What do you think of when you bring a warehouse to mind? Pallets and boxes stacked? Scrappy ceilings and floors? Forklifts screeching left and right? A general feeling of disorientation? These are the most common warehouse associations we had at LEMAN. At least until the LEMAN warehouse in Taulov shattered them.
Welcome to the Taulov Truckport, an airport for road transportation!
– What is Taulov? And does it even have an airport?
Well, fair questions! The short answer to what Taulov is: Denmark’s most prolific transportation hub (it’s more important than you think, really, you can learn more about that here).
The short answer to whether it has an airport is… sort of? Taulov may not have an airport, but it has LEMAN – A warehouse operating the same function as an airport, with the speed, security, and precision of an airport. Let’s call it the LEMAN Taulov Truckport.
Imagine the trucks as planes, the drivers as passengers, and the cargo as suitcases.
(You may also need to imagine that check-in luggage is not an add-on service but it is included in every booked ticket…)
Now picture the truck arriving at the LEMAN Taulov Truckport to begin its journey of transporting cargo to a sunny European destination – let’s follow that trip!
A logistics trip via LEMAN’s Taulov Truckport
When Antoni, the driver, arrives at the LEMAN Taulov Truckport, he is comfortably guided to the check-in desk. Antoni’s outgoing truck was booked beforehand and the entire LEMAN Truckport infrastructure is prepared for his outgoing route. At the check-in desk. the LEMAN Truckport expert, Lise, is there to welcome Antoni, check his booking and documents. After Lise has checked Antoni’s documents, she provides him with a pass, a tag for the cargo that is now checked in, and his departure gate and time.
Antoni navigates the 139 gates of Taulov Truckport, quickly locates his departure gate and docks the truck. LEMAN Taulov Truckport assigned Antoni one of the 11 gates that allow the trailers to drive into the terminal for simple side loading and unloading. “This will be even easier than I thought”, Antoni thinks to himself, “Thank goodness for Taulov’s Truckport! No need to use any effort to load myself. Instead, I can quietly check that the cargo is properly loaded. At most, I will help to secure the goods for the trip and make sure they reach their destination safely.”
In the meantime, the Truckport infrastructure is working rapidly and efficiently to prepare the truck for its journey. The LEMAN Truckporters have been preparing for departure and have already collected the cargo from every end of Taulov’s spacious warehouse. While Antoni is enjoying his refreshing soda, the Truckporters are loading the truck with cargo. When the truck is loaded, Antoni boards his truck and sets off to the Danish sunset towards Southern Europe.
Departure from LEMAN’s Taulov Truckport
That’s when Antoni spots the difference between an airport and the LEMAN Truckport: Pling! A text message notification – No flight mode! The SMS includes an automatically generated report about the gate code for Antoni’s outgoing trip. At the same time, the freight forwarder at LEMAN’s control tower receives an email with all the loading details on a loading report. Cargo weight and volume, number of pallets, outbound control of loading, and time of departure. Nothing else for Antoni to do until the goods arrive in Southern Europe, but to enjoy his music, drive carefully -as always, take stretching breaks, and stay as rejuvenated as when he left the Taulov truckstop.
Antoni, do not leave your cargo unattended – Enjoy the trip and thank you for choosing the LEMAN Taulov Truckport LTT for your travels!