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July 1, 2025
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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...
Transportation Strategies
September 26, 2023
Q&A: Are 3PL Dedicated Trucking Services a Good Fit for Your Organization?
With dedicated trucking services, your company can hire a 3PL provider to manage your transportation operations. The 3PL will dedicate equipment and staff solely to your business and will operate as...
3PL Outsourcing
April 29, 2021
Understanding 3PL Warehouse Insurance and Liability
If you’re considering working with a third-party logistics (3PL) provider for warehousing, it’s easy to get excited about the many services the 3PL can provide for your products. Before you sign on...
Shared Warehousing
December 12, 2019
What is Contract Warehousing and When is Your Operation Ready for it?
When your business is growing, shared warehousing with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) enables you to scale your warehousing investment to match your order volumes. Need more or less space?...
Southern California Ports
November 15, 2018
California SB 1402: What You Need to Know
Does your logistics operation source drayage services in California? If so, read on as new legal developments in the state can put you on the hook for damages if the drayage provider you hire is...
Southern California Ports
October 18, 2018
How to Reduce Your Chassis Rental Fee
When considering all the costs involved in getting your containerized goods from port to market, it’s easy to think of all the “big” things that drive up your spend. These big-ticket items include...
3PL
May 17, 2018
Finding the Right 3PL Provider: Is Your Growth Journey a Logistics Dream or Nightmare?
It was a great day for your business – Costco agreed to carry your product, both in stores and online. Awesome! Your team worked hard for this deal and, after the celebration, you went home for some...
Capital Management