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Recent, Happening Now
May 9, 2025
The End of De Minimis: What It Means for Importers (and How Weber Can Help)
A major change in U.S. trade policy took effect on May 2, 2025: the removal of the de minimis exemption for shipments entering the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. This decision has significant...
Recent, Happening Now
May 7, 2025
How Weber Logistics Is Helping Shippers Navigate Tariff Volatility
As geopolitical tensions and global trade policies continue to shift, importers are once again being challenged to rethink their supply chain strategies. The most recent wave of uncertainty stems...
Recent, Happening Now
April 3, 2025
Happening Now: Major LTL Pricing Shift Ahead
According to Trucking Dive, a major update to the National Motor Freight Classification system will alter how less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping rates are calculated beginning in July.
West Coast Distribution
May 23, 2019
The Four Cs: Choosing Between Shared and Dedicated Warehouse Services
You’re ready to outsource your warehousing operations to a 3PL that has the expertise, technology, and capabilities to handle your unique business day in and day out. One of the first questions a 3PL...
Public Warehousing
April 25, 2019
5 Things to Look for in a Food Warehousing Provider
When you entrust your food and confectionery products to a food warehousing provider, you’re relying on that company to be much more than a provider of space. You’re really relying on them to be a...
Southern California Ports
April 11, 2019
Why Carriers are Stepping Away from Independent Truck Drivers in CA – and Why Shippers Should Care
Carriers are having a rough go of it as of late. The truck driver shortage has left them scrambling to find new drivers to fill seats vacated by those retiring, leaving the industry, or switching...
West Coast Distribution
January 24, 2019
Let a 3PL’s West Coast Distribution Center Help You During the Driver Shortage
The three states that border the Pacific Ocean are home to 48 million people, with the states just slightly inland adding millions more to the population of the “Western U.S.” With such a sizable...
Southern California Ports
November 29, 2018
The Importance of Scalability in ECommerce Order Fulfillment
Growing from 100 orders per month to 15,000 per month. For most companies, that’s a dream come true. But if you have the wrong solution in place for eCommerce order fulfillment, that’s a dream that...
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...
Southern California Ports
August 23, 2018
FROM PORT TO MARKET: How to Speed Distribution of Asian Imports to West Coast Ports
There’s a new supply chain mantra in the post-Amazon era, and that mantra is SPEED. Whether you are delivering to retailers or consumers, or both, customers want products faster in a more predictable...
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...
Vendor Compliance
April 27, 2018
3PL Onboarding and Retail Compliance Requirements
Whether it’s your first time outsourcing or you’re changing providers, partnering with a new third-party logistics (3PL) provider is an exciting time for your logistics operation. It is a time for...
Capital Management