Our objectives and main aims are:* to consider and regulate in accordance with the provisions of the labour relations act and the constitution of the republic of South Africa, matters of mutual interest to the parties to the council;* to promote sound employment relationships between employers and employees in the industry;* to prevent and resolve labour disputes in accordance with the industry's collective agreements and / or the constitution of the bargaining council;* to endeavour to promote and maintain Industrial peace in the industry;* to promote centralised bargaining and conclude and enforce collective agreements for the industry;* to consider, advise and make representations on any legislation or proposed legislation that may affect the relationship between the industry's employers and employees and their representative organisations;* to consider and deal with such other matters as may affect the interest of the parties and the industry;. ..

The NBCRFLI (Council) is governed by the Labour Relations Act of 1995, which allows for employer and employee organisations to establish a bargaining council for an industry. Through the bargaining council, trade unions and employer organisations are able to negotiate matters that are of mutual interest to the road freight and logistics industry. This approach allows for better regulation of matters which affect the industry as a whole, thereby enforcing minimum standards and conditions of employment within the road freight and logistics industry. We are a service-centred organisation whose basic core function is to manage conditions of employment between road freight and logistics industry employers and employees in order to ensure labour stability within the industry. We achieve this through facilitation, mediation and setting minimum standards and conditions of employment between employers and employees within the road freight and logistics industry.