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Carriers that employ smart managers and maintain strong balance sheets have the opportunity to secure new business and expand capacity while the recession unhinges many competitors. The winners emerging from this down turn are those companies that secure cash and jettison assets with small ROI.
The economy is driving revenue downward and balance sheets chaos: declining cash balances and increasing liabilities and debt. Your sales force is chasing new business; but competition is driving rates down and profits are small if any; so, companies are cutting operational costs by reducing headcount, parking trailers and eliminating overhead.
Surviving in a Down Economy
Smart managers are acting in ways to survive during this downturn and position themselves for growth and profitability for the recovery. They are assessing their current situation by examining employees, financials, customers, competitors and assets. This examination leads to strategies being created and implemented.
Looking Forward
Secure Trailer Lots has gone through the same self examination process decided to grow and exit this recession larger and provide even more value to our clients. Our goal is to open and operate trailer lots and terminals across the entire US and provide trailer parking in over 40 transportation markets. Secure Trailer Lots will acheive this goal by helping our customers survive this recession, providing a high level of customer service and taking over their yard operations.
ROI Focused
The basic service performed by carriers is hauling and delivering the shippers’ goods and this requires trucks, trailers and drivers. This ‘simple’ service requires carriers to become experts in all sorts of related functions; which add little value, but increases operating costs.
A carrier’s terminal operations are important for servicing a shipper but do not generate revenue. Terminals enable carriers to operate in dispersed markets, but they require capital investment and are expensive to operate. Carriers have turned to Secure Trailer Lots not to park trailers, rather to improve their balance sheet, manage expenses and become more competitive.
The direct investment for a fully developed 10 acre terminal tops $2,500,000 and the yearly operating costs excees $600,000 which includes costs associated with land, property improvements, buildings, maintenance, and guard service. The chart below presents the yearly yard operation costs.
Once a yard is open, these costs are fixed and will continue until the yard is sold. You may feel that operating costs are variable, but most experience accounts view these costs as fixed.
These fixed costs lock carriers its terminals and cause management to make decisions based upon these non-core investments rather than market conditions.
How many carriers have terminals in Detroit where they still pay for property taxes, security and maintenance but have little opportunity for trailer movement?
Outsourcing Yard Operations
Carriers that have contacted Secure Trailer Lots have found yard solutions to that have converted property investment and operating expenses into cash reserves while receiving increased yard service and becoming more agile. In short, our partners have become more competitive.
Yes. Secure Trailer Lots has enabled its customers to become more competitive.
Secure Trailer Lots is seeking carriers to park trailers in our lots, to outsource yard management, rent parking space and become partners to survive this difficult economy.
About Secure Trailer Lots
Secure Trailer Lots is a specialized security company that bridgesthe cargo security gap between shippers and customers by providingservices to protect cargo at rest. Secure Trailer Lots offers HighSecurity Drop Lots, Drop Lot Operations Outsourcing, TransportationConsulting and Customized Security Products and Services. Carriers,owner-operators, and manufacturers use our services to secure cargoand trailer parking for their trailer fleets.
Secure Trailer Lots is looking for clients and partners. The map below presents our current locations. We are activily searching for additional lots. Contact us at 877-819-9526
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