| A lumper service is a 3rd party company that | | | | is a good sign of experience. |
| generally is on site that provides unloading services | | | | 3. Check what other warehouse they have the |
| and other services to warehouse and distribution | | | | longest running contract. This is a good sign of great |
| facilities. There are many unloading companies some | | | | customer service withing the lumper service. |
| on a national level and some on a local level. When | | | | 4. Ask them how many contracts have they lost |
| looking to outsourcing your warehouse needs you | | | | within the last year. If they lost a lot of them this is |
| should do due diligence on the company you are | | | | a bad sign although they could of just got underbid. |
| working with. Most warehouses go with price when | | | | Verify why the lumper service lost the contracts if |
| choosing a service as most contracts are bid on. But | | | | its a high number. |
| what some fail to realize is most of the time you get | | | | 5. Verify that they have a strong safety program. Go |
| what you pay for and although it might be cheap up | | | | over there safety program with their safety |
| front it could be costly on the back end. A lumper | | | | manager, also ask them do they sign hold harmless |
| service can be a huge plus to your company. They | | | | agreements. |
| can cut overtime hours, assist you in day to day | | | | 6. See what kind of turnover rate they have by |
| operation, and back you up when you are short | | | | calling other locations they are at. This helps see how |
| handed. They pay on productivity so you always get | | | | they treat their own employees and shows the |
| the job done in a timely manner. If the lumpers are | | | | integrity of the company. |
| not productive it reflects on their payroll so they | | | | 7.Make sure they can move at least 25 pallets per |
| have a huge incentive to move fast. These are the 7 | | | | hour or 400 cases per hour. See that they provide |
| steps to look for when choosing the right lumper | | | | you productivity reports on a weekly basis so you |
| service for your warehouse. | | | | can verify that they are up to standard on |
| 1.Check how many years they have been in business. | | | | productivity. |
| You can get a good idea of their track record by | | | | Lumper services can provide great benefits to your |
| longevity. | | | | warehouse. Just make sure you do due diligence and |
| 2.Check what type of volume are they use to dealing | | | | take the necessary steps to to make it a great |
| with. If they have locations in large warehouses this | | | | relationship for your future partnership. |