Swift

Swift Transport is a proudly Zimbabwean company and was established over sixty years ago. It is a dynamic force in the world of road freight and distribution solutions. Swift has a well-established range of service offerings making it the go to company who can take care of all transport solutions through its main brands — Swift Courier Express, Swift Freight and Swift Full loads. Swift is also the only transport company that can boast a nationwide network, with its 34 depots situated throughout the country?

Swift transport has an inherently sound infrastructure. Its new fleet is driven by well-trained drivers who go through rigorous training at the Driving School. All Operations are backed by experienced management and employees. The company stands poised to explore new opportunities anywhere in Zimbabwe where there is reliable road infrastructure.

Swift Transport is confident of the future; it is proud of its abilities and is always ready and willing to deliver transport and related logistics services to meet the needs of both its existing and prospective customers in Zimbabwe.

Company Description

Operating within Zimbabwe for nearly 70 years, Swift Transport is a proudly Zimbabwean, well-established national transport company specialising in courier, freight, transport, distribution and logistics sectors. Swift has a well-established range of service offerings making it the go to company who can take care of all transport solutions through its main brands – Swift Courier Express, Swift Freight and Swift Full loads. Swift is also the only transport company that can boast a nationwide network, with its 33 depots situated throughout the country, guaranteeing delivery anywhere within 48 hours.

History

Swift Transport Services was incorporated 16 March 1946 and started with two depots, one in Harare and one in Bulawayo. Over the years other transport operations were acquired, growing the fleet and increasing the depot saturation. Swift’s roots from its inception nearly 70 years ago has been in all aspects of transport.

Now, the company has the ability to transport for all industries bringing together decades of experience in logistics, supply chain movement and freight storage and movement. Swift has been owned locally and then internationally by large British corporations and now again it is locally owned. It has weathered many transitions, political and economic, making the Swift brand dynamic, strong and well respected.       

Current Situation

Swift transport can boast having the largest depot distribution network in Zimbabwe with 33 depots strategically situated around the country. It also has the best fleet of vehicles on the road due to shareholder investment and confidence, which can be attributed to the success of the company and how it is currently being managed.

Swift transport has managed to secure contracts from some of the biggest corporations operating in Zimbabwe through its great service offering and much sought after reliability, safety and security record.

Future goals

Zimbabwe is strategically situated within southern Africa and has good trading relationships with its neighboring countries. Freight movement is done mostly via the road networks as rail infrastructure in Africa is often not reliable. Swift transport will be looking at cross-border opportunities in the future, which has been requested by a few of our current customers. Having totally dominated and perfected the local distribution and transportation market, Swift transport’s future will be to take our great transport model further afield into Africa.

Swift Transport has confidence in the future, pride in its abilities, and is always ready and willing to deliver professional transport and related logistics services to meet the needs of both existing and prospective customers in Zimbabwe, and the region.

Depots

Swift transport has 33 depots countrywide

SERVICES

Swift transport offers five distinct services guaranteeing a full offering for all transport requirements ranging from 0.1 kg up to and including 34 tonnes:

Swift Courier Express

• Overnight service to primary destinations (Bulawayo, Masvingo, Mutare, Kariba, Chiredzi, Gweru, Kwekwe) and secondary destinations (Kadoma, Chegutu, Marondera, Rusape, Chinhoyi and Karoi)

• Guaranteed 48 hour delivery to other destinations

• Weight range: 0 – 20 kilograms

• Products available from Swift include: Action packs (1kg & 3kg); Super packs (5kg, 10kg, 20kg)

• Transportation of both documents and parcels

• Consignments delivered by 10 am to a business address– within Municipal Areas in major destinations

• Personal/Residential addresses are required to collect from the depot

• Perishable and medical freight is always given priority and is an exception regardless of volume

Swift Express

• Overnight to major destinations (Bulawayo, Masvingo, Mutare, Kariba, Chiredzi, Gweru, and Kwekwe) and secondary destinations (Kadoma, Chegutu, Marondera, Rusape, Chinhoyi and Karoi)

• Guaranteed 48 hour delivery to other destinations

• Weight range: 21 – 100 kgs

• Transportation of consignments that weigh between 21kgs and 100kgs

• Parcels only

• Consignments delivered by 10 am to a business address – within Municipal Areas in primary destinations

• Personal/Residential addresses are required to collect from the depot

• Perishable and medical freight is always given priority and is an exception regardless of volume

Swift Freight

• Weight range: 101 kilograms – 6 tonnes

• Guaranteed delivery within 48 hours

• Delivery within 24 hours 80% of the time to major destinations (Bulawayo, Masvingo, Mutare, Kariba, Chiredzi, Gweru, Kwekwe)

• Consolidated loads accepted

• Variety of reliable fleet and trailer options available.

Swift Full loads

• Weight range: 6 tonnes to a maximum 34 tonnes; 6 tonnes – 12 tonnes on a draw bar; 6 tonnes – 22 tonnes on a semi; 6 tonnes – 34 tonnes on a combination semi and draw bar

• Single delivery/single collection

• Delivery guaranteed within 48hrs to major destinations (Bulawayo, Masvingo, Mutare, Kariba, Chiredzi, Gweru, Kwekwe)

• Variety of reliable trailer options available

• Labour is not generally provided, unless by arrangement on a cost recovery basis

• Demurrage incurred after 48 hours

SKY NET Worldwide Express- The partnership that delivers

• Service available on 7 continents and in 209 countries

• Weight range: 0 – 30kilograms

• Parcel Express (Export and Import)

• Import Express (Collection from anywhere in the world)

• Airfreight (Export and Import)

• Customs Clearing (through a partnership)

• Domestic Courier service to door (limited to special clients at premium rates in Harare and Bulawayo).

SWIFT MUTAKURI- Crop Transport Service

• Tobacco movement countrywide

• Overnight service to the sales floor in Harare

• Cash advance paid to producers

• Stop-orders on advance payments and transport means the tobacco growers do not have any cash outlay for the service

• Safe, secure transport to the sales floors

FLEET

With its inherently sound infrastructure, large complement of well-trained drivers, and backed by experienced management and employees, the Swift transport fleet is large, varied and carries any load from 0.1kgs up to and including 34 tonnes.

We boast one of the largest fleets of any other local transport company in Zimbabwe, consisting of 138 vehicles currently. In our Trunking class these include heavy tractors for trunking and shunting, moving loads between 6 and 34 tonnes; in our C&D class – 4 and 7 tonne rigid and articulated vehicles, pick-ups, motorbikes, as well as 190 different styles of trailers we have available to move just about any load.

The company has recently acquired 16 state-of-the-art Tautliner trailers to assist with the increased demand.

These trailers are the first of their kind in Zimbabwe with advanced technology making them stronger, lighter and with fewer working parts. Pulling these trailers are 8 new Scania horses.

CONTACT:

Phone

Telephone

+263 4 621015 – 20

Customer Call Centre

08677 000 777

Customer Care Mobile

08 08 08 08

ONLINE

Skype

swift-transport or JustSwiftIt

Email

info@swift.co.zw

Website

www.swift.co.zw

Facebook

facebook.com/swiftzimbabwe

MAIN DEPOT

Physical Address

Corner of Orme and Willow Roads

New Ardbennie, Harare

Zimbabwe