Hi-Tech ‘Track and Trace’ brings DJB to Palletforce
DJB Haulage, a transport company in BANES (Bath and North East Somerset), has joined the PalletFORCE palletised distribution network in order to enhance the range of services it can offer to its customers.
The decision to enter a pallet network was made after DJB acquired a transport company in March that had substantial pallet business. “It made sense to join a network and PalletFORCE impressed us the most,” explains the company’s David Buxton.
The key reason for choosing PalletFORCE is its innovative pinpoint IT system, which offers real-time ‘track and trace’ for all pallets. Designed by logistics specialist Trans-aXion, pinpoint registers every pallet with a unique identification, which customers can use to trace deliveries throughout the distribution process via the pinpoint website.
“We feel that pinpoint is a real selling point for customers as an ‘added value’ feature,” David Buxton confirms.
In addition, David feels that PalletFORCE’s unique member-owned structure ensures that fellow Members take the same pride in their work as DJB does. “PalletFORCE is not volume-driven but emphasises quality, which allows us to do our job without pressure from the Network.”
DJB has been recruited as a Shareholder Member Depot for parts of the BA postcode. It will share responsibility for the latter areas with an existing PalletFORCE member, as part of the Network’s programme of postcode consolidation.
Based near Bath, DJB Haulage has been operating since 1992 and has a 24-strong fleet, primarily artics but also 10-tonne vehicles.
