When freight is a significant part of a company, the costs keep increasing throughout transportation logistics and reducing them becomes a priority. There are several ways to optimize costs, improve your supply chain procedures and save money. One way is to use a trailer shuttling service. Using it can help you to eliminate inefficiencies and you will have complete visibility of trailers, trucks, goods, drivers and materials from when they arrive at the gate to when they leave your facility.
What does a trailer shuttling service do?
There are many moving parts in a yard as trucks arrive, get unloaded and trailers park for later use. Yard inefficiencies can not only become a big bottleneck in daily operations but waste time and money. A combination of trained, experienced drivers, the best tracking technology and oversight is essential to optimize efficiency. There are so many places in the shuttling process where a misstep or misunderstanding can cause delays and using a trailer shuttling service can deal with these.
Real-time tracking technology
Today there is technology, such as RFID-based real-time tracking, that can help you to streamline your workflow and offer you more security. It gives the position of equipment within a yard and eliminates any time-consuming searches for trailers that are misplaced. With real-time visibility, better decision-making is possible. Dynamic scheduling appointment technology can help with streamlining dock assignments and preventing double booking docks etc. Shuttling trucks may be equipped with tablets so a team knows where it is needed in real-time.
Trailer shuttling professionals
Professionals receive training and have the experience to know exactly where they have to be at all times. They know the importance of keeping contact with each other and sticking to their schedules. They also understand how to react to any changing situations on the ground when necessary.
Yard spotters drive tractor-trailers or semi-trucks which are specially designed to move full or empty trailers around the freight yard. They help to transfer trailers from one truck to another and to direct drivers so they can enter and exit the yard safely.
What to expect from the best trailer shuttling companies
You want to work with a service that treats your business as if though it was its own when it comes to shuttling as well as yard management. The best companies will offer personalized solutions to suit your business and plans will be based around your needs. Knowing where your trailers are at all times gives you peace of mind but can also greatly improve supply chain efficiency. On-demand shuttling services can make sure a business continues uninterrupted in times of seasonal demand.
Contact us
EGA Logistics offers services to help companies with yard management, trucking, material handling, warehousing and more. It offers a trailer shuttling service you can rely on. The company prides itself on its relationships with clients and the quality of its personalized service. If you want a company you can rely on to get the job done, call (888) 496-1102 to request a quote or find out more of these services.
