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-w hen are Britain's major
supermarkets going to realise that "logistics" is of little interest to the average haulier, but deadlines and schedules very much are?
I'm getting more and more fed up with my vehicles being made to wait five or six hours, sometimes even longer, to unload a reefer just because they got there a few minutes late, through absolutely no fault of their own, and all in the name of streamlining somebody else's supply chain.
I accept that haulage is part of the supply chain, but supermarkets should realise that holding hauliers up unnecessarily today could have them out of business tomorrow—God knows, there are enough examples of that as it is. And what's the point anyway in streamlining every part of the supply chain except haulage? I'd have thought haulage would be the first place to start, given Britain's current road conditions.
I for one look forward to the day when supermarkets really put "logistics" first and give priority to hauliers fighting to survive in what is undeniably the most tricky part of the supply chain. Name and address supplied.