Transporting goods is an essential part of any manufacturing business and requires using a fleet of vehicles that can be a private one or outsourced. This decision of the type of fleet to have is one that has to be made after weighing all the costs and benefits. Hiring dedicated fleet services can make for an excellent solution, as creating a private fleet has its advantages but also its drawbacks. A private fleet gives you full control over your fleet, but all costs of operation are debited to the business.

When you engage a fleet service that is dedicated to your business you have a partner working with you who has the same interest as you to see that the fleet is always giving you the service that you desire. You have full access to all the resources that they have, access to any specialized equipment, and no waiting period that the building of your private fleet may require.

A private fleet requires to be maintained and this can mean a lot of expense. In the case of dedicated fleet services, this responsibility is that of the fleet provider whose facilities for repair and maintenance must be examined before you appoint them. Not having to bother about the fleet allows you to have more time and resources to devote to your business, as you have no worries for vehicles or drivers. A provider of a dedicated fleet is more likely to have the flexibility to scale up to any urgent or unforeseen requirements that you may have.

Using a dedicated fleet contract service can help to address all the distribution needs that your business has without having to invest in any needed infrastructure. Staffing for drivers and mechanics is also a problem that they completely takeover, as well as their needed supervision. All that you need to bother about is producing your goods, storing them and providing access to the warehouses for this dedicated fleet to take care of the transportation needs.

A dedicated fleet will be more beneficial for a business if there are transport opportunities for both taking out good and bringing in others for the same business. This is not always possible, and service providers will look for other backhaul opportunities that can help them to reduce their costs. The seasonality of produced goods can lead to underutilization of dedicated fleets and thus increase their quoted prices for the needed service.