The resistance of the road organization regarding the transparency of the bill of lading/why the situation of the freight companies is not improved
According to the economic reporter of Fars News Agency, the transportation systemtransfer Cargo plays a very important role in the economy and about 90% of the country’s cargo is transported by road transport, the value of road transport bills of lading is more than 200 thousand billion Tomans annually.
Cargo transportation is one of the most important effective parameters in the country’s economy, but this industry is still unplanned, which is the mainthe most The reason is the old freight system and the conflict of interests of the road organization.
According to the statistical yearbook of the Road Organization in 2019, the share of transportationtransfer Road transport is about 90% and this year 32 million bills of lading worth about 180 thousand billion tomans have been issued and the amount of cargo was 500 million tons.
In the current system of road cargo transportation, the owners of the goods must go to the freight companies that are mainly located in the cargo terminals and register their order in these companies. After finding a driver, shipping companies issue a bill of lading that includes information such as origin, destination, driver, and car type.
Currently, in order to send cargo from one point to another point in the country by the road fleet, it is necessary to issue a bill of lading, and the fleets without a bill of lading are seized by the traffic police, from the total amount of the bill of lading, 9% of the road company’s share, 8 to 11% of the freight company’s share (percentage in kind It depends on the shipping company) and a very small amount is the insurance contribution.
* Truck drivers complain about the current situation
A bunch of importantthe most The plaintiffs of the current situation regarding the cargo status report and waybill are the drivers. By referring to the cargo terminals, the drivers wait between three to five days to receive the cargo order from the carriers. Carriers also create a tender market for bills of lading by creating waiting for drivers, and in this way, drivers have to not only give up their legal wages, but sometimes have to pay a minimumthe most Offer salary.
On average, between 50 and 60 percent of the price recorded on the bills of lading goes to the drivers, while according to the law, about 85 percent of the price on the bill of lading goes to Driver belongs to.
* Road organization’s resistance to the entry of internet platforms
With the development of digital technology, the conditions for the entry of platforms in the transport markettransfer And electronic bill of lading has been provided so that these platforms, with the possibility of directly connecting the driver to the owner of the cargo and the recipient of the cargo, can play a significant role in reducing the delay of drivers, reducing the total price, reducing the empty distance of drivers and in a word, increasing productivity.
After requesting internet platforms to enter this field and requesting permission from the highway organization, this organization introduced a new concept called the market place Define online.
At first, it seemed to facilitate the connection between the driver and the cargo owner by using smart platforms, but because this organization allowed the issuance of waybills to the market placeHe didn’t give it, invalid line on being operational the market placewas pulled because without issuing a bill of lading the market place It remains dependent on the freight companies and has been added to this flow only as an intermediary, and as a result, it cannot have an effect in reducing intermediaries.
In the following, this organization has issued permission to issue an electronic bill of lading under the license of the large-scale smart company, but with very strict conditions, it has prevented the entry of platforms in the field of online freight. Provision of at least 100 private cargo vehicles or transfer of 30% of shares the market placeto nationwide freight companies, including difficult conditionscatchy It is smart to establish a large-scale company.
As it is known, the conditions of the large-scale intelligent company are also very impractical because the meaning of the transfer of shares the market place For a carrier, it is the continuation of the previous path, and the purchase of 100 trolleys and trucks is also impossible and uneconomical for internet platforms for various reasons, including the very high purchase cost, maintenance and repair difficulties, and the difficulty of managing the driver personnel of this fleet. Most importantly, the provision of a fleet is at odds with the nature of internet platforms that assume the role of intermediaries.
In this way, for more than 7 years, the road organization has prevented the targeted entry of internet platforms into the field of transportation in various ways.transfer It becomes a commodity.
* Demanding share of middlemen and destructive effect on the final price of goods
The producer of the goods (which in many cases is the owner of the goods) and the driver are the two main pillars of the transportation industry. But the main profit, which is sometimes even up to 30% of the net profit, goes to carriers, middlemen and brokers.
As mentioned above, the share of the freight company is 8-11%, but in many cases, because the middlemen are the link between the cargo owner and the driver, and on the other hand, they are not allowed to issue the bill of lading, they demand a separate share of the bill of lading amount. This incident has a significant impact on the final price of goods and as a result the country’s economy.
It seems to eliminate the middleman as the main goal of the establishment the market placeYes, it is possible only on the smart platform. Activists who have a transparent performance and the reason for their transparent performance is their activity on the platform of AIT is, they should enter the market so that this market moves towards productivity and optimization.
The main issue now the market placeThis is the issue of handing over 30% of the shares to a nationwide carrier. In fact, many the market placehave all the necessary terms and conditions to start work, but due to this type of shareholding, it is not possible to operate, and as a result, they do not have the license to issue a bill of lading.
* The efforts of other government bodies to facilitate the entry of internet platforms
In line with the activity the market placeOne of the actions taken was in the 61st meeting of the economic coordination headquarters of the government on 17/03/1401 by the order of the first vice president with the axis that “the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is obliged to cooperate with the Ministry silence Within two weeks, it is possible to issue an electronic bill of lading by broadcast companies and other authorized companies, including owners provide bulk cargo and internet transport companies without imposing restrictive conditions (including having a car); The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is obliged to provide the necessary infrastructure to eliminate excess receipts in cargo transportation (on the back of the bill of lading) within one month; Ministry silence is obliged to provide the cargo owners with the possibility of issuing a bill of lading based on the warehouse bills and through the comprehensive trade system within two weeks; The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is obliged to facilitate the process of issuing a bill of lading and issuing an insurance policy within one month, so that the authority and responsibility of the cargo holder in terms of transporting the cargo through the cargo transportation company or through the comprehensive system.
Despite the actions taken and the order of the first vice president and the important role of the freight transportation system in the country’s economy, the road organization has not yet taken a step in this direction, and it seems that the conflict of interests and exclusivity of this organization is the main obstacle to improving the current situation, and by making excuses in ways different and is not responsible for responding and improving this system.
In a simple calculation and according to the number of bills of lading issued annually in the country, on average between 70 and 100 thousand bills of lading are issued daily. As the country’s economy has suffered a big blow from this industry, every single day of delay in decision-making will cause many damages to the country.
In any case, this organization is obliged to provide solutions as soon as possible and also to review the proposed solutions, and otherwise it should be responsible for the current transportation system of the country and the existing problems.
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