The road freight transport sector moved, in the first quarter of 2021, 4.42% more tons compared to the data for the previous year. This represents a growth of 4.01% in national traffic while in international traffic the figure reaches 11.07%. Exports (12.63%) and imports (1.58%) also increased.
A positive and hopeful scenario, for a sector, that of land transport, which was notably affected by the consequences of the pandemic and the effects of confinement. From now on, with the gradual return to normality after the COVID-19 effect, the business will have to face several important challenges, including decarbonization. A trend that is already being promoted both from public administrations and from the private sector.
In Grupo Bisa, specialist in transport merchandise to any place in the world, we have in count these tendencies that affects in a way or another, in the rest of the moods of transport as in the distribution and storage services.
The Carbon Footprint Of Merchandises
Actually, the trucks emit the 65% of all the CO2 of the transport. The return to the situation of “normativity previous to the pandemic” will significate an increase of the emission of the transportation of the merchandises. In fact, the transport of the merchandises for highway will be decisive for the future decarbonization of the whole system.
The introduction of low carbon technologies in all modes; cargo consolidation; collaboration and standardization of certain work processes are among the main levers to make the leap to more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. With this type of action, emissions could be up to 72% lower in 2050 than in 2015.
Digitalization
The need for greater speed in document control, and the impact of the exponential increase in e-commerce, have confirmed the obligation to increase the digitization of all land transport processes. Productivity, efficiency and R&D are the key aspects that companies are already working on and must work on in the future.
Impulse to the modernization
Meanwhile, the administrations are already turning to contribute their own grain of sand to this trend. The Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda stands out, which includes, for road transport, the construction and improvement of safe parking areas for commercial vehicles and the implementation of intelligent transport services for the sector of highways (ITs). Finally, the establishment of actions to support the implementation of alternative fuel refueling infrastructure (LNG, CNG, hydrogen). Some investments that will reach 56.6 million euros as explained by the institution itself in a statement.
