Global trade means that goods are often transported over long distances. What does this mean for temperature-sensitive goods? How can you ensure goods are kept at the right temperature? In this blog we highlight the challenges, technological solutions and innovations in cold chain logistics.
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Best Practices for Temperature-Sensitive Shipments
Topics: Transport & logistics ColdLinc
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WHAT IS FLEET MANAGEMENT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
Fleet management is the process of overseeing and optimizing the performance, maintenance, and operation of a group of vehicles used by a business or organization. Fleet management can include cars, trucks, vans, buses, motorcycles, or any other type of vehicle that serves a specific purpose.
Fleet management is important for your business because it can help you:
Improve efficiency: By tracking and analyzing data such as fuel consumption, mileage, speed, route, and driver behavior, you can identify and eliminate inefficiencies and optimize your fleet performance. You can also plan and schedule your routes and deliveries more effectively, reducing travel time and costs.
Topics: Fleet management Transport & logistics Astrata
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5 Tips to improve fleet efficiency
Fleet efficiency is the art of optimising every aspect of your fleet, be it vehicles, trailers, containers, drivers and even office staff. Everybody in the industry is talking about improving fleet efficiency and by doing that increasing its profitability. For you, it might sound like a long term strategy without any clear steps that can help you to achieve the best possible result. That is why, in this new blog, we provide you with the 5 most valuable tips to improve your fleet’s efficiency.
Topics: Fleet management Transport & logistics
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Open telematics: what is it and why should you use it?
Transport and logistics companies often work with more than one telematics system and with subcontractors that use many more systems. This results in fleet managers not having insight into all their data in one place and have to switch between systems repeatedly. This is frustrating and inefficient. With open telematics, you can integrate all systems into one platform. This enables fleet managers to view all data in one place and reducing workload and increasing productivity. Topics: Fleet management Transport & logistics
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How to achieve a full understanding of your workflow management ?
Workflow management definition: it is used to optimize the business processes of your organization through automation. This means it can really benefit your company.
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Do you have a driver retention plan?
Due to the lack of drivers in the industry today, it is more important than ever to retain your good drivers. You can achieve this by setting up a driver retention plan, in which attractive working conditions are an important aspect. If you set this up the right way, chances are high that it will also attract drivers from other companies. In this blog, we will discuss why driver retention is so important and what impacts it. Alongside that, we will provide you with 5 quick wins to improve your driver retention. Topics: Fleet management Transport & logistics
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Fleet efficiency in the cloud
Technology has had a huge impact on the transport and logistics industry over the past decade. Technological innovations have enabled companies to find new ways to optimise their processes, such as identifying cost reductions and workflow improvements. Using route-planning and fleet management software helps to achieve these goals by optimising every aspect of a fleet, from drivers to vehicles, and thereby improving fleet efficiency and profitability.
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An insight into Jongeneel's case study
Specialist in gas transport
Founded in 1956, Jongeneel Transport has operated successfully for more than 60 years and is now led by the third generation of the family. Jongeneel Transport has a fleet of approximately 130 trucks. "We transport dangerous goods, building materials and floriculture products. The dangerous goods department (ADR) is by far the largest. Hazardous transport includes the transport of propane, butane, LPG, LNG, carbon dioxide and cryogenic gases", says Managing Director Ruud Jongeneel. In recent years, Jongeneel Transport has made a strong commitment to digitalisation, staff development and sustainable business practices. This strategy is now bearing fruit and the company now stands out as a professional and modern operator in the market.
