A few months ago, I started thinking carefully about why our business wasn't making more money. It just seemed like no matter how hard we tried, we just couldn't turn a profit. Fortunately, a friend of mine suggested evaluating our shipping procedures. It didn't seem like the logical decision at the time, but since he was a successful business owner, I decided to listen to his advice. After carefully evaluating things, I realized that we really did have a few lags in our system. We went through and carefully reconfigured a few things, and it was amazing to see how much of a difference our changes made. Within a few weeks, we were able to speed things up and reduce lost packages. Read this blog to learn more.
If you're shipping sensitive goods that can spoil like fruit and vegetables, then you'll need to take advantage of refrigerated shipping. It keeps your goods at a particular temperature range, ensuring it arrives undamaged. If you're utilizing this specialty form of shipping, this advice can help.
Understand Shipping Needs
Before you start sending your frozen goods off to be shipped, it's paramount that you know your exact shipping needs. You can then manage these shipping operations better and avoid a lot of costly mistakes.
Start with determining exactly what is being shipped. The type of goods and the quantity will determine what truck and temperature range needs to be used. Once you figure out these details, you can refine your shipping operations and ensure they're ideal before anything goes out.
Purchase Insurance
If you're having a lot of frozen goods shipped in refrigerated commercial trucks, then that's a lot of assets being moved. You can feel much better about this shipping process by protecting these frozen assets with insurance.
Most companies offering refrigerated shipping include insurance for additional costs. Make sure that whatever insurance policy you get, you know it covers the value of your frozen goods. Then if something happens like your goods going bad or lost, you won't be out a bunch of money.
The insurance you paid for will cover the costs to replace these goods, taking a lot of pressure off your plate. You'll have nothing to worry about.
Go With a Trustworthy Shipping Company
The overall experience you have with refrigerated shipping is predicated on the company you work with. Different shipping companies will provide different experiences, so it's important you assess the available options to find a party that's completely trustworthy.
You can see exactly what you're getting into with a particular company by talking to past clients they've worked with. They'll let you know how reliable and effective the company is with refrigerated transportation.
If you see a lot of great reviews and the company has been in this particular industry for a while, that bodes well for your shipping operations.
Shipping frozen goods across the country may seem like a complex endeavor, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. You just need to work out impactful details before getting too far ahead of yourself and making costly mistakes. You can then approach your next frozen good shipment ready for whatever comes your way.
Share30 June 2020
