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Overland shuttle
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cuts freight delay
that Canyfast claim for its new European Sh le service. Report by Brian Chalmers-Hunt
ANUFACTURERS who export have found that sending consignments by surface transport is often far quicker than by air ight, particularly for the orter distances. The cost can o be half of that charged by tIle air lines.
Carryfast International, one ol the SPD Group of transport arhd distribution companies, is operating an express service to Milan, Bologna, The Hague, Dbblin, Denmark, and early next year, Madrid.
Called Euro-Shuttle, the serv ce operates on a strict timet ble and departs from the UK hether the vehicle is fully en or not. If a vehicle is over s bstribed, a stand-by shuttle is i mediately brought into acti n, ensuring that there are no d,lays waiting for the next a ailable vehicle.
The service was introduced as an extension to Carryfast In t rnational during 1978 after niarket research showed that b th importers and exporters re unhappy with delays and spiralling costs of air freight and s rface services.
Operating in conjunction ith Carryfast Ltd gives Eurouttle a fifteen-depot coverage or the United Kingdom, with comprehensive overnight trunk ng services and over three hlundred vehicles for collection on delivery. When a customer requires products from different parts of the UK to make up an export order, Carryfast can collEict and consolidate the goods a d provide export packing. i Any consignment for moveent by Euro-Shuttle is given iority and special handling with a guaranteed departure. time and date. • Martin Mannering, general manager, Carryfast International, says that the Euro-Shuttle tariff competes more than favourably with existing air freight and express van services because its low minimum includes handling and documentation. Rates are per kilo, which is the airfreight approach to volumetric charging, and, of paramount importance, each service is driver-accompanied. Carryfast Euro-Shuttle is that comprehensive details of each and every consignment are sent by telex to the overseas agents as soon as the goods are ready for shipment.
This allows the necessary documents to be drawn up and facilitates customs clearance when the vehicle arrives. A second message is sent to the agent when the goods have been loaded on the Euro-Shuttle vehicle.
Carryfast International initiates all shipping documents for goods being exported but uses established overseas agents for customs clearance. This reduces delays and any queries can be dealt with on the spot.
According to Mr Mannering; success is attributed to thorough research prior to opening a new Euro-Shuttle route, the use of experienced consultants who are well versed in international
One additional feature freight movement and custoi procedures, and su contracting the complete serv• to an experienced internatior haulier.
Departures read like a tin table Milan four times a we' leaving at 1700 hours, T Hague daily at 1200 and 1L1hours, Dublin six times a WE at 1500 hours, Denmark, W. nesday and Saturday 121 hours and Madrid every Tu day and Friday.
There are internatior operators who publicise expn services but when challeng talk about full loads only "when it is convenient to u! However, when Euro Shut was challenged by CM, 1 confident reply was "come a see for yourself which service you want to try!''
Denmark was selected I cause since the service was stigated on April 25 this ye over 182 tons have been sr ped to Esbjerg and Copenhac and the consignments are creasing weekly. Mr Manner proudly said that all deliver had arrived at their destinat on time despite rough seas icy roads.
One of the regular users of is service are B.L. Cars (Uniirt) and Leyland Vehicles Ltd, meet their Danish distributors Dansk Oversisk Motor Indistri orvii) VOR requirements. The Saturday service was osen. Early morning, the Euro iuttle vehicle collected the rts from Leyland's UK forirder Air Express International pot at Heathrow and then :urned to the Carryfast depot arby.
The load to Denmark was consolidated and packed o the vehicle on this occain a modified 16-ton gross dford TM. The chassis was lgthened to 9.1 metres by inry Boys & Son Ltd, sleeper fitted by Locomotors of Anver, and the 45 cum, 4Are-high body built by Cooke I of Rainham.
The vehicle and driver Jim Isby, were under contract m Farrell Express Carriers rays) Ltd and the vehicle, sides being painted in Euro uttle livery, was solely used the Danish service.
By midday the vehicle was ly loaded with the Leyland Is, including two urgently lured battery carrier moun) brackets for a Copenhagen erator's Albion and the remainder of the consignment for Denmark. Shipping documents had been prepared and Jim was ready for the drive to Harwich.
After customs clearance the vehicle was driven onto DFDS Seaways Dana Regina, chained down and finally left the docks at 5.45pm.
After an all-night crossing, the ship berthed at Esbjerg at 12.45 pm and waiting on the dockside was Jan Knogsgaard from Scan Spedition Ltd, Euro Shuttle's Danish agent. Customs formalities were completed within minutes and soon the vehicle was on its 171km journey to Knudshoved. After another one-hour ferry crossing to Halsskov, the Euro-Shuttle finally arrived at DOMI's premises at Glostrup just outside Copenhagen at 8.30pm Sunday evening, ready to be unloaded the following morning.
Ater a night's rest in the sleeper cab, Jim Brisby was ready to start unloading at 7.00am. H. Korning Anderson parts manager and director Jan Erickson supervised the unloading, which was completed in under half an hour. Within minutes of unloading the cases had been opened, parts checked against the inventory, and customers informed of their arrival.
As Jan Erickson said, It took under a week from the original telex being sent to receipt of the parts, which cannot be bad. With over 200,000 Leyland parts in stock there are always one or two that are urgently required, not in stock, but my 136 dealers throughout Denmark know it won't. take long to obtain them."
Jim Brisby continued to deliver the rest of the consignment to the Copenhagen area, then pick up a return load of engines,
Oarboxes and rear axles, which Wias arranged by Scan Spedition –ilast trip it was salami!
The London import office of Cprryfast International is now siLiated in London and th,e convPnience of this, plus the preellect procedures that Carryfast h s established with its overs as agents, means that the c mpany can clear over 95 per c nt of all freight within 24 h urs of its arrival in the UK. Scan Spedition, with offices
i Denmark and UK, is control
I d by Erik Christiansen and allthough started in 1977, it now specialises in forwarding, ship
ping, warehousing and distrib tion with a staff of 40 in DE mark and England and 95,0( sqft of warehousing.
The company has specialist in International Forwardin trailer and container transpc and set up dedicated services f transportation of carpets ar furniture overseas in c operation with companies doii the same type of specialist distribution — as well as orga ising Carryfast's Internation Euro-Shuttle service to ar from Denmark.
Terry Farrell has been i volved in international transpc for over 16 years and was one the first to specialise in this tyi of work. He now has a fleet • vehicles that travel worldwide
Carryfast International ft found the answer to providing fast surface transport service I enlisting the help of people wl know their business — Inter ational Freight Movement ar documentation — Distributic and International Transport.
Carryfast's Euro-Shuttle SE vice is always looking for ne markets but will not comrr itself until all involved agree th it is viable for all. That is wl names like Leyland and Rat Xerox regularly appear in tt Euro-Shuttle warehouses.