Publications
Books, conference papers, and published articles by Abdool Kamdar \u2014 covering green freight transformation, road freight sustainability, electric truck transition, and professional driver development.
Books
The Professional Truck Driver's Handbook
A Complete Guide to Professional Excellence in Road Freight
By Abdool Kamdar and Nicci Scott-Anderson
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to professional excellence in road freight. Covers the full range of knowledge and skills required for professional drivers — from road safety and vehicle management through to eco-driving, cargo handling, and the emerging requirements of electric truck operation.
The Professional Truck Driver's Handbook
2026 Edition — Including Electric Trucks
By Abdool Kamdar and Nicci Scott-Anderson
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to professional excellence in road freight. Covers the full range of knowledge and skills required for professional drivers — from road safety and vehicle management through to eco-driving, cargo handling, and the emerging requirements of electric truck operation. The 2026 edition includes a new chapter on electric trucks. Foreword by Dr. John Deng Diar Diing, Executive Secretary, Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA).
Road Freight Sustainability 4.0
Reducing CO₂ Emissions While Improving Profit — South African Edition
By A K Kamdar
A practical guide for South African fleet operators and freight managers on how to reduce emissions while simultaneously improving operational profitability. Covers the full sustainability toolkit — from driver behaviour and eco-driving to telematics, target-setting, and green procurement. Demonstrates that a green fleet is a more profitable fleet.
Driving Profit with Power
Making the electric transition work for you
By Abdool Kamdar
A practical guide to making the transition to electric trucks commercially viable. Covers total cost of ownership analysis, route and duty-cycle assessment, charging pathway selection, battery swapping, fleet transition planning, and the operational and management skills required to run a profitable electric fleet. Built on the principle that the electric transition must be predicated on achieving the same or better profit performance than diesel.
Conference Papers and Articles
Decarbonisation of Road Freight: Electrification of Heavy Vehicles
An early published article examining the role of electric heavy vehicles in freight decarbonisation, including transition constraints, infrastructure questions, and the long-term logic of electrification in road freight. Based on a presentation at the Electric Vehicle Industry Association Conference at Nelson Mandela University in 2018.
Perceptions of the Road Transport Management System (RTMS): Promoting Voluntary Certification
A conference paper examining stakeholder perceptions of RTMS and the role of voluntary certification in improving safety, compliance, and operational performance in road freight.
Ultracapacitor Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems in Road Transport Vehicles: Is it a Viable Retrofit Option for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO₂ Emissions?
A conference paper exploring retrofit energy-recovery options for reducing fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions in road transport operations.
Operational Improvement Outcomes through Voluntary Compliance in Road Transport Operations
A conference paper focused on operational improvement and voluntary compliance in road transport operations, examining the measurable outcomes of structured compliance programmes.