Blog. Trucking money.
Pricing loads, costs, invoicing and getting paid, for South African transporters. Every figure is sourced and dated.
Start here · PricingHow to quote a transport load in South Africa, line by lineDiesel, tolls, allowance, fixed costs and the return leg, then margin and VAT. A worked Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg quote.6 min read · Published Read the article Pricing
Costs
How to work out your truck's real cost per kilometreDiesel, tolls, tyres and fixed costs, turned into one rand figure per kilometre, with a worked example.Published · 5 min read
Cross-border trucking costs in southern Africa: permits, road charges and tollsC-BRTA permits, foreign road charges and tolls, and how VAT works on a load that leaves the country.Published · 6 min read
Diesel costs for South African fleets: what you pay for, and what you can controlThe levies in the price, the monthly adjustment, the diesel refund question and a simple fuel surcharge formula.Published · 5 min read
The true cost of running a truck and a small fleet in South Africa in 2026Every cost line of owning and running a heavy truck for a year, which are fixed and which move, when each one changes, and a worked budget for one interlink.Published · 9 min read
Getting paid
Cash flow for South African transport businesses: how to get paid fasterWhy a busy transport business can still run out of cash, how to measure the gap, and the steps that shorten it, in the order you control them.Published · 6 min read
Proof of delivery and invoicing on delivery: a guide for South African transportersWhat a good POD shows, what a valid tax invoice must contain, how to handle shorts and disputes, and a routine that gets the invoice raised on the day the load delivers.Published · 8 min read
Six places transport businesses lose money between the load and the bankMissed costs, late invoices, missing PODs, unchased debtors, VAT on unpaid invoices and diesel increases not passed on.Published · 5 min read
Invoice factoring and other ways to get paid sooner: a guide for South African transportersThe ways a transport business can turn unpaid invoices into cash sooner, how the fees are built, how to work out the real cost, and what to check before you sign.Published · 7 min read
Running the business
The future of road freight in South Africa: what is actually changingPrivate trains on Transnet lines, rebuilt border posts, continental free trade, digital VAT and volatile diesel: what is happening, what it could mean, and what to do now.Published · 6 min read
Fleet management software in South Africa: the four kinds, what each does, and how to chooseThe four kinds of software a South African transport business runs, what each one is for, how they fit together, and a checklist for choosing.Published · 5 min read
How we write these: by the TruckWys team, for South African transporters. Every figure links to its source and is checked again when a post is updated; worked examples state their inputs. Articles explain how costs and rules work. They are not tax, legal or financial advice; check your own case with a tax practitioner or adviser.
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