7 EASY Ways to Reduce Your Road Freight Costs

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TIMESTAMPS (in case you want to skip) 👇 0:00 Intro 0:41 Capacity Utilisation 1:23 Volume Leveraging 2:06 Dedicated Fleet 2:49 Actual Rate 3:35 Rate Type 4:35 Too Many Transport Providers 6:22 Routing 7:53 Summary 8:20 Outro

[@LightofBlack]

I really appreciate your endeavor on informing us on supply chain management.

[@supplychainsecrets]

Our pleasure!

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Feel free to ask questions about freight costs, or indeed share your own tips.

[@pjmasks7185]

Hi, just wondering if your doing ecommerce deliveries muti drops of crates like supermarket crates (instead of pallets) would a rate based on crate what do u think is a good rate type? I often argue with my outsourced freight providers when they complain about one customer having too many crates. E.g 40.crates vs std of 4. Bt the capacity is 120.

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@@pjmasks7185 You really need to model or 'test' the sensitivity of this. For example, if you pay per crate, does a 100 crate delivery take 100 times more effort than a 1 crate delivery? The answer is no, as a proportion of the time/effort is the same, regardless of the delivery size. Parking the truck, ringing the bell etc. Likewise a drop rate would not work, for the same reason. You really need to model it and come up with volume 'breaks' I think. This video will help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3quZ51-g9Jqh9U

[@wagnerd19]

Another great tip. Please, keep it up! Thanks from Brazil!

[@supplychainsecrets]

Thanks, will do!

[@dinhquangquynhk17ct14]

For road freighting, which one may be a better choice between equiping our own vehicles and collaborating with the third transporting company? What factors may have influences on our decision-making in this process ?

[@supplychainsecrets]

Number 1 would be fleet utilisation. If that is high, it can be worth doing it yourself. But there are many factors to consider. Number of freight lanes, consistency of capacity needs, capability to manage a fleet in-house......

[@dinhquangquynhk17ct14]

@@supplychainsecrets thanks Sir!

[@ajay-cv9ur]

Thank you for the nice video. In supply chain what is best systems available to track such initiatives. Are we dependent on data from ERP or should we look to incorporating something else. What’s in trend. Thanks again

[@supplychainsecrets]

Many ERPs are quite good and tracking costs and profitability, but most are not. a TMS of some type can help a lot.

[@CaraLuuu]

Hi sir, can you give me some advice to choose the appropriate shipping company when my company does not own any vehicles?

[@supplychainsecrets]

Just look at the freight and outsourcing videos on this channel. You'll find lots of useful information.

[@richardmoreno226]

Great tips. I would also add. If you have a TMS. Look into the reporting they offer. Work with them to create the BI reports needed.

[@supplychainsecrets]

Good point Richard.

[@shahfibre]

Brilliant tips! Plz make dedicated video(s) on Transportation theory.

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You may watch videos about transporation here: kzbin.info/aero/PLAI2rbd3NwK6H2F9D5GtRxhQHv7Ro6z9s

[@wadedavies7991]

Interesting...flip side which influences all of above is competitive market factors where conglomerates or even a conglomerate will attempt to close out SC and influence all elements and competitors. Would be a interesting topic to delve into on how companies navigate through this..

[@supplychainsecrets]

Interesting thought

[@ngocmai1643]

Do you want an asistant?

[@supplychainsecrets]

Thanks, but I have many great assistants already 🙂

[@anands06]

we have more than 100+ in NA

[@supplychainsecrets]

100+ freight companies? That's alot.

[@anands06]

@@supplychainsecretsyes I would say 70 but still alot

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