50 Percent Of Revenue Falls, DAMRI Begins To Look At The Logistics Business

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JAKARTA – The State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN) Perum Djawatan Angkoetan Motor of the Republic of Indonesia (DAMRI) reports that it is still unable to get out of pressure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This can be seen from the company's performance throughout 2020 which posted a decline in revenue of up to 50 percent when compared to the 2019 period.

DAMRI Corporate Secretary Sidik Purnomo admitted that social restrictions and mobility directed by the government had an impact on the company's business activities.

"Revenue even decreased 50 percent from last year (2019)," he said in a statement, Monday, June 28.

Sidik added that the conditions faced by DAMRI were unavoidable. The reason is that the pandemic factor is still a serious challenge for all economic activities. For this reason, his party then tactics to make efficiency by optimizing the availability of resources that are now owned by the company.

In addition, DAMRI called Sidik will continue to maintain several operational routes that can support performance.

"We will also continue to serve subsidized transportation activities as a mandate from the government," he said.

One thing that seems to bring fresh air is the potential for the logistics business to develop along with the adaptation of new habits in shopping. The presence of online shopping sites is believed to be a supporter of the current rise of delivery services.

To seize this opportunity, said Sidik, the company has now developed a logistics system called DAMRI Integrated Logistics System or DILS.

It was revealed that consumers who want to send their goods can come to the DAMRI pool in Kemayoran and Pupar, East Jakarta with an intermediary fee of IDR 2,500 per kilogram.

"We hope that innovation and service development can be a solution to the needs of the community in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

In the previous VOI report, the state-owned company was reportedly experiencing a deep decline in financial performance. In fact, DAMRI is said to be only able to provide holiday allowances (THR) of IDR 700,000 to its workers.