Brokers & Shippers: 3 Tips To get Even With The Freight Peak Season

You can always do something when freight peak season comes. Discover what are those here.

You may have heard things about the peak season or you may just feel that it’s about to come. It’s best to be always ready, right? So let’s get you prepped. But, before jumping into what are the things that you need to do, better to know when to expect this peak season comes first.

 

August to October - this is when Freight peak season kicks in; retail stores are starting to stock up their warehouses for back-to-school and holiday shoppers. As demand increases, truck capacity tightens. When supplies are limited, prices of goods are increasing. To make up for the supply, shippers resort to expediting their shipments, posting them on the spot freight market.

 

This year, peak season could be really tough especially with the booming e-commerce industry. But planning ahead could minimize the effect on shippers and manufacturers. With that, we listed the Top 3 important things you should consider that can help you plan better.

 

1. Find Shipping Options

Find and select shipping options that best fit your needs and those of your customers. This will help you manage your shipping mode (i.e. truckload, partial or less-than-truckload) and shipping costs. Inmay Inc platform has a variety of carriers tailored to your shipping needs.

 

2. Avoid time-consuming Negotiations

With products after products after products...the peak season will drive you nuts! Getting non-stop phone calls from retail stores, dealerships, manufacturers, and now transportation service providers does not help very much. With Inmay Inc, you can book trucks aligned with your shipping needs. No phone calls needed; just a few slides of your phone screens or/and a few clicks from your fingertips.

 

3. Ship Early

This will prevent shipment delays and price hikes. It will also allow smart management of inbound and outbound shipments when you book trucks and assign your loads in advance on inmayinc.com.

 

Do all these help you? Inmay would be very glad to be of your service. If you are looking for a carrier to haul your loads, you are just in the right place. Inmay is an Interstate Carrier hauling loads across states or countries. PLUS, at inmayinc.com you can also look for other carriers available in your areas, post your loads so a carrier can haul them for you.

 

Let us know what you need through our contacts below. We are excited to get in touch with you.