One of the biggest challenges for logistics is the delivery time. Increasingly fair laws that prioritize drivers’ quality of life, where downtime must be respected, poor roads, and the ever-increasing flow of vehicles are major villains?

To meet the deadline, it is essential that the programming flow be done with enough intelligence and attention. It is up to the carrier service to align the delivery time with the customer to calculate a lead time, a rough forecast of the time it will take for the cargo to be collected, transported and delivered. We list some important factors that need to be taken into consideration.

Loading
To avoid damage, risk, and unnecessary truck stoppages due to unloading due to cargo safety, this is a factor that is often evidenced in road stops that were necessary to set up the wrong load. conditioned due to the rush in loading.

Incorrect document issuance
Another important factor is the issuance of documents without due care and attention. Errors in the issuance of tax documents cause major inconvenience in tax posts, causing delays in delivery.

Risk Analysis by Region
Deliveries made in the Southeast and South tend to have a shorter delivery time than other regions of Brazil due to the quality of the roads. In other regions such as the Midwest, Northeast and North the delivery time must have a margin of error of some considerable hours due to the precarious situation of the roads, due to safety issues and difficulties with support points for scheduled stops.

Smart scripting
This is the most important factor for meeting the deadline. Assessing traffic risk regions, stopping points, departure times, and arrival times at the destination are possible when properly assessed. Other important prerequisites are how many drivers will be used to drive, the quality of the roads, the weight of the truck and the average possible speed in the region.

Communication with the customer
In addition to all these details listed above, tracking the truck and monitoring the timing of each stop can help you adjust your route. Keeping the customer informed about route changes, the degree of difficulties that may arise as unforeseen minimizes the impact of surprises in case of delays. Transparency at all times makes the partner with the customer collaborative, while omission prevents the customer from negotiating opening hours or making the customer aware of the unforeseen events.

Other factors that help a lot are the importance of preventive maintenance, backup tire beyond the spare tire, driver for relay on the road, help of the operational staff at stops and other actions that the carrier must arrange to ensure delivery on time. That is what everyone expects to happen.