What are the factors that affect dedicated line logistics

According to statistics, dedicated logistics accounts for over 90% of the transportation capacity of road transportation. The main feature of dedicated logistics is point-to-point "direct" transportation, without the need for delivery or transit, which can save a lot of costs. Therefore, the price of dedicated line transportation is cheaper than that of general logistics, and dedicated line practitioners can also obtain more profits from it. But it won't last too long. Especially in 2019, specialized logistics began to engage in a "survival" battle: the profits that could be obtained were getting lower and lower, but more and more competitors joined in, and the entire market had formed a state of "more wolves than meat". In fact, there are only three factors that affect logistics routes: profit, resources, and management.

1. Profit

Rent for the venue, employee salaries, fuel costs, and consumption of office materials can all affect profits. With the development of the economy, these costs continue to rise. Many rents have reached hundreds of thousands. At the same time, labor costs are also increasing. Without paying higher costs, there will be no recruitment, and the business will face difficulties in operation. In addition, the increase in diesel prices and the cost of consumables are the daily expenses of dedicated lines. Watching all costs rise, but still hesitant to increase revenue. In order to maintain old customers and attract new resources, the profits of dedicated lines have been repeatedly compressed.

2. Resources

The market has more wolves and less meat, and dedicated lines have no competitive advantage. Under the impact of the Internet, the choice of shippers has expanded, and the price of special lines can only be returned again and again. Nowadays, many platforms have launched some car search platforms where "car owners cannot find their cars, car owners cannot find their cars". Car owners and drivers can directly contact each other, bypassing the dedicated line. At the same time, more shippers are willing to find the driver directly through the Internet platform, and some companies will directly deliver the goods to the driver. The available resources for dedicated lines are becoming increasingly scarce. At the same time, there are more than ten logistics dedicated lines on the same route, with severe service homogenization and small price differences, making logistics dedicated lines difficult.

3. Management

Chaotic management is also a very important reason. As we all know, many dedicated lines are "husband and wife stores" and "brother stores". Family businesses have strong cohesion and high trust, but their professionalism is very chaotic. The main reason is unclear accounts and unclear profits and losses. The scale of the dedicated line in the comprehensive logistics park is not large, and it is almost impossible to rely solely on professional accounting, blind expansion, and interbank operation. There is also a lack of understanding of the risks of compensation for damages to goods, as situations such as heavy fog and rain often result in damage to goods and casualties. For some small businesses, once problems arise, light businesses will disrupt normal operations, while heavy businesses will go bankrupt.