A study by the consultancy Strategy& paints a picture of a new world of trucking, where vehicles communicate with each other and the arrival of goods at their destination is controlled to the minute.

It believes the typical annual costs of around €115,600 ($150,000) for an average traditional long-haul truck could be reduced by between €17,000 ($22,000) and €32,400 ($42,000) a year.

Strategy&’s study said “connected” trucks, in combination with a digital supply chain, promised to radically overhaul the trucking industry, but companies that modernised now would be the biggest beneficiaries.

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