How Swift Delivery and Logistics Handles Transportation Delays to Ensure On-Time Deliveries

Swift Delivery & Logistics is the premier provider of delivery courier services throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Customers choose Swift Delivery because of the company’s reputation for providing on-time deliveries of critical commercial and personal shipments. Whether you need to ship e-commerce parcels or medical products, Swift Delivery is the most reliable provider for sustaining the speed and efficiency of your deliveries.

Are you curious how Swift Delivery handles transportation delays to ensure on-time deliveries for their customers? Here are the top four strategies that the company uses to overcome these delays.

 

1) Real-Time Route Management

Swift Delivery utilizes sophisticated route optimization tools to stay informed of all the latest traffic accidents, obstructions, lousy weather conditions, and other events that slow down transportation on their delivery routes. Real-time alerts are sent to Swift Delivery whenever these issues arise or are predicted to occur soon.

In response, Swift Delivery will use its route optimization tools to reroute its truck drivers to alternative, more efficient routes without congestion or delays. That way, the deliveries can still be made on time without disappointing its customers.

2) Dedicated Substitute Drivers

Swift Delivery offers dedicated substitute drivers to commercial customers who cannot sustain their shipping operations due to unusual delays like peak seasonal demands or vehicle breakdowns. Substitute drivers are alternative drivers with backup vehicles that can pick up your delayed shipments and transport them to their destinations on schedule.

Think of Swift Delivery as a backup option for your logistical operations when you do not have enough drivers or vehicles to fulfill them yourself.

3) Pooled Last-Mile Deliveries

Last-mile deliveries have the highest risk of delays because the carrier must deliver several small packages to various addresses within a short timeframe. These shipments are often delivered late without a pooled logistical distribution network available.

Swift Delivery utilizes dedicated route and pool distribution services to ensure that all smaller packages get delivered on time within the same geographic location. Pooled logistics allows several small packages to multiple destinations to share the same freight space. So, after you submit your delivery requirements, Swift Delivery will create a tailored route program to accommodate your delivery needs using this pooled distribution technique.

4) Nearby Warehouses and Hubs

Swift Delivery ensures that all last-mile deliveries come from hubs within 50 miles of the recipient’s destination address. In a region like Washington, D.C., it is easier for Swift Delivery to set up micro-hubs across the city to ensure faster delivery for recipients from the metropolitan area to Maryland.

Plus, Swift Delivery always has dedicated delivery professionals and drivers on standby to ensure that deliveries from every one of its hubs in the region are on time. You will never need to worry about transportation delays on same-day courier service and last-mile delivery services ever again.

Find Out More

Would you like to learn more about how Swift Delivery & Logistics handles transportation delays to ensure on-time deliveries for its customers? Contact Swift Delivery & Logistics at (800) 659-3647 for more information.