White Rapid Road Haulage HOWO truck carrying a container on an African highway at sunset

Dar es Salaam → Zambia · DR Congo · Malawi

Every load carries a promise.

Somewhere in Lusaka, Lubumbashi or Lilongwe, someone is counting on it to arrive.

RAPID ROADHAULAGE LIMITED

Fast. Reliable. Every time.

32 Sinotruk HOWO trucks carrying containers and transit cargo from Dar es Salaam to Zambia, the DR Congo and Malawi.

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KM 0Dar es Salaam Port

Every journey starts at the port.

Send us your cargo details and we reply with a rate and a loading date. Then we collect from Dar es Salaam port or ICD and check the paperwork before we leave.

01 Request a quote 02 Collection at port / ICD

What we load

Container haulage

20ft and 40ft containers from port and ICDs to your site.

Transit cargo

Through Tanzania to landlocked Zambia, DR Congo and Malawi.

Bulk & break-bulk

Bagged goods, steel, machinery and general cargo.

Mining supplies

Supply runs to the Copperbelt and Katanga regions.

Border coordination

We work with your clearing agent so trucks keep moving.

Return loads

Backhaul from Zambia, DR Congo and Malawi to Dar.

KM 194Morogoro

32 trucks. One standard.

Rapid Road Haulage branded Sinotruk HOWO truck on a highway HOWOSinotruk tractor units

Our fleet is 32 Sinotruk HOWO trucks, a common and proven truck on East and Central African roads, so parts and service are easy to find all along the corridor.

  • 20ft and 40ft container trailers
  • Regular preventive maintenance
  • Drivers experienced on cross-border routes
  • Direct contact with dispatch throughout every trip

KM 494Iringa

Fast. Reliable. Every time.

32Sinotruk HOWO trucks
3Countries served from Dar
3Border crossings on our routes
2,411kmLongest route, Dar to Kolwezi
On-time delivery
Safe & secure
Cross-border coverage
Trusted partner

KM 821Mbeya Junction

Choose your corridor.

At Mbeya the road splits. One way runs south-west into Zambia and on to the DR Congo, the other runs south-east into Malawi.

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Border crossing. Road distances from Dar es Salaam port; transit times are typical, not guaranteed.

KM 923Border crossing

Through the border without the wait.

We work with your clearing agent so trucks don't sit waiting at the border, and we update you at every checkpoint along the way.

  • Tunduma / Nakonde

    Tanzania → Zambia, and on to the DR Congo

  • Kasumbalesa

    Zambia → DR Congo

  • Songwe / Kasumulu

    Tanzania → Malawi

03 On the road, with updates at each checkpoint

KM 1,607 to 2,411Destination

Arriving at your door.

We offload at your site, get proof of delivery signed and send you a copy.

Zambia

Lusaka
Kapiri Mposhi
Ndola
Kitwe

DR Congo

Lubumbashi
Likasi
Kolwezi

Malawi

Karonga
Mzuzu
Lilongwe
Blantyre

04 Offloaded, proof of delivery sent

✓ Delivered

KM 2,411 · Destination reached

We have delivered your load successfully.

Thank you for trusting Rapid Road Haulage. Your next load is one call away.

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Rapid Road Haulage Limited · Fast. Reliable. Every time.

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