Beverages like any food product are susceptible to damage during transportation. Extreme temperature shifts, excess movement, and late deliveries can all lead to spoilage. As beverages are highly regulated and are required to maintain a high quality, it is essential that they are protected. That means they need to be protected with sustainable temperature protection at every stage of transport, otherwise they can perish and the inventory is lost.
The Key Challenges Of Shipping Beverages
There are three key challenges to shipping beverages that logistics managers must work to overcome:
1. Potential Product Damage: There are several things that can contribute to product damage during loading, shipping, and unloading. Incorrect pallet stacking including overhang can lead the beverage cargo to shift and get damage. Stacking is essential, but so is protecting the product from vibration.
2. Temperature Control: Beverages are susceptible to temperature changes. If the beverages get too hot or too cold, it could lead to product damage including spoilage and the packaging cracking or breaking.
3. Cargo Theft: Alcoholic beverages like wine, beer, and liquor are very vulnerable to theft. If the beverages stacked on the pallet are visible to thieves, they will be a target because of their value. In fact, alcoholic beverages are one of the most targeted cargos for theft.
These challenges are faced whether you are beverage shipping during winter or summer. So it’s important that you put a strategy in place to protect your cargo.
How Sustainable Temperature Protection Can Protect Your Beverage Cargo
Thermal pallet covers are a secondary protection that can help protect beverage cargo. First, they help secure the pallet and protect the cargo from vibrations and rough road conditions. Thermal pallet covers are quilted which helps absorb shaking and shocks to the cargo. Secondly, thermal pallet covers are highly insulating. So they protect your cargo from being damaged by temperature shits. Finally, thermal pallet covers are opaque. So thieves do not know what is being stored on the pallet. This can help prevent the theft of beverage cargo.
Overcoming the challenges of beverage shipping during winter and summer months requires a good strategy. As the cargo is vulnerable to many things, it is important that you take extra care to protect it. The thermal pallet covers from Protek can help. They will protect your beverage cargo from damage and ensure that your beverages arrive in great condition. Give us a call to learn more about how our quality insulating thermal pallet covers can support your shipping needs.
