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Our Control Tower

The Control Tower brings road safety, transport management, route optimisation and business intelligence together, so we can make decisions early and react quickly to interruptions.

Vital trucks with a digital control tower graphic

What the control room sees

Try it: press an alert under the panel to see how a controller works through it, from detection to resolution.

  • Speed
  • Harsh braking
  • Door openings
  • Temperature fluctuations
  • Trailer unlocking
  • Onboard cameras, 24/7
Control room viewIllustration

Watching the fleet. Alerts appear here the moment they happen.

Simulate an alert:

Illustration of how our control room handles alerts. Not live fleet data.

Optimised traffic management, real-time data analytics and integrated communication technologies all feed our route planning and the overall success of your supply chain. Using data analytics and technical innovation, the Control Tower team responds proactively and drives our culture of continuous improvement.

Our real-time, web-based satellite tracking system 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 around the clock.

From the Control Tower, operations managers plan and manage deliveries and measure key performance areas, so your customer service levels are met. The result is an operation that is well defined and well executed, with costs under control.

Questions and answers

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 see where my shipments are?

Our distribution management platform gives managers, expeditors and customers real-time visibility through instant alerts, dashboards and live predictive ETAs.

Moving freight in South Africa or across the border?