{"id":1069,"date":"2009-08-01T19:48:05","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2009-08-01T19:48:05","modified_gmt":"2009-08-01T15:48:05","slug":"how-logistic-and-transportation-companies-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"How logistic and transportation companies can differentiate themselves and improve profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How Logistic And Transportation Companies Can Differentiate Themselves And Improve Profitability <\/h1>\n<p>In today\u2019s competitive environment, Logistic Companies can no longer simply rely on door-to-door delivery and warehousing services in order to rise above the competition.\u00a0 Today, the more successful logistic and transportation organizations are differentiating themselves by offering services following the delivery, such as in-home and in-store product assembly and display set-up.\u00a0 And not only are these services adding value to the offerings these companies already provide, but they are also adding revenue to the bottom-line as they are able to build these charges, along with an added percentage, into their overall cost structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of a partnership between a 3rd party logistics (3PL) or transportation organization and a provider of assembly and set-up services may be obvious, but the question then becomes how do you select such a company?\u00a0 The answer to this question is not so clear.\u00a0 Specific questions you need to ask include:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Does the company provide services nationally and in Canada?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Does the company employ all it\u2019s workers as W-2 employees?\u00a0 This will result in a more committed and dedicated worker than utilizing independent contractors for employees.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Does the company have staying power?\u00a0 Have they been in business for 25 years or more, or are they simply a \u201cJohnny-come-lately\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Does the company have existing relationships with major retailers and other organizations?\u00a0 This also demonstrates stability and experience.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Does the company employ numerous field managers located throughout the country?\u00a0 This becomes important for accountability as well as local contacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Does the company employ individuals who have been extensively trained and have had complete background checks?<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 Does the company provide detailed reporting of the services they provide, along with having digital photograph capability?<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it.\u00a0 In summary, today\u2019s most successful logistic organizations are differentiating themselves by offering services following the delivery, such as in-home and in-store product assembly and display set-up.\u00a0 Not only are these services adding value to the offerings these companies already provide, but they are also adding revenue to the bottom-line.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be left behind in today\u2019s competitive logistic environment. Look for a company with whom you can partner with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to be introduced to an organization that can provide these services, check out:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.natlmktg.com\/home.htm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Logistic And Transportation Companies Can Differentiate Themselves And Improve Profitability In today\u2019s competitive environment, Logistic Companies can no longer simply rely on door-to-door delivery and warehousing services in order to rise above the competition.\u00a0 Today, the more successful logistic and transportation organizations are differentiating themselves by offering services following the delivery, such as in-home &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/?p=1069\" class=\"more-link\">\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u00abHow logistic and transportation companies can differentiate themselves and improve profitability\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,15,16,163],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-5","tag-delivery","tag-national","tag-party","tag-transport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xn--80adink0ai2d.xn--p1ai\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}