Chargel plans to expand to an additional country within Francophone Africa. Image Credits:<\/strong>\u00a0Chargel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chargel transporters, operating out of Senegal, make deliveries to neighboring countries Mali, Guinea and Mauritania. Establishing full operations in an additional country, Moustapha says, will increase their regional coverage, and solve many of the other headaches related to road freight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand is not just in Senegal; some of the clients we work with, like Maersk for example, serve nine countries out of the Senegalese office. Of course, they want us to be in those countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

How Chargel works<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chargel doesn\u2019t just offer a platform, it expedites the entire transport process, in that, when it receives online requests from clients like Maersk, it matches them with the most suitable providers (truck and driver) from its network of transporters. Senders are able to track their goods while on the move, and receive notifications once delivery is done. The platform also pools together independent transporters, giving them new earning opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are actually the ones in the middle because clients contract us and we are responsible for the cargo. Our goal is to make sure that the cargo goes from point A to B on time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are making sure that shippers focus on their business, and truck drivers focus on driving, and we take care of everything that happens in between,\u201d said Moustapha, adding that the startup gives transporters access to other services such as insurance.<\/p>\n

Moustapha says Chargel did over $1.2 million in GMV in 2022, adding that they are close to surpassing that figure so far this year.<\/p>\n

Chargel is the brothers\u2019 fourth stab at entrepreneurship after they returned to the country upon completing their studies in the U.S. Their plan is to tap the expected trade boom in Africa. Freight demand within Africa is expected to grow 28% by the close of the decade as intra-regional commerce flourishes, driven by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the single largest unrestricted trade region in the world. As trade within Africa already relies on road freight transport, this growth is set to further grow the demand for trucking services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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