Ten Considerations in Preparing Your Time-Sensitive Shipments

Many providers have been slow to embrace its potential and the “efficiency revolution” that has taken hold in the logistics industry. It may seem intuitive, for example, that precautions should be taken to protect a time-sensitive shipment–all shipments for that matter–from damage. But for a surprising number of logistics providers, proper packaging is not a top consideration.

Whether a business needs to ship an urgently needed machine part to avert an assembly-line shutdown, inventory to retailers to meet a “launch date,” temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals, or even an eCommerce parcel with a guaranteed delivery date, every time-sensitive shipment is important and demands priority care.

But in the world of time-sensitive shipping, not all carriers and logistics providers are alike. A business should make no assumptions about a provider’s capabilities and should tread carefully before signing on. Since most time-sensitive shipments leave little margin for error, there is no room for on-the-job training with a logistics provider: It either is up to the job or it is not.