threfreightbazaar

The Freight Bazaar

Online portal for matching freights and trucks

Present Scenariofor

Supplier and Transporter

1. Limited customers– More middlemen– Higher quotes– Communication losses– More manual labour– Repetitive tasks– More waiting time– Low capacity utilization

Present v/s New Scenario

1. Limited customers– More middlemen– Higher quotes– Communication losses– More manual labour– Repetitive tasks– More waiting time– Low capacity utilization

1. Larger customer base• More direct contact• Lower quotes• Recorded communication• Less manual labour• Lesser Repetitive tasks• Lesser waiting time• High capacity utilization

Basic Stepsfor ODC loads

1.Supplier posts freight2.Freight appears automatically on

transporter’s dashboard that have matching truck. SMS and e-mail sent.

3.Various transporters provide quotation

4.Supplier prioritizes quotes5.Manual confirmation (website end)6.Contact details provided by website

to supplier and transporter.

Basic Stepsfor non-ODC loads

• Supplier posts freight• Transporters with matching trucks

find the freight on their dashboard• Various transporters provide

quotation• Supplier directly contacts the

transporter of choice

Current Progress :

• Structure and contents of every page of the website

• Definition of all functions and processes involved

• Homepage – Design and Development• Dashboard – Design and Development• Inner pages – design(done) and

development (in progress) • Backend (in progress)– Database

development

Front Page :

• Login area

• Banners

• Brief Intro

• Live Loads

Dashboard :

• Navigation• Action buttons• Posted Freight

• Matching trucks

• Posted freight

• Posted freight

What’s unique about thefreightbazaar.com :

• No other such portal currently active in India.

• Auto-match function : Once a user posts his freight/truck, he need not log on to the website unless there is a match.

• No Need of search : Following Steve Jobs’ philosophy, “Learn to say no”, we have done away with searching for freight/trucks. This means less manual repetitive effort, and we still guarantee a match when there is one.

• Real-time matching and instant SMS/E-mail notifications

Future Scope :

• Integrate a vehicle tracking system : Will help automate truck posting system.

• Enable posting over phone or via SMS / E-mail

• A map-based load search and trip planner with POI information - Octroi points, Toll booths, Garages, Fuel stations, etc

• Rate indices for routes : Transportation costs can reduce if long-haul trips are planned beforehand by selecting economical routes.

Estimated Expenses One time + First year :

Expenses Rs. (in Lac)Basic website 4

Improvements in website 3

Online Ads (google,justdial,etc) 5

Printing and media 2

Exhibitions 1.5

Magazines and Newspaper 5

Office Equipment 1.5

Staff + Rent 7 p.a.

Maintenance 0.5 p.a

Daily expenses / yr 1 p.a

Total 30.5L

Earning Sources :

• Commission • Paid Membership• Ads

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