Arriving on time doesn’t help if the site isn’t ready.
We covered this earlier, but it bears repeating: most “delivery delays” blamed on traffic or freight are actually failures in jobsite coordination. That’s why site readiness checks have become a must-have for industrial distributors looking to protect their reputation at the point of install.
What readiness failures look like:
No hoist team scheduled for glass offload
Staging zones cluttered or blocked by other trades
Crew expecting different materials due to miscommunication
No QA scheduled—install halts midstream
Best-in-class site readiness checks include:
24-hour confirmation calls with GC, foreman, and rigging ops
A one-page checklist to validate access, staging, and sequencing
A backup plan in case weather, crew shifts, or access changes
Want to keep your material off the “never again” list? Own the last 200 feet of delivery.
