March 14, 2010
 
Shipping at Rockwell Farms
 Shipping at Rockwell Farms

Shipping

After several weeks of hard work by our loyal employees our product is ready to be displayed in the yards and on the porches of our tens of thousands of consumers. To keep up with our growing sales we have added 750 shipping carts to our current inventory of 3500.

During the peak spring season we ship out over 1000 shipping carts per day.

Electric Carts

Within the greenhouse the shipping carts are moved by electric cart. One electric cart can move up to 15 shipping carts at one time. As any employee will tell you, you must operate these carts with extreme caution otherwise one high speed turn can ruin hours of work. We currently have 30 electric carts in use.

Electric Carts at Rockwell Farms
 
 Transportation from Rockwell Farms

Transportation

Transporting live goods presents a variety of obstacles. We maintain thirty 53 foot trailers and two 26 foot box trucks to overcome these obstacles. These trailers and trucks deliver our product to box retailers, mass merchants, independent retail centers and other greenhouses all over the east coast including NC, SC, GA, FL, VA, WV, TN, KY, Washington D.C., MD, PA, & DE.

To increase efficiencies we added 5 new trailers to our fleet within the last year.

During the peak season we are able to meet the demands of our growing customer base by shipping 17-20 trailers and 5-8 26ft box trucks in a single day.