DHL launches CILLOX
DHL has launched the CILLOX digital freight platform – an online marketplace that connects shippers and transport providers. “Our main objective is to make the platform as convenient as possible in order to simplify our customer’s lives and we will continuously evolve the platform according to user needs and feedback. I’m confident we will shake up the freight forwarding business, and the digital transformation of our industry will benefit all parties involved,” said Amadou Diallo, Executive Vice President Value Added Services & Integrated Logistics at DHL Global Forwarding and CEO CILLOX.
Using CILLOX, companies with freight shipping needs will be able to connect with suitable transport providers for their particular cargo.
But DHL says that the scope of CILLOX as a digital freight platform does not end with matching supply and demand.
“CILLOX provides a single and convenient interface for tracking, documentation and payment processes, extracting the complexities of interfacing with many different parties,” explained DHL. “Shippers are able to track fulfillment progress and receive real-time notifications via their personalized dashboard in case of delays, ensuring an improved management of their supply chain and customer expectations. Transport providers easily manage transport jobs with their drivers directly via the CILLOX platform.”
The CILLOX driver mobile application matches the GPS position of trucks to the pick-up and delivery addresses of their routes, and reminds drivers to confirm crucial milestones and document issues. A document scanner integrated into the driver application allows drivers to scan and submit delivery documents with their mobile phone cameras, which DHL says will “accelerate payment to transport providers to a matter of days”.
DHL has been testing CILLOX with customers since September and the digital platform is now available to all companies and transport providers shipping road freight within Germany or from Germany throughout Europe.
CILLOX is available on www.cillox.com.
