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Throughout the world, the volume of transported groupage cargo is increasing every year. This is due to the growing popularity of online shopping. In cases of dispatch of small cargoes, express delivery services created great competition for trucking companies.
Due to this, freight forwarding companies use groupage transportation schemes to increase supply flexibility. It is also worth emphasizing that an increasing number of manufacturers are seeking to reduce intermediaries in the transportation of their goods, thereby limiting their costs and creating opportunities for direct contact with the carrier.
In recent years, the importance of transportation of groupage cargo has been steadily growing. This is greatly influenced by the development of e-commerce. From the point of view of this industry, the most important thing is the ability to adjust the size of individual deliveries to current needs. This in turn means that there is no need to stockpile inventory and the associated cost savings. However, what is worth knowing about groupage freight forwarding? Which of its aspects are the most important from the client’s point of view?
What is groupage
Groupage is the most popular form of transporting goods over long distances. Their characteristic features are the consolidation of small consignments of several consignors in a special warehouse, which makes it possible to transport small consignments at affordable prices.
Most often, groupage goods are transported in one vehicle to deliver goods to several recipients. In the field of international transport logistics, the most frequently transported cargo is groupage cargo, which ensures their simple and efficient transportation.
This type of delivery gives a lot of advantages both to the transport company and to the customer, while the delivery time depends on the completion time of the batch, the route of transport.
International groupage cargo delivery
The international delivery of groupage cargoes is advantageous for export and import both for low and high value products, such as electronic devices, tablets or mobile phones. International groupage cargo transportation is an ideal service for small and medium-sized companies that do not ship large volumes of goods. Groupage cargo transportation allows small companies to grow and increase sales.
The specifics of groupage cargo delivery (lack of comprehensive protection for each cargo separately) means that not everything can be transported in this way. Customers who plan to transport dangerous goods and are particularly vulnerable to damage must be prepared for challenges. This includes plants, explosives, and foodstuffs. Restrictions also apply to high-value goods.
Groupage shipping cost
The cost of transportation of groupage cargo depends on some factors such as: distance to destination, type of transport, weight of cargo and its volume.
Transportation of groupage cargo can reduce the cost of delivery of small-sized cargoes, but less profitable when delivering bulky cargo, when it is more profitable to order a separate transport. Significant savings are achieved through the efficient use of cargo space.
Although the cost of transporting one cubic meter is higher than when sending with one full load, this is the best option when working with small-sized cargo. Even if you wait for the shipment due to the need to wait until it is consolidated, usually this type of delivery is cheaper than shipping by plane.
Delivery of groupage cargoes gives you the opportunity to save on transportation, both for customers and transport campaigns, since sending only one car to a certain point, you can execute several orders for cargo transportation at once.
