Project Summary

The project entails the development of technology for the management of freight delivery/collection bookings and the use of this data to track and report the environmental impacts and prompt interventions to reduce vehicle movements e.g. by changing delivery frequency, vehicle type, and inter-company collaboration e.g. use of common suppliers.

Project Achievements

Activities • Data Collection – Operational data collection at our selected pilot sites. • Environmental Impact Methodology – Developing and validating the approach to emissions and environmental impact assessment. • User Experience (UX) – design and validation working. • Customer Engagement – interviews and feedback sessions. • Minimum Viable Product (MVP) – detailed design and ‘full stack’ development.

Conclusions

• Proven concept and approach – validated the concept with real world data and confirmed potential to reduce vehicle movements and the associated pollution / congestion. • Increased customer engagement – good customer feedback and involvement in the programme and support / commitment for next phase. • New Commercial opportunities – demonstration of the concept and approach, combined with TRIG/DfT support have helped to unlock commercial discussions with potential partners.

Next Steps

• Implementation – go live at the pilot site and create marketing case studies. • Commercial – develop / finalise the commercial partnership with Connected Places Catapult and Property Manager partner. • Funding – secure additional funding to support the live pilot sites and subsequent commercial scale-up.