The logistics sector is increasingly aware about the impact that supply chains have on the environment. Avoiding empty kilometres is high on the agenda of many companies. Partnerships and supply chain collaborations gaining interest, including in the area of transportation. But (too) few steps are being taken. Because, yeah, how do you do that? What is there to consider?
In Spain, the CHEP team recently set up another collaborative transport example between FMCG giant Henkel and dairy producer CAPSA FOOD. During three round trips per week between Madrid and Catalonia, both parties will share a duo-trailer; a truck pulling two standard trailers. Currently this is the largest road transport vehicle in Europe, emitting 25-30% less CO2 per trip than traditional trucks! In addition, this collaboration results in 250,000 fewer empty kilometres, which is equivalent to approximately 115 tonnes of CO2.
So, I can undoubtedly say that collaborative transport works.
But how do you get started?
And what do you need to consider in order to set up such a partnership?
As the market leader in pallet pooling, we have been able to build up a strong network. In Europe alone, our network comprises 315,000 delivery points and is therefore more than 15 times larger than the one of our biggest competitor. Our database of customer declarations counts 225,000 transport flows and 13.5 million shipments. We therefore have good insights into all kinds of product flows and transportation lanes.
Sounds cool, but what next?
With our own matching tool, we compare different lanes with each other and identify the most optimal round trips between our customers and a CHEP transport or between two customers, as in the case of Henkel and CAPSA. This enables us to pinpoint exactly where you can save money by working together.
After that, the discussions between the different parties can begin. Lanes are being combined and steps are being taken to make the supply chain more efficient and sustainable.
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