Need to move freight interstate? Stockwell International has you covered with our line haul and domestic transport services.
This holiday season will be a challenging one for freight, so we asked Austyn Gambell, line haul coordinator, what to expect.
Austyn is a key part of the line haul & domestic transport team and is responsible for:
- Booking transport jobs across Australia
- Following up to ensure transported goods get to their final destination smoothly
- Addressing domestic transportation enquiries
High Demand For Transport
As Stockwells enters its first Christmas offering new line haul services, Austyn notes that we can assume that the demand for transport will pick up, as does everything else at this time of the year.
With the ongoing issues of port strikes in Sydney, the shipping lines still aren’t using all of their resources and the prices have surged.
We’re hoping that these issues will be resolved before Christmas, if not early in the new year.
Interstate orders can usually be completed within a week unless flagged otherwise by transport companies. However, it’s difficult to forecast cut off dates to get good in before Christmas.
‘If I get told by the transport company they need to get their jobs in, I’ll immediately pass that information on to our clients.”
Every industry has their own set of common problems, and line haul and domestic transport is no exception.
Communication Is Key
Some transport companies don’t always have the best communication, making it difficult to relay good information back to our customers.
We always aim to resolve this common problem by choosing to only work with transport companies that provide good communication and allow us to provide more transparency to our clients.
Availability Of Space
Another issue, especially relevant over Christmas, is the availability of space.
Transport is always busy over the Christmas period with smaller deliveries, so we’re proactive with our clients in terms of cut off dates and ETAs.
Safety Is Our First Priority
Safety is also at the forefront of Stockwell International line haul service concerns.
In order to ensure the highest standards of safety, we only work with companies with strong safety records and drivers that are held to high standards.
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