La-Z-Boy Retailers are Finding Faster Ways to Load in the Morning Thanks to Demountable Concepts, Inc. - 2005

La-Z-Boy retailers in DE, NJ and PA are benefiting from improved delivery service with the Demountable Truck Body System. Delivery contractor, Home Furnishing Service, of Elmer NJ, is using the Demountable Truck Body System for multiple La-Z-Boy stores in this region.

This system allows Home Furnishing Services to shuttle two pre-loaded truck bodies of La-Z-Boy merchandise to outlying store areas in the early morning. According to Nick Harz, owner of Home Furnishing Services, “Our drivers get on the road early and deliver more furniture because bodies are pre-loaded. In addition, they don’t have long stem times before their first delivery.” This system allows Home Furnishing Services to service remote markets seamlessly without regional warehousing or cross-dock operations. It allows the centralized distribution center to maintain control over the loading of product onto straight truck bodies. The Demountable Truck Body System ensures that early AM delivery teams can mount their pre-loaded bodies and begin deliveries in their local region.
Another benefit that Home Furnishing Services obtained by using the Demountable Truck Body System is the reduction of fuel cost by shuttling two loaded containers of La-Z-Boy furniture to their warehouse instead of using two straight trucks. Nick Harz estimates that by using Demountable Concepts, Inc., his fuel savings amount to 35%.

Two bodies are preloaded at the central distribution center.

After the shuttle, the delivery teams mount bodies for
local deliveries.