Recommended Vehicle Maintenance Tools

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Logistical companies often rely on their vehicles, so it makes sense that they are maintained to a high standard. This post lists some of the essential tools that are used for vehicle maintenance.

Speciality Tools and Equipment

Speciality tools are often vehicle specific tools that are designed to do just one or two different jobs, and nothing else. For this reason speciality tools are often hard to come buy, but necessary tools for certain jobs. Useful speciality tools include disconnects for removing fuel and air conditioning lines, tubing wrenches and spindle-nut sockets.

Sockets

Many mechanics like to designate a drawer solely for sockets, and for good reason. Sockets are almost universally used by mechanics. The impact, deep-wall, short-wall, 12-point, 6-point, hex and Allen, metric, and standard sockets of all sizes are some examples.

Gasket Scrapers

A gasket scraper is a hand tool used to remove gasket residue, it has a handle, long shaft and blade and is available in many different shapes and sizes.

 

 

Important Transportation Laws and Information

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When Running goods, its important to understand the relevant transportation laws. These laws will vary between countries, so if you are couriering over extreme ranges, you may have to consider the laws of several different states or continents.

Transport or Transportation Law deals with all forms of transportation. These laws derive from state, federal, and even local sources, and can apply very broadly at a transport system level or more narrowly to specific activities or things.

Forms of Transportation

Transportation law is not limited to standard vehicles like lories or cars. transportation law also concerns to rail, water vessels, bicycles, airplanes, helicopters, and any other form of getting from one place to another. Its important to remember that the laws affecting transportation concern not only to these modes of transit, but also to the infrastructure that supports them, such as roads, bridges, airports, trails, ports, etc.

The Role of Logistics Information Systems

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A crucial tool of many logistics operations is the logistics information systems employed. The systems provide information on goods and follow their delivery path, with their progress and status, and the influence of changes on the purchasing, production, warehousing, financial and accounting systems.

They are crucial due to the dependence of the traders that use them. Relying on them for external information and international standards to comply with regulations, and to use standardized ways of exchanging logistic information with other systems and with authorities.

Systems can differ depending on whether the emphasis is on the content of the goods, on the transport equipment or the transport means used. This allows manufacturers and traders to monitor the actual products and articles to know whether they will arrive on time and in proper condition at the delivery places.

Customs and authorities responsible for security in transport, have an interest in the content of goods, as well as the transport means and equipment used to transport them.

Fleet Management System

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The main focus of each transportation business lies in delivering goods or services in an on-time, cost-effective way. Route planning needs to be performed efficiently so that the vehicle reaches its destination without any hassles, diversions or waste of time. A Fleet Management system is specifically designed for fleet managers to help them manage their transportation business, keep a track of their vehicles in real-time, and ensure the fastest delivery to customers to achieve maximum satisfaction. The system is a simple concept that combines individual, highly functional, web-based components with a GPS tracking system, a two-way wireless communication device, and management web-based software. All of these components work in tandem to produce a real-time view of the fleet for the fleet manager to watch over and keep the track of all company vehicles from the convenience of his office.
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Understanding Supply Chains Within Logistics Management

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Logistical operations require a great deal of management and co-ordination. Because of this many different categories are used to organise the different areas of logistics management. One of these categories is the subject of supply chains, which this post discusses.

The Supply Chain Defined

An important thing to outline first is that the terms, supply chain and supply chain management are two completely separate entities. This is important to establish as they are often interchanged by mistake.

The supply chain itself is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in the planning, moving, or storage of a product or service from supplier to customer. Ironically it is structured more like a web than a chain.

Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer.

Supply chain management is defined as the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing, procurement, conversion and logistics management.