Fleet Mang't Firm Ventures into Delivery Service

Horizon Express, a local fleet management company, has ventured into home delivery services by partnering with application developers and vehicle owners.

For the service, Horizon has acquired five different applications to receive orders and payments as well as different types of vehicles for the delivery service.

ADC Research & Development, a local consultancy and technology firm and partner of Horizon, has developed five digital platforms that will enable Horizon to receive orders. Elifgn, Balderasu, Duka, Symfo and Bere Payment Platform are the five programmes designed by 10 software engineers of ADC over the past three years. The applications are expected to be fully launched in two months.

The first platform is Elifgn and is designed to be used for online food ordering and delivery service. Customers and restaurants will give and take orders through this platform.

Balderasu, the second platform is designed for delivery service management. The service charges 10 Br a kilometre, and the service starts from a minimum of three kilometres. Through Balderasu, customer can call on the dispatch centre at 6583 to receive services such as the delivery of documents, towing crashed cars, moving construction and home materials and food delivery for children.

The application will be available at all digital application stores. It can also be used for the delivery of orders that are made through Elfign.

Duka, a GPS tracking system, is the third technological tool that is designed for car and motorcycle surveillance, to enhance driver safety, fleet management and anti-theft security.

The GPS system will be installed in vehicles and records all data including location information, fuel consumption, and distance traveled, according to Sofonias Embibel, general manager for Horizon Express Plc, a company that was established in 2012 and operated with 30 employees.