Truck and Track Winter 2024/25 www.truckandtrack.com 34 CONTAINER HAULAGE by replying to customer questions using the in-app chat functionality. When used in combination with a TMS, it would be an effective way to gain both commercial as well as operational benefits. BoxHaul has already integrated with Truckcom, enabling haulage companies to automatically transfer loads from BoxHaul into Truckcom. POD’s are also automatically transferred from Truckcom into the BoxHaul platform without any manual intervention. How to get started with BoxHaul BoxHaul is a managed marketplace. After a shipper or haulage company signs up on our website, we carry out a vetting procedure 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 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 haulage companies across England, Wales and Scotland. Upon a haulage company’s quote being accepted, the booking is created on the BoxHaul platform, where the shipper can communicate with the haulage company and manage the load until delivery. Set the payment terms you want, whether you are the shipper or haulage company Standard payment terms are 30 days, but haulage companies can also choose to offer pre-paid, 7 day or 14 day terms. In case shippers want to fix their payment terms across all haulage companies, BoxHaul offers selected shippers a “line of credit” where BoxHaul pays the haulage company on the shipper’s behalf. With this win-win solution for both shippers and haulage companies, BoxHaul have paid several haulage companies on pre-paid terms (who have passed an additional level of vetting). That means BoxHaul takes the risk of non-payment from the shipper, so haulage companies can focus on getting the job done. Pricing It’s free to access the platform. Shippers pay the price they see on the platform. This price includes a payment gateway fee, to cover fees for routing payments to the respective haulage companies. BoxHaul charges haulage companies a 1% commission fee for every successful booking. That means haulage companies do not have to worry about hitting a certain threshold to make the platform worthwhile. Get started easily It takes less than one minute to sign-up to the platform, after which you can set up an onboarding call to help you get started on the platform and start booking loads on the marketplace. Get your free account at https://boxhaul.co.uk
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