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GrakGrak Cargo, which provides cargo services with a focus on sustainability and perfect customer experience, has created a new ecosystem in its sector with a win-win model. While creating a fixed route between shippers and couriers, it eliminated the transfer stages in cargo. The venture aims to expand its global activities with the investments it will receive and to position itself as a critical player that determines the dynamics of the market.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - The increase in demand for package delivery services with the spread of e-commerce triggers the growth of the cargo transportation market. According to data released by Market Research, the cargo transportation market, which was worth 13 billion dollars in 2021, is expected to reach 22.1 billion dollars by 2030, registering an increase of 5.17%. While cargo companies, which started to institutionalize in the face of the growing market, caused individuals and businesses to be unable to find an interlocutor for the disruptions they experienced during the operation process, and a decrease in traceability, GrakGrak Cargo broke new ground in the sector with its sustainable and customizable cargo service. The domestic initiative not only allows people to carry packaged cargo while traveling, thus earning additional income, but also enables users to decide who will carry their cargo. In this way, the initiative, which creates a fixed route between senders and travel-loving couriers and eliminates transfer processes, expands sustainable, fast and reliable cargo.

GrakGrak Cargo Founding Partner Halil İbrahim Dursunoğlu stated that the entrepreneurial ideas emerged from the deficiencies in cargo services and said: “Today, 1,500 cargos are sent every minute in Turkey. While the delivery of them varies between 1 and 7 days, they are often delayed. The difficulty of cargo companies in giving feedback to their customers in the face of high demand also causes people to be unable to track their cargo. With the system we have implemented in line with these ongoing problems in the sector, we are on the way to becoming a logistics company that plays a critical role in the global market. With our application, we enable people to earn money by carrying cargo while traveling without effort, while allowing users to transmit and receive their cargo in the fastest time. In addition to bringing a breath of fresh air to the industry, we also raise awareness of sustainability and reliability in cargo services.”

Transport is responsible for one-third of greenhouse gases

Stating that their applications are 50% lower cost and faster than traditional cargo prices, Halil İbrahim Dursunoğlu said, “The transportation industry, which is responsible for almost one third (29%) of greenhouse gas worldwide, triggers the climate crisis. With our mission to protect nature and create a perfect user experience, we started to provide sustainable and customizable cargo services. We have completely eliminated the stages of transferring cargo from branch to branch or from vehicle to vehicle. With our platform, we have created a single and fixed route between the sender and receiver.”

Travel enthusiasts carry freelance cargo

Stating that all cargo shipping and delivery services are carried out through the application, GrakGrak Cargo Co-Founder Halil İbrahim Dursunoğlu shared the following information about their business model: “There are several procedures that both couriers and senders need to perform before starting to benefit from our service. In the first step, users need to register on the platform with their e-mail address, followed by the verification process of the information. At this point, the process is divided into two for customers and couriers. After the couriers register, they specify the dates, start and end routes of their travels in the system. The senders, on the other hand, start the process by contacting the couriers by reviewing the couriers through points and comments. While the courier picks up the cargo from the door and takes it directly to the recipient, the senders can monitor the process on the live tracking system.”

Senders and couriers met on a single platform

Halil İbrahim Dursunoğlu pointed out that the cargo services created with the double-sided win-win mechanism create a new ecosystem and said, “We bring together those who want to send their cargo at affordable prices and those who want to earn money while traveling on a single platform. With our system, we not only facilitate cargo processes, but also contribute to the sustainable cargo sector. We aim to continue to grow our family, which has more than 20 thousand users in a short period of 2 months, and to expand our field of activity with the investments we will make, including the 35 countries we have delivered cargo to, and to position ourselves as a critical player that determines the dynamics of the market.”