In my previous job as a construction machinery dispatcher...

In my previous job at one of the largest construction machinery dealers and rental companies in Switzerland, I was able to gain a lot of experience in the field of #construction machinery scheduling and organization of #construction machinery transports for around 7 years. The time required to find the best transport partner was always a new challenge. Because the #short-term nature in most cases did not allow us to obtain at least one counter-offer, on the one hand to evaluate the market price and on the other hand to benefit from possible empty trips by forwarders.

The fact is that...

✔ As a result, the potential of possible empty runs could not be fully exploited
✔ that's why the prices tended to be too high
✔ the market was inefficient and sluggish

These facts show that a good partner network of forwarding companies was and still is essential. Because the logistics costs for construction, rental and retail companies are still a major cost driver that dispatchers have to keep under control.

Basically, the challenges were and still are (still) the same, because the construction machines had to be

🟢 at the right time
🟢 in the right place
🟢 at the best price

be transferred to the customer. Be it for demonstrations, bridging, long-term rentals or sales.

What are your biggest challenges in organizing construction machine transports? How do you ensure the minimization of empty runs? And how do you deal with the short-term?

#Disposition #Challenge #Construction machinery transport