Digital transformation in logistics: eCMR revolutionizes freight processes!

Digital transformation in logistics: eCMR revolutionizes freight processes!

The international transport organization Rumpf WALTER and the EDI specialist EDITEL have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce the digital consignment note (eCMR). This step is intended to significantly improve logistics processes and is supported by the EU regulation eFTI, which will legally require digital transport documents from 2027. Michael Gschwandtner, Director of Digital Business at Rumpf WALTER, emphasizes that the integration of the eCMR solution operated by EDITEL provides a highly scalable and freight forwarder-independent solution for all land transport. In this way, around 400 million paper documents could be saved in the EU every year, which corresponds to a significant ecological benefit, as well as from ots.at reported.

Advantages of digitalization in logistics

Digitizing the waybill not only increases data quality, it also accelerates throughput and conserves resources. Gerd Marlovits, CEO of EDITEL Austria, highlights this and emphasizes that the partnership combines the know-how of both companies. The introduction of eCMR also enables improved transparency and greater integration options into existing systems such as the transport management system (TMS) or customs clearance. EDITEL specializes in optimizing the supply chain and sees the digitalization of these processes as a decisive advantage for everyone involved, as becomes clear in the interview with Alexander Schaefer, CIO of EDITEL. Further, blockchain technology is part of the initiative to eliminate the challenges of traditional paper documents such as readability and loss, such as editelgroup.com explained.

The partnership between trucks WALTER and EDITEL aims to develop innovative solutions and thus advance the digitalization of freight documents. Both companies aim to enable the integration of additional digital transport documents next year. The comprehensive know-how of both partners should help to further optimize efficiency and service quality in the logistics industry and to ensure long-term customer relationships.