Red Bobtail Transportation Services Company (RBT) is Afghanistan-based national trucking company, established in 2005, currently supporting a range of customer transportation requirements. It is owned assets and will not sub-contract the project or part of it to sub-contractors, except using the services of security companies APPF / USG for convoy security.
Red Bobtail Transportation Company has been working in the field of transportation and logistics in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan since its establishment in 2005. Because of its high technical capability and professional management, the company has established a good past track record as a reliable, trustworthy and capable transportation company.
Assets
The number and quality of Red Bobtail Transportation's assets constitutes an important source of competitive advantage for the company. It places the company ahead of its competitors in terms of providing quality services with low cost. The company owns a total of 999 various types and sizes of transportation assets, including tankers, trucks, trailers and containers. In line with the company operation plan, these assets are maintained in a working condition, ready for deployment 24/7 in the Afghan terrain and to all destinations inside Afghanistan.
These assets fully meet Afghanistan's safety and highway cargo standards and norms established by the Ministry of Transportation of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA).
Red Bobtail Transportation company implements various projects through its own assets and does not utilize assets of other companies and or sub-contractors.
The number of total assets owned by Red Bobtail Transportation and making available for implementation exceeds the minimum requirement of the project. Specifically, the company owns 95 fuel tankers for bulk fuels, 660 trucks and containers for dry cargo delivery and 244 assets for heavy cargo transportation that include lowboy trailers and super lowboys for heavy equipment transportation. By deploying these assets, the RBT company not only fully meets the requirements of the project, but can also reserve up to 27% of its assets for contingency purposes as well as to respond to the US Army calls for emergency pushes.
These assets will be deployed to satisfy the need of the project and shall not be committed or assigned to other tasks or projects. All RBT's transportation assets are equipped with the necessary tools and equipments, including driver's kit for on-the-road repairs, spare parts and tyres, chains, straps, binders ect. Besides, there are 5 pickups, 3 land cruisers and 2 minibuses available with the company, which are used by the company staff for daily commute.
In terms of lowboys and super lowboys, Red Bobtail Transportation has an absolute comparative advantage over its competitors in Afghanistan. This is due to the availability of 12 super lowboys available with the company. All the 12 super lowboys fully meet the requirement.
An important factor that will play significant role in providing quality service is the presence of Red Bobtail's representative offices and truck yard in Bagram district (located in close distance to Bagram Airfield) from/to where most of shipment may take place.
Containers in operational and transportable standards as identified in MIL-HDBK 138B dated 1 January 2002. All containers are labeled with unique EMA identifying marks as per USG naming convention. The fleet also includes Reefer and Freezer trucks and 20ft reefer containers. Reefer trucks are capable of maintaining temperatures for the duration of the journey between 35 to 40oF. Freezer trucks are capable of maintaining temperature for the duration of the journey between 0 to -10oF.
RBT’s Heavy Cargo fleet consists of 20ft, 30ft, 40ft lowboys and 40ft Heavy Equipment Transport (Super Lowboys). RBT has a fleet of 12 Super Lowboys including two-model year 2010.
Accessories such as tools, straps, chains and binders, tarps, and dunnage (as required) are provided with each asset. Accessories also include all safety equipment such as fire extinguishers and tire chains for use in the winter months of October through March.
