The Road Ahead for your Fleet
Managing your own supply chain can come with challenges that are both time consuming and expensive. You got into your business for a reason, but suddenly you don’t have time to focus on those core competencies. By letting our J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services® team manage your fleet, you can get back to what you do best.
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Flexible and Stable Dedicated Logistics
Your shipping volumes can change throughout the years based on customer demand – and unplanned events. These fluctuations can be challenging to navigate. If a dip in demand occurs, you may be left with a fleet with nothing to move. If a surge occurs, you may have to scramble to cover loads and miss a great opportunity to grow your business. With 60+ years in the transportation industry, we’ve weathered many market fluctuations. With access to the right kind of capacity and teams who are equipped to handle your unique needs, we’re able to scale up or down, no matter what the market situation is.
Our J.B. Hunt team is prepared to help support our customers when they may need to flex or surge their fleet during market changes. We have the ability to be quick-moving to meet the needs of our customers – we knew early on that a printing ink manufacturer needed to increase their driver count, but the nature of the freight made it difficult as the drivers needed hazmat certifications. We were able to scale up their fleet quickly by moving some of our intermodal drivers who had the proper qualifications over to their account.
Because we have a large pool of company drivers, who are able to support our customers' various freight needs, we're able to reallocate drivers to you when you're experiencing a surge – and when it’s over, or a dip is experienced, those drivers can be moved back to their original accounts or loaned to other accounts.
By converting your fleet management to J.B. Hunt, drivers continue representing your brand, while also being part of a transportation company that so many have come to trust. When unpredictable times strike, J.B. Hunt will have you covered.
Customer Centered Solutions
You deserve the best, and we strive to deliver excellence through our Customer Value Delivery® (CVD) methodology. CVD is our way of providing and creating a roadmap that brings added value and anticipates customers’ needs so we can deliver on our promises and provide personalized customer service. To do this, we integrate ourselves into your business to learn the ins and outs of your supply chain.
For example, to see where we could add more value to one customer’s supply chain, we tested moving one of their lanes from weekly to biweekly shipments. This resulted in more than $300,000 annualized savings on just one route. Because we took the time to learn their business, we were able to present an option that provided significant value for them.
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“Creating value for customers means understanding their business and how it works, looking for ways to simplify and build solutions around their needs.”
- Sandy, Manager, Pricing
Insurance Premiums on The Rise
When you operate your own fleet, you carry the full weight of liability. You may have noticed the steady increase in insurance premiums. Some fleets have struggled to secure adequate insurance, while other fleets with poor safety records or accidents have been pushed out of business altogether because of steep premiums. With nuclear verdicts (a verdict against a driver or fleet in excess of $10 million) becoming more common, insurance companies are facing greater vulnerability to large payouts and are raising their rates in response.
You can forget the stress and outsource your needs to a stable dedicated logistics provider like J.B. Hunt. We conduct routine driver training, utilize industry-leading drug screenings and implement different safety technologies to help us move your freight safely and give you peace of mind.
When a wastewater collection company wanted to focus on its core competencies and convert their private fleet, they trusted J.B. Hunt as an expert in transportation and logistics to come in and absorb their specialized equipment and trailers. We switched their older trucks to our newer ones that were outfitted with the latest safety technologies. The newer trucks allowed them to save on maintenance costs, improving their bottom line.
Maintain Power Over Your Fleet
Owning your own fleet doesn’t have to be complicated. Because we are Driven for You™, we make it easy. By outsourcing your fleet to the people you trust, you gain more stability for your business and get more time to focus on your core business. Contact us today to discuss how our Dedicated Contract Services team can create more value for your business.