Bengaluru - July 3, 2023: Ekart, India's leading supply chain network , today announced that it will now offer B2B trucking and transportation services through a fleet of more than 7,000 trucks across the country. The launch of its B2B Express services across air and surface modes will cater to brands, manufacturers, and retailers across industries.

This new service provides businesses access to Ekart's extensive network of first-mile, mid-mile and last-mile transportation fleet.

Air Express: This option offers an efficient solution to transport critical shipments swiftly across the country, ensuring time-sensitive packages reach their destinations promptly. It provides a secure and dependable transportation solution. It facilitates multiple goods movement alternatives through 21 prominent airports covering all major cities across India.

Surface Express: This service offers solutions for Full Truckload (FTL) and Part Truckload (PTL) services. It operates from 80 hubs across the country, connecting major logistics corridors. The surface fleet consists of over 7,000 trucks covering an average of 800 kilometers per truck per day nationwide.

Ekart's new transportation solutions guarantee increased reliability, speed, security, and scalability, catering to all transportation needs of businesses.

Key Enhanced Capabilities

Ekart's enhanced capabilities and offerings as part of the new solutions comprise:

Vast fleet of GPS enabled trucks.

Closed body trucks with Digilock.

On demand and reliable placement.

Service assurance during peak and non-peak seasons.

Assured delivery schedule.

National compliant network.

Optimized network for point to point movement.

Last mile services.

Mani Bhushan, Chief Business Officer at Ekart, said, "The launch of our transformative B2B transportation solutions underscores our commitment to provide avenues that address issues such as numerous intermediaries, delivery delays, consignment damage, and shipment visibility by leveraging Ekart's supply chain expertise, extensive logistics network, and cutting-edge technology. Our Air Express option will ensure swift and reliable movement of critical shipments nationwide ... we not only simplify B2B transportation for businesses but also empower them to focus on their core strengths, contributing to the larger economy."

Ekart offers brands, platforms, and businesses end-to-end supply chain and inventory management, including distribution, and aggregation of products. Today it has a vast network of fulfillment and sortation centers, and thousands of delivery hubs. It delivers over 120 million packages every month across all serviceable pin codes.

About the Flipkart Group

The Flipkart Group is one of India's leading digital commerce entities and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, Flipkart Wholesale, Flipkart Health+, and Cleartrip. Established in 2007, Flipkart has enabled millions of sellers, merchants, and small businesses to participate in India's digital commerce revolution. With a registered customer base of more than 450 million, Flipkart's marketplace offers over 150 million products across 80+ categories. Today, there are over 11 lakh sellers on the platform, including Shopsy sellers. Flipkart is known for pioneering services such as Cash on Delivery, No Cost EMI and easy returns.

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