All the effort and resources committed to producing a high-quality plant in the greenhouse don’t need anything if you don’t have a way to reliably deliver that product. In Greenhouse Grower’s 2024 State of the Industry survey, we asked growers about their biggest transportation challenges. The table below highlights the most common responses.
Of course, there are solutions to be found. Here’s what some of you told us when we asked about solutions you’ve implemented to address some of these challenges.
- Preparing customer orders/master pulls further ahead so we have more time to make the right decisions.
- Hiring H-2A drivers
- Large increases on driver pay
- Utilizing LTL carriers and wooden pallet racks
- Having an in-house person that can work on trucks and all our equipment
- Hiring retired drivers willing to drive and do the hands-on deliveries that our industry demands
- Contract haulers
- Proactive work on our vehicles. Adherence to maintenance schedules.
- Monthly bidding process
