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Empty truck returning from Kampala
Logistics Featured
8 min read
June 2026
Why 40% of Uganda's trucks return empty — and what it's costing the whole economy
We tracked 200 truck journeys across central Uganda over 6 weeks to understand the true scale of dead mileage. The numbers are worse than anyone thought — and the fix is simpler than anyone imagined.
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Samuel Kiggundu
June 12, 2026 · 8 min read
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