COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc to economies across the globe, challenging leaders and entrepreneurs to stabilise their organisations as well as businesses while preparing and adapting for a newly uncertain ‘normal’. With industries grappling with the rapid dominance of mechanisms such as e-commerce, entrepreneurs are compelled to be agile and quickly adapt to the ever-evolving volatile market environment.

To realise value, strategic sourcing ought to place great emphasis on cutting costs particularly on fixed cost spend when contribution margins are limited due to reduced revenue streams.

As heavy vehicles are primarily responsible for road wear, the introduction of Smart Trucks or Performance Based Vehicles (PBS), continue to yield great benefits including vehicle safety and the protection of road infrastructure.

PBS vehicles - also known as ‘Smart Trucks' - improve efficiency by reducing costs associated with the transportation of goods, while delivering value to customers. From reducing road wear, greenhouse gas emissions, managing the heavy traffic on South Africa’s road infrastructure, and improving road safety, smart trucks offer more benefits as they are not constrained to prescriptive standards.