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competitive edge. “Our customers’ primary concern
is that their parcels are collected and delivered on
time,” says Mr Khanna.
The environment also wins
Yet SmartTrucks fulfi l another, equally impor-
tant, goal. They reduce our carbon footprint. In ,
Deutsche Post DHL was the fi rst global logistics pro-
vider to set a clear, quantifi able goal with its envi-
ronmental protection programme GoGreen. By ,
the Group intends to improve the carbon e ciency
of its own operations as well as those of its subcon-
tractors by  . Katharina Tomoff, Head of GoGreen
at Deutsche Post DHL, points to the importance of
this target, particularly in the Asian region: “In
emerging markets such as India, we absolutely have
to fi nd solutions to grow in an environmentally
friendly way.”
The SmartTruck is one of the solutions that
will reduce  emissions in our daily operations. Al-
though we are not yet able to quantify the savings
from our ongoing test project in India, the results of
our tests in Germany are encouraging. In Berlin, for
example, our intelligent transporters drove on aver-
age   fewer kilometres and routes were complet-
ed   faster. Shorter routes mean reduced fuel con-
sumption and lower emissions. “Solutions such as
the SmartTruck help us reduce fuel consumption and
underscore our leading role in environmental pro-
tection,” says Katharina Tomoff.
 ’s subsidiary, Blue Dart, is the
largest air express provider in India.
 A congested street in the metro-
polis of Bangalore.
 The system uses  to calculate
the optimal route.
 Vehicle movements are tracked in
real time.
 Tests have resulted in a higher
volume of processed parcels and
shorter transit times.
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