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4 Ways to Move Drayage Freight Despite the Driver Shortage

Jan 10, 2019 / by Jerry Critchfield posted in Distribution, Drayage, Labor issues, Transportation Strategies, west coast warehouses, Third Party Logistics, Southern California Ports, West Coast Distribution

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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: we’re in the midst of a truck driver shortage.

While we may feel that we’ve reached the saturation point in hearing – and reading – about this shortage, the related headlines aren’t going away any time soon. That’s because the shortage isn’t going away any time soon. In fact, we can only expect to hear more about it as the impact to the trucking industry and the nation’s economy continues to worsen.

Here in California, one of the major areas where this impact is being felt is container drayage. The shortage of drayage drivers has recently returned to the headlines as there aren’t enough drivers to handle rising volumes in advance of tariffs and an interest rate hike. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at this shortage and what you, as an importer, can do to keep your drayage freight moving to and from the ports.

Sep 27, 2018 / by Weber Logistics posted in supply chain cycle time, Distribution, Drayage, 3PL Outsourcing

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Many companies will choose to have their ocean carrier perform “port-to-door” drayage services. While this approach may be convenient, it can also be detrimental to your port-to-market distribution speed as it’s easy to become a small fish in a big ocean carrier pond. When you turn to an asset-based carrier such as a 3PL provider for drayage, its assets are as good as yours.

Sep 13, 2018 / by Weber Logistics posted in Distribution, west coast warehouses, Southern California Ports, Port Logistics

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Your company has made a cost-driven decision to manufacturer in Asia and import from Asia back into the U.S. The by-product of that decision is a much lengthier supply chain and cash cycle. Your job, in logistics, is to mitigate the negative impacts of your import supply chain by designing an efficient U.S. distribution strategy. And one of the first things you will need to decide is your destination port. For this decision, you’ll need to look at the impact of port location on time-to-market, customer satisfaction, freight costs and inventory costs.

Apr 12, 2018 / by Jerry Critchfield posted in Port Logistics, Distribution, West Coast Distribution

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Transloading is by no means a new method of product distribution, but the rationale for implementing it has changed over the years. In the past, transload operations were primarily a cost-savings play as the contents of multiple 20-foot and 40-foot ocean containers can fit into relatively fewer 53-foot domestic trailers. This results in fewer trips and therefore lower costs. With the “Amazon-ization” of the supply chain, however, transloading – and its ally, deconsolidation – continues to thrive as a go-to strategy for a different reason: speeding order-to-delivery time.

Jan 11, 2018 / by Jerry Critchfield posted in Distribution, West Coast Distribution, Transportation Strategies

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Air freight shipping. In the eCommerce world, it’s a major component of everyday business. For freight shippers outside of eCommerce, however, it’s far less common than truck, rail, and ocean transport.

Nov 3, 2016 / by Johnny Kim posted in Transportation Strategies, Distribution

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There are many transportation services to choose from when deciding which one is the right fit for your business. A company with robust assets – a fleet of actual trucks providing service – paired with a strong network of carrier partners (brokerage) is able to provide a comprehensive, cost-effective transportation solution that may well be the best fit for your needs.

Aug 11, 2016 / by Bryan McWilliams posted in 3PL, Communication, Warehouse operations, Management, Distribution, Distribution Center

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As the Distribution Center Manager for Weber Logistics’ Stockton facilities, and throughout my career in Warehousing, Logistics and Supply Chain, it has become apparent that one of, if not the, most important factors to success in the field is communication.

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4 Ways to Move Drayage Freight Despite the Driver Shortage

Select an Asset-Based Carrier for Drayage to Speed Distribution

Importing from Asia: Selecting the Right Shipping Port

Product Distribution: Shrink Order-to-Delivery Cycle Time with Transloading and Deconsolidation

Air Freight Shipping: When Does It Make Sense?

The Advantages of a 3PL with blended Asset/Non-Asset Based Transportation Services

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