Truck and Track Autumn 2024 www.truckandtrack.com 62 CONTAINER HAULAGE BoxHaul is the UK’s first container haulage marketplace that connects haulage companies to shippers, whilst covering the complete end-toend process from quote to invoice. The company launched in 2023 and is planning to extend their haulage platform to cater for the full truckload market as early as Q4 2024. What’s different about BoxHaul? BoxHaul is a pure marketplace, not a brokerage. Shippers can connect directly to haulage companies. Their aim is to remove the friction on doing business between shippers and haulage companies. The platform already does this for container transport, by helping haulage companies find available loads, negotiate rates easily and build relationships with shippers. Why is BoxHaul adding full truckload to their container haulage marketplace? The shippers using BoxHaul have found the platform very intuitive and easy to use. 98% of deliveries have been on-time. All this, combined with the additional services BoxHaul offers, have resulted in several of their current shippers requesting BoxHaul to extend this experience to their full truckload business. Grow your business The BoxHaul platform helps shippers and freight forwarders grow their business by tapping into a larger network of reliable haulage companies. This enables them to receive competitive rates and increase their ability to fulfil more shipments. At the same time, haulage companies can cherry pick loads from new customers that would increase their margin. This is how BoxHaul creates a win-win scenario for both shippers and haulage companies. Vetted & reliable companies BoxHaul is a managed marketplace. We carry out vetting on all shippers and haulage companies that sign up to ensure trust on the platform. This is followed up by a phone call or online demo to check the authenticity of the haulier and shipper, and obtain some necessary details about their business. Reliability is taken seriously, in both aspects of operational performance and timely payment. We continuously monitor the performance of all haulage companies and shippers on the platform to maintain the trustworthiness of all participants. Transaction information in terms of the proportion of late loads, cancelled loads or missed payments will be available on each haulier’s and shipper’s profile, so you know who you are dealing with. If certain performance measures are not adhered to, the haulage company or shipper in question would be removed from the platform. This level of security contributes to BoxHaul bookings achieving a high OTIF rate for deliveries, which is 98% at the time of writing this article. Book haulage in a couple of clicks Once a shipper has updated their company’s information on the platform, they will be able to request quotes from over 90 haulage companies across England, Wales and Scotland. Saif Khalaf CEO & Co-founder at BoxHaul Maximise profit and fleet utilisation with BoxHaul, as they extend their container haulage marketplace to the full truckload market
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