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What Is Service Parts Logistics or Spare Parts Logistics?

Service parts logistics, also known as spare parts logistics, focuses on supporting the life of a product after it has been sold to a customer. Simply put, it’s a way to manage spare parts and ensure they’re readily available in hopes of avoiding production delays or supply chain disruptions. If a component within a product fails, service parts logistics is the process that oversees the smooth and timely delivery of spare parts to resolve the issue.

Shared Dedicated Transportation

When you need regular, dedicated deliveries to out of area locations, Penske Logistics’ shared dedicated transportation solutions provides a consistent and cost-effective alternative to less-than-truckload (LTL), parcel or expedited shipments.

Dedicated, multi-client delivery networks improve service levels and cost efficiency by leveraging customer synergies within geographical areas to share truckload space. It's like carpooling for your freight.

Shared networks afford customers the ability to combine freight loads from multiple shippers in one truckload, with the added benefits of:

High service levels providing unattended, overnight deliveries
Fast, next-day delivery service
Consistent, reliable delivery times
Returns handling for containers or packaging
Minimal handling and reduced damage
Efficient delivery toless dense geographic areas
Reduced carbonfootprint

Shared Costs, Quality Service

Because shared transportation networks combine multiple shipments, shippers also share the cost without sacrificing service. You will pay for only the freight volume and distance traveled. Service is improved and shipment accuracy is ensured with advanced scanning systems to prevent co-mingling. Shared transportation is especially efficient at serving outlying destinations with less delivery density - reducing cost and improving delivery times versus less-than-truckload shipments.

Reduced Carbon Footprint

Optimizing deliveries with shared dedicated transportation also benefits the environment:

Reduce miles
Reduce fuel costs
Run fewer, fuller trucks

Expertise Across the Country

Our success lies within the scale of our networks. Penske Logistics operates five regional shared transportation networks within the continental United States. Dedicated drivers move thousands of shipments through hundreds of relay points overnight so that your deliveries arrive the next day.

Penske provides dedicated transportation to automotive services, industrial distribution and many other industries. If you need regular, daily product or parts deliveries to keep your business moving, Penske Logistics can help.