The truck congestion at the Richards Bay port was a consequence of the country’s failed rail system, which should be used to transport goods, said the Road Freight Association (RFA).
This comes after Transnet suspended the receiving of goods at the port from trucks, due to heavy traffic on the roads.
The RFA has expressed shock over this decision, questioning what will happen to the goods that need to be exported.
The RFA said the port was not built to take the volume of trucks that were in the area.
CEO Gavin Kelly said it was time to find other ways to manage the logistics sector.
‘The time has come for Transnet and those important bits of infrastructure to be handed over to the public (sic) sector so that the private sector can run an effective sector.’
This is as Transnet has been taken to court by the uMhlathuze Municipality for failing to control truck volumes at the port.