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Warehouse and dispatch

Docks, stacking, order picking, cold room layout. Most of the temperature is lost at the warehouse door.

The sender did the loading: who carries the fault when the stack fails on the road
23 August 2026
The sender did the loading: who carries the fault when the stack fails on the road

If the central kitchen's own crew loads the vehicle, the burden of proof for a stack that shifts in transit falls back on the sender under Articles 863 and 878 of the Turkish Commercial Code; a written layout plan ties the argument to a document.

Regulations and standards
How long is a limited period, and who has to justify it?
23 August 2026
How long is a limited period, and who has to justify it?

The Food Hygiene Regulation lets food sit at ambient temperature for a limited period without naming a figure: the operator sets the limit and justifies it in the HACCP procedure.

Regulations and standards
Seventy-two hours at the transfer hub: outsourcing the handling does not outsource responsibility
23 August 2026
Seventy-two hours at the transfer hub: outsourcing the handling does not outsource responsibility

A pharmaceutical wholesaler's product may wait at a transfer hub for at most 72 hours; the Regulation ties that window to records and states that using the hub's services does not remove responsibility for quality.

Regulations and standards
Istanbul's five-tonne line: six working hours a day, or twenty-four?
23 August 2026
Istanbul's five-tonne line: six working hours a day, or twenty-four?

In Annex EK-2 of Istanbul's freight directive, the maximum laden weight on the registration decides whether a vehicle works 10:00-16:00 and 22:00-06:00 or around the clock.

Transport and routing
8.33 SDR a kilo: what a spoiled pharma load really pays back
22 August 2026
8.33 SDR a kilo: what a spoiled pharma load really pays back

When a pharma load spoils, the carrier's payment is worked out from gross weight, not the invoice: 8.33 SDR per kilogram under CMR Article 23 for international road carriage and under Article 882 of the Turkish Commercial Code at home. Here is the arithmetic and the two ways past the ceiling.

Supply relationships
Pre-cooling finishes before loading: the four-degree rule
20 August 2026
Pre-cooling finishes before loading: the four-degree rule

Turkey's vocational module asks for the body to be brought down to the product's carriage temperature and, where time is short, caps the gap at 4 °C. That allowance belongs to the body; the product is still loaded at its own temperature.

Warehouse and dispatch
Keep airflow paths open in the stacking plan
20 August 2026
Keep airflow paths open in the stacking plan

If goods, cases or plates block airflow paths, circulation can change; map the actual load arrangement and verify it in operation.

Warehouse and dispatch
Why the unit is switched off during loading: three concrete reasons
20 August 2026
Why the unit is switched off during loading: three concrete reasons

Review fuel, airflow and icing risks in the module's open-door loading setup; do not generalise it to every vehicle.

Warehouse and dispatch
The 6 °C rule for raw milk and the four hours that suspend it
20 August 2026
The 6 °C rule for raw milk and the four hours that suspend it

6 °C appears twice in the raw milk rules: on the farm when collection is not daily, and on acceptance at the plant. The four-hour exception covers only the time from acceptance to processing.

Regulations and standards
Resolve paperwork mismatches before opening the thermobox
18 August 2026
Resolve paperwork mismatches before opening the thermobox

Compare order, carton count and delivery authority in advance; if a paperwork mismatch appears during receipt, follow a defined reclosure step.

Transport and routing
Where should an insulated-container label be placed?
18 August 2026
Where should an insulated-container label be placed?

Label height, edge margin and clash with the TBX document slot. GS1 measurements and a placement check list.

Transport and routing
Prepare the Isotec receipt flow at a retail store
17 August 2026
Prepare the Isotec receipt flow at a retail store

Set the responsible person, parking point and transfer route before arrival; use time and area records to spot repeat waits.

Transport and routing
How should a restaurant chain collect empty Isotec containers?
17 August 2026
How should a restaurant chain collect empty Isotec containers?

Match the return point and collected set to the handover record; assign an owner and next step for missing items.

Transport and routing
How should liquid leakage be recorded in meat distribution?
17 August 2026
How should liquid leakage be recorded in meat distribution?

When a leak is observed, record the pack, location and spread; leave product acceptance or use to the authorized quality process.

Transport and routing
How to trial an Isotec shelf layout for bakery delivery
16 August 2026
How to trial an Isotec shelf layout for bakery delivery

Trial shelf spacing with the widest and tallest actual cake carton; check decoration clearance, delivery order and a safe removal path.

Transport and routing
How to separate hot and cold Isotec flows in catering
16 August 2026
How to separate hot and cold Isotec flows in catering

Track container ID, previous load, cleaning status and new route approval to prevent shift handoffs from mixing uses.

Transport and routing