How to find the source of cold chain logistics

Abstract: Cold chain logistics is a form of logistics, and its transportation objects mainly include fresh food, medical products, agricultural products and chemicals. Cold chain logistics mainly ensures the quality of fresh, fast-moving consumer goods and special medical products, and ensures the timeliness of cargo transportation. What's the difference between cold chain logistics and ordinary logistics? How to find the source of cold chain logistics? Let's have a look. First, the difference between cold chain logistics and ordinary logistics

1, timeliness

Cold chain logistics is mainly used to transport frozen products, vaccines, fresh products and other products with low or ultra-low storage temperature requirements. These products are hard to preserve, short in shelf life and easy to wear and tear, so consumers have higher requirements on the timeliness of delivery, generally the same day, the next day and the third day.

2. Complexity

In the process of product circulation in cold chain logistics, we must follow the 3T principle, that is, time circulation time, temperature storage temperature and allowable product storage resistance. Because the product quality of cold chain transportation is easy to change with the change of temperature and time, it is necessary to strictly control the corresponding temperature and storage time of different kinds of products, and the transporter must closely track and supervise the whole process of commodity circulation, which is obviously much more complicated than ordinary logistics.

3. Characteristics

The application scope of cold chain logistics is smaller than that of ordinary logistics, and it is suitable for fresh vegetables and fruits, aquatic products, fresh products, dairy products, meat products, quick-frozen foods, prefabricated vegetables, special medicines and so on. There is a requirement for low-temperature storage environment, and there is no "broken chain" in the middle, so it has strong industry specificity.

4. High growth

The construction cost of cold chain logistics is much higher than that of ordinary logistics. First, the construction of cold storage and the purchase of cold chain vehicles, the purchase of infrastructure alone is several times more than that of ordinary logistics; Secondly, the application of refrigeration technology and equipment, including compressor, condenser, evaporator, throttle valve, a set of equipment costs tens of thousands, as well as charging according to the area of cold storage; Then there is the operating cost of the cold storage, including electricity, manpower, rent and oil. In most cases, cold chain projects are in a state of negative profit at the initial stage of operation, and the return period of funds is long, which greatly tests the capital flow and comprehensive strength of enterprises.

Second, how to find the source of cold chain logistics

1, go to the cold chain logistics internet platform to find distribution information. At present, the general cold chain logistics trading platform has the service of matching information of vehicles, goods and warehouses. The most common way to find and publish refrigerated truck information on the Internet is to directly search refrigerated truck information, and a lot of information will be displayed.

2. You can also publish news on the local life platform or find the relevant needs of refrigerated trucks, and you can find the source that suits you.

The above-mentioned online freight platform is one of the most convenient channels for novices to find the supply of refrigerated trucks, but the quality of the supply and freight rates vary widely. The most important thing is to prevent being cheated and remind new cardholders to pay special attention to the following points:

First, try to use free information sources. There is no information fee and it is not easy to be cheated.

Second, don't engage in so-called "advance funds", so as to avoid "playing missing" after the scammer gets the money.

Third, don't transfer money through WeChat. It is best to pay on the freight platform. In case of an accident, you can complain with evidence.

Fourth, don't pull illegal embargoed goods, even if the cost is high, don't touch them. After all, the cost of illegal crime is too high.

The fifth is to ask the specific loading and unloading address.

Sixth, we should pay attention to the settlement method of freight.

3. Go to supermarkets and hotels to find the source of refrigerated trucks. You can try to get in touch with supermarkets, supermarkets, hotels, food companies, pharmaceutical companies and other entities with refrigerated truck distribution and transportation needs, and provide local refrigerated transportation services as their logistics providers.

4. Take the initiative to contact some pharmaceutical companies, epidemic prevention institutions (with vaccine delivery business) and other units with cold chain needs. Maybe you can meet the cold chain transportation business you are looking for.

5. Looking for potential customers who need refrigerated truck delivery from social media such as WeChat group and QQ group is also a good way to find business effectively.

6. Use personal connections, keep in touch with friends and relatives, and communicate with your own refrigerated truck resources. The introduction of acquaintances is also a good way to solve the problem of finding goods in refrigerated trucks.

7. Be good at accumulating customers. I would like to remind novice card friends to be good at accumulating customers. There is an old saying in China: once born, twice cooked. For the first time, you gave the shipper a good logistics experience, and all aspects of efficiency and attitude satisfied him. Then the next time there is a freight demand, you may be found again (it is best to get the contact information of the shipper and save it after each delivery, and also leave your phone number with the shipper). One customer is like this, and two customers are like this. After a long time, you will have a customer base of your own, and then you will no longer have to worry that your car is useless.

8. Be good at subdividing the cold chain logistics market. Cold chain transportation can be subdivided into fruit and vegetable cold chain logistics, dairy cold chain logistics, meat cold chain logistics, aquatic cold chain logistics and so on. Novice card friends can find suitable sources of goods according to these different types of cold chain logistics and take corresponding measures according to the characteristics of their own regions, so that their refrigerated trucks can find jobs more easily next time.