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Spotlight on innovation, Linebooker in the news
Spotlight on innovation, Linebooker in the news
ARC Subsidiary, GEMCAP Invests in Future Growth of Transport Disruptor, Linebooker
Cape Town, 29 August 2018: African Rainbow Capital Investments subsidiary, GemCap has announced that it has acquired online transport management business, Linebooker from Oceana Group (Pty) Limited. The investment being made by GemCap will provide a springboard to expand and grow the existing business and its digital solutions within the freight and logistics sector.
Moving Goods to Another City: There’s an App for That
Cape Town – Nick Hoffman describes himself as an “intrapreneur” who is passionate about the transport business. He is co-founder and general manager of Linebooker, an online bidding platform for road freight and logistics.
SA Agriculture Looks to Harvest Efficiencies in Weak Economy
Farmers are currently facing myriad environmental challenges – from water shortages to avian flu – so finding new ways to cut costs is critical. Transport is one of the ‘controllable’ expenses that farmers can reduce using online technologies and crowdsourcing.
SA Transport Company Helps Students Appreciate Industry-wide Changes
Cape Town, 21 August 2017: Disruption is the name of the game in business today and some South African students are learning first-hand what it is all about. As part of guiding the next generation of transport and logistics professionals, Linebooker – South Africa’s leading online bidding platform for road freight transport – has been instructing students from Stellenbosch University to ensure change management is top-of-mind as industries transform at a rapid rate.
Bidding Platform Cuts Transport Costs
Linebooker, a Cape Town based online bidding platform in the freight transport sector, has produced an average saving of 12% for its clients since it launched five months ago.
Is the Future of Transport Here?
Ideas from two innovative South African firms are making it possible to change the way goods get transported from A to B. Andries Louw, founder and MD of transport technology firm Milotek, is thinking big. “I want to provide African cities with a congestion-free, automated mass-transport solution that operates profitably at fares of under US5c/person/km,” he says.
Linebooker Connects Customers to Trucking Companies
Cape Town-based start-up Linebooker has introduced a Web-based platform allowing customers to be connected to logistics companies that transport goods and products around SA.
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Savings: 13%
Peak season truck supply: 99.6%
Years of service: 2
Contact number: 021 201 6969
Email: info@linebooker.com
Address: Farm 1, Ground Floor, Building C, The Vineyards Office Estate, 99 Jip De Jager Dr, de Bron, Cape Town, 7530
Linebooker (Pty) Ltd – Johannesburg Office
Contact number: 021 201 6969
Email: info@linebooker.com
Address: 20 Rosebank Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg
