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Smart Cities DHL launches SmarTrucking solutions
Control Centre for eutsche Post DHL approximately four million driver returning to the
MP D Group (DPDHL), kilometers across India point of origin with another

the world’s leading
he Madhya Pradesh mail and logistics company, daily.” truckload.
government has launched recently announced the Following a successful “This transportation
Tthe country’s first Integrated launch of DHL SmarTrucking, three-month pilot that model not only helps
Control and Command Centre to provide an innovative covered over 2,770,000 optimize efficiency but also
(ICCC) for seven smart cities in trucking solution across an kilometers, DHL reduces fatigue among
Bhopal. The cities under Smart extensive linehaul express SmarTrucking solutions drivers who spend less time
City Mission are Bhopal, Indore, ‘TechLog’ leverages Internet on the road, enabling them
Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, road network in India. of Things (IoT) technology to go home to their families
and Sagar. DHL SmarTrucking is the and data-driven insights every two to three days,”
company’s first official for route optimization. This says Malcolm Monteiro,
The ICCC would enable the move to accelerate the
authorities to monitor the status development of technology- reduces transit times by up CEO, DHL eCommerce
of various smart civic amenities enabled logistics solutions to 50 percent compared India. “Additionally, with the
in real-time through the sensors around the world, under to the traditional trucking demand for temperature-
connected to it. The Centre is a its newly formed board industry, and provides controlled transportation in
cloud-based Universal Internet of department, Corporate over 95 percent reliability India estimated to grow at
Things (UIoT) platform developed Incubations, which was with ease of use, end-to- 15% per annum from 2016
by Hewlett Packard Enterprise launched in April this year. end consignment visibility, to 2020, DHL SmarTrucking
(HPE). It can run multiple city The company also appointed temperature-controlled allows our customers in India
command centre operations Neeraj Bansal, as CEO of DHL capabilities and real-time to scale up and streamline
through its multi-efficiency SmarTrucking, who will be tracking. their business operations to
capabilities. responsible for leading the IoT-enabled sensors meet consumers’ needs.”
The GPS sensors installed company’s growth in India. monitored through the With temperature control
capabilities that are fully
in public transport buses, dial Speaking to company’s centralized compliant with international
100 vehicles, 108 ambulance TrafficInfraTech, Juergen control tower provide real- standards, solutions such
services, smart poles, smart lights, Gerdes, Board Member time temperature and as DHL SmarTrucking
traffic management cameras, for Corporate Incubations, consignment tracking. and DHL SmarTrucking
public bike sharing, solid waste Deutsche Post DHL Group, Information alerts and Coldchain for temperature-
management, meteorological said, “India is an incredibly status updates are also controlled products, provide
department updates, smart important market for sent to customers and DHL
maps etc. would be linked to this DHL Group. Presently, SmarTrucking’s operations road freight solutions
centre, enabling the authorities road freight comprises teams through the customer for all sectors, including
to monitor the status of the civic portal and external and the automotive, dairy,
amenities in real-time. most of the total freight internal mobile applications. e-commerce, packaged
movement and is the largest foods, pharmaceuticals and
transportation segment in Utilizing an innovative Quick Service Restaurants
India. With greater efficiency and agile model, drivers are (QSR) industries.
from DHL SmarTrucking, we rotated at predetermined “DHL SmarTrucking’s
expect to transport 100,000 stops located across the emphasis on TechLog
tonnes of cargo and cover country, with the original will change the game
for customers in India,”
said Neeraj Bansal, CEO,
DHL SmarTrucking.
“Leveraging the potential
of the infrastructural
transformations in India’s
logistics ecosystem and our
innovations through DHL
SmarTrucking, we can help
Indian businesses reach
customers and markets in
a faster and more secure
way.”

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