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Financial Management for Transport and Logistics Operators

Transport and logistics operators move goods across long African corridors on thin margins that fuel prices, tolls and vehicle costs can erode overnight. This course gives finance teams the tools to cost routes, manage fleet economics and price freight profitably. Participants learn to keep a logistics business financially healthy in a volatile cost environment.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the cost structure of a transport and logistics operator.
  • Calculate the true cost per kilometre and per load.
  • Manage fuel, maintenance and fleet lifecycle costs.
  • Price freight and logistics services for target margins.
  • Analyse profitability by route, customer and vehicle.
  • Control working capital in a cash intensive operation.

Course outline

  1. 01The Transport and Logistics Cost Structure
  2. 02Costing Per Kilometre and Per Load
  3. 03Fuel, Maintenance and Fleet Economics
  4. 04Freight Pricing and Rate Setting
  5. 05Profitability by Route and Customer
  6. 06Working Capital in Logistics
  7. 07Financial Reporting and Fleet Investment

Who should attend

Finance managers, cost accountants, operations finance staff and analysts in transport, freight and logistics businesses.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Lagos2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Harare2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000
5 to 6 Oct 2026Online2US$900
12 to 13 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
14 to 15 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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