Dangote Points Contemporary Warning to Truckers Over Unauthorised Use of Firm Emblem 

… To provoke authorized motion towards offenders

Dangote Industries Restricted (DIL) has reiterated its warning to truck operators towards the unauthorised use of its emblem on their vehicles, noting that their actions have precipitated severe embarrassment to the model.

The corporate acknowledged that regardless of earlier warnings, sure truckers with no affiliation to Dangote proceed to show its emblem on their vehicles, usually for private acquire or different undisclosed motives. It famous with concern that a few of these autos have been implicated in incidents that had been wrongly attributed to the corporate.

To that finish, Dangote has pledged to accentuate monitoring efforts in collaboration with related safety businesses and regulation enforcement, and to pursue authorized proceedings towards offenders.

“We’ve repeatedly cautioned truckers to chorus from utilizing our emblem on unauthorised autos. Transferring ahead, we are going to improve vigilance and take decisive authorized motion towards misuse of our model id, significantly regarding autos unaffiliated with the Dangote Group,” the corporate emphasised.

Dangote additionally expressed alarm over the proliferation of misinformation concentrating on the corporate, significantly the unfounded attribution of highway accidents to its fleet. The corporate urged the general public and media to confirm info earlier than dissemination and warned towards falling prey to people in search of to take advantage of tragedies for malicious or monetary functions.

The Dangote Group operates one of many largest business fleets in Africa, with over 12,000 vehicles in Nigeria alone, together with over 3,000 owned by third-party contractors. On any given day, greater than 6,000 autos are actively engaged in operations that help the corporate’s intensive logistics community, producing over 36,000 direct and oblique jobs.

“We preserve shut cooperation with the Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC) and different regulatory our bodies to standardise, monitor, practice, and improve our operational practices. Steady inner audits allow us to establish gaps, undertake world finest practices, and strengthen compliance throughout our fleet,” the corporate added.