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The digital freight platform Saloodo! helps shippers and carriers to digitize their work processes.
To understand what impact digitalization has on your daily workflow can radically transform your business. It is now the best time to start reaping the benefits of online logistics processes available at your fingertips. To use a digital freight platform goes beyond having access to a live database of instant freight or vehicle capacity. The rise of real-time technology solved some of the most deep-rooted challenges that traditional logistics operators had to constantly struggle and face on their own before the word โ€˜โ€™digitalโ€™โ€™ even existed.

What sets the newย marketplaceย apart from the traditional freight industry it is the ease and speed with which you can switchย from offline processes (time-consuming negotiations, empty runs, and late payments) to online processes (automatic status updates, transparent pricing information, guaranteed payment).ย  And the best part? You are just aย few clicks away.

How to choose

Probably one of the most important steps inย adopting a digital culture is to first understandย whyย you need to reevaluate your business model.ย Accordingย to recentย commercialย transport trends,ย 2016 has been a breakout year for major technologicalย changes despite facing a market resistance. Thisย means that sooner or later, embracing innovation will no longer be a choice but a necessity. The race to reinvent the transport sector becomes more pronounced than ever before. As the trends continue to impact the future of logistics and transportation, the question remains โ€“ howย can youย choose what works best in your business operations?

As a carrier

Ifย 30-50%ย of your truck capacity is not used, the first step should be to find anย onlineย logisticย solutionย that willย market your companyโ€™s capabilities, expand your customer base andย help youย locate freightย to fill empty trucks at no extra costs.ย  If you find it challenging to optimize yourย vehicle capacity because of time pressure or due to last-minute transport booking cancellations then you should probably aim for a marketplace which offersย access to a large number of shipments across various regionsย and which can provide youย with the fastest and most efficient way to find more jobs and increase revenue.

Ifย you spend a lot of time negotiating rates for spot requests directly with shippers who only compareย prices or if youย encounter problemsย in the shipping processes,ย (such as incorrect addresses or different order specifications)ย then go for aย contract partnerย whoย will act as your main point of contactย and whoย will beย responsible for the overall communication between you and the shipper as well as for the payment transactions.

To chase transport status updates or address delayed payment processes are probably some of the most time-consuming tasks you must deal with as a carrier. Why not simplify yourย daily workflow? Imagine getting automated status updates through a free driver app that can allow you to keep in contact with your driver throughout the transport journey and accelerate your payment processes.

As a shipper

Finding reliable carriersย for ad-hoc shipments can become difficult, especially when you need to describe your shipment requirements to different transport service providers and get offers to compare.ย ย You should choose an onlineย logistic solutionย ableย to respond to your needs with immediateย access to verified carriers. In addition, youย should alsoย benefit from a shipment wizardย whichย makes it hassle free for you to enter yourย transportย details andย to navigateย smoothly through the entire transport process.

If coordinating communication with carriers is a challenge, imagine the amount of time you would save if instead of chasing callsย to find out about theย currentย status ofย your shipments, you would get notified in real-time at every step of the transport and use aย structuredย dashboardย to view and manage all shipments.

Withย aย contract partner,ย you are ableย toย complete your transaction with a single point of contact and still enjoy the freedom of choosing the carrier you prefer. In addition, you can also benefit from transaction-based electronicย invoices reducing inaccuracies, as all shipment information and transport documents canย beย accessed at a simple touch of a button.

The future of transportย Begins withย you, today!

Author:

Daniel Mahnken
Daniel Mahnken is a Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Saloodo!. As a qualified journalist, writing is practically in his blood. After studying sports journalism, he wanted to become Germany’s Next Sports Commentator, but then he discovered logistics and has been stuck with it ever since.

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