A great alternative to consider when trying to reduce overall transportation costs is rail. A rail provider can come to your facility and pick up your load just
Rail, like pork, is a healthy and cheaper alternative to over-the-road truckload service.
like a truckload carrier. The difference is for the line haul portion of trip, your shipment is moving via rail road.
The down side of using rail is that the transit times are slower than normal over-the-road service; sometimes even doubling the time. However, for stock transfers or inventory replenishment fast delivery is not always required so rail offers a great lesser cost option.
So when evaluating your transportation network, consider the other white meat – rail.
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George Muha is the founder and editor of Freight Savings Tips. George is also a consultant with a specialty in helping shippers improve profit gross margins by heavily focusing on supply chain. He has authored articles on best practices and supply chain savings ideas that have been featured and syndicated in over 50 publications.
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