Business Daily Is tech good news for truckers?
Dec 16, 2025
Eric Beckwitz, Co-founder of Freightera, shares insights on how digital freight matching can streamline logistics and reduce emissions. Jean-Claude Homawu, from Lorry, discusses revolutionizing Africa's trucking industry by digitizing long-haul routes, cutting costs, and slashing CO2 outputs. Dr. Zawi Chen highlights the rapid transformation of China's freight landscape through mobile platforms and explores the implications of driverless trucks on the future of the industry, raising concerns about price pressures on drivers in an increasingly transparent market.
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Driver's Digital Daybook
- Jared describes upgrading from phones to a laptop, tablet and apps to find loads on the road.
- He says digitisation made finding work and getting paid much faster and easier.
Trucking's Structural Strengths And Limits
- Trucking is fragmented, accessible to people without formal qualifications and thus a key employment route.
- Digital platforms can open work and boost revenue but don't solve workforce ageing and tough job conditions alone.
Use Marketplaces To Match Loads Efficiently
- Use freight marketplaces to search billions of lanes in seconds and match low-cost, low-emission options.
- Centralise carrier rates and automate matching to guarantee fair payment and faster sourcing.