TTI was the first pay for parking truck stop in South Africa, built in 1999.
As this was a new concept to the transport industry it was met with strong resistance and very few trucks on route made use of the facility.
This fortunately has changed over the years as the truck stop provides a safe overnight parking facility with added benefits such as diesel fueling, ablution facilities for both male and female, catering facility and more.
Operating entities
The operating entities are all privately owned and operated.
Operating from the facility:
Retail operations – forecourt and convenience store:
Ladychin Investments (Pty) Ltd, trading as Tugela Truck Inn, is responsible for the retail sale of diesel, operating the convenience store and managing the Capitec ATM on a 24/7/365 basis.
Parking operations:
The parking operation is split between Lofio River Truck Stop (Pty) Ltd and Tugela Truck Inn (Pty) Ltd.
Major assets
The entity is the owner of immovable land by Certificate of Consolidated Title T05/31723 described as “The Farm Tugela Truck No 17665, Registration Division GS, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, in extent 11,6023 hectares”.
The property is situated alongside the N3 National Road at the foot of the Drakensberg, adjacent to the Tugela Toll Plaza between Ladysmith and Harrismith and is licensed to park 260 vehicles per evening.