Will bulk cargo transportation be a development opportunity for network freight? Let's first look at the changes in the structure of bulk cargo transportation. In the past three years, the volume and proportion of rail and water freight in the country's bulk cargo transportation structure have been increasing, while the volume of road freight has decreased. Because road freight will bring greater air pollution, and there will also be more problems such as overloading and over-limiting and excessive competition. So does the online freight platform have opportunities in bulk freight?

    Transport characteristics of bulk cargo:

    1. Bulk cargo mainly includes oil, natural gas, coal, steel, etc. Its logistics characteristics are mainly reflected in the following aspects in the transportation link: distance, speed, cost, transportation mode and means of transportation.

    2. Long-distance transportation is mainly long-distance transportation. my country has a vast territory, unbalanced resource distribution, and unbalanced demand. Therefore, long-distance transportation is mainly required for bulk transportation.

    3. The timeliness requirements are not high-the long-distance transportation of bulk cargo does not require timeliness, and most companies have reasonable procurement plans.

    4. Transportation cost is critical-the added value of bulk cargo is relatively low, so its transportation cost is very critical, and transportation costs need to be reduced

    5. Combined transportation is the main form-bulk cargo is mainly transported over long distances. Therefore, combined transportation will be used more often, relying manly on railway transportation, water transportation, and ocean transportation, and realize the integration of road and pipeline transportation. Organic convergence.

    6. Requirements for heavy-loading-the volume of bulk goods is generally very large, and the requirements for loadability are relatively high, and the requirements for heavy-loading tools are relatively high.

How should the online freight platform seize the opportunity?

    The bulk cargo transportation is mainly combined transportation, but there will still be road parts. This requires more efficient collaboration capabilities to improve the information matching rate. Moreover, a large number of vehicle sources are required, and the network freight platform needs to rely on its own dispatching capabilities to help drivers match nearby and improve vehicle turnover efficiency.

    In addition, the network freight platform should improve the efficiency of settlement and reduce the cost of fund settlement. Improve the status of freight drivers, safeguard the interests of drivers, obtain more high-quality vehicles, and realize the matching of vehicles and goods. And through the information technology of the online freight platform, supply chain finance and innovative management models, the "precise docking" of supply and demand, "node formation" and efficient "multimodal transportation" are realized.

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