Fleet vehicle upfitting requires efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and seamless coordination to meet the demands of businesses that rely on customized vehicles.
What are Bailment Pools?
Bailment pools, also called chassis pools, are inventories of incomplete vehicles maintained by manufacturers and allocated to upfitters. These provide several advantages, such as:
Proximity to upfitters:
Vehicles in a bailment pool are often located near upfit facilities, reducing transportation costs and lead times.
Streamlined ordering:
Upfitters can directly order chassis from the pool, bypassing dealership markups.
Reduced inventory costs:
Businesses avoid the expense of maintaining large fleets of unfinished vehicles.
Understanding Drop Ship Options
Dropship options allow manufacturers to deliver a vehicle directly to the upfitter, rather than a dealership or end customer. The approach eliminates unnecessary transportation steps, providing:
Time savings:
Moving the vehicle directly to the upfit location, minimizing delivery delays.
Cost reduction:
Fewer logistic steps reduce associated costs.
Improved efficiency:
Ideal for businesses seeking rapid deployment of customized vehicles.
What Is Ship-Thru?
Ship-thru is a logistics service where a vehicle is routed through an upfitter’s facility before being delivered to the end user.
The manufacturer ships the vehicle to the upfitter.
The upfitter completes the necessary modifications.
The upfitted vehicle is shipped to the dealership or final destination.