City Deliveries: 5 Ways to Beat the Traffic. Introduction. Traffic congestion is a real hindrance for city delivery drivers and courier services. Drivers need to minimise the amount of time they spend in traffic to ensure on-time deliveries and great customer service. Overcoming heavy traffic and navigating through diversions and road closures takes effort and […]
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Are Fuel Prices Coming Down? Overcoming Transport Costs. Introduction. Fuel prices in the UK reached an all-time high in July 2022. They were more than 64% higher than at the start of 2021 and it hit the transportation industry hard. Logistics providers and distributors were compelled to raise prices in order to protect their margins.
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How to Combat Inflation in Last Mile Delivery Operations. Introduction. During the past two years, the rate of inflation has risen sharply in the UK. It rapidly reached double-digit figures and peaked at a 41-year high of 11.1% in October 2022. The Bank of England predicts that inflation will continue to fall during 2023 and
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Route Optimisation: How it Promotes Business Growth. Introduction. If you are a distributor, you want to maximise the cost efficiency of your supply chain operation. To do that, you must rein in costs while maximising your revenue. A vital part of cost management in the supply chain comes at the logistics stage. Route optimisation offers
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How to Deliver Faster: 7 Hacks to Finish Early. Introduction. Whether you’re an independent driver or a distributor managing your own fleet, delivery delays impact you. If you fail to deliver quickly, you’ll receive complaints and poor reviews from unhappy customers and it can damage your reputation and affect future business. All sorts of issues
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Ecommerce Delivery: Types of Shipping Methods Introduction. Nearly a quarter of ecommerce purchases are abandoned by shoppers because delivery is too expensive, too slow or the options are too limited. To maximise their sales, ecommerce companies need to provide delivery options that suit their customers’ needs for convenience, delivery speed and price. But to make
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Is There Still a HGV Driver Shortage? The Outlook for 2024. Introduction. Back in October 2021, The Road Haulage Association estimated there was a shortage of 100,000 qualified HGV drivers in the UK. This came after news reports of a lack of HGV drivers had led motorists to panic buy fuel, causing widespread fuel shortages,
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What is a Multi Drop Delivery Driver? Introduction. If you’re a multi drop delivery driver, don’t think of it as ‘just a job’. It has a far wider impact. Multi drop delivery has a key role within the supply chain management process. How well it is performed affects customer perceptions and therefore impacts a supplier’s
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What is Kerbside Delivery: Efficiency or Risk? Introduction. How companies deliver goods depends on what they are and how easy they are to handle. For large or unwieldy items, kerbside delivery is often the preferred method. Kerbside delivery is not a new concept, but it has gained significant traction in recent years, especially with increasing
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What is Supply Chain Automation? The Future of Logistics. Introduction. Using automation in your supply chain business can improve your efficiency and flexibility. It frees your staff from repetitive and manual tasks and speeds up your purchasing, warehousing and transportation operations. Automation in the supply chain can be something simple – such as automatically reordering
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