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How Those Doing Delivery Work Can Face Technological Innovation

Author: Lisa Jeeves
by Lisa Jeeves
Posted: Sep 26, 2014

Innovation has always partnered technology. The nature of technological development is such that it often moves in leaps and bounds when the paradigm shifts under the weight of a new, foundational spark of innovation.

In transportation, innovation continues to put new pressures and opportunities before firms as they face the technological change in their industry.

Online exchanges

To take hold of this change and grapple with these innovations as opportunities, rather than pressures, haulage companies or those individuals undertaking delivery work need to look to the future in the present. There are always new waves of technological innovation that are useful yet underrated today, which may well become necessary and mainstream tomorrow. A case in point is online exchanges. These allow you to engage with an online network of potential clients, employees and owner-operators with whom you can negotiate work openly and quickly with mere clicks of your keyboard. The sheer efficiency of these exchanges is seeing them become more and more mainstream due to their innovative ways of connecting hauliers.

New tracking technology

There has always been a need for transport companies to keep an eye on their cargo. This is not even a matter a trust or distrust toward those carrying out the delivery work. There are simply so many challenges that can pop up for even the most experienced hauliers, preventing them from meeting client needs. This is where technological innovation serves to fulfil a need and create a new platform of logistics. GPS and online tracking technology allows hauliers and clients to pinpoint and follow the journey of cargo from starting point to finishing point. This in turn gives you greater control over how and when you can make promises about your delivery work capabilities.

Fresh communication methods

Communication lies at the heart of every business, including haulage companies. There is simply no escaping the need to relate well with workers, clients and bosses. This is why there has been a glut of technological innovations in this area, pertinent to almost every field of work - so much so that many can seem superfluous rather than ground-breaking. But based on a platform of instant messaging and online communication, there are applications and devices designed to help maintain accurate and real-time communication with all people involved in the movement of cargo at any given time.

New transport options

Wheels have traditionally been the biggest step forward in transportation. It is still hard to go past them for moving goods, despite the developments in shipping and the advent of reliable air cargo. But those doing delivery work now have more options when considering which wheels they choose. It is important to adopt the right combination of modern two- and four-wheel vehicles, with their innovations in fuel usage and durability, to navigate modern routes with the highest level of effectiveness.

Norman Dulwich is a Correspondent for Haulage Exchange, the leading online trade network for the road transport industry across the UK and Europe. It provides services for matching delivery work and to buy and sell road transport and haulage work in the domestic and international markets. Over 3,000 transport exchange businesses are networked together through their website, trading jobs and capacity in a safe 'wholesale' environment.

About the Author

Writer and Online Marketing Manager in London.

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