Get Scalable Shipping with Drop Capacity
Your freight needs can change, which is why it’s important to have a nimble shipping strategy that can ebb and flow with changing demand. That’s where our J.B. Hunt 360box® drop-and-hook solution can help.
Keep reading to discover four ways drop capacity can add value to your operations.
1. Increased flexibility and efficiency
Your shipment needs aren’t always predictable. That’s why we designed J.B. Hunt 360box to be scalable. With our 12,000 J.B. Hunt 360box trailers and access to thousands of qualified third-party carriers, we can quickly scale up or down to meet any shipping need. This gives your business more of the flexibility you need to respond to changing market conditions.
The J.B. Hunt 360box program also helps maximize efficiency by allowing you to take the time you need to fully load each trailer, eliminating inefficiencies that come from shipping only partially loaded trailers.
2. Nationwide coverage.
You need access to capacity that’s close and convenient to your business. Because of our size and scale, we are able to provide you with drop capacity all across the country. We can even quickly add to your drop trailer pool if your business experiences a surge or set up pop up fleets for any special projects you may have.
For example, one of our customers came to us for help when their current provider was not able to continue supporting their needs. We equipped them with a pool of 14 drop trailers the next day and, shortly thereafter, we supplied them with 30 additional trailers at two different sites that helped service 64 locations. Through our ability to serve and scale, we supported more than 600 shipments in a six-week span for that customer.
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“Your ability to flex at a moment’s notice with capabilities to do things other providers can't, like store products on yards, make you the go-to in scenarios like this."
– Major off-price retailer
3. Works with your schedule.
You want to work with a carrier that shifts to fit the needs of your business, not the other way around. Drop capacity gives you the freedom to load and unload trailers on a timetable that works best for your business. This also gives you more flexibility with your staffing. With J.B. Hunt 360box, you can more easily schedule shifts when it makes sense for your business and not around a set appointment time with a carrier. You can even utilize J.B. Hunt 360box at customer receiving locations, helping you serve your customers better by letting them unload on their own timetable.
4. Help reduce need for dock space.
Warehouses can easily become overcrowded, forcing freight to be moved out onto the docks while waiting for capacity. This means that inventory can be moved around several times before it is shipped. J.B. Hunt 360box provides you with flexible drop capacity you can fill or unload as needed, freeing up warehouse and dock space and reducing the number of times freight is moved.
Creating New Levels of Value
We're Driven for You™, which means that everything we do is done with you in mind. And the same goes for our J.B. Hunt 360box program. We designed it to give you more flexibility while still providing you with our best-in-class customer service.
Ready to get started? Request a quote today or contact your J.B. Hunt representative to take your shipping strategy to the next level!