboard cameras and a 24-hour control room behind every trip.
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A national network, with the border in reach
Our primary sites are in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, with transhipment centres in Limpopo and Mpumalanga and delivery points in the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape. Carefully selected transport brokers let us launch new operations quickly anywhere in South Africa or the SADC.
Head office
Jet Park, Boksburg
Our head office and main Gauteng operation, and home to our wash bay, diesel and general maintenance hub, which keeps the major operational cost drivers under our control.
Every truck, watched around the clock
Our Control Tower tracks the fleet in real time. Speed, harsh braking, door openings, temperature changes and trailer unlocking are reported the moment they happen, and acted on by our 24-hour control room.
- Speed
- Harsh braking
- Door openings
- Temperature
- Trailer unlocking
- Onboard cameras
Watching the fleet. Alerts appear here the moment they happen.
Illustration of how our control room handles alerts. Not live fleet data.
From order to proof of delivery
Plan
Routes are optimised and scheduled in our Transport Management System.
Load
Freight goes onto the right vehicle, as a full load or consolidated with other orders.
Track
Live satellite tracking and onboard cameras, monitored 24/7 by our control room.
Deliver
Deliveries run on each depot's Nominated Delivery Days, with live predictive ETAs.
Confirm
Live e-POD confirms each drop the moment it is made.
Report
Business intelligence dashboards measure the key performance areas that matter to you.
Built for the businesses that keep shelves full
We specialise in national distribution for clients in the FMCG, industrial, manufacturing, retail and cold chain markets, and have run e-commerce distribution since 2018.
FMCG distributionNational distribution for fast-moving consumer goods, from the manufacturer's dock to the store.
Cold chain logisticsRefrigerated vehicles and temperature monitoring around the clock, for chilled goods that can't wait.
Retail logisticsStore deliveries on fixed days, with proof of delivery the moment stock is signed for.
Industrial and manufacturing logisticsFull loads out of the factory and specialised vehicles for freight that doesn't fit a standard truck.
E-commerce distributionCustomer direct deliveries with live ETAs and proof of delivery, in the e-commerce market since 2018.
Partners in transport since 1999
Some of our principals have been with Vital since 1999. We collaborate with customers to understand their needs, and we measure our success by how well we execute for them.
- Level 2B-BBEE contributor, Road Freight sector code. Certificate
AA grade at our White River transhipment centre, 2024
Sedex member- 1999Partners in transport for more than 25 years
“Key service components are measured… they serve us in a highly professional manner.”
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Quick answers
Where in South Africa does Vital deliver?
Nationwide. Our primary sites are in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, we have transhipment centres in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, and delivery points in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.
Do you transport freight across the border?
Yes. We run full truck load road freight from South Africa into Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia.
Where is your head office?
Our head office is at 5 Yaldwyn Road, Jet Park, Boksburg. Call 011 966 0500, Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 16:30.
What size trucks do you have?
Our fleet runs from 1-ton light delivery vehicles to 34-ton superlinks: 1 to 3-ton LDVs, 4 to 14-ton medium vehicles, tri-axles and superlinks, with closed body, curtain side, flat deck, drop side and refrigerated options.
Are your vehicles tracked?
Yes. Our real-time, web-based satellite tracking monitors speed, harsh braking, door openings, temperature fluctuations and trailer unlocking. Violations are reported in real time and acted on by our 24-hour control room, and onboard cameras are monitored 24/7.
Can I hire a truck from Vital?
Yes. Through Vital Fleet we rent vehicles on a daily, monthly, ad hoc or dedicated basis, from 1-ton vehicles to 34-ton superlinks.
Tell us what you need moved
Share your volumes, routes and timelines, and our team will come back to you with a solution built around them.