The Indian truck logistics industry is entering the digital zone like the cab aggregators.
The Chennai-based Lynk Logistics with its digital solutions has begun an on-demand vehicle aggregator service with the small truck drivers and fleet owners. It is an intra-city last mile connectivity platform that connects individual and business customers with the logistics service provider, the small truck driver or owners, for the efficient and timely movement of goods.
“Lynk-like apps are a common thing in the developed countries like the US. In India this kind of apps are being introduced by a few companies. The hit ratio is yet not commendable due to a lot of reasons. We would like to substantiate the do ability with this app. We began the ground work on this in 2015 and launched it commercially in June 2016 in Chennai to start with. We cover up to 60 km within the city. We have just started serving Hyderabad. By 2018 we want to expand to Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta and other major cities,” Abhinav Raj, Co-Founder, Lynk, told Auto Components India.
The company plans the optimal utilisation of the existing assets by bringing together the customers and the logistics providers. “The customers can get choices of trucks at reasonable rates, and the truck owners will get more business which was limited so far to 1 or 2 trips daily owing to restricted exploration possibilities. We are here to help them,” he said.
This story is from the August 2017 edition of Auto Components India.
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