How Chandigarh-based Startup Pickkup.io Is Changing The Transportation And Logistics Segment In Tricity
The logistics and transport industry has been the backbone of the Indian economy. And amidst COVID-19, the sector has played a key role in the supply of essential goods and drugs across the country.
But with technical advancements, the sector is witnessing a paradigm shift. In the B2B segment as well, there have been tremendous developments, with B2B players aligning themselves with new technology trends to increase the transparency in the segment.
Providing transparency in the B2B transportation and logistics segment, today’s startup story is about Pickkup.io, a B2B on-demand transportation and logistics provider.
Pickkup.io | Founding Team And The Startup
Started by Ankush Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Upma Sharma and Rakesh Sharma, Pickkup.io is a B2B on-demand transportation and logistics provider in Tricity (Chandigarh, Panchkula, and Mohali).
The startup enables users to book and manage pickups and delivery of your goods at their fingertips and offers a wide range of vehicles. Depending on the requirement, users can select the fleet size that fits their goods and saves money.
“Operating in the Light commercial vehicle segment, Pickkup.io values its customers and drivers time by offering complete transparency. We have verified drivers that exclusively work for us around the clock for business hours, with complete transparency in the whole process,” says Ankush Sharma in an exclusive conversation with The StartupLab.
Easy To Use App
As per Ankush, Pickkup, with its on-demand transportation and logistics services, enables users to deliver Anything from Anywhere at any time. Users just have to sign in to the Pickkup app and choose the vehicle as per their requirements. Additionally, users can track the vehicles with live tracking, ensuring their goods are safe.
[Read: This Entrepreneur From Assam Is Revolutionising The Instant Tea Industry With His Ready to Drink Tea Startup Tea Bro]“We started Pickkup because the sector was plagued with issues like no transparency among stakeholders, drivers giving false commitments and platforms with no verified drivers. Moreover, there was no way to track the orders,” Ankush adds.
Growth And Future
So far, the bootstrapped startup has generated 21 lakh+ in revenue. The startup is growing organically, with clients coming from word of mouth and referrals. Till now, the startup has served more than 200+ customers and has done 2700+ rides with 3000+ requested drives.
With aggressive expansion plans, Pickkup.io plans to expand to few neighbouring states and add more vehicles to its fleet to meet the increasing demand. Additionally, the startup aims to raise 1.5 cr in funding, which will be utilised for fulfilling its expansion plans and developing its tech.
“We want to cover Tricity, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal. Additionally, we are looking to add cleaner fuel options for our fleet. In the coming months, our three-wheeler segment fleet will be EV (Electric Vehicle) based, which will reduce the ride fuel expense by 80%. Moreover, in the 4-wheeler segment, we are opting CNG based vehicles to lower down the cost by 50%,” Ankush says.
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