Digitalization of transport is
Transportation digitalization is the process of using digital technologies to improve the operations, services and products of a transportation organization. In the automotive industry, digitalization has had a positive impact on safety, efficiency and cost reduction.
Safety
Automation and computer technology have increased security in the automotive industry through preventive security systems for vehicles and their surroundings.
For example, the current trend, the MONTRANS DVR video monitoring system, helps drivers to avoid accidents and to avoid controversial situations when dealing with incidents.
In addition, sensors are used to monitor vehicle performance in real time, enabling quick identification of any problems that may arise on the road.
Efficiency
Improvements in data collection, analysis, and transmission are increasing the efficiency of the trucking industry by enabling more accurate vehicle tracking, as well as better logistics optimization and route planning through advanced routing algorithms. In addition, real-time fleet monitoring and tracking systems provide companies with greater operational insight, enabling them to optimize their operations in response to changing market conditions or customer demand.
“A modern transport and special equipment monitoring system is a powerful computing complex in the data center, technical support service and service engineers in the fields. Telematics functions include: collection of information from mobile and stationary objects, data processing and visualization for operational control, driver's mobile application for receiving tasks and mechanic's application for receiving alerts and reports. MONTRANS.ONLINE services for company managers and MONTRANS.ANALYTICS for owners.
The company's management can control the work of vehicles in real time, as well as receive the final key performance indicators of the fleet without waiting for the accounting department to close the periods. All processes received from telematics are compared and processed with data in the enterprise accounting systems: 1C, SAP “on the fly” in the fleet management program. The accounting department is not engaged in reconciliation of paper documents and telemetry data, but works with ready data received from the system of impartial controller”.
Dmitry Zhuravlev
Head of the analytical center of Montrans LLC
Cost savings
Digitalization has led to a reduction in costs associated with fuel consumption through GPS\GLONASS satellite-based transport monitoring systems, as well as increased driver productivity. In addition, advances in maintenance technology (e.g., predictive analytics) allow companies to identify potential problems before they become costly breakdowns, resulting in fewer unscheduled repairs over time.
“Already 3 months after making the fleet digital, we saw the efficiency of our own vehicles increase by 15%. We started to use less leased vehicles. The number of rented vehicles decreased from 100 to 76 units. Telematics helped us identify underfilling at gas stations, drains and tapping into the return fuel line. Based on the analytical data, we adjusted fuel rates. The savings amounted to 27%”
Stanislav Simakov
Senior dispatcher of the mechanization department of MIP-Stroy No. 1.
Conclusion
In conclusion, digitalization has had a positive impact on the transport industry in terms of safety, efficiency and cost savings, which can be extended when combined with other emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence or blockchain.