Transporting truck parts involves a host of special considerations. Meeting contract deadlines, evaluating mode options — there are a lot of variables behind shipping truck parts.
Your relationships with manufacturers and sellers depend on timely delivery. Add in rising shipping costs, the pressure is on to make your deadlines without decimating your shipping budget. But with industry insight and technology on your side, optimizing truck parts shipping is possible.
From original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and customer-specific products to aftermarket, you need your freight delivered in a cost-sensitive, timely, and effective manner. Let’s put it this way: delivering a windshield fast doesn’t matter if it arrives in 3 pieces.
With customer-specific components, you are working with the precise line-sequencing process that determines what components you need to deliver and exactly when they need to arrive at the manufacturer. Manufacturers looking to reduce storage with just-in-time delivery are relying on you. And the pressure for on-time delivery does not let up for aftermarket products. While aftermarket products might be destined for a shelf, often the demands are for immediate replacement parts.
The industry-wide push to make 80% delivery within two business days from order to end store is our specialty. As a truck parts supplier, you are constantly faced with the challenge of meeting industry shipping standards without compromising your bottom line. We are well-versed in calculating the costs around that 48-hour timeframe while taking into account all possible transportation options.
Weighing the best method for your OEM shipping requires looking at all of the variables. Working across all modes — from parcel package to airfreight next day or same day — will yield the most cost-effective solution for you. For OEM parts, you are weighing your contract expectations against multiple mode options. The best way to get a handle on all of your options is to use a TMS to get a streamlined look across all modes.