Coscharis Mobility Turns 6, Opens Driving Academy, to Begin Haulage with 50 new Ford Trucks
Coscharis Mobility Limited, a subsidiary of the Coscharis Group and the exclusive representative of the globally respected logistics brand, Sixt Global Mobility, in Nigeria, yesterday, unveiled plans to play a major role in the haulage business. Managing Director, Cos char is Mobility( Sixt Rentals ), Mr. Christian Chigbundu, unveiled the plans in Lag os while speaking on some milestones recorded so far within the six years of existence of the company.
“In 2020, our company will play major role in the haulage industry in Nigeria as we partner with our parent company in leasing FORD TRUCK; the number 1 truck in Europe and the United States of America. These trucks are brand new as safety is guaranteed. When leased, clients will have to pay monthly lease rentals,” Chigbundu said at the event organised as part of the company’s Annual National Conference (ANC). He said 50 brand new trucks would be rolled out, initially, even as he disclosed that some corporate customers in the haul age industry had already keyed into the plan as a way of phasing out their old fleet of trucks.
The disclosure came as the Lag os Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps( FR SC ), Mr. Hy genus Omeje, who was a special guest at the occasion, called for institutional support for fleet owners in the country to help them access funds to replace their old trucks because of the huge funds involved.
Omeje, who lauded Coscharis Mobility’s plan for the haulage industry, said injecting brand new trucks into the sector through the arrangement would surely help in reducing accidents on our highways caused by old and faulty trucks.
Maintaining that both Coscharis Mobility Limited and Sixt Nigeria came into existence in 2014 with a clear vision of creating value by making a change in the transport and logistics industry in the country, the Coscharis Mobility boss said, “We have over the years shown that business can be done by best practices in international standard notwithstanding the environmental challenges which we at Coscharis Mobility has turned into opportunities to deliver value for money.”
Listing services where his company has excel led in the few years of existence to include short and medium term car rental service, long term car rental, short and long term leases, fleet management and consulting, haul age and supply chain management as well as outsourcing and human resource consulting, Chigbundu added that, “We have also, in few years of operation opened offices in Port Harcourt, Abuja, Uyo, Enugu, Kano with other branches to be rolled out in 2020.”
According to Chigbundu ,“Knowing the importance of logistics in tourism/ hospitality industry, Six t Nigeria has the highest hotel locations in Nigeria operating from the following hotels: Four Points by Sheraton, Raddison Blue Hotel, Oriental Hotel, Legend Hotel, Le Meridian Hotel, with other locations to be added in 2020.”