Problems of cargo transportation in the autumn period and their solution

In the hot season of the year, logistics and service customers are faced with a number of problems: Fur boil-up engines from high temperature; sudden breakdown of refrigerator cooling; loaded by travelers to the sea coast; the need to adapt to the prohibition of traffic during daylight hours; and even a banal lack of staff, because in the courtyard period of holidays.

With the onset of the autumn everything comes back to normal: it becomes easier to carry the fast-food, the ban on traffic in the daytime is removed, vacationers unload the routes, and countless managers and operators are coming out of vacations. But there are new problems – rain, cold and slush. With the combination and individually they can lead to serious delays or even damage to the cargo. Fortunately, it’s easy to avoid trouble. We will analyze it in turn.

• Slippery asphalt and a washed road are the two main reasons for the delay in transit. Let’s skip that part where it is said about the need to use the labor of experienced drivers and vehicles of the corresponding class. Let’s say it’s easier – choose a company whose specialists are able to plan routes with the correction for weather conditions – bypassing dirt roads and calculating the average speed of the car. Then you will receive truthful information about the time on the road without overstating expectations. One exception is sudden frosts. Since winter tires for trucks do not exist, the fate of your cargo here really will depend on the experience of the driver.

• Another common problem is night chills, which can spoil “heat-loving” loads, for example, some vegetables. Do you remember the unforgettable sweet taste of frozen potatoes, the consistency of fruits that were accidentally forgotten on the balcony? The option of avoiding the problem is a good packing or the refusal of the tented bodies in favor of the whole.

• The following unpleasant moment is associated with the packaging. It soaks and spoils from moisture. Moreover, the consequences are equally unpleasant if the loading-unloading took place in the rain, the canopy lost weight, or the boxes were unloaded to an open warehouse. There are 2 working proven solutions: film and closed warehouses. If you can not drive in a metal body and load / store cargo in the room, do not feel sorry for the transparent film. In the end, polyethylene solves the problem with moisture from 1933 (when it was used as a braid of telephone cable).

If you order container shipments by sea, try not to fall as far as autumn. Due to the unpredictability of weather, here and in the summer delays of several weeks are considered the norm, and with the onset of cold weather the sea begins to storm only more. There are cases when ships could not enter the port for months because of high waves and heavy wind. Conclusion one – always consult an experienced logistician before choosing a method of transportation.