Dubai: Emirates Transport Media Dept.
Emirates Transport (ET) has announced the signing of a number of new and renewed contracts worth a total of Dhs197 million during the first two months of the year.
According to Tariq AlSedawi, Area Sales Manager for Dubai and Sharjah, the new contracts were signed with a number of government and private sector entities in Dubai and the northern emirates with a range of durations of between 2 to 5 years.
AlSedawi said that the new contracts were for the provision of transport and leasing services, as well as logistics and fleet management services, involving approximately 1,500 vehicles, in addition to providing more than 620 qualified drivers.
He explained that the high quality and efficient service package offered by ET had resulted in attracting and renewing a number of contracts with a number of government and private bodies for various contractual periods.
As for the motorcycles rental, AlSedawi said that the Corporation owns a 2,000 strong fleet of motorcycles, with 1,000 drivers, to provide services to customers of shipping companies, food sectors such as restaurants, shopping malls, storage warehouses, wholesalers and retail.  
AlSedawi added that these motorcycles operate in accordance with the best health and safety standards and regulations, explaining that the food transport vehicles apply the best global standards of food safety in the transport operations, as they contain temperature control systems and GPS tracking systems. Also available with motorcycles are Salik cards and fuel cards.