Transportation Solutions


Put Reliability Into Your Complex Supply Chain
Shipping is what links your automotive supply chain together and keeps it flexible to fit your needs. Working with an expert to help you select the right service for each shipment can help make you successful. Knowing the best service that provides reliability, efficiency and affordability helps to support your business goals and meet your customer expectations. Create a strong link between your supply chain allies with FedEx® services that meet your demands.

Protecting Your Parts
Packing is an important part of your logistics plan as parts are manufactured globally, and whether you need the parts for further assembly, to send to your distributor, a dealer, repair shop or a consumer, the parts may have to travel a long distance under a variety of conditions. So the packaging used must be properly designed to protect the parts. Whether the part is a windshield, hood or an alternator, the packaging used must give your parts the best chance of traveling through your supply chain and arriving in perfect condition. FedEx offers several resources to assist the automotive supply chain, from resources on the Web, to a packaging hotline, to a packaging center that offers testing and a certification for your packaging. We can also help you design the best packaging for your parts.


Know Where Your Parts Are
You need to know when your inbound shipments will arrive with certainty. Your customers also want to know when their products will arrive. Every segment in your supply chain wants to know if there are any interruptions in the planned delivery schedule. Knowing and communicating these important shipment facts can be simplified through viewing real-time status of your inbound and outbound shipments. The FedEx InSight® Web-based tool lets everyone who needs to know have just the information they need when they need it.

Choices for the Speed You Need
Sometimes you need the shipment the next day. Getting the right parts to the right people at the right time is critical, as this is what customers expect. All these pressures can challenge even the most well-planned supply chain. Shipping is a critical link that ensures the right product gets to the right market at the right time. FedEx Express has the choices you need when you need to move product fast and reliably.


Move Ground Shipments at the Speed of Air
Economic and reliable shipments to and from suppliers, manufacturing and assembly plants, distribution centers and customers are the core of your supply chain. Finding the right service to move products that meet your needs and fit within your budget is an important part of your job. FedEx Ground offers just the choices you need to get the product at the right location at the right time. Compare FedEx Ground 1- and 2-day coverage versus the competition. Depending on your shipping and destination locations, our standard ground services might just get it there overnight, too!


Heavy Products Moved Where You Need It, When You Need It at the Right Price
It can be challenging to reliably move parts through your supply chain. With one call to FedEx Expedited Freight ServicesSM, you'll receive an optimal shipping solution provided by FedEx Express, FedEx Freight, or FedEx Custom Critical … or even a blend of services. We'll take your specific shipping requirements and match them with the appropriate solution to meet your needs. So whether you need the parts shipped via LTL (less-than-truckload), express air freight or you have a highly critical specific solution or require a blend of services, you can choose the best option for that specific transaction.


Shipping Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods
FedEx is a world leader when it comes to shipping these items. If you need to ship paints, batteries or other hazardous materials or dangerous goods, FedEx offers training via FedEx Express or FedEx Ground. It is important that these goods are shipped safely and properly and FedEx can help. FedEx Express offers seminars around the country to help your employees learn how to safely ship dangerous goods and FedEx Ground offers an online training course to help your employees learn how to ship Hazardous Materials safely.


Simplifying a Global Supply Chain
The automotive industry is an international business, both in sourcing and distribution. Your vendors and customers are all over the world so understanding the ever-changing international trade regulations, taxes and tariffs is vital to keeping operations moving smoothly. It's a daunting challenge that often requires expert help for even the most-informed shipper. FedEx Trade Networks helps give you a competitive edge with their educational tools and resources to ensure you are on top of the most current international shipping standards.


Moving Product Quickly Through International Markets
Your supply chain includes moving product across not only North American borders, but overseas as part of your supply chain strategy. Fast and efficient shipments and hassle-free customs clearance is your responsibility. Selecting the right service to meet these difficult challenges is vital to the success of your supply chain. FedEx offers many international shipping services to meet your demanding schedules.


Web Integration Solutions
Improve your efficiency by linking your MRP software with Web-based solutions from FedEx. By combining the best technologies, you can streamline your business and improve your decision-making by having the most accurate shipment available at your fingertips. Integration of technology improves your team's efficiency by reducing input of duplicate information, and allows employees to ship from their desktops while centrally managing processes.



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