At a time when the urgency of climate change and the demand from certain consumers to reduce their carbon footprint are intersecting, how can you be a responsible shipper? Implementing a Transport Management System (TMS) can effectively reduce the ecological impact of commercial enterprises. Here's how to make the most of this solution to make your offer more virtuous and start your evolution towards green transport.
Reminder: what is a TMS charger?
A TMS, for Transport Management System, is a digital tool, available either only on site or, more often today, on the Cloud in SaaS. It enables real-time management of the entire transport system.
More specifically, for shippers and commercial companies who entrust their goods to carriers, the TMS offers numerous customized options.
What is "green transport"?
Green transport can be translated as green transport, or sustainable transport of goods. It refers to companies whose business is transport, or shippers who make concrete efforts to limit their environmental impact. The environmental initiatives of carriers and shippers are not new, and they benefit from the solutions available to them. In addition to digital technology and tools to reduce emissions, national programs such as ADEME's EVE program encourage impact reduction.
The TMS loader: an indispensable tool for reducing CO2 emissions
Transport alone accounts for 31% of greenhouse gas emissions (ADEME). Of course, this includes both private and professional transport by car (which emits half of these same emissions), and road haulage. To face up to this reality, transport and trade players must necessarily call on digital tools. The TMS is the perfect illustration. Thanks to the data it collects and makes visible by offering key performance indicators (KPIs), it activates rapid decision-making levers that promote the reduction of CO2 emissions. Here are the 4 main ones:
1. Choose your modes of transport and carriers with a TMS
Among its most interesting functions, a TMS gives you the option of choosing the most sustainable modes of transport. Depending on your final destination, whether in France or abroad, it may be ecologically and financially more advantageous to use other modes of transport.
- Freight by ship, and possibly by rail for long international distances, can thus considerably reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared with the use of trucks.
- When road transport is unavoidable, the TMS has the ability to reduce CO2 emissions too. It provides you with the information you need to know which carrier will have the least impact. It is above all those who choose, with their own TMS, to limit travel and optimize their routes in order to consume less fuel and therefore emit less CO2.
2. Optimize routes yourself, in conjunction with carriers
A TMS dedicated to shippers automatically optimizes delivery routes. Algorithms determine the most fuel-efficient routes. This has an immediate impact on greenhouse gas emissions, by reducing the time and distance travelled. Added to this are all the issues linked to noise and congestion on urban roads, which are also limited. According to Bruit Parif, a 3.5-tonne truck alone generates 75 to 85 decibels. Yet it is the accumulation of such noise and pollution that diminishes the quality of life of people living in major metropolises, near freeways, and even in some rural areas.
3. Plan your payload
Another environmental benefit of the TMS is that it optimally plans truck payloads, reducing the number of trucks on the road and empty runs. In the end, this means fewer CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.
4. Real-time tracking
With your TMS, track the trucks that transport your goods in real time! Thanks to this device, you can track the performance of your carriers and their trucks, so you can make even more informed choices next time. At the same time, you can link your data with those of your carriers, for even more effective collaboration and a shared reduction in your environmental impact.
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