Reducing logistics costs without compromising delivery times has become one of the main challenges for companies in Mexico. Faced with increasingly variable demand and customers demanding greater speed, companies are rethinking their transportation strategies to balance operational efficiency and profitability.
According to Data México , economic activity is concentrated primarily in Mexico City , with approximately 630,000 economic units; Jalisco , with 575,000; and the State of Mexico , with 533,000. This concentration drives the need for logistics operations capable of handling diverse flows of goods between production, distribution, and consumption centers.
In this context, specialists point out that using a single transport scheme for all operations can limit efficiency, since needs change according to cargo volume, destination, or the urgency of each shipment.
“In logistics, a bad decision isn’t always immediately reflected in the financial statements, but it does result in stuck inventories, delayed deliveries, and lost business opportunities. Today, companies need greater flexibility to respond to increasingly changing demand; therefore, more and more organizations are combining different transportation schemes according to the specific needs of each operation,” stated Raymundo Garza, CEO of Envia.com .
Companies use different transportation methods depending on the characteristics of each shipment. While less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping allows for sharing space in a unit to reduce costs when its full capacity isn’t used, full truckload (FTL) shipping is used when larger volumes need to be transported or delivery times need to be prioritized.
According to the company, the selection between the two models depends on factors such as shipment size, route, delivery priority, and seasonality of demand, so their use can complement each other within the same logistics strategy.
Likewise, the use of digital platforms to quote, compare and manage different transportation options is facilitating operational decision-making and the adaptation of companies to changing market conditions.
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