subject: Can I Order Two Vehicles For A Shipment? [print this page] Larger companies have larger shipping needs; there is no question about that. Because of that, they also often have shipping patterns which cover greater amounts of territory, and so require more flexibility from their delivery company. It is no longer uncommon to see even a small company need a courier Massachusetts based who is capable of shipping down the east coast, to the west coast, and to Canada all within a single order. That is why many companies are interested in hiring more than one vehicle for a shipment, that way they can simply disperse them as it suits them best to make the deliveries within their required timeline.
The cost and possibility of doing this is all going to depend on how your shipping is structured, and on the fleet size of your courier company. Ordering vehicles is always based on availability. What this means is that if you've hired a single truck to make a delivery and suddenly realize that you want to add a second truck, it will depend entirely on whether or not the company still has a truck available, as the courier industry tends to work in a first booked first served matter.
Next, there is the matter of cost. The shipping with multiple trucks scenario only really applies to FTL shipping, which means that you are using the entire truck, whether or not it is full. When shipping LTL the courier company will likely automatically distribute your load to many different trucks, it will just take longer for the deliveries to be made. In FTL though, you have to realize that if you want to vehicles you will still be paying full FTL price, even if you don't necessarily capitalize on all of the available space left to you in the second truck that you order.
Sometimes hiring two vehicles to complete a delivery is the best option, and sometimes it is the worst. Unless you or someone in your organization is a distribution or logistics expert, this is often the type of situation where the expertise of someone at the delivery company can come in handy. They are experienced in these types of orders and if you explain your shipping requirements to them, just breaking it down into how much you have to ship, and where it has to go, then they are often capable of providing you with a fitting solution, even if it's one you hadn't thought of yet.
by: Paul McDuffy
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