Before the tech system was introduced in 2021, Trucks Transit Parks lost ₦2.5 trillion a year owing to inefficiencies. According to Jama Onwubariri, Managing Director, the company saves $1.7 million a year for the maritime industry with Étó’s electronic call system.
Ninety percent of the things we need on a daily basis are imported and delivered through Nigerian ports, according to the managing director, who made the revelation during a press conference at the Lilypond Container Terminal in Lagos.
According to him, over 2,000 vehicles pick up and drop off consumer and export merchandise through Lagos’ ports and industrial corridors every day.
However, he emphasized that for more than ten years prior to 2021, this vital trade route had been obstructed by issues such as: consistent traffic on the access roads; ineffective cargo evacuation; safety violations; poor roads and subpar trucks; racketeering and middlemen distorting pricing and procedures; and human intervention in what ought to be smooth, technologically driven operations.
There is a high cost associated with these inefficiencies, he noted. “They raise the turnaround time for trucks and cargo, raise the cost of logistics, and ultimately raise the prices that consumers pay for necessities.”
The Ètò electronic call-up system was implemented by Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) in 2021 in light of this. Our goal was straightforward: to address an issue that had all but “normalized” by integrating cutting-edge technology, infrastructure, and stakeholder cooperation in a transparent manner.
“The company, through Étó, has changed the narrative,” he said, adding that “Port roads, once notorious for endless gridlock, are now more orderly and predictable.” The ports are now accessible through a predetermined, transparent, technology-enabled process rather than your personal connections or your lads’ toughness.
Since the beginning, more than 3 million truck journeys have been successfully planned using Ètò. significant improvement in truck and cargo turnaround times and a reduction in bottlenecks, improved adherence to truck safety minimum standards, introduction of more intelligent payment systems to facilitate booking payments, To maintain success, ongoing collaborations with the Nigerian Ports Authority, terminal operators, security organizations, unions, and associations Constant improvements to the Ètò platform—fixing bugs, strengthening security, and improving user experience.
