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What is Ship-Through?
Ship-Through is a service offered by the
motor vehicle manufacturers for the transportation of a vehicle from the
producing plant, through Fort Wayne Fleet Equipment or Louisville Truck
Equipment's facility and back into the motor company's transportation
system. There is usually a handling fee added to the motor company's invoice
to cover coordinating, shipping and paperwork.
Why should I use it?
Ship-Through is primarily used by
companies who have large fleets of vehicles, or whose fleet is spread out
over a large area or both. By taking advantage of the ship-through process,
these fleets are able to control quality,
consistency and
cost.
What are the
advantages?
Ship-Through offers many benefits to the
fleet managers, purchasing departments and field personnel who take
advantage of our service. Some of the more important benefits are:
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Consistency - Each fleet vehicle produced, including the
equipment installed, will conform to fleet specifications. This is a major
advantage for fleets who are nationwide or conduct business over a large
portion of the United States. Using the convenient Auto Truck Group
Ship-Through process and Fort Wayne Fleet Equipment and Louisville Truck
Equipment as the equipment installer, will ensure that the fleet vehicle,
regardless of where it is domiciled, will be built to exact fleet
specifications. |
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Quality Control - By using the ship-through process, a fleet
can exercise control over the quality of its completed vehicles by
monitoring the work of one select vendor, in one location, whose work force,
ship facilities and expertise are of a consistently high level. |
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Volume Discounts - By using Auto Truck Group, the fleet is
able to realize savings through volume discounts. Additionally, Auto Truck
Group is able to maintain an inventory of the fleet's specific equipment,
which can greatly reduce lead-time when an order is placed. |
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Efficiency - By using Auto Truck Group, the fleet operations
manager is able to accurately forecast equipment requirements for the entire
fleet. Field personnel will no longer be required to spend valuable
production time sourcing equipment and suppliers. |
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Credibility - Before Fort Wayne Fleet Equipment and
Louisville Truck Equipment were approved and assigned a Ship-Through code,
we underwent a review process by the motor company which included a thorough
credit check and physical inspection of our facilities. The fleet manager
can feel secure in a decision to award Auto Truck Group (AT) new business
knowing that ATG has satisfied the stringent requirements of the review
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Scheduling - By using Auto Truck Group and the Ship-Through
process, the fleet is able to control equipment installation schedules. The
fleet operations manager is able to prioritize the production schedule to
accommodate specific field requirements. The fleet manager and Auto Truck
Group personnel work together to coordinate the delivery of materials and
components, thereby ensuring the timely delivery of vehicles. |
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Liability Insurance - Auto Truck Group carries liability
insurance to protect us and our fleet customers. |
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Mileage - Because vehicles are transported by truck carrier
or rail to and from the facilities, they are delivered to the end user with
little or no mileage registered on the odometer. |
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Electronic Capability - Fort Wayne Fleet Equipment and
Louisville Truck Equipment, as the Ship-Through equipment installer, must
satisfy the fleet's requirements regarding the electronic transfer of
information by means of advanced computer systems. Anticipating these
requirements, we have state-of-the-art systems already in place. |
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Special Equipment - Using Auto Truck Group and the
Ship-Through process affords the fleet manager a higher level of confidence
that specialized equipment will be manufactured and installed to conform
with fleet specifications. |
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Convenience - Working with Auto Truck Group allows you to
have peace of mind and reduces the time you would have spent with paperwork,
phone calls, expediting and other coordinating functions. |
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Ready - The "Job Ready" vehicle is delivered to a dealer in
the vicinity of the end user's location. No additional time or expense is
incurred by the fleet at the using point to ready the vehicle for service.
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Delivery Cost - Because the completed vehicle is returned to
the motor vehicle company's traffic flow, there are no additional delivery
charges. Ship-Through charges are generally much lower than long distance
delivery charges. |
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We hope this information
provides you with a better understanding of the Auto Truck Group's
Ship-Through process. It has been our experience that most fleet personnel
give the greatest consideration to the delivery cost aspect of Ship-Through.
Although delivery cost savings are a major advantage of using Ship-Through,
there are many additional "benefits" to be gained when you use Auto Truck
Group's Ship-Through services. |
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