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      China’s digital freight platforms increase market penetration: survey report

      2024-08-14 16:48 Last Updated At:17:37

      Digital freight platforms have become a vital source of business for truck drivers in China, according to a survey report released on Tuesday.

      The 2023 survey report on the employment status of truck drivers, published by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), the only social organization of logistics industry in the country, indicates that these platforms have achieved significant market penetration, with nearly 80 percent of truck drivers in China reporting their usage.

      According to the report, the majority of truck drivers are approaching or in middle age, with employment stability on the rise. The primary age range of truck drivers is between 36 and 55, making up 78.68 percent of the workforce.

      In terms of cargo types, general freight remains the most common, accounting for 48.25 percent of shipments, followed by shipping on dedicated routes at 24.91 percent and express delivery that makes up 21.25 percent.

      The report also reveals a growing trend toward online operations, with 59.55 percent of individual drivers now relying on internet platforms to find freight loads -- an increase of 16 percentage points from the previous year.

      By the end of 2023, China had 3,069 online freight companies managing 7.989 million trucks and employing 6.476 million drivers nationwide.

      "Digital freight platforms can help match trucks with cargo to reduce empty runs. This alignment of supply and demand helps lower overall logistics costs and enables new drivers to quickly find freight loads," said He Dengcai, vice president of the CFLP.

      According to the expert, truck drivers are the backbone of China's road freight transport sector, with over 16 million drivers handling three-quarters of the country's commercial freight volume.

      Overall, the working environment for truck drivers has improved compared to last year, and the expansion of the platform economy, which refers to tech-driven online marketplaces and similar services, has made it easier for drivers to find loads and access market opportunities, according to the report.

      China’s digital freight platforms increase market penetration: survey report

      China’s digital freight platforms increase market penetration: survey report

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      Over one billion trips already made as China's Spring Festival travel rush picks up

      2025-01-20 17:41 Last Updated At:19:07

      China has already seen over a billion cross-regional trips made during the first six days of the 2025 Spring Festival travel rush, according to data released by the Ministry of Transportation on Monday.

      The travel rush, known as 'chunyun', is considered the world's largest annual human migration and coincides with China's biggest traditional celebration, the Spring Festival, a time when hundreds of millions of people return home for family reunions to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan 29 this year.

      This massive migration, which began on Jan 14 and continues until Feb 22, is expected to reach a staggering 9 billion passenger trips this year, with both rail and air passenger trips set to hit record highs.

      More than 200 million train tickets have been sold so far, while road travel accounts for nearly 80 percent of the total number of trips made to date.

      To accommodate the increasing number of electric vehicles on the roads, China's transport ministry has implemented a special holiday highway service area support mechanism to ensure there are adequate charging facilities for new energy vehicles (NEVs).

      During this peak travel period, some 7.2 billion road trips and over 90 million civil aviation trips are forecast, while more than 510 million passenger trips are expected to be handled by the country's railways, with an average of 12.75 million daily rail trips being made, an increase of 5.5 percent compared with last year.

      To meet the surging demand, China's railway operator has moved to increase its overall passenger transport capacity, which is expected to grow by about 4 percent year on year. An average of over 14,000 passenger trains are being operated on a daily basis during the 40-day travel rush, providing an additional 500,000 seats per day.

      Over one billion trips already made as China's Spring Festival travel rush picks up

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