DHL’s Saloodo! hits the road in the UK
Following its launch in Germany earlier this year, DHL’s digital freight platform Saloodo! is now also available for customers in the United Kingdom. The online market place connects shippers and transport providers on demand.
In a statement issued today (31 August), Deutsche Post DHL said: “With the introduction of Saloodo! in Germany in early 2017, the online market place has been offering originally transport services within Germany, from Europe to Germany and vice versa. The focus is now increasingly on expansion and internationalization as part of its growth strategy.”
Following the UK roll-out, Spain and Portugal are scheduled to be the next countries to have the digital platform.
Deutsche Post DHL also announced that new functionalities have been added to Saloodo. These include allowing for quotes and invoicing in national currencies of the respective countries. The existing payment options via credit card, PayPal and SEPA have also been extended and now include payment by invoice.
The Saloodo! driver app, which displays carriers order details as well as route information and enables them to transfer shipment updates and documents in real-time to the platform, has also been improved. In addition to German and English, the app is now available in eleven new languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian and Spanish.
