inDrive (www.inDrive.com), a global mobility and urban services platform with headquarters in California, USA, today launched the first-of-its-kind in South Africa, “name your price” freight service – inDrive.Freight, targeting the needs of small businesses and individuals.
Whether it’s the delivery of small parcels or a large shipment, inDrive.Freight offers a comprehensive range of non-liquid freight transportation solutions. The service aims to deliver reliability and efficiency for last-mile in-city routes, with same-day delivery available on demand.
The launch of inDrive.Frieght’s operations in Cape Town and Johannesburg signifies the first steps in its planned expansion across more cities in South Africa by the close of 2023. This inventive same-day delivery service is designed to serve diverse businesses and individuals, providing freight services that vary from 20kg to 20 000 kg. The service’s offerings span from bunched cars for small boxes or personal use, to large trucks suitable for moving or business requirements.
“At inDrive, we understand the unique logistics challenges that small businesses and individuals face,” said Vincent Lilane, inDrive Business Representative in Southern Africa. “We believe introduced inDrive.Freight in South Africa to address these challenges. It is a comprehensive solution offering competitive pricing, timely delivery, and the flexibility and scalability needed in today’s fast-paced world.”
inDrive.Freight has revolutionized the freight industry with its unique set-your-own-price model, allowing customers to choose from various delivery options, negotiate pricing directly with drivers, and select from a wide range of vehicles suitable for city deliveries. This approach ensures competitive pricing without compromising on quality.
inDrive.Freight provides flexible and dependable freight transport solutions for in-city routes, offering on-demand same-day delivery. It operates by allowing customers to choose the shipment details, including timing, location, and the choice of vehicle. Customers also propose a freight price, to which drivers can respond by either accepting, declining without consequences, or suggesting an alternate price. The selection of a carrier is immediate, based on cost, delivery time, and driver ratings. All drivers and their documentation are meticulously verified for shipment security, and real-time delivery tracking ensures the cargo is on track.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy,” said Mike Anderson, Founder and CEO of National Small Business Chamber. “Solutions like inDrive.Freight, which offers flexibility, affordability, and efficiency in the logistics process, are pivotal for the growth and success of these businesses. We commend inDrive for this forward-thinking initiative.”
inDrive.Freight sets a recent standard for freight delivery in South Africa, redefining flexibility and scalability in logistics while addressing the pressing needs of SMEs and private individuals.
Visit inDrive.Freight to learn more about how you can name your price and hold control of your logistics today.
Iron Butterfly
Diary of an Englishman after he moves to South Africa….
**August 1**: Just got transferred with work from London, UK to our new home in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa. Now this is a town that knows how to live! Beautiful, sunny days and warm, balmy evenings. I watched the sunset from a deckchair by our pool yesterday. It was beautiful. I’ve finally found my new home. I love it here.
**September 1:** Really heating up now. It got to 31 today. No problem though. Living in air-conditioned home, driving air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this. I’m turning into a sun-worshipper – no blasted rain like back in London! Had the back yard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. No more mowing lawns for me! Another scorcher today, but I love it here. It’s Paradise !
**October 1:** The temperature hasn’t been below 35 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it’s windy though. Keeps the flies off a bit. Acclimatizing is taking longer than we expected. Fell asleep by the pool yesterday. Got third degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed three days off work. What a dumb thing to do. Got to respect the old sun in a climate like this!
**October 25:** This wind is a bastard. It feels like a giant fucking blow dryer. And it’s hot as hell! The home air conditioner is on the blink and the repair man charged R200 just to drive over and tell me he needs to order parts from @#$# Johannesburg. The wife & the kids are complaining.
**October 30:** The temperature’s up around 40 and the parts still haven’t arrived for the fucking air conditioner. House is an oven so we’ve all been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bleeding R4 million house and we can’t even go inside. Why the hell did I ever come here?
**November 4:** Finally got the fucking air-conditioner fixed. It cost R1,500 and gets the temperature down to around 35 degrees. Stupid repairman. Fucking thief. If one more smart bastard says ‘Hot enough for you today?’ I’m going to fucking throttle him. Fucking heat! By the time I get to work, the car radiator is boiling over, my fucking clothes are soaking fucking wet and I smell like baked cat. Fucking place is the end of the Earth.
**November 9:** Tried to run some errands after work, wore shorts, and sat on the black leather upholstery in my car. I thought my fucking backside was on fire. I lost 2 layers of flesh, all the hair on the backs of my legs and off my fucking behind. Now the car smells like burnt hair, fried bum and baked cat. The Weather report might as well be a fucking recording – hot and sunny. Hot and sunny, Hot and fucking sunny. It’s been too hot to do anything for 2 bleeding months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week. Fuck!!
**November 15:** Doesn’t it ever rain in this darn place? Water restrictions will be next, so my R5,000 worth of palms might just dry up and blow into the fucking pool. The only things that thrive in this hell-hole are the fucking flies. You don’t dare open your mouth for fear of swallowing half a dozen of the little buzzards!
**November 20:** Welcome to HELL! It got to 45 degrees today. Now the air conditioner is gone in my car. The repair man came to fix it and said, ‘Hot enough for you today?’ I wanted to shove the car up his backside. Anyway, had to spend the R2,500 of the mortgage payment to bail me out of jail for assaulting the stupid fool. Fucking PHALABORWA! What kind of sick, demented idiot would want to live here!
**December 1:** WHAT!!!! The FIRST day of Summer!!!!
You are fucking kidding me, right?
Milan Call Back
Droewors – dried sausage [droo-ah-vors] A term used to describe a dried sausage, very similar to biltong or the German bratwurst or mettwurst.