Great Dane’s stock program is a great solution for fleet managers looking to acquire new trailers quickly, often having to make few or no concessions to their trailer spec’ing needs. With trailers available and in stock, Great Dane offers a unique combination of availability, cost-effectiveness, and specifications important to fleet owners. Great Dane’s meaning of “stock” goes far beyond “standard”—in fact, it’s a strategic advantage.
Succeeding in the logistics business is a juggling act. Balancing cost, efficiency, adaptability, and timing is the key to optimizing transportation operations, and that’s why it’s important to know your options when purchasing your next trailer.
Available and On Point
The stock program is designed to ensure trailers are readily available when and where fleets need them, bypassing the potentially lengthy wait times that can be associated with custom orders. Great Dane has a stock program for each trailer segment, including flatbeds and reefers. Plus, according to Jeff Weber, Director of Corporate Field Sales at Great Dane, trailers available in stock are spec’d to suit the needs of nearly 85% of fleets in the U.S.
“With the supply chain issues we’ve had over the last two to three years, sometimes a customer would wait 12 months to have an order built. When you get into the stock program, you can have confidence that when you come to us, we’ll have something that will match your fleet and will match what about 85% of the market’s looking to do,”
— Jeff Weber, Director of Corporate Field Sales at Great Dane
“The customers who use our stock program have gotten used to knowing that it’s just going to work for them. They know they can come to us anytime and say, ‘I need trailers; what do you have?’ It doesn’t matter if they want to buy 10 or 100,” says Weber.
Great Dane is always keeping an eye out for what customers are requesting and regularly updates its stock offering specs to ensure there is something available that will match the needs of most fleets. If an option isn’t available, Weber recommends investigating Great Dane’s vast offering of aftermarket solutions.
“We have almost 100 aftermarket rooftops between our dealers and factory-owned service centers,” Weber says. Search BuyGreatDane.com to find available stock and used trailers. “If you have a specific need but want to take advantage of our stock program, you can usually catch it in the aftermarket.”
Keeping Costs Down
One of the biggest benefits of the stock program is that it can take advantage of economies of scale. The stock program can pass those savings onto fleets by manufacturing large quantities of standardized trailers.
“As the end user, you are pooling from trailers that were ordered in a large quantity, helping us drive our efficiency up and keeping our costs down. We not only have less labor involved but we can pre-order our material on a standardized basis,” Weber says. “So, the supply chain stays in line, pricing stays in line, and availability to the end user is much more acclimated and expedited to where their need is.”
Considering Great Dane’s stock program can give fleets an advantage in the competitive hauling market. Search BuyGreatDane.com to view available inventory, or click here , and we will reach out to you to help solve your equipment needs.
