Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Shipping in Winter Months





Depending on where you live geographically, you may or may not have to deal with the harsh possibilities that winter brings. Now whether you live in Florida, or Iowa, you are impacted by the winter months in ways many don't immediately recognize. This is because of the major problem that winter causes a business when it comes to shipping their goods, either to a customer or a store. This could impact you as a customer because the product you are buying while Christmas shopping online may not get to you as soon as you'd like, or the store may not get the truck they were relying on for product.

It is estimated that the winter months each year the weather alone costs companies the likes of 3 billion dollars. This is because of all the impacts that the harshness of winter brings. Freezing product is something that companies have to worry about, whether they take care of their shipping, or use a company like FedEx or UPS. Among freezing product, winter weather can also cause companies to lose product in crashes, pay for truck damages, increased shipping costs, and more.

So how do companies deal with this problem?

Companies need to be able to track their product. So they need to make sure that they have a good ERP system in place so they know what truck has what product on it if something get's damaged. They also have to plan ahead of time when they will ship out their loads. If they are going to ship something they need to allow more time for the driver to make it there. With the winter months this also means stretching out your workers because of the hours it could take traveling to a destination. With DOT regulations strict for drivers. It is important to make sure they allow enough time in case a driver gets held up.

Companies also have to spend thousands on their eequipment The maintenance prices skyrocket during the winter because of the beatings that their trucks take. If a trucking company is to rely on their truck, they need to make sure that the truck gets all of their daily pre- and post trip inspections.

For more information about winter weather affecting the shipment of products, check out this article

Thanks for Reading!

Andrew

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