CARGO & WAREHOUSING LONG ISLAND

Whether you’re shipping international packages out of Islip or managing a massive delivery operation that stretches from Montauk to New York City and beyond, you’re determined to find a superior warehousing Long Island partner. So what are some questions you should ask when evaluating candidates for your warehousing Long Island operations?

Ask about the company’s business capacity. Will the company handle fluctuating delivery schedules? If so, will you be charged a premium? What happens if/when your cargo requirements change? For instance, if you change the nature of your product, shift your customer registry around, change suppliers, or otherwise recast your storage and delivery operation, will your warehousing Long Island partner accommodate you? And if so, how quickly can the company adapt?

What kinds of pick-up, packing, inventory control, and shipping features does the company have at its disposal? Will you get features like low stock alert reports, bar code verification, serial number tracking, stock rotation, and savvy handling of non-stock cargo? How are replenishment requests handled? Can you get backorder processing, customs clearance, and assistance with the tricky logistical situations that often come up with international orders leaving/coming from Long Island freighting depots?

Finally, ask about the business culture of your potential warehousing Long Island partner. How is the chain of corporate command structured? What are the favored methods of communication, both inside the company and between the company and the client (you)? How are troubleshooting issues with the storage-delivery chain managed? What redress exists for you in the event that your order goes off course somehow?

Use these questions as a guideline, then add your own project-specific questions to the list, and you’ll have a solid template to evaluate possible warehousing partners.