4 december 2025_ At the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, during the 4 December conference organized by RAM Logistica, Infrastrutture e Trasporti Spa on “eFTI4EU Project: first results and prospects for the implementation of the eFTI Regulation within the national digital logistics framework”, Luca Zanetta, Head of the Ultrabroadband and 5G, European Projects Area at Uniontrasporti, presented the 2025 survey results on the digitalization of road transport documents. The survey was carried out as part of the project “Paving the way for the digitalization of the road transport documentation in Italy”, co-funded by IRU and Unioncamere and developed with the technical support of Uniontrasporti.
The survey, conducted by Uniontrasporti in collaboration with Format Research between April and May 2025, involved 1,611 road transport companies and 508 manufacturing companies, all with a significant share of import/export. The data reveals that knowledge of e-CMR is still partial: 46.7% of transport companies and 36.6% of manufacturing companies are familiar with it. Familiarity with the eFTI regulation is even more limited, at 15.3% and 19.3% respectively.
However, the perceived benefits are very clear. In the transport sector, the elimination of paper CMR and speed in invoicing and payments prevail. In manufacturing, on the other hand, digital archiving and ease of document exchange along the supply chain rank first. Many companies expect a reduction in operational times of between 20% and 40% using only electronic documentation.
The critical issues vary depending on the sector: for transport, the main concern is the drivers' ability/willingness to use e-CMR, while for manufacturing the main barrier is integration with internal IT systems. In both cases, costs rank last among critical issues.
The data shows that many companies consider e-CMR useful, but only a smaller portion perceives it as urgent, indicating that while the benefits are clear, the pressure for change is still limited. Among the measures requested from the Public Administration, funding and regulatory simplification are considered decisive for accelerating the adoption of digital documents.
The complete slides from the presentation are available on the RAM website: LINK
Thanks to RAM for the invitation and the opportunity for discussion.
