How to organize freight transportation

When moving to a new place, you need to carry a lot of things. You can do it yourself, but it is better to resort to the help of professional carriers. This service is in demand, so many open a business in this area.

Instruction manual

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If you decide to organize a business, despite the competition in this area, you need to decide what exactly you are going to transport. It can be boxes with fragile items, furniture or goods. What you will carry on depends on the size of things - whether you get a minibus or a truck.

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Decide on the distances. Do you plan to carry out transportation throughout the country, in the suburbs, or only in your city? Decide whether you will provide additional services? This can be a round-the-clock service, a call of loaders to the facility, professional packing of things, installation of equipment at the facility and others. The inclusion of additional services can expand your customer base.

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After answering the questions, you can already draw up a business idea of ​​cargo transportation and write a business plan. The issue of financing should be resolved and all necessary documents drawn up.

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Starting a business requires seed money. Its maximum size is 5-7 thousand dollars. No need to try to save money at this stage.

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Offer services and deliver them at the highest level. When transporting, do not damage the goods, do not lose things during delivery. When loading, do not skimp and hire responsible loaders for work. Try not to let customers down, and your base will expand over time.

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With a job well done, you can be sure that customers will recommend you. But do not forget about the ads. Therefore, contact the newspaper and engage in online mailing. Open a site - this will help attract new customers. Be sure to post the documentation of your company on the site, as well as price lists. Indicate the connection with the call center.

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Promoting sales of services helps promotions. For example, a 15% discount for every tenth order. Give business cards to drivers, write down phone numbers and the name of your company on cars. This will help promote the organization.

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Explain the competitive advantages of your company to customers. Offer favorable conditions and do quality work.

Prove the integrity of your company. For this, take large letters of recommendation or letters of appreciation from large customers. This will increase the confidence of new customers.

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Be sure to install a multi-line telephone in the office for the operator. Forming a fleet, start with one car. To transport goods between cities, buy a truck. Small gazelles are better for city driving.

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Hire an experienced accountant. You will need a lawyer. At first, you can work as an ordinary employee, for example, to act as a dispatcher, and only then hire a specialist in this place. It is best to hire those who have experience in the field of cargo transportation.

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To organize a business, you will need to draw up the following documents: transport documents (waybill, TCP, insurance policy). The driver needs to have a certificate and power of attorney for vehicles. When transporting heavy and dangerous goods, a permit for cargo transportation is required, when traveling through the city, a permit of the Russian traffic police is required.

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When transporting goods across Russia, a bill of lading is required. If you intend to engage in food delivery, you need a quality certificate, as well as a sheet of temperature and air checks in the back. When transporting animals, a veterinary certificate and a quarantine certificate are required, in the GosSanEpidNadzor department, issue a sanitary passport (for the delivery of perishable products and the transport of animals).

Russian trucking: business organization