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on building the product is made to bring the entire
ecosystem closer to industry 4.0. This starts with ensuring
that digitalization of information is achieved with every
single haulier on the platform, allowing the company to
truly deploy its suite of intelligent systems across the
industry.
Prior to Haulio, Sebastian was a Business and Tech
consultant at 2359 Media, one of the leading technology
studios in Singapore and the South-East Asian region –
helping his clients marry the latest in mobile and web
technologies to their real business challenges. His notable
projects involved chatbots with the Singapore Airlines,
contactless technologies with the Singapore Tourism Board
and delivery management solutions with ST Logistics.
Sebastian graduated from the National University of
Singapore. Currently, he is pursuing a master’s Degree in
Supply Chain Management at the National University of
Singapore, which he has put on hold due to his full-time
involvement with Haulio.
The ON-Demand Concept
Haulio was first launched in May 2017 as a gateway to
PSA’s Inter-Terminal Haulage through an “on-demand”
concept via its platform. It was a tripartite agreement
between PSA, Haulio and the Haulier companies executing
the jobs. Initially, it had to go around knocking doors to
convince the hauliers that these “on-demand” jobs can now
offer a new flexibility for their drivers to generate revenue
even during lull periods, night shifts and weekends/public
holidays. This gradual mindset shift helps the companies
realize that “something is better than nothing”. They have
since successfully hauled over 70,000 TEUs till date.
Shifting the Mindset
Apart from the technological challenges in its platform, the
biggest obstacle for Haulio and its business is that it takes a
lot of effort to convince industry stakeholders of its mission.
Thus, conversion cycles can take a long time, and the
implementation of technology to traditional business
workflows take a long time too.
Changing the mind-set of business owners to trust and
accept the concept of a sharing economy in the haulage
space is another challenge for Haulio. The supply chain
ecosystem is made up of various stakeholders and
departments that have differing KPIs. It thus takes time for
the industry to align and adapt, before it can fully move
towards a digital platform for the booking and execution of
their daily Container Haulage requirements. Indeed, Haulio
“To be Southeast Asia’s
Leading Digital
Haulage Platform –
Powered by Technology,
Empowered by People.”
is seeing increasing receptiveness as it continuously proves
itself with its technology and actions.
Industry-wide Facilitator
Haulage is a significant, yet often overlooked segment in
the automated and connected world of industry 4.0. With
the advancements of energy lines, the requirements and
demands of just-in-time delivery of containers will only
rise. At the same time, the new digital era also means the
increasing need for machine-to-machine, systems-tosystems
communication to ensure that digital and physical
flow of goods are well collaborated.
These are demands that traditional service providers will
face tremendous difficulty keeping pace with. Haulio comes
in as an industry-wide facilitator, to usher every haulier into
this future of clock-worked automated future through its
collaborative platform.
Emblem of Satisfaction
“With Haulio today, we are able to attempt to (achieve
efficiency) by getting jobs from the platform whenever we
have a dip in volume to manage for the day.” – LSHK
Trading & Transport Co.
“Haulio is a fantastic alternative revenue on days that we
have insufficient jobs and they are able to fill up our load
seamlessly through their simple and interactive platform.”
– UBTS Pte Ltd
“In Haulio, we can optimize our operations better by
responding to the jobs posted at our lull periods.” – Union
Transport Co Pte Ltd
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