DELIVERY, DEMURRAGE AND FORCE MAJEURE Deliveries and penalties: Haulage contracts should be explicit about the service given such as how the goods are received, delivered or passed on to another freight system. In some cases, this section of the agreement will also cover curtailment and assessments needed to ensure the quality of the delivery. Following from these, it will also […]
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It can be a very exciting time when a haulage firm has just ‘landed’ a heavy contract with a major company or blue-chip. Such times could result in all caution being thrown to the wind with the haulage business owner having his eyes mainly set on the expected returns. This may not be too healthy! Haulage contracts could be the […]
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Whether it’s a mechanical problem or an accident, a fleet will inevitably incur downtime. Even with a highly responsive rescue or emergency management programs, there is definitely a cost associated with when drivers aren’t driving. Downtime costs are important factors in running a fleet. Determining how much they are begins with knowing what the component costs are, and developing a […]
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Documentation Sufficiency State consolidated emblems, state gaseous emission pass, state driver’s badge, Niger Delta Development Permit, National Union Stickers, Inter-Auto Trade Supply Permit, Vehicle operational Permit…e.t.c. and other mandatory emblems without which your journey beyond the western states could be a living hell in the hand of touts and local government officials. The set you obtained for both the full […]
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It’s about 2weeks to Christmas and 3weeks to the end of year 2013. For most businesses, guess it’s time to let down your hair, roll up your sleeves and get down to boogie hard in due celebration of another year of great feats. You have looked at your preliminary trial balance of accounts and the parameters are all looking up. […]
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Measuring Overall Performance A Director or Senior Manager within a company is likely to be most interested in overall performance and bottom-line financial results. For a haulage company incorporating warehouse operations, these could be measured by the following KPIs: Overall cost of deliveries, such as cost per case/pallet Total transport cost per trip Total transport cost per drop Total transport […]
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Logistics management is that link in the supply chain that plans, implements and controls the efficient and effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods between point of origin and point of consumption. Every properly established integrated haulage services company is in the business of logistics management and the role they play is an integrating function involving the coordination […]
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