Why does the country need so many warehouses?

[JohnMitten]

Plans are being put in for a big railway freight interchange near to Stoney Stanton, why does the country need so many of these warehouse buildings?
I think one of the first in the country was at Bitteswell
I suppose because we live in the Midlands we have more than most areas, but I am sure of all the trucks on the motorways, at least half of em must be carrying fresh air about, or migrants.

 

[What?]

There's one in Coalville but the ladies are a bit dodgy

 

[tudor_fox]

I know a dyslexic pimp that bought a warehouse

 

[JohnMitten]

I am only familar with the Little one on the Prairie.

 

[HughJanus]

A GWR tank engine?

 

[astleyfox]

Plans are being put in for a big railway freight interchange near to Stoney Stanton, why does the country need so many of these warehouse buildings?
I think one of the first in the country was at Bitteswell
I suppose because we live in the Midlands we have more than most areas, but I am sure of all the trucks on the motorways, at least half of em must be carrying fresh air about, or migrants.

Because the country has been turned into a floating warehouse itself. We dont make anything.

 

[What?]

We make lots of things in this country, the problem is making it at exactly the time somebody else want's it

JIT is now the way things are done whether it's manufacturing or retail, for Amazon to deliver it next day it has to be easily at hand all of which costs money which is why everything is so expensive.

 

[JohnMitten]

Many of you Roofers will have seen on your trips to away matches how the motorways look different at weekends with very little HGV traffic.

 

[What?]

Replaced by doddery old farts in Nissan Micras

 

[Oadlad]

Try using motoways at night, nose to tail delivery wagons....

 

[What?]

What other sort of wagons are there?

 

[Richardvanles]

Make it law you have to backhaul.

 

[HughJanus]

Most of the distribution motors are taking roll cages or pallets or recycling back “home”

 

[Richardvanles]

Most of the distribution motors are taking roll cages or pallets or recycling back “home”

Most?

 

[What?]

Yes most
Otherwise all the supermarkets would be full of the fucking things.

 

[SteveYork]

Make it law you have to backhaul.

What does backhaul mean? Have to be loaded on a return journey rather than carrying fresh air?

 

[Paddysfoxes]

Fill them with illegals

 

[What?]

What does backhaul mean? Have to be loaded on a return journey rather than carrying fresh air?

In the good old days we called them back loads. Some drivers get paid a percentage of the vehicles earnings so if it's empty they're working for nothing.

 

[What?]

Fill them with illegals

Only the ones going to France

 

[Richardvanles]

Yes most
Otherwise all the supermarkets would be full of the fucking things.

Not in e-com. With everyone wanting next day delivery most of the trailers leaving site do so only half loaded to meet customer promise.

 

[Richardvanles]

And to answer the original question. Hubs are springing up everywhere to meet with e commerce demands to deliver in 24 hours. More efficient, not necessarily greener.

 

[HughJanus]

Employ experienced load planners instead of computers

 

[Richardvanles]

Employ experienced load planners instead of computers

Even an experienced planner couldn’t turn 8 pallets into 26 pallets. You’d have to employ Paul Daniels. Ten years ago experienced planners were an asset, not any more they’re not, not in e commerce. Big companies, or certainly the biggest e commerce company in the west have multiple warehouses and hubs. The real planning is the pick planning. Pushing the % of work to hit CPT times to different warehouses (if a particular warehouse even carries that stock) is how they work now. In the modern world planners have gone the way of the knocker upper.

 

[HughJanus]

Sounds like you need shorter trailers and tractors running at a lower GVW