Automatic parcel lockers are the future of parcel delivery

A recent Hungarian study finds that automatic parcel lockers are not only much more eco-friendly than home delivery – prompting the term “smart parcels” – but they are also much more practical, quicker and more efficient than having your order shipped to your door. Although the fact that FOXPOST boasts a cutting-edge IT system is quite important, it is only one of the pillars the success of the company is built upon. They also eliminated the notion of unsuccessful and multiple deliveries as well as idle time for the parcels in the warehouse: they are going straight to the FOXPOST lockers. And all this with a fleet of 17 vehicles in 2019! The fact that the company is projected to handle 1.6 million parcels this year, makes this even more amazing a feat – FOXPOST CEO Ádám Bengyel revealed. Also, compare this fleet to any of the competitors all of whom operate a three-digit number of vehicles to handle less packages! This begs the question: if such a small fleet can do the job, why couldn’t the competition streamline theirs – this would considerably lessen their CO2 emissions and thus their eco-footprint.

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