Truck transportation companies are widely using
robotics solutions to reduce delivery time and costs. It enables truck
transportation companies move boxes and containers in and out of semitrailers
and ocean freight containers, irrespective of its shape and size. Robotics
mainly helps truck transportation companies reduce labor costs while speeding
up shipment processing and delivery times. Therefore, courier delivery,
logistics and material handling companies such as UPS, DHL, and FedEx are
testing robotic loading and unloading of irregular parcels. For instance, DHL
started testing Baxter and Sawyer robots for co-packing and value-added tasks, such as packaging, assembly, kitting, and pre-retail
services, in 2016.lxxx Earlier, material handling systems company Wynright
Corporation had launched the Robotic Truck Unloader (RTU) in 2013. It is an
autonomous robotic machine that can be used to unload floor-loaded products from truck
trailers or ocean freight containers.
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BUSINESS RESEARCH COMPANY EXPECTS THE GLOBAL TRUCK TRANSPORTATION MARKET TO
GROW TO $1.7 TRILLION BY 2021
North
America was the largest region in the truck transportation market in 2017,
accounting for one-third of the market share.
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The
chart below shows the year-on-year growth of the truck transportation market
from 2017 to 2021:
According to The Business Research Company’s
Consultant, Nitin Gianchandani, with the continuous evolution of smart cities worldwide, truck
transportation industry is witnessing rapid growth in connected trucking
technologies. Connected trucking allows truck transportation companies to
obtain and process real-time data such as condition of the truck, goods
carried, traffic and weather conditions, and parking availability, with the use
of internet. This platform provides solutions for companies involved in the
truck transportation business, such as drivers, carriers, shippers, fleet
operators, dealers, and insurance providers. As of 2016, about 400,000 Daimler
trucks worldwide were already connected via the FleetBoard and Detroit Connect
systems. According to a report by Frost & Sullivan the number of connected
trucks globally is expected to reach 35 million by 2020.
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. was the largest
company in the truck transportation market in 2017, with revenues of $8.7
billion in 2016. The company’s growth strategy aims at building close
relationships with customers and contract carriers by using digital
technologies in freight transportation. In 2016, it launched Navisphere Carrier
mobile app with business analytics capability to collaborate with contract
carriers. The company has also planned to invest in machine learning and data
science to improve its supply chain processes.
The truck transportation industry is segmented
into general freight trucking and specialized freight trucking.
General
freight trucking includes
establishments handling a wide variety of commodities, generally palletized,
and transported in a container or van trailer. These establishments also
provide network activities such as local pickup, local sorting and terminal
operations, line-hauling, destination sorting and terminal operations, and
local delivery.
Specialized
freight trucking comprises
establishments transporting freight (with special size, weight, shape, or other
inherent characteristics) that requires specialized equipment, such as
flatbeds, tankers, or refrigerated trailers. These establishments also provide
the transportation of used household, institutional, and commercial furniture
and equipment.
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