Loading and unloading freight can be one of the trickiest parts of arranging your production and distribution schedule. After all, it isn’t every day you have a shipment of freight come in, so it’s difficult to assign employees to loading and unloading containers since there will be days when they have nothing to do. You can always temporarily enlist staff that perform other jobs, but this option can set back your schedule in other ways since they’ll no longer be fulfilling their essential roles.
So, what’s the secret formula? How can you keep truck unloading from slowing your schedule down?
Floor Loading vs. Palletizing
If you have your freight delivered to you on pallets, you can easily move them to the floor of your warehouse, making truck unloading quick and efficient. However, this option costs you valuable container space which would normally be filled with more freight in a floor loading approach.
While it’s a popular choice, loading and unloading your freight on pallets isn’t your only option.
Truck Unloading Crews
The first mistake a lot of companies make is thinking they have to do it all on their own. You don’t! Professional loading and unloading crews are available to help with all your freight loading and sorting needs.
While truck unloading can be faster and uses fewer staff members when your freight is loaded on pallets, truck unloading performed by a professional lumper crew offers a couple of benefits:
- Doesn’t require pallets, giving you more space to load freight and lowering your transportation costs,
- Doesn’t take your staff away from their essential roles, so all areas of production can continue running smoothly even during truck unloading.