The number of packages is already increasing, GLS Hungary is prepared for the traffic at the end of the year

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 11. 21. 11:35

At GLS, the daily package traffic has been continuously increasing for almost 1 month, which will continue to increase as the holiday season approaches. The package logistics service provider is prepared for the peak at the end of the year, in addition to home delivery, nearly 1,400 GLS Vending Machines, around 1,050 CsomagPoints and a parcel vending machine customer service available on weekends are available to ensure the successful and timely delivery of packages.

The end of the year is of unique importance from the point of view of e-commerce and parcel logistics, especially the period between Black Friday and Christmas, which is considered the peak period, which brings with it an intense, constantly growing traffic. It happens that on the strongest days of the end-of-year season, the package volume increases to twice the annual average.

Taking into account this year’s package volume forecasts, GLS Hungary carefully prepared for the end-of-year package traffic peak in order to create all the conditions for the timely delivery of shipments. In the central sorting plant, for example, it increases the efficient processing of packages by introducing an extra shift. In addition, by reviewing, among other things, human resources, the vehicle fleet and other key factors, the company has created an optimized operational structure that allows an immediate reaction to any situation where additional resources are needed. By tracking the pick-up and delivery processes, the company can launch new domestic flights and couriers even on the same day.