Transportation and logistics companies need to make their work processes more efficient and economical. One significant innovation in this field is the e-waybill or electronic waybill, which helps digitize all paper documentation and reduce paperwork.

What are e-waybills and why are they important?

E-waybills are a digital alternative to traditional paper-based waybills used in organizing cargo transport. Electronic waybills allow for real-time data management, reducing the risk of errors and accelerating logistics processes. Additionally, e-waybills enable real-time tracking of shipments throughout the supply chain, increasing transparency and efficiency.

Advantages of Waybiller’s e-waybill solution

Waybiller’s e-waybill solution offers companies several advantages:

  • Real-time data management: All parties can see the cargo location without delay, allowing for quick response and better coordination.
  • Environmental friendliness: Paperless logistics helps reduce printing costs and conserve nature. Replacing paper documents with electronic waybills in the European Union can save about 8 billion sheets of paper annually, which in turn preserves nearly a million trees and reduces CO2 emissions.
  • More accurate and secure data: The automated system eliminates manual entry errors, ensuring data accuracy and reliability.
  • Faster administrative process: Documents reach all parties immediately, reducing waiting time and speeding up the billing process.

Pan-European use and implementation of e-waybills

An increasing number of countries and companies are adopting e-waybills to simplify cross-border freight transport and improve supply chain efficiency. This allows logistics partners from different countries to share data quickly and securely, reducing delays and administrative costs. For example, according to the eFTI regulation, e-waybills are also needed for information exchange with national supervisory authorities.

In addition, the European Union has taken a direction toward developing a digital logistics management system, which will make the adoption of e-waybills even more extensive in the future. National supervisory authorities now have quick access to freight documentation through e-waybills, reducing administrative burden and simplifying control processes.

Digitalization of waybills and its impact on grain transport

The digitalization of waybills plays an increasingly important role in the agricultural sector, making grain transport and logistics more precise, faster, and more efficient. Grain transport and its management require real-time data exchange to reduce losses and optimize terminal operations. E-waybills allow all parties to track the movement of goods instantly, avoiding misunderstandings and disputes that can arise from manual data entry errors.

For example, Jahvataja OÜ, which deals with drying and selling cereals and legumes, has taken its logistics processes to a new level thanks to e-waybills. The Tõrma grain dryer complex opened in 2021, can dry up to 60 tons of grain per hour and store 3000 tons of grain. To ensure accuracy and speed, an truck-scale is used at the complex, which records data directly into the digital system, avoiding manual errors. In 2023, a 4500-ton grain tower was added to the complex, and the company implemented Waybiller’s e-waybill solution, which automates logistics processes and reduces paperwork.

E-waybills allow agricultural producers and logistics companies to plan transports more accurately, reducing waiting time at ports and warehouses. Weighing results enter the system automatically, eliminating errors and ensuring accurate data about the movement of goods. Thanks to this, all parties, including grain farmers and buyers, get a real-time overview of their inventory, which in turn helps optimize warehouse stocks and improve supply chain efficiency.

The role of e-waybills in digitalizing the transport sector

The logistics sector is built on efficiency and speed. Paper-based processes slow down the supply chain and increase errors. Using e-waybills helps transport companies make their work smoother and increase labor productivity, as there is no longer a need to manually manage large amounts of paper.

In addition, e-waybill technology offers better opportunities for data analysis. Companies can collect information about transport schedules, cargo volumes, and routes, and use this data for future decision-making, helping to optimize costs and make processes more efficient.

How to start using e-waybills?

Waybiller offers a modern platform designed for managing bulk transports, helping companies quickly and conveniently adopt e-waybills. Our solution is created to make your logistics processes smoother, reduce paperwork, and improve supply chain transparency. The Waybiller platform allows the integration of different weighing systems, providing real-time access to cloud-based data and accelerating billing processes.

Summary

Adopting e-waybills is an important step in digitalizing logistics processes and increasing efficiency. Waybiller’s solution helps companies reduce paperwork, improve data accuracy, and ensure real-time traceability, which in turn increases competitiveness and environmental friendliness. If you want to make your company’s logistics processes more efficient and digitalize waybills, contact us! Waybiller will help you take your logistics to the next level.

If you wish to digitalize your company’s processes, contact us by writing to waybiller@waybiller.com or call +372 606 8120.