Logistics
Hand in hand
with procurement services, logistics expertise is as important if not more so
than the procurement effort itself. While purchasing has its own set of
challenges, in many cases the challenges in getting that product to the mill in
a timely manner and at a competitive price can be at least equally intense.
Feed Ingredient Trading has long standing relationships with a myriad of
trucking concerns that run every sort of rig you may need to get product from its
source to the production facility. Close communication between us and those we
deal with in the trucking industry keeps us appraised of which trucks need to
get from one place to another allowing us to match loads needing to be hauled
with the available supply of truckers in position to do those loads. May of
these truckers rely upon Feed Ingredient Trading to supply them with a fixed
number of guaranteed loads each week. This allows us to get those products we
purchase to our customers in a timely and efficient manner. In terms of rail
transportation, Feed Ingredient Trading maintains close relations with each of
the Class 1 railroads coast to coast as well as with the regional carriers where
our customers are so as to facilitate rail transport of goods and products to
destinations in as seamless a manner as possible. One of the original purposes
and functions of the company was to provide consulting services for customers
needing help from the rail carriers to facilitate flow of products to their
mill sites. We are still in the business of offering these sorts of services.
Are you experiencing problems in any of your logistics needs? If so, we are
only a phone call or e-mail away, and are ready to help if we
can!