Commodity Logistics
Moving mineral products with greater control.
Triad Mining & Logistics coordinates fit-for-purpose bulk commodity logistics from source to processor, stockpile, rail siding, customer or export channel.
Approach
More than truck availability
Effective commodity logistics requires more than sourcing trucks.
It requires alignment between production volumes, loading capacity, road conditions, distance, vehicle configuration, weighbridge controls, product security, customer requirements, turnaround times, documentation and payment terms.
Triad structures the logistics solution around the complete movement requirement.
Depending on the engagement, transport capacity may be provided through dedicated arrangements, contracted transporters or selected logistics partners.
Triad does not represent that it owns a fleet unless this is expressly confirmed for a specific engagement.
Services
Logistics services
- Mine-to-plant transportation
- Mine-to-stockpile transportation
- Plant-to-customer transportation
- Mine-to-rail-siding transportation
- Mine-to-port coordination
- Short-haul transportation
- Long-haul transportation
- Dedicated fleet arrangements
- Contracted fleet coordination
- Transporter sourcing
- Transporter prequalification
- Route assessment
- Logistics-cost modelling
- Loading coordination
- Offloading coordination
- Dispatch scheduling
- Vehicle tracking
- Weighbridge reconciliation
- Proof-of-delivery management
- Delivery reporting
- Loss and discrepancy management
- Logistics performance reviews
Control
Logistics control framework
- Product
- What is being transported, in what form, volume and specification?
- Source
- Where is the material located, and what are the loading conditions and operating hours?
- Destination
- Where must the product be delivered, and what receiving requirements apply?
- Route
- What distance, road condition, restrictions, tolls and turnaround expectations affect delivery?
- Fleet
- What vehicle configuration, capacity, safety standard and availability are required?
- Documentation
- Which dispatch notes, weighbridge slips, delivery records and reconciliations are required?
- Commercial Model
- How will rates, fuel movements, standing time, losses, penalties and payment terms be managed?
Reporting
Logistics reporting
Reporting can be structured to include:
- vehicles dispatched
- loads completed
- tonnes transported
- loading and offloading times
- turnaround times
- route delays
- weighbridge variances
- proof-of-delivery status
- safety incidents
- delivery exceptions
- transporter performance
- logistics cost per tonne