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Top 25 Short haul trucking companies based in South Africa

Name: Short haul trucking companies based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026 258 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 258 short haul trucking companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 4,314 professional contacts across them, including 820 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers short haul trucking companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 18, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

258Companies

4,314Contacts tracked

820Verified emails

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The 25 largest short haul trucking companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 258 short haul trucking companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to short haul trucking companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	City Logistics	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	566 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DISTRIBUTION A comprehensive distribution network has been established servicing all areas nationwide and cross border to Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2	Triton Express PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Edenvale, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	514 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1987 in Durban, Triton Express has evolved from a modest operation into a leading logistics provider in Southern Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3	Crossroads Distribution	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	341 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Crossroads Distribution is a contract logistics business that offers clients tailor-made solutions to suit their logistical and supply chain needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4	Spartan Truck Hire	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Spartan Truck Hire & Logistics is a highly experienced truck rental and logistics company which is driven by providing exceptional service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5	EPX Courier Services	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	155 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EPX is a leading, national express service provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6	HFR Transport	Indirect evidence	Boksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HFR Transport is consistently one of South Africa’s biggest independent refrigerated transporters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7	DCB Logistics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Corridor Hill Crossing, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	108 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DCB Logistics was founded by Darren Simpson and Brian Hull in 1990.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8	Connect Logistics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Ethekwini Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As your partnered Third Party Logistics company and "The Source of your Success" we are made up of a group of dedicated, knowledgeable individuals with many years of experience in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9	JKJ Express	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	82 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a top logistics transport provider we sharing our service offering, to highlight the magic that JKJ Express provides on local and International Established in /01/01, JKJ…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10	Sunrise Logistics	Indirect evidence	Chloorkop, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sunrise Logistics – Together we go further We provide Road Freight and other related freight services to a select client base across a range of industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11	Afristar Freight Services	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AFRISTAR FREIGHT SERVICES is a specialist international logistics service provider based in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12	Milltrans	Indirect evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Over the past 21 years, Milltrans has become a leader in the freight & container transport industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13	Covenant Logistics	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We take the complexity out of logistics so our customers can focus on growing their businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14	Bridgewater Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15	Madibana SA	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2008, headquartered in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16	Transnational Freightlink PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Most trucking companies are either too small to have experience, or so large you get lost in the crowd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17	Bextrans PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2002 as an affiliate of BexGroup, Bextrans cemented its position as one of South Africa’s leading road freight companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18	Provincial Logistics	Indirect evidence	Paarl, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Establish in 2008 with a relatively young team of staff members ensured that the business had a pro-active and dynamic approach to delivering the goods and always kept up with the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19	Zamalwandle Transport Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Zamalwandle Transport Logistics was founded in 2001, and was hauling sand and stone in Vereeniging with one 24ton truck.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20	Motorworld Logistics	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fully Equipped Modern Fleet & Monitoring 120 owned vehicles, consisting of super link tautliners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21	S N Pool Transport	Partial evidence	Worcester, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pool Transport is a Transportation/Trucking/Railroad company located in 24 Field street Worcester Western Cape South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22	Convergex Distribution Management	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ConvergEX delivers a comprehensive logistics and distribution solution with a single point of contact for all forms of transport and freight - Air, Ground & Sea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23	Shipping & General Transport	Indirect evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Shipping & General Transport was built on the cornerstones of trustworthiness, perseverance and reliability.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24	Baleka Freight PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are specialist refrigerated and dry cargo transporters, who focus on retail back-door deliveries and distribution to retail food stores.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25	Master Cargo SA	Indirect evidence	Durbanville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Master Cargo partners with all our stakeholders to jointly succeed and create a safe, sustainable and profitable environment for all.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: short haul trucking companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names short haul trucking companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of short haul trucking companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name short haul trucking companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Short haul trucking companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026

19.0%Verified-email coverage

16.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

17.8%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

103

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 258 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among short haul trucking companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “short haul trucking companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names short haul trucking companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among short haul trucking companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 820 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 18, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Short haul trucking companies by metro

Short haul trucking companies in Johannesburg46
Short haul trucking companies in Cape Town26

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names short haul trucking companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many short haul trucking companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 258 short haul trucking companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

City Logistics, headquartered in Durban Durban, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most short haul trucking companies?

Johannesburg leads with 46 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (26) and Kempton Park (17).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 820 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 258 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 18, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.