Transportation Exchange
By freight exchange (also cargo exchange) we mean an electronic platform that connects principals and cargo buyers.
Brief description
Cargo space exchanges can be understood as a bulletin board of shippers and carriers on the one hand, and shippers on the other. The main purpose of these information and communication systems is to effectively exchange information between the parties involved and to improve vehicle utilization, and reduce empty trips (in part by 30-50%). These instruments thus have economic as well as ecological significance.
Freight forwarders and transport companies with surplus cargo or vacant truck spaces post their offers on online exchanges. Those interested in cargo spaces or loads can choose from these listings based on regional criteria or commodity characteristics. This creates a kind of electronic marketplace, possibly a trading platform for transportation services, allowing for better utilization of transportation resources, thus reducing costs and at the same time reducing the burden on the environment.
With the selection of an offer on the transport space exchange, such information as cargo and delivery data, type, weight and size of goods, as well as contact and personal data are presented. If the prices and conditions are set, newer systems (after registration) allow direct online booking of transportation, which is much more efficient in the implementation of transports.