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Recent, Happening Now
June 19, 2025
New eBook: Rely on an Integrated 3PL to Orchestrate Your Cold Chain
In today’s fast-paced supply chain environment, maintaining product integrity from origin to delivery has never been more critical—especially when it involves temperature-sensitive goods like food...
Recent, Happening Now
June 9, 2025
Happening Now: Transportation Pricing Outpacing Capacity
According to FreightWaves, transportation pricing grew faster than capacity again in May. Despite rising capacity, prices surged even more—signaling tightness in the transportation market and...
Recent, Happening Now
May 19, 2025
Per-Diem and Detention Charges in Shipping: What They Are and How to Prevent Them
Detention and demurrage charges—already a pain point for importers—are once again under scrutiny. In 2025, a mix of regulatory ambiguity, evolving steamship line practices, and a volatile...
Southern California Ports
April 2, 2015
What Does the New LA-LB Gray Chassis Pool Mean for You?
The Gray Chassis Pool allows truckers to pick up and drop off chassis at ANY of the terminals served by the three chassis pools. That’s right ANY of the twelve terminals. The project was launched...
Warehouse Rates
February 26, 2015
Want Accurate Warehouse Pricing? Provide Good Data.
To provide a warehouse pricing quote, most third party logistics providers (3PLs) use profile worksheets. Each 3PL has its own worksheet, but the approaches are similar.
Port Logistics
February 19, 2015
C-TPAT Benefits for Importers
Companies that import products often ask us about the benefits of the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. We write about it in our paper “C-TPAT Membership: Is It Right for You?” Let’s...
West Coast Distribution
January 28, 2015
Panama Canal Expansion Project to be Completed for 2016 Opening
According to a report by the Tico Times, a widened Panama Canal will be open for business in 2016 after a $400 million cash injection to help complete the long-delayed project. The Panama Canal...
Chemical Logistics
January 21, 2015
Chemical Warehousing 101 – New Primer Available
Chemical Warehousing 101 – New Primer Available The rules of warehouse storage for many product types are quite similar. But when it comes to chemical warehousing, a whole new rule book applies.
Logistics Management
January 14, 2015
Candy Distribution Video
At Weber, we distribute a lot of candy. In fact, if you’ve eaten any of the sweet snacks pictured here and you live in the Western U.S., it’s a pretty sure bet that the candy traveled through a...
Third Party Logistics
January 7, 2015
Can you lower your warehouse rates?
As a 3PL that provides warehousing services, we get that question a lot. If the characteristics of the project are not changing, then the real question being asked is, “Can you lower your profit?”
Logistics Technology
December 30, 2014
Cold Chain Distribution: Check out this 2-Minute Video
Do you manage distribution for temperature-controlled products? If so, you know that expiration date management and product integrity are constant worries. Choosing an experienced partner for cold...
Refrigerated Trucking
December 17, 2014
Save with Refrigerated Pool Distribution
You need to get across town fast. With no car, your choices are public transport or a cab. Of course you want to take a cab. But the wallet’s a little thin, so maybe a bus is the way to go. But hold...
Rail Freight
December 10, 2014
Addressing Misconceptions About Intermodal Freight
Over-the-road trucking has had its challenges in recent years, thanks to driver shortages, HOS regulations, rising fuel costs and capacity shortages. During that time, railroads have been improving...
Capital Management