JP6860168B2 - Tractor chassis shared use system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to the land transportation business, and more particularly to the joint use and management of the chassis of a tractor used for transportation.

For domestic transportation of international marine containers, land carriers mainly own and manage semi-trailers for marine containers (hereinafter referred to as chassis), and the containers are mounted on these chassis for transportation. Normally, the chassis is connected and disconnected from the tractor and the chassis in the chassis pool (chassis parking lot) owned by the company. For this reason, depending on the location relationship between the tractor and the chassis pool, the tractor may bother to pick up the chassis to a distant chassis pool, and the actual situation is that efficient operation is not always performed.

In addition, since the location (position) of the chassis cannot be accurately grasped, there are cases where the target chassis does not exist at the instruction destination notified to the tractor by the dispatcher. Furthermore, since the mileage of the chassis is not accurately managed, the frequency of use of the owned chassis cannot be leveled, and there are problems in terms of operation and safety management.

In such a land transportation business, a technique as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is proposed in order to efficiently use a container managed by a shipping company or a container leasing company. That is, the container information (for example, model, size, location, etc.) managed by the shipping company or the like is managed by a computer, the management data is accessed via the terminal owned by the land transportation company or the like, and the desired container is matched. That is. Further, in Patent Document 1, by providing a container pool that has conventionally existed in a port inland, it is possible to shorten the moving distance and time of a vehicle (tractor connected to a chassis) that goes to pick up a container. Is disclosed.

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As disclosed in Patent Document 1, each container is managed on a computer, this information is provided to a land carrier, the available containers are clarified, and then supply and demand are matched. For example, efficient use of the container can be realized.

However, as mentioned above, the storage and operation of the chassis are both carried out by the land carrier who owns the chassis. Therefore, even if the owned chassis is managed on the computer, it does not lead to the reduction of the chassis pick-up distance and time by the tractor.

Therefore, the present invention provides a tractor chassis shared use system capable of jointly using chassis in a plurality of land transportation businesses to improve efficiency and reducing the tractor mileage and time required to take over the chassis. The purpose.

In the tractor chassis shared use system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the chassis of the tractor owned by each of a plurality of land transportation companies is used as a shared chassis, and the position information acquisition means provided in each shared chassis and the network are used. It is characterized by having a chassis management server that enables each land transportation company to make a usage reservation for each shared chassis via the network while visualizing the position information of the shared chassis in real time.

Further, in the tractor chassis shared use system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a chassis management server that registers the chassis of the tractor owned by each of a plurality of land transportation companies and stores the management information of the chassis, and the chassis management server. It has a business terminal owned by the land transportation company that registered the chassis and makes a reservation for use of the desired chassis to the chassis management server, and the chassis management server has the business terminal with respect to the business terminal. Provide management information and reservation information of the chassis registered in the above, and make a usage reservation for each chassis registered by a plurality of land transportation companies from the operator terminal owned by each land transportation company. It can also be characterized by what is possible.

Further, in the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned characteristics, the chassis management server can be used as a plurality of chassis that can be used based on the position information of the tractor owned by the specific land transportation company that has made the use reservation. From the chassis registered by the land transportation company, select the chassis stored at a position close to the tractor owned by the specific land transportation company, and for the operator terminal, the management information of the selected chassis. It is good to have a configuration that provides. By having such a feature, the land transportation company can select the chassis to be reserved for use from the chassis stored in the position close to the tractor, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of system use. ..

Further, in the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned characteristics, the number of chassis that can be reserved for use by each land transportation company via the chassis management server and each land transportation company are registered in the chassis management server. A limit may be set so that the number of chassis is the same as the number of chassis. By having such a feature, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a specific land transportation company makes a reservation for using more chassis than the number of chassis registered by itself, and another land transportation company cannot make a reservation for using the chassis. be able to. Therefore, the system can be operated smoothly.

Further, the chassis registered in the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned characteristics is provided with a position information acquisition means, and the chassis management server acquires the position information of the chassis in real time and at the same time. The mileage of the chassis may be calculated based on the position information of the chassis and the map information. By having such a feature, it is possible to confirm the frequency of use and the mileage of the chassis in real time. Therefore, the state management of the registered chassis becomes easy.

Further, in the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned characteristics, the chassis management server can display the chassis having a short mileage at the top of the list when selecting the chassis. By having such a feature, it is possible to avoid a bias in the usage state of the registered chassis. As a result, the mileage and usage can be averaged, and the maintenance span of the entire chassis can be extended.

Further, in the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned characteristics, the chassis management server reaches the maintenance time for each operator terminal when the mileage reaches a predetermined maintenance target distance. A signal indicating that effect may be output. By having such a feature, it is possible to promote proper maintenance of the chassis. Therefore, it is possible to keep the registered chassis in good condition.

Furthermore, in the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned characteristics, the chassis management information in the chassis management server is held in a plurality of terminals via the network, and the blockchain technology is used on the network. Information may be managed. With such a feature, an existing terminal connected to the network can be replaced with a server. Therefore, even if the amount of management information becomes enormous, it is possible to construct the system at low cost. It is also possible to share information, prevent mistakes in contracts and transactions, prevent system downs, and improve the preparedness for cyber attacks.

According to the tractor chassis shared use system having the above-mentioned features, it is possible to improve the efficiency of chassis use in the land transportation business. It is also possible to reduce the tractor mileage and time required to pick up the chassis.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the usage form of the tractor chassis shared use system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the configuration of the tractor chassis shared use system which concerns on embodiment. It is a flow diagram for demonstrating an example of the process at the time of using the tractor chassis shared use system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the reservation screen at the time of making the use reservation in the tractor chassis shared use system which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the tractor chassis shared use system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of the tractor chassis shared use system 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

[Basic configuration]
The tractor chassis shared use system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a chassis management server 12 and a plurality of business terminal 20s. The chassis management server 12 is an element that plays a role of registering, managing, and matching the chassis 42 used by a plurality of land transportation companies. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the chassis management server 12 is provided with at least a storage unit 14 and a calculation unit 16, and is accompanied by an input / output unit (not shown) as needed.

The storage unit 14 is a program for recording the management information of the registered chassis 42 and the business operator information for registering the chassis 42, and for each land transportation business operator to search the chassis 42, make a reservation for use, and the like. It is an element that plays a role of recording such things. Further, the calculation unit 16 can register the chassis 42 by reading and expanding the program recorded in the storage unit 14 based on the input information from each business terminal 20 input via the interface 18. , Search, usage reservation, and other matching processes. The management information regarding the chassis 42 changed and updated via the program executed by the arithmetic unit 16 is recorded in the storage unit 14 again.

Here, the management information of the chassis 42 may be, for example, chassis information, storage location (location information), usage reservation information, user information, and the like. As chassis information, the vehicle type of the chassis 42 such as whether it is 20 Ft or 40 Ft, the vehicle number (license plate number), the number of axes such as 2 axes and 3 axes, and the vehicle verification expiration date (date). However, it may be configured so that other functions can be recorded as needed. The chassis information may include an arbitrary company number or the like determined for each land transportation company.

Further, the storage location may be the location of the parking lot where each land transportation company registering the chassis 42 stores the chassis 42, and the real-time position information of the chassis 42. By making it possible to acquire and register the real-time position information of the chassis 42, when the map information is recorded in the storage unit 14 or when the map information exists at the link destination of the program, the chassis is displayed on the map. The position of 42 can be displayed. As a means for acquiring the real-time position information of the chassis 42, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) transmitter is attached to the chassis, and the chassis management server 12 can acquire the position information of the GPS transmitter. Just do it.

The usage reservation information may be any usage reservation information in units of 42 chassis, and can be information such as reservation information in units of "days" and scheduled return locations (parking lots). Further, the user information may be the name or abbreviation of the land transportation company that has made a reservation for use with respect to the chassis 42. Further, the business operator information is information on the land transportation business operator who owns the registered chassis 42, such as the land transportation business operator name and contact information.

The business terminal 20 is an element for registering chassis information and the like in the chassis management server 12, searching for the registered chassis 42, and making a usage reservation. The business terminal 20 is provided with at least a storage unit 22, a calculation unit 24, and an input / output unit 26. The storage unit 22 is an element in which a program or the like for accessing the chassis management server 12 is recorded, and the arithmetic unit 24 starts the program according to the input / output information from the input / output unit 26 and the chassis management server. It is an element that accesses 12. The input / output unit 26 is a general term for input means such as a keyboard and mouse and display (output) means such as a display, and includes, for example, a touch panel type display. Therefore, in addition to a normal personal computer, a so-called tablet terminal, a high-performance mobile phone (smartphone), or the like can be used as the business terminal 20.

[Action, effect]
According to the tractor chassis shared use system 10 having such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, there are three land transportation companies using this system, company A, company B, and company C. Suppose. Here, the chassis 42 owned by company A is stored in the chassis pool of pier A, the chassis 42 owned by company B is stored in the chassis pool of pier B, and the chassis 42 owned by company C is stored. Is stored in the chassis pool of Wharf C.

In such a case, conventionally, when a request is made to the company B to carry out the container 50 from the wharf C, the tractor 40 of the company B shows the flow line by a two-dot chain line, so that the wharf B The chassis 42 was connected at the above, and then moved to the wharf C, the container 50 was loaded, and the operation process was performed to go under the shipper. On the other hand, when the tractor chassis shared use system 10 according to the embodiment is used, the chassis 42 of each company stored in the wharf A, the wharf B, and the wharf C can be used jointly.

Therefore, when Company B is requested to carry out the container 50 from Wharf C, if the matching between the tractor 40 of Company B and the chassis 42 stored in Wharf C is established, the solid line is shown in the figure. As shown in the flow line, the tractor 40 of the company B can directly head to the wharf C, connect the chassis 42 at the wharf C, and receive the container 50. This makes it possible to improve the efficiency of chassis use in the land transportation business. Further, it is possible to reduce the mileage and time of the tractor 40 required to take over the chassis 42. It is also possible to reduce the surplus chassis 42.

[Operation example]
As shown in FIG. 3, the use of the tractor chassis shared use system 10 having the above configuration is established by the steps of initial registration, chassis reservation, and chassis use. Initial registration is the process of registering a shared chassis by a land carrier or a reservation center. Here, the reservation center is a department responsible for buffering operations in system operation, and is an operator for responding to preparations and troubles, cancellation reception of reserved chassis, chassis reservation reception on the day, inquiries about the system, sudden matters, etc. And so on. Specific examples of the registration process include input of chassis pool information by the person in charge of the reservation center (hereinafter, simply referred to as the reservation center), registration of company information, and selection of the chassis 42 by the person in charge of dispatching the land transportation company. Information on the selected chassis is registered.

The chassis pool information is, for example, information such as parking lot location information and vehicle response type. The chassis 42 is selected by attaching a position information transmitting terminal such as a GPS transmitter to the chassis 42 selected as the shared chassis. After the installation of the position information transmitting terminal is completed, the position information of the corresponding chassis 42 can be grasped by inputting the unique identification number of the position information transmitting terminal. Further, the company information and the chassis information may be, for example, as described above, such as a land transportation company name, contact information, vehicle number, company number, vehicle type, number of axles, vehicle verification expiration date, and the like.

Of the various information, chassis pool information and company information are provided by the reservation center. In addition, the information registration of the selected chassis will be done by the reservation center when the chassis 42 is selected by the vehicle dispatcher of the land transportation company.

Among the various information input in this way, the chassis pool information and the information of the selected chassis 42 (position information of the position information transmitting terminal attached to the chassis 42) are recorded in the storage unit 14 or the like of the chassis management server 12. It is registered in the map information database (map master). On the other hand, company information and chassis information are registered in the reservation information database (reservation master).

The chassis reservation is made by searching for the chassis 42 and reserving the chassis 42 by a land carrier (for example, a vehicle dispatcher). As an example, the chassis search is performed based on the location information that enables efficient use of the chassis 42 by the land carrier or the tractor 40 owned by the land carrier. Input information when searching for a chassis includes, for example, the parking lot position (the position of the parking lot where the target chassis is stored), the name of the land carrier (name / abbreviation of the land carrier that owns the target chassis), the number of axes, and the vehicle type. And the year, etc.

When the search information of the chassis 42 is input, the chassis management server 12 searches for the vacant information of the corresponding chassis existing in the parking lot corresponding to the search information or the parking lot closest to the corresponding parking lot. To. The searched information is returned to the business operator terminal 20 and displayed visually by the person in charge of dispatching the vehicle. Here, regarding the chassis search, the priority of the search information may be selected, or the list may be rearranged by changing the priority. For example, it may be the vehicle type or the number of axes of the chassis 42 for which the priority of the chassis search information is to be used.

The chassis reservation is a usage reservation executed by the vehicle dispatcher of the land transportation company after the search result based on the search information is presented. The person in charge of dispatching the vehicle opens the reservation screen (see FIG. 4 as an example) from the operator terminal 20 and inputs necessary items. The necessary items may be, for example, the name of the land transportation company, the company number, the start time of use, the return time, the pick-up destination parking lot, the return destination parking lot, and the like.

The information input via the operator terminal 20 is transmitted to the chassis management server 12. The chassis management server 12 verifies the input information, and if there is no problem with the input information, the chassis management server 12 makes a reservation registration. If there is a problem with the input information by the verification, a process is performed in which a reply to that effect is sent to the business terminal 20 and the correction of the input information is urged.

When the reservation registration is made, the chassis management server 12 transmits a reservation acceptance notification to the business operator terminal 20 (management page of the land transportation business operator who made the chassis reservation) that made the chassis reservation. The vehicle dispatcher confirms the completion of the chassis usage reservation by receiving the reservation acceptance notification from the chassis management server 12.

The use of the chassis is started when the vehicle dispatcher who receives the reservation acceptance notification on the business terminal 20 creates a vehicle allocation slip and gives a business instruction to the driver of the tractor 40. The driver moves to the parking lot where the chassis 42 is picked up according to the vehicle allocation slip and the business instruction, receives the chassis 42, and executes the business.

After the work is completed, the driver moves to the parking lot where the chassis 42 is returned and returns the chassis 42. Here, when returning the chassis 42, it is advisable to make a status report on the used chassis. The status report is, for example, matters such as the state of the chassis 42 at the time of return and the usage status of the tractor chassis shared use system 10. For example, if the chassis 42 is punctured or damaged, it needs to be repaired. Such compensation for the used chassis 42 may be determined by establishing rules between land transportation companies that use the tractor chassis shared use system 10. For example, depending on the situation, in addition to the case where the land transportation company using the corresponding chassis 42 compensates, when using the tractor chassis shared use system 10, a predetermined deposit is paid to allocate this for maintenance and compensation. You can do something like that.

Here, the work from the creation of the vehicle allocation slip by the vehicle dispatcher to the return of the chassis 42 by the driver is an actual business work (conventional work), but according to the tractor chassis shared use system 10 according to the embodiment. , The operating status of the chassis 42 can be confirmed and monitored on the operator terminal 20. Specifically, the access screen to the chassis management server 12 is opened via the business terminal 20, and the company number and vehicle number of the chassis 42 being used are input. The chassis management server 12 that has received the input of the company number and the vehicle number of the chassis 42 acquires the position information of the corresponding chassis 42 and displays the position on the map of the map master to display the position of the chassis 42. The data that can be confirmed in real time is returned to the business terminal 20. Through such a series of operations, it becomes possible to confirm and monitor the chassis operation status from the operator terminal 20 in real time.

After the driver completes the return of the chassis 42, the reservation center confirms the return of the chassis, and the use of the tractor chassis shared use system 10 ends.

[Application example]
When using the tractor chassis shared use system 10 according to the above embodiment, the use of the chassis 42 becomes smoother and more efficient by setting various restrictions.

For example, it is preferable to set the reservation restriction of the chassis 42 by each land transportation company for the program for reservation of the use of the chassis 42 recorded in the storage unit 22 of the chassis management server 12. Specifically, the number of chassis 42 that can be reserved by each land transportation company at one time is limited to the same number as the number of chassis 42 registered in the chassis management server 12 by the corresponding land transportation company. That is, the reservation limit for the land transportation company that has registered five chassis 42 units is 5, and the reservation limit for the land transportation company that has registered eight chassis 42 units is eight.

By providing such a reservation limit, it is possible to avoid a situation in which more chassis reservations are made for the chassis 42 registered in the chassis management server 12 than the number of chassis registered by each land transportation company. Can be done. As a result, the use of the chassis can be made fair, and the smooth use of the shared chassis can be promoted.

Further, the chassis management server 12 can calculate the mileage of the chassis 42 by coordinating the map information and the real-time position information by the position information acquisition means such as GPS attached to the chassis 42. It is good to say. With such a configuration, the chassis management server 12 can grasp (record) the mileage of each registered chassis 42.

Further, by recording the mileage of each chassis 42, when making a reservation for using the chassis 42, if there are a plurality of chassis 42 having the same conditions in the same chassis pool, the chassis 42 having the shortest mileage is listed at the top. It will be possible to upload and provide this information to the land transportation company. By preferentially using the chassis 42 having a short mileage according to such a list, it is possible to reduce the bias in the use of the chassis 42 and to prolong the maintenance span.

Further, when recording the mileage of each chassis 42, the chassis management server 12 indicates that when the mileage of the chassis 42 reaches a predetermined maintenance target distance, the corresponding chassis 42 reaches the maintenance target distance. The display signal may be output to the business terminal. By providing such a function, it is possible to maintain a good state of the registered chassis 42.

In the above embodiment, it is described that the tractor chassis shared use system 10 is constructed by a client-server type or cloud-server type system in which chassis management information is centrally managed by the chassis management server 12. However, the tractor chassis shared use system 10 according to the present invention allows a plurality of terminals connected via a network to hold common chassis management information without providing a clear server, so-called distributed ledger management (block). You may build a system by chain technology).

With such a configuration, it is possible to construct a system at low cost even when the amount of management information becomes enormous. In addition, by having each of the plurality of terminals mutually manage and confirm the possessed information, it is possible to falsify the shared information, prevent mistakes in contracts and transactions, and enhance the deterrent effect. Further, since the common management information is held in each of a plurality of places, it is possible to prevent the system itself from going down even if a technical failure occurs in some terminals. Also, for the same reason, resistance to cyber attacks and the like can be increased.
Here, the terminal that holds the chassis management information may be the operator terminal 20 of the land transportation operator that provides the registered chassis.

10 ………… Tractor chassis shared use system, 12 ………… Chassis management server, 14 ………… Storage unit, 16 ………… Calculation unit, 20 ………… Business terminal, 22 ………… Storage unit, 24 …… … Computation unit, 26 ……… Input / output unit, 40 ……… Tractor, 42 ……… Chassis, 50 ……… Container.

Claims (6)

A chassis management server that registers the chassis of tractors owned by multiple land carriers and stores the management information of the chassis, and
It has a business terminal owned by the land transportation company that registered the chassis and makes a reservation for use of the desired chassis to the chassis management server.
The chassis management server provides chassis management information and reservation information registered to the business operator terminal, and a plurality of land transportation business operators are registered from the business operator terminal owned by each land transportation business operator. It is possible to make a usage reservation for each chassis, and based on the position information of the tractor held by the specific land transportation company that made the usage reservation, the plurality of land transportation companies can be used as the chassis. Select a chassis stored in a position close to the tractor owned by the specific land transportation company from the chassis registered by the above-mentioned company, and provide the management information of the selected chassis to the company terminal. A tractor chassis shared use system featuring. The number of chassis that each land transportation company can reserve for use via the chassis management server,
The tractor chassis shared use system according to claim 1, wherein each land transportation company sets a limit of the same number of chassis registered in the chassis management server. The registered chassis is provided with a position information acquisition means.
The chassis management server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the chassis management server acquires the position information of the chassis in real time and calculates the mileage of the chassis based on the position information of the chassis and the map information. Described tractor chassis shared use system. The tractor chassis shared use system according to claim 3 , wherein the chassis management server displays the chassis having a short mileage at the top of the list when selecting a chassis. When the mileage reaches a predetermined maintenance target distance, the chassis management server outputs a signal indicating that the chassis has reached the maintenance time to each operator terminal. Item 4. The tractor chassis shared use system according to item 3 or 4. A claim characterized in that the management information of the chassis registered in the chassis management server is held by a plurality of terminals via a network, and information management on the network is performed by using blockchain technology. The tractor chassis shared use system according to any one of 1 to 5.

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