In automotive and aerospace supply, punctuality decides contractual relationships: whoever misses the time window at the OEM plant gate risks a line stoppage – and that is billed per minute and assigned to the party responsible. Speed Logistics runs just-in-time transports with a punctuality of ±15 minutes at the plant gate, secured by GPS live tracking, real-time ETA and a dispatch team that can personally intervene around the clock if something happens en route.
We know the process landscape of OEM logistics: VDA-compliant labelling, delivery by call-off control and EDI integration with the plants' systems are part of the standard of our JIT traffic – as are the requirements of IATF 16949 for traceability and process stability in the automotive supply chain.
±15 minutes: how we secure punctuality
- Backward scheduling: loading time, route and buffer are planned from the unloading window – not the other way round
- GPS live tracking with real-time ETA: your plant and your dispatch see the arrival time to the minute
- Active disruption management: in the event of congestion or disruption, the 24/7 dispatch team intervenes immediately – alternative route, driver change or escalation to your contact
- Direct run without reloading: no hub risks, no foreign shipments in the load space
- Two-driver crew on long hauls: for JIT lanes that can only be held with continuous driving
VDA, IATF 16949 and EDI: connected in a process-compliant way
JIT only works if data and goods run in sync. We work with VDA labelling (goods tags to the VDA standard), process delivery call-offs and connect via EDI integration to the systems of OEMs and tier-1 suppliers – from transport notification to status reporting on passing defined waypoints. Your goods receiving department thus knows not only that the truck is coming, but when – and can clock staff and unloading technology exactly against it. The requirements of IATF 16949 we map in our processes and documentation.
Typical JIT uses
Our customers use just-in-time traffic for the series supply of assembly plants, for special runs during call-off peaks, as a substitute in the event of scheduled-service failure and for time-critical initial sampling. Cross-border JIT lanes are also feasible – for example to plants in Eastern Europe or to Türkiye, including prepared customs clearance, so that border clearance does not endanger the time window. If your regular forwarder fails at short notice, we take over as a backup: the dispatch team is reachable 24/7 and the quote is ready within a few hours. And if, despite all planning, a call-off is unexpectedly brought forward, we combine the JIT traffic with an express direct run – if necessary with a two-driver crew, so that the material is at the line in time.
Vehicles and communication
From the van for the urgent call-off quantity to the 40 t articulated truck for series supply, we provide the right capacity – if required also several vehicles in a clocked group. The dispatch team communicates multilingually, which avoids misunderstandings at plants and with drivers along international lanes. Every journey receives a binding fixed price; you get your quote within a few hours of enquiring on +49 (0)30 346 467 850. For series traffic we agree framework terms with stored processes: plant addresses, delivery regulations and EDI parameters are set up once – after that every call-off starts without renewed coordination, and punctuality remains measurably documented over the entire term.