Cold Chain Shipping Solutions
Transportation throughout the cold chain requires special capabilities to ensure food safety and compliance. Temperature tracking technology, built specifically to monitor temperature requirements, and proper handling are all critical aspects of transporting your food and beverage products.
Flexible Freight Brokerage Options to Meet Your Needs
The food and beverage industry possesses its own set of seasonal needs, capacity surges and challenging lanes. To help meet the demanding needs of your business, we have freight brokerage services equipped to ensure your product reaches its destination on time and on budget. Moreover, we ensure carrier compliance and performance standards so that you can be confident that your shipment will be handled to your specifications. We provide:
- Asset-based carrier – We're able to access a dedicated fleet of over 8,000 vehicles, which means better rates for you.
- Flexible capacity – We have an extensive network of preferred DOT authorized for-hire carriers and private fleets under contract.
- Greater Visibility – Penske uses the latest technology to track your freight, giving you the information you need, when you need it.
Freight Brokerage Solutions Across Transportation Modes
Penske Logistics can tap into a range of transportation modes to accommodate your specific food and beverage transportation needs. This includes: dry vans, flatbeds, refrigerated, heavy haul and specialized freight. We also offer several freight options that offer a range of benefits, such as Less-Than-Truckload(LTL), Expedited and Multi-Modal. Each option is designed to meet a specific need:
- Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) – Less-than-truckload allows you to pay for just the space you use, instead of the whole truck. We offer a vast network of transportation solutions that ensures your food and beverage products get where they need to go for a great rate.
- Expedited Freight – If your food needs to get to a location quickly. Whether your shipment is urgent or simply requires extra care, Penske has the processes and expertise to deliver your expedited needs.
- Multi-Modal Freight – Penske can access multiple transportation modes including: truck, ship, air or intermodal rail. We help get your food and beverage products to their destination safely, efficiently and on-time.
Outsourcing to a 3PL
Choosing a partner to ensure your food and beverage operation is working at maximum efficiency is no small task. That's why many small to medium-sized food companies opt to use third-party specialists to manage their storage and transportation needs. Penske Logistics has decades of experience in the food and beverage industry and is well positioned to help customers of all sizes with a variety of transportation options.
To learn more about how Penske Logistics can help strengthen your cold chain and solidify your food and beverage industries, please contact us.
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