kate, Author at Deni Internacional

The protection of a van. The loading flexibility of a flatbed.

Curtain sided transportation is suitable for almost all types of cargo, and as such it has become the most common type of transportation in Europe. There are numerous benefits that this type of transportation has in hand both for customers and for trucking companies as well.

Further in this article you can read everything about curtain sided transportation, starting from what a curtain side trailer is to what the most common cargo for curtain side truck are.

Let’s take a read!

1. What Is Curtain Sider Transportation

Curtain sided transportation is definitely IN this year.

There is no doubt why curtain sided s one of the most common types of transportation, and why it increases in popularity each year.

Thereupon, curtain sided transportation can offer your cargo the protection of a van and the loading flexibility of a flatbed. The benefits that this type of transportation has to offer are numerous.

Curtain sided transportation is a win-win choice both for customers as well as for trucking companies. Customers will enjoy a peace of mind by knowing that curtain sided trailers can protect their cargo as it would been a van or a box trailer, whereas truck drivers will enjoy the easy and quick loading and unloading from the sides and back of the trailer.

The numerous benefits that curtain sided transportation has in hand to offer not only that attracts more customers that choose this type of transportation, but as well it makes most trucking companies move forward with the curtain side concept.

2. What is a Curtain Side Trailer?

Curtain side trailers are achieving even bigger dominance in the Euro transportation market this year.

The European transportation market has been really quick in embracing the benefits of curtain side trailers thanks to its three unique features:

Flexibility
Safety
Easy cargo accessibility

Thereupon, the flexibility that this type of trailers offer enables trucking companies to accept regular cargo in both small and large sizes, but as well enables them with the capacity to accept odd-shaped or non-standard freight.

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Curtain sided trailers can simply handle whatever cargo challenges your daily schedule throws your way.

By including a curtain side trailer to your fleet you are saying yes to incorporate multiple loads in a single trailer without limitation on what the first or last load will be.

3. Most Common Cargo for Curtain Side Truck

We at Deni Internacional have often been asked, what type of cargo can be transported in a curtain side trailer?

The real answer is: with curtain sided trailer you can transport literally any type of cargo.

The protection that this type of trailer offers, makes its use appropriate for most goods.

In general, curtain sided transportation is used for cargo that is commonly carried on flatbed trailers, but the enclosed environment just widens the list of cargo that can be transported. Hence, this is just part of the cargo type that can be transported with curtain sided transportation:

Building Materials

doors
windows
lumber
laminates
bricks
other construction items

Industrial

automotive components
aircraft and aerospace components
defence equipment
chemicals

General Cargoes

agricultural equipment
food
seeds
airfreight
paper products

The list of items currently being hauled in curtain side trailers is exhaustive and, perhaps, too long to list completely.

4. Less Than Truckload and Full Truckload

Full truckload transportation and less than truckload transportation make the core of curtain sided transportation.

Curtain sided is the ideal transportation method for both types of shipment but especially for LTL.

When we say LTL shipments, we refer to small packages up to shipments that are too large to considered small packages, but do not make up a full truckload.

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Curtain sided transportation is the ideal method for LTL shipments because of trailers’ accessibility.

We at Deni Internacional are specialized in LTL or also known as part load shipments. We are currently offering regular transport and collective cargo from Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo to all European counties and backwards.

5. Importance Of Curtain Sider Transportation

The first and foremost benefit from curtain sided transport is its versatility.

Curtain sided trailers combine the advantages of an enclosed trailers and of a flatbed trailer.

As such it enables quick loading and unloading, as well as an easy accessibility to all cargo that is being transported in the trailer.

The four-side access allows the driver to load and unloading from ground level where docks are occupied or non-existent. Likewise, curtain sided trailers’ versatility enables the driver to load the cargo from the roof as well (with the help of a crane) .

Final Thoughts

All in all, if you have any of the above listed types of cargo, or cargo that was not listed but does fit in LTL, or full truckload but you want to protect it, then we strongly recommend you to go forward with curtain sided transportation.

We guarantee that by choosing this solution you will enjoy the flexibility of our well-trained professional drivers who are knowledgeable in all aspects of curtain-sided transportation. We can handle it all, regardless if it is LTL or FTL shipment.

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Which type of road transportation is the best for my type of cargo?

This is the most frequently posed question by our clients.

The type of road cargo transportation is a very important consideration that one should think about when planning a cargo transportation.

There are many factors that contribute to determining the type of transportation, starting from the cargo size, weight up to the temperature-sensitivity.

Further in this article you can read more on all the types of road transportation services that we at Deni Internecinal can offer you.

Take a read!

1. Curtain Sided Transportation

Curtain sided trucks are the most commonly used type of vehicles for general road haulage. These types of trucks have curtain roof and are covered with PVC curtain sides.

One of the reasons why this type of road cargo transportation is so popular is the curtain sides that this truck has, which enable easy loading and unloading.

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Moreover, curtain sided trucks are the perfect solution for commercial cargo.

All in all, curtain sided transportation can offer your cargo the protection of a dry van, and the convenience of a flat deck at the same time.

2. Flatbed Transportation

This type of road cargo transportation is generally used when there is a need to move large pieces of construction equipment or building supplies and containers. But, the use of flatbed transportation is not restricted to only that type of cargo.

One of the biggest benefits that flatbed road cargo transportation offers are:

Faster loading and unloading;
Better secured cargo;
Convenience;
Continuous space;
More weight capability;

Thereupon, regardless if you are in construction or general manufacturing, flatbed trucks are vital to any cargo transportation.

3. Temperature Controlled Transportation

Temperature controlled transportation has a growing impact on our everyday lives.

This type of road cargo transportation requires special, temperature controlled trucks. More precisely, the truck transporting sensitive products has a built-in refrigeration system, which helps in keeping the products at a desired temperature level throughout the overall transportation process.

In reality, for many products temperature controlled road cargo transportation is not an option, it is more of a necessity.

The biggest and the most important benefit that temperature controlled trucks can offer is keeping sensitive products from deteriorating and losing their value during the transportation.

4. Box Truck Transportation

Box trucks are easily recognizable by their large boxy like shaped metal structure.

This type of trucks is ideal for moving cargo that is sensitive to weather. In addition box trucks feature tie-down points to secure the cargo.

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The type of cargo that is being transported with box trucks includes:

Household goods
Packages
Perishables
Clothes
Home appliances

What makes the box truck a perfect solution for local routes is the cargo safety it provides.

5. Car-Carrying Transportation

Transporting a vehicle can be extremely nerve-racking, that is why many people nowadays choose to transport their vehicle from destination A to destination B via car-carrying transportation services.

Open car transportation means that your vehicle is going to be transported on an open trailer & exposed to the outdoors. Commercial car carrier trailers have built in ramps that make the loading and off-loading process easier. These trailers are using power hydraulics to raise or lower the ramps.

This type of car-carrying transportation is widely used.

6. Road Cargo Transportation – Tanker Transportation

Tanker truck transportation is only being associated to certain industries.

These types of trucks can refer both to a semi-truck that hauls tanks and to a straight truck that hauls tanks. This type of transportation is specialized for transporting a variety of liquids, chemicals or gases.

Depending upon customer’s needs, this type of transportation can be also used for transporting liquids of a hazardous nature, such as fuel and pesticides.

Final Thoughts

As you can see, there are numerous options for road cargo transportation. Each type of transportation has its advantages. Yet, prioritizing your needs and understanding your cargo is important when choosing the best type of road cargo transportation.

We at Deni Internacional can recognize the specific needs of our customers, by which we determine the type of service, if their cargo is more compatible for flatbed or one of the other road cargo transportation means.

Currently we are offering regular transport and collective cargo from Macedonia, Albania & Kosovo to all European countries and backwards. In addition to that, our fleet is equipped with GPS positioning and tracking, which enables us to have a 24/7 communication with our vehicles. Creating individualized, immediate and intelligent transport.

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Warehousing companies play an important role in the exchange of goods.

If you or your business has previously been into international trading and product transportation, then you are well aware of the importance of choosing a top warehousing company.

On the other hand, if you are one of those people that are facing warehousing needs for the first time, then this article will help your way on carefully and successfully choosing the best warehousing company for your needs.

It is no secret that warehousing companies provide services that can help you prepare and store your products, while at the same time providing you economic and service benefits.

So, let’s take a further read on how you can choose a top warehousing company in 7 easy steps:

1. Ask if They Handled Your Type of Products Before

This is one of the main questions that you will have to cover the answer for when searching for the best warehousing company.

Familiarity of handling your type of products can be crucial due to the following factors:

Packing and storing;
Technical know-how;
Loading plans;

Choosing a warehousing company that knows every aspect of handling your type of products can help you stay care free. But at the same time it can save you money too.

Tip: You can recognize if the warehousing company has really handled your type of products previously by the type of offer that they are going to give you. Pay special attention to the type of equipment to store, pack and ship your products.

2. Make Sure Their Equipment is a Good Fit for Your Product Type

When choosing a warehousing company it is important to realize that having a warehouse staff being familiar and knowledgeable about handling your type of products is not enough.

In addition to that, the warehousing company should offer equipment and specific accommodations that are a good fit for your product type.

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Therefore, if your product type is sensitive, then you will have to look for a warehousing company that can offer you the following:

Forklift;
Maintenance, service and spare parts;
Racking system according to your needs and dimensions;
Complete draft plan for the storage equipment;
Cargo storage of any weights and dimensions;
Facility that maintains both temperature and humidity levels;
Sterile storage facility- if your products are delicate electronics or chemicals;

Also, warehousing companies that are handling sensitive types of products are offering protection and risk bearing of the products. Simply, cover this to ensure that the warehousing company you are going to choose will be the perfect fit for your products.

We at Deni International are offing excellent warehousing solutions for storage, manipulation and maintenance.

Apart from that, we are also distributors of LINDE Material Handling. Now you can choose between an electrical, diesel or LPG forklift according to your needs. We will offer you the best balance between price and performance.

3. Check If the Location of the Warehousing Company Is Good For You

Never forget to check the location of the warehousing company.

Why is that so important?

Location is the key to timely delivery, and by that it is the key to saving you additional costs too.

Here are some factors to consider before making the final decision:

Determine your customer base and pinpoint the region;
Find a good balance between the location of the warehousing company and the convenience as well as proximity to customers;
Check if the roads are good, if access is available, what traffic is like and if there is clearance for trucks;

In other words, the location of your warehousing company contributes directly to the overall customer experience, but as well to the efficiency of your business.

Our warehouse is located at Skopje’s entrance, providing access for heavy loading vehicles, avoiding the city center. The good infrastructure, E-75 highway and Skopje Ring road, makes our location easily reachable from/to all directions (Belgrade, Pristina, Veles, Tetovo).

4. Can They Cover all of Your Requirements

Before you even start searching for a top warehousing company, it is imperative that you carefully consider your storage needs.

Only by knowing your precise storage needs you will be able to determine if a warehousing company can meet all your requirements.

Some of the most common requirements that customers have include:

Bulk storage;
Proper square footage;
Compatibility of products being stored with one another;

5. Are the Warehouse Conditions Adjusted for Sensitive Goods

If your goods are in the category of perishable food items, hazardous materials or pharmaceutical products, then it is essential for you to find a warehousing company that can adjust its conditions for sensitive goods.

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Therefore, the warehousing company should cover the following points when handling sensitive goods:

Secured entry;
Alarms;
Constant monitoring of temperature and humidity;
Sprinklers and risk management processes;

Sensitive goods should be stored in the right conditions, only that way spoilage, damage and substantial losses can be prevented.

6. How Secure is Their Warehouse?

Warehouse security starts by covering all the space’s vulnerable areas.

The warehouse security level is one of the most critical components when it comes to dealing with valuable and sensitive products.

A warehousing company that has developed strict security measures will have a staff that is trained to react quickly in the event of theft. In addition to that every warehousing company should have highly efficient alarms that will increase the product security.

Thereupon, a well secured warehousing will have covered the following:

Guarded entrance & exit doors of the warehouse;
Installed surveillance system for live monitoring of the external as well as the internal activities;
Proper inventory management system;
Regular review and maintenance of the warehouse security system;
High-tech access control system integrated with surveillance;

7. Check Which Additional Services They Offer

A top warehousing company will always have in hand to offer you additional services, such as are the following:

Warehousing cargo in transit;
Adjusted conditions for warehousing medicines and medicine materials, toxic materials, technical and electronic sensitive goods;
Warehousing cars, loading vehicles, nonstandard dimensions and machines;
Modern technical equipment;
24/7 loading and unloading with complete video surveillance;
70% racking system in the warehouse;
Professional team on your disposal;

Final Thoughts

All in all, the process of choosing a top warehousing company will not take a long period of time if you have previously determined your strict needs and requirements.

Selecting the top warehousing company is not without its challenges, but by considering the 7 steps mentioned above you can ensure to choose it wisely.

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The prime and foremost important goal of the best trucking companies is to keep customer satisfaction on high level.

Therefore, trucking companies must ensure on providing the best service, while being fully concentrated on customer expectations.

But, what exactly are customers looking for when choosing a trucking company to haul their freight?

Take a further read!

1. On-Time Delivery

Customer satisfaction and on-time deliveries are two very closely related concepts.

Why is on-time delivery so important?

It is mainly because timely deliveries have a significant impact on customers’ business. In like manner, it is extremely important for trucking companies to deliver the freight to the final destination at the right time.

That is why trucking companies solutions should always include accurate calculation of the expedited transit time.

Many trucking companies solutions nowadays include proactive notifications.

These proactive notifications include keeping track of the freight location all the time and sending reports. It is the customer who decides how frequent those notifications should be.

Safe, secure and on-time delivery of freight can be done if trucking companies solutions, that is to say route optimizations in this case, work with the changes and not against them.

2. Safe and Secure Transportation

Trucking companies are showing their responsibility by keeping promises and delivering their customers’ freight on-time.

On the other hand, if safety concerns are being compromised, then reliability and on time deliveries will be straight proportionally disrupted.

Yet, two factors that can lead to safety disruption are poorly maintained equipment and improper operation of trucks.

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The goal of a safe and secure transportation is established for the well-being of the customers as well as to truck drivers. Trucking companies solutions include elimination or mitigation of all types of risks of the cargo while on the highway.

3. Reasonable Rates

Customers will be able to find reasonable rates only in customer-centric trucking companies.

Why is that so?

Well, it is so because these types of trucking companies know what is needed in order to succeed in a competitive marketplace. That includes:

Utilizing smart pricing strategies when selling services;
Offering customer-oriented pricing incentives;
Competitive prices;

In addition to these pricing strategies as part of the trucking companies solutions one can find “custom tailored” rate schedules too. These “custom tailored” rate schedules are usually based upon the value, volume as well as the frequency of freight transportation.

Thereupon, “custom tailored” rates are a clear proof that professional trucking companies through route, pickup and delivery optimization can offer customers the best and most optimized rates.

Trucking companies by offering clients the best deal possible, starting from customization of services up to reasonable rates are unlocking the success in this industry.

4. Trucking Companies Solutions: Guidance and Responsibility

As of the moment of handling the freight to the trucking company, customers are looking for and expecting guidance & responsibility.

Hence, trucking companies guidance and responsibility should be maintained on a high level from the moment they receive the freight, throughout the transportation process, up to the actual delivery.

More precisely, trucking companies are responsible for the execution, direction, and coordination of all transportation matters.

On the flip side, trucking companies are also responsible for their drivers’ behaviour throughout the transportation process.

5. Professional Representation

Every customer driven trucking company besides providing the above mentioned solutions, will as well provide you with professional representation too.

Professional representation or that is to say the integrity of a trucking company means everything in the trucking world. A customer is able to recognize such company right away.

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Therefore, reliability starts at the very moment of signing the contact with the customer. The trucking company should consider all factors and determine whether they have the resources or drivers to handle all the process.

A poor initial decision by a trucking company is simply not accepted both for the trucking world as well as to the customers.

Professional representation refers to keeping the promise of doing what it’s been agreed on with the customer.

Final Thoughts

To enumerate, the above mentioned solutions can be seen as a base for owning a successful trucking company and succeeding in the trucking world.

But as well these trucking companies solutions are what customers are looking for in a freight transportation provider.

Therefore, if trucking companies want to attract and to keep already existing customers they should provide and constantly improve on-time delivery, safe and secure transportation, reasonable rates, guidance and responsibility as well as professional representation.

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International transportation is a driving force that shapes the overall transportation chain.

Correspondingly it could present a great opportunity for many lucrative businesses.

Point often overlooked is that the international transportation stretches thousands of miles, spans oceans, crosses multiple borders, and utilizes a variety of transport modes. Therefore, the key point to arranging impeccable international cargo transportation is choosing wisely the most important actors in shipping.

Do you wonder who the actors in shipping are? And what are the most important roles in international transportation?

Take a further read & find out more about international transportation!

1. Freight Forwarder

Did you know that the freight forwarder does not actually move your freight itself?

The actual role of the freight forwarder in the overall international transportation is to act as an intermediary between the shipper and the other transportation services. That is to say the freight forwarder establishes relationship with logistics companies, trucking companies as well as carriers.

Therefore, it is the freight forwarder who negotiates the best price and by that holds one of the most important roles in international transportation.

A good freight forwarder is he who can choose a route for your cargo that best balances the reliability, price, as well as speed of delivery. Moreover, a good freight forwarder makes the transportation way simpler and available for clients through cost optimization, as well as through managing timely freight deliveries.

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Correspondingly, the freight forwarder will have to assist and advice you as their client on the types and modes of international transportation. By the same taken freight forwarders have knowledge of regulations, transportation costs as well as regulations. This, on the other hand, will help you ease the exporting process too.

In many cases a freight forwarder can be a transportation company, which besides using its own units and resources uses resources from other operators in the overall transportation process with the aim to find the most optimal transportation solution.

Transportation companies by using their know-how often times find ideal transportation solutions by using single or multimodal transportation.

All in all, the freight forwarder, optimizes the transport process, handles your cargo from one international destination to another.

2. Shipper

On the other hand we have the shipper.

The shipper has one of the most important roles in international transportation too. Depending on the incoterms agreed between the buyer and the seller, the Shipper is in most cases responsible for exporting the cargo.

This means that most of the time he is the one doing the packaging, loading, and preparing the export customs documents.

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Therefore, shippers can also be seen as the seller of the cargo or the company where the cargo can be picked up.

The main shipper’s responsibilities are:

Delivering the goods ready for carriage;
Providing information, instructions and documents;
Providing information for the compilation of contract;
Informing the dangerous nature or character of the goods.

By and large, the shipper can be referred to as an exporter.

3. Consignee

A consignee is the recipient of cargo, that is to say the party that receives a shipment from the carrier.

According to the rules and regulations that do apply to international transportation, the consignee should be listed on the Bill of Lading and, in most of the cases, it is the consignee’s address that the cargo will be delivered where he should be physically present when receiving the shipment.

The main consignee’s responsibilities are:

Proper cargo pickup and delivery;
Maintaining proper documentation (signing cargo pickup document);

Another key point of consignee’s work includes filling import customs declaration, as well as paying taxes and duties.

4. Customer

A customer can be an individual or a company that wants to arrange international transportation for its cargo. Usually companies tend to book cargo transportation with the help of freight forwarders, as mentioned before.

Henceforth, besides an individual, or a company that wants to arrange international transportation, as customers can be as well considered:

Transporters;
Freight forwarders;
The sender and the receiver;

Put differently, each of the roles mentioned previously at some point of the transportation process can play the role of a customer.

In either case, the customer is someone that has the need of moving his cargo from point A to point B.

5. International Transportation – Transport Operators

Road Transport Companies

The most common way of transporting cargo is via road transportation.

Road transportation these days is enabled by road transport companies. These companies are generally offering the following cargo transportation services:

Full truck loads;
Partial truck loads;
Bulk transportation;
Temperature controlled transportation.

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Correspondingly road transport companies try to keep their customers happy on a regular basis by developing specific routes and combining complexity, while having in mind the economic aspects as well.

Airfreight Lines

Airfreight lines, or better said air transport is a crucial part of many international logistics networks. More precisely, airfreight lines are dedicated to the cargo transportation process by air.

Additionally, airfreight lines are responsible for controlling and managing the flow of goods, information and other resources.

It might happen that airfreight lines are divisions of larger passenger airlines.

Shipping Lines

Shipping lines are companies operating ships that are responsible for the transportation of cargo/containers.

These companies are responsible for the transportation process of the cargo from the load port to the discharge port.

Shipping lines play integral part in the multimodal cargo transportation process.

When handling cargo to shipping lines customers are most commonly required to give authorization to the shipping line to sign on their behalf. Shipping lines are requiring this with the purpose to save time for their customers, because that way if there is any process along the way that will have to be expedited, they will do it without the owner physically going there.

Final Thoughts

To enumerate, managing international transportation requires a detailed pre-planning, as well as a good collaboration between the freight forwarders, shippers, consignees, customers, and transport operators.

So, the best for your business is to make an informative decision on choosing the 5 most important roles that will lead you to achieving on-time, on-budget, and goal-focused international transportation of your cargo.

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