Distribution Centers

[Gizmo]

Which only means that they'll farm out the loads to companies and independent drivers. Is that problem? There's a lot of hungry drivers out there looking for the best paying loads that they can get.

 

[RUCRAYZE]

Which only means that they'll farm out the loads to companies and independent drivers. Is that problem? There are a lot of hungry drivers out there looking for the best paying loads that they can get.

I didn't mean to imply that it wasn't a good idea,(for now) it's the only possibility, some posts seemed to imply that they are a big company with their own fleet of trucks. They are no better than any other broker. It'll be interesting to see it unfold (the necessity of overnight shipping will have a severe financial impact if trucks go back empty). Eventually EM will need it's own short hauls from distribution centers to stores (and go back empty???) i.e. they drop off the machines ordered and accessorized the day before, drive in time for an a.m. delivery, and then?? turn around empty back to the centers.....hummmm

 

[Gizmo]

Yeah....dead heading isn't good for the drivers wallets usually.

 

[RUCRAYZE]

Yeah....dead heading isn't good for the drivers wallets usually.

and I thought it had something to do with Jerry Garcia, (thanks for the term)

 

[Coss]

I didn't mean to imply that it wasn't a good idea,(for now) it's the only possibility, some posts seemed to imply that they are a big company with their own fleet of trucks. They are no better than any other broker. It'll be interesting to see it unfold (the necessity of overnight shipping will have a severe financial impact if trucks go back empty). Eventually EM will need it's own short hauls from distribution centers to stores (and go back empty???) i.e. they drop off the machines ordered and accessorized the day before, drive in time for an a.m. delivery, and then?? turn around empty back to the centers.....hummmm

Besides the trucks they'll probably do large loads to the west coast by train.
And the other bit to take into consideration; besides the retail stores, there will be regional marshalling centers that distribute vehicles to the retail stores.
Both the retail and the marshalling centers will be installing different accessories too. Mostly the bigger items like Leather seats, custom body accessories (like the side skirts and spoilers).

 

[RUCRAYZE]

agreed, consideration must still be given that from the marshalling depots to the stores (max 900 miles?) they will return empty, and thinking about it-
if some stores are located far enough apart from each other, I don't think the "loop" of deliveries can be so quickly accomplished that folks will have their E's overnight. It seems to me, an expensive task. Hey, that's why they pay the transportation guys the big bucks.
The big guys can easily trailer a load to nearby dealers, that's when you hear " we're trading with another dealer to get the color/engine/extras you want. Their "packages" poopooed by PE makes life a lot easier for manufacturing and distributing