Our analyses show an increasing level of availability of digital solutions for carriers and road transport operators, ranging from transport management systems (TMS), through the automation of working time settlements of drivers, to the automatic collection of information on the location of vehicles and the expected time of cargo delivery and the possibility of integrating various systems entities in road transport. However, a greater challenge may be the integration of systems in across different modes of transport, and it may require support at the level of national infrastructure development systems (i.e. financing from EU or national funds) in the field of creating digital standards for the integration of systems of various stakeholders (shippers, freight forwarders, carriers, infrastructure operators), at the interface of individual types of transport.
Our predictions are also correct in the field of autonomous transport, the development of which can be expected on a large scale after 2023. Currently, the implementations are already visible, with e.g. DB Schenker leading the way in tests with start-ups (remote controlled driving with Fernride, pilot implementations of autonomous vehicles with Einride which is also performing tests in the US currently).
However, the coming years will be focused on digitization. From the perspective of shippers this also means creating own systems with which carriers and operators will be able to integrate. Increasing level of logistics digitization on the side of shippers naturally accompanies the growth scale of operations and the desire for greater control over delivery processes.
Overall, despite the potential for continued volume growth in the coming years, the level of complexity can also be expected to significantly.