The run up to Christmas is probably the most stressful time of year for every business. Whether you’re trying to manage stock, logistics, customer expectations, or staff, there’s a lot to do. And it’s almost inevitable that mistakes are going to be made. So, what do you do when you reach mid-December and realise that the Christmas break is going to disrupt an important delivery schedule? The easiest thing is to ask your freight forwarder for help.
How Your Freight Forwarder Can Solve Your Christmas Headaches
Express shipping services
Whether it’s a last-minute order or a disrupted schedule, express freight services can help you to keep your customers happy. At Plexus Freight, we offer next day, two-day, and three-day delivery services throughout Europe. Or air freight for a variety of further afield destinations. So, when time is running out, we can ensure that your goods get to where they need to be, when they need to be there.
Optimised delivery routes
Freight forwarders specialise in finding the best possible routes for their clients. Using advanced plotting and tracking technology, we can find the fastest routes to avoid delays in real time. Whether that’s port delays, road congestion, or weather events. Enabling us to adjust routes in order to avoid missed deadlines.
Multi-modal shipping
Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how a shipment reaches its destination, as long as it does. And that’s where multimodal freight can come into play. As well as often being cheaper for clients, multimodal freight options enable freight forwarders to switch between freight forms – road, sea, rail – in order to meet deadlines. So, if the roads are blocked or the ferries delayed through bad weather, there’s the potential to switch to rail, depending on urgency, destination, and cost.
Paperwork
For many businesses, one of the most difficult things about sending freight overseas is the paperwork. If you don’t know what you’re doing, it can be time-consuming and complicated, With mistakes leading to additional delays. A good freight forwarder can handle this for you. Ensuring that all paperwork is properly completed, and helping customs clearance to go as smoothly as possible.
Real-time tracking
Knowing where your goods are at any given time won’t help you to enhance the speed of your delivery. But it does help you appease your customers. To ensure that you have a team available to process the goods on arrival, if they’re coming to you. And to enjoy the peace of mind that comes from staying informed.
A network of trusted partners
There aren’t very many hauliers that supply a global infrastructure. Most shipping relies upon the involvement of multiple parties. When you work with a freight forwarder, you can be sure that any milage not covered by their company drivers will be covered by reliable and trusted partners. At Plexus Freight, we have a network of drivers on the ground throughout Europe. But we also have fully vetted, tried and trusted partners everywhere from Australia to the UAE. So, wherever you need your goods to go, we can be there to help.
Planning ahead for Christmas deliveries is an inherent part of the import/export business. But everyone makes mistakes from time to time. And with Chinese New Year following hot on the heels of Christmas and New Year, December to February can be a really difficult time to get your delivery schedule right. So, if things go wrong for your business in the run up to Christmas or Chinese New Year, plexus Freight is here to help.
Do you want to find out more about our express freight or other freight services? Get in touch with Plexus Freight.
