Bir Gun Cargo offers options such as next-day, same-day shipping and delivery with appointments in Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya and Ankara; It ensures that a product with a cargo exit during the day is in the hands of the consumer until the evening.
The demand for e-commerce has increased significantly, especially during the pandemic period. According to the data announced by the Ministry of Trade, the e-commerce volume in the first 6 months of 2020 increased by 64 percent compared to last year and reached 91.7 billion TL. Although e-commerce platforms hosted a serious density in this period, unfortunately, some issues in this area continue to cause problems on the user side, and cargo companies are the leading ones.
When you search for “cargo” on the Sikayetvar platform, you encounter thousands of problems. However, entrepreneurs who have taken these complaints into consideration recently have started to develop and spread the new generation shipping concept. One of the new players of this sector is Bir Gun Cargo , which was implemented with the motto of “delivering cargo in one day”.
Next day, same day shipping and appointment delivery options
Bir Gun Cargo offers a customer-oriented service that is far from the standard shipping concept, and even a tailor-made service. The platform mainly serves the food, clothing and cosmetics sectors and develops special solutions for each institution, integrates these solutions with its advanced technological infrastructure into the institution it works with.
It offers options such as next-day, same-day shipping and delivery with appointments in Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya and Ankara provinces; It ensures that a product with a cargo exit during the day is in the hands of the consumer until the evening, regardless of the conditions. Bir Gun Cargo , with a minimum delivery time of 14 minutes, guarantees delivery within a maximum of 24 hours.
Bir Gun Cargo was founded in 2018 by four professionals Yasar Kimil, Evrim Sen, Levent Kaya and Aydin Kara who are executives in the sector. Yasar Kimil, one of the founding partners, stated that they decided to stand on their own feet with their teammate Levent Kaya when the company they worked for took the decision to close down in 2014; he stated that they established “Bir Gun Cargo ” in 2018. After 1.5 years of the foundation, Evrim Sen, who was also his friend from the industry, and Aydin Kara, his friend from the university, joined them.
Bir Gun Cargo made 11 million deliveries in total
Bir Gun Cargo offers options such as next-day, same-day shipping and delivery with appointments in Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya, and Ankara for now. It works with nearly 60 local and foreign brands. The company says that at the point it has reached today, 8 thousand cargoes are handled per day and 250 thousand cargoes per month. Bir Gun Cargo has delivered a total of 11 million units in the virtual market and daily cargo operations to date.
Bir Gun Cargo currently has nearly 200 employees. White collar workers are around 30 people. It serves with 2 operation centres, 9 warehouses in Istanbul, 1 warehouse, 2 branches in Izmir, 1 warehouse, 2 branches in Bursa, 1 warehouse, 3 branches in Ankara, 1 warehouse and 1 branch in Antalya. There are also other staff members responsible for 12 trucks, 80 light commercial vans, 105 motorcycles, over 50 rental light commercial vehicles in cargo distribution.
GPS integrated tracking system
Company stated that they have competitor firms in virtual market operations such as hepsiJet and Package Taxi, Kolay Gelsin, Jetizz, hepsiJet and Trendyol Express. The company noted that they deliver within a maximum of 24 hours and guarantee this. In addition, thanks to the technology they developed, they have put into use the appointment cargo system; It is underlined that the customer can see where the cargo is and when it will be with the customer, and who brought the cargo with GPS integrated tracking system.
Bir Gun Cargo , which was completely implemented with its own infrastructure two years ago after a 6-year idea phase, has not received any investment so far. However, the company states that the investment negotiations are continuing and that they are taking their steps carefully.
Per unit pricing and monthly pricing
Bir Gun Cargo provides services for corporations, not individuals. Among the companies it serves, there can be very large companies as well as SMEs. In this context, the revenue model is per unit pricing. It also earns revenue on monthly pricing for the tools it offers to companies called virtual markets.
Turnover target is ₺20 million
Company aims to serve in 16 metropolitan cities across Turkey in 2021. It plans to double the number of branches in the provinces where current service is provided. One of the biggest goals by the end of 2021 is to carry 50 thousand cargo per day, in direct proportion to this, the turnover target is ₺20 million per month. With this goal, Bir Gun Cargo also works to provide employment for an average of 1000 people by the end of 2021.
Bir Gun Cargo which currently addresses 5 percent of the market, aims to reach two-digit numbers, and in the long run, to be one of the top 5 players in this sector.
source: webrazzi.com / translated by Melisa Karayusufoglu