The citrus industry is moving closer to implementing Performance Based Standards PBS vehicles as export volumes continue to surge and pressure mounts on existing logistics infrastructure.
According to Mitchell Brooke, logistics development manager for the Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa CGA, traditional trucking models are becoming increasingly unsustainable as citrus volumes rise sharply across the countrys key export corridors.
Speaking at the Transport Forum hosted by Standard Bank in Durban, Brooke said the sector was entering a radical growth spurt that would fundamentally change transport requirements over the next decade.
