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Recent, Happening Now
July 14, 2025
What Drayage Looks Like with an Integrated Cold Chain 3PL
In today’s world of temperature-sensitive logistics, food and beverage brands face a dramatically evolving playing field. New regulatory demands, heightened customer expectations, and razor-thin...
Recent, Happening Now
July 1, 2025
Why Work with an integrated Cold Chain 3PL Provider
Refrigerated freight doesn’t move itself. It takes people, systems, and tightly coordinated processes to keep food and confectionery products safe, compliant, and on schedule. Yet in today’s...
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...
Southern California Ports
August 27, 2014
Why SoCal Ports will Remain Strong Post Panama Canal Expansion
It’s hard to say exactly when the newest section of the expanded Panama Canal will open. Construction delays and labor disputes have laid waste to the original timeline.
Warehouse Rates
August 20, 2014
Is Commercial Warehouse Pricing Simple?
Well, yes and no.
Food Supply Chain
August 14, 2014
Choosing the Right 3PL for Cold Chain Logistics and Food Distribution
You know the perils of cold chain logistics and food distribution. Let your guard down, and a pallet of chocolate turns into a gooey mess, or you get stuck with racks full of canned goods nearing...
West Coast Distribution
August 7, 2014
Choosing the right location for your West Coast warehouse
Most importers to Southern California want to establish a West Coast warehouse for national, regional or local distribution. The question is where to locate your inventory.
Third Party Logistics
July 30, 2014
What is the C-TPAT program and why should you care?
C-TPAT is a voluntary government-business initiative designed to guard against illegal smuggling of dangerous cargo by terrorists.
west coast warehouses
July 23, 2014
Comparing Price Quotes for Warehousing Services: Apples and Oranges
If you get competing carrier bids, rate comparisons are easier than those for warehousing. Trucking companies have published tariffs for services. As rates are requested, these carriers will ask...
West Coast Distribution
July 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Distribution Align Along the Border
For years China has been the country of choice for companies looking to establish lower-cost manufacturing operations overseas. Today, the same firms are looking to move their manufacturing out of...
Southern California Ports
July 14, 2014
The Latest on West Coast Port Labor Negotiations
The contract between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents almost 20,000 longshore workers at 29 West Coast ports, expired on July 1....
Southern California Ports
July 2, 2014
Panama Canal Expansion Delays – Money or Politics? Or both!
The deadline for completing the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion has already been delayed multiple times, with the original target date of October 2014 set back by a total of 16 months to early...
Third Party Logistics
June 24, 2014
New Commercial Warehouse Pricing Guide
Ever wonder how third party logistics providers (3PLs) determine the warehousing rates that they quote to you? A new Commercial Warehouse Pricing Guide is now available that explains the basics of...
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