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Transportify eyes VisMin expansion to tap growing business demand

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MANILA - Transportify Philippines on Friday said it was eyeing expansion in the Visayas and Mindanao as more businesses turn to app-based services during the pandemic. The on-demand delivery and trucking app grew 50 percent in 2020 due to the &quot;seismic&quot; shift in consumer behavior, Transportify country director Paulo Bengson told ANC.&quot;To the benefit of everyone online, customers and users are more open to using applications for everyday uses and they take that behavior in the workplace and say &#x27;why not use it for deliveries&#x27;,&quot; Bengson said.&quot;So most of our clients are businesses. Businesses have adopted to app-based services very quickly. So it’s a very quick way for procurement of vehicles and it’s quite reliable and it’s on a scale that’s needed. So it’s available to everyone and it’s very easy to expand very quickly,&quot; he added.Transportify&#x27;s business model involves partner drivers who own delivery vehicles, making it an asset-light model which requires less capital and is also a lot easier to expand. Offering its services in Cebu and Davao is &quot;the next logical step,&quot; Bengson said.Despite the growth, Transportify along with other logistics services has also suffered from the effects of the pandemic-induced recession. Its prices have been reduced by 15 percent since last year, Bengson said.&quot;Recovery is happening but to a lesser extent than forecasted. Since logistics is a cyclical industry, there’s a lot of logistics players affected by this. This can be seen in the prices, even our prices,&quot; he said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/30/20/frontliners-on-2-wheels-keep-philippine-economy-moving-during-covid-19-lockdown">Frontliners on 2 wheels keep Philippine economy moving during COVID-19 lockdown</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/19/21/digitalization-kept-economic-gears-running-in-2020-says-bsp-chief-diokno-instapay-and-pesonet">Digitalization &#x27;kept economic gears running&#x27; in 2020, says BSP chief Diokno</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/08/20/covid-19-pandemic-highlights-increasing-importance-of-digital-transactions-bsp">COVID-19 pandemic highlights &#x27;increasing importance&#x27; of digital transactions: BSP</a></li></ul>Consumer behavior has pivoted online since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in early 2020. This has resulted in growth for most online services, e-commerce platforms and logistics delivery services.Bengson said Transportify has projected another 50 percent growth this year as more purchases online continue due to the ongoing pandemic.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1771132" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Transportify Philippines on Friday said it was eyeing expansion in the Visayas and Mindanao.