That’s how UPS does it. Fedex and DHL offer money back guarantees (although not currently) based on quoted delivery date/time. 1day 2day etc.
Dumb question, if you ship something within the EU does it have to go through customs? I import heavy machinery 1-2 times per year via airlift and it’s a pain in the ass to get visibility
Nah it doesnt. but you very rarely ship via air within europe. I handle about 1000 tonnes a month and none of it is within the EU.
The FedEx guarantee to third parties will be dead within a decade. They already hate brokered freight running through the express service and are actively trying to shed it.
Moving to logistics procurement for a global manufacturer next Monday. $100M/yr North American warehouse and transportation spend.
Good time to get into Procurement. I started in it in 2021 and it has been a bumpy ride. Markets have been smoothing out for about a year now.
Yep, all supply chain. I was able to leverage ALOT more money and benefits from my current company by being offered another job elsewhere. Companies are realizing they can't afford to lose anyone in SC right now.
Potentially. I've known my future manager since 2014 and one issue he talked to me about was finding additional warehouse space because their buyers were forced to sign minimum inventory orders. Their outbound has slowed down and inbound material is piling up. He has had to source temporary storage at sites in SC and TX.
DM me if interested. I’m with an industrial developer who should have >1MSF in Memphis near the airport ready in Q3. And then should have ~800KSF outside Nashville Q4 or Q1 2024.
If you are looking for space in central Florida, I also work with someone who has multiple warehouses that would fit your needs.
I fucking hate this industry. The highest of highs and lowest of lows every few months because of the market gets so old. My company is shit and always finds scapegoats to let go of when the market goes to shit. I work for a 3PL, so you know it’s volatile. So many of my coworkers I’ve worked with for years get a severance package and told to get fucked every once in a while. I always do well because my customers are market proof basically. 7 years has been enough. Time for me to go back to finance
Anyone needs warehousing or a cross dock / transload in Atlanta lmk….have 550,000 sq feet and can do food grade, hazmat / chemical, and rail service commodities like lumber and paper rolls
I run claims and insurance for my company, so I’ll come work for TMB 3pl if you pay me more and let me work 100% remote
I left the industry almost 2 years ago and besides getting married and the birth of my 2 children, it was the best day of my life.
Question for my 3pl guys What do you guys have for insurance for high dollar loads? Like over 300k? Are you guys accepting these loads no problem and taking the risk? Or are you covered? are you guys able to quote additional insurance? If so, are you guys quoting insurance to non cargo owners (other brokers)?
our coverage is up to 250k. It’s not common for a load to be more than that, but my main high dollar customer (a material trader) will cover any additional themselves. If I have any other customers with high value loads, I’ll just find a company that had the coverage to take it rather than deal with additional insurance. Most large carriers have 500k+ and I have a lot of contacts at those places since I’ve worked here so long. I can usually find someone to take it that has necessary coverage. Additional insurance is a pain. We use falvey for any additional
My former company would match carrier liability coverage to load value up to 1m. Above that we’d purchase additional coverage with a rider. Re quoting to someone other than the cargo owner, generally no as that creates some fucked up incentives. Our marine insurance vendor would not pay out claims if we did not have a separate line item for additional coverage on the customer invoice as a hedge against this.
Required 250k for one of my customers. Was a pain in the ass 4 years ago. Seems like most carriers carry that much coverage nowadays.
I basically have our sales people telling me our insurance is hindering their business. We have 100k in contingent cargo to supplement whatever the carrier has, which I feel is adequate if we are pairing carriers and loads correctly. they are also telling me every other major 3pl is able to quote additional insurance to non cargo owners, which my research says isn’t true I think our policies are sufficient and competitive, but wanted to get an idea of what other people have
When I managed a brokerage office we did the additional “rider” cargo coverages on a shipment by shipment basis, which was rare to use. Only shipped a couple $1M cargo shipments.
Anyone have warehouse space in or very near Austin, TX? Also, is there a DAT/Truckstop for say warehouse vendors? Not sure if there is a date base online people use? Other than google and them email/call.
https://www.newsweek.com/truckers-t...lorida-boycott-over-migrant-crackdown-1800141 Would love this to fuck over DeSantis but this would really be a pain in the ass for me.
Eh, when I left I ended up taking a small pay cut but my change in quality of life was well worth it.
This is where I’ve been. All I’ve known is logistics since getting hired out of HS. Have worked my way up, don’t know where I could start, making close to what I make, in a foreign field.
Flexe laid off 33% of their workforce on Friday....temp capacity market probably not so hot right now
I went through about 6 hours worth of interviews for them. Didn’t get it. May have been for the best.