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Jan 15 2024

Rocking the boat: Setting up scalable, profitable truck parking in months

The lack of safe and secure parking areas is a fundamental challenge facing the road transport industry. What are the solutions? Charles Anderson, CEO of IRU member Freightsafe, told us why its modern, secure and cost-effective approach is central to the future of truck parking.

Freightsafe specialises in designing, financing, developing and operating automated truck parking areas. These parking areas, or “modular parking bays”, are installed at existing sites such as depots and truck parking spaces. At present, Freightsafe operates in Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

 

“Our mission is to empower all stakeholders, regardless of their size, with the capability of setting up parking – and, in the future, charging – infrastructure wherever they desire,” Charles Anderson told us.

 

But how does it work?

 

To book a parking space, a dispatcher first reserves it via the Bosch Secure Truck Parking portal. Upon arrival, the driver calls the dispatcher to gain access to the site and their parking space.

Freightsafe’s 24/7 surveillance centre actively monitors the trailers, giving customers live insights into the status of their parking. The same driver or a different one can collect the trailer.

Its modular installation and smart security systems make it a scalable, sustainable and secure solution to truck parking.

Beyond addressing pressing industry challenges, such as drivers’ well-being, the EU’s Mobility Package, cargo theft and wasted driving hours, Freightsafe believes that truck parking is fundamental to the industry's future. Charles Anderson unpacked that vision for us. Read more

 

Source: IRU