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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...
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...
Logistics Management
October 19, 2016
Maximizing the Benefits of Shared Commercial Warehousing
“Consume less, share better.”-Herve Kempf Shared warehousing, also known as public warehousing, can’t sound anything other than cost effective, right?Your goods are received, stored and...
Logistics Management
October 2, 2016
Utilizing Data to Lower Warehouse Rates
We all know how the story goes when it comes to finding the lowest price, “you get what you pay for” they say. Wouldn’t it be nice for once to pay less for great quality! When it comes to...
Logistics Management
August 23, 2016
The Key to Upholding Quality in an Operation: Internal Audit Programs
Does your warehouse or 3PL provider have an internal audit program in place? It is critical for all operations follow standard operating procedures (SOP’s) – that’s how you get to the quality we need...
Logistics Management
August 2, 2016
A Partnership Approach to 3PL Logistics
What is the key to a successful business? We all have a common goal and that is to grow our businesses. The key is to bring in new partners and not just customers. You want to form new partnerships...
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...
West Coast Distribution
September 11, 2014
California Trucking Industry Could Be Hit by Hidden Gas Tax Effective January 1st 2015
Weber Logistics hosted a “Tank the Tax” press conference at our San Diego distribution center. Tank the Tax is a campaign that advocates against regulations that would raise the cost of fuel in the...
Logistics Management
June 11, 2014
Logistics Customer Service - The Shift From Paying to End Customer
What is logistics customer service? Well, traditionally it has meant logistics companies focused on providing great service to their paying customers. But lately 3PL providers are taking a vested...
Logistics Management
November 27, 2013
Inland Empire Leads Nation in Warehouse Space Leasing and Development According to Latest Data
Real estate investment firm Jones Lange LaSalle just came out with its Fall 2013 “Big Box Velocity Index.” It measures both building activity and demand for industrial warehouse space across the U.S....
Logistics Management
September 24, 2013
Is Your Company a “Healthy” Company
The logistics industry is transforming before our eyes. Yesterday’s approaches won’t satisfy the incessant and urgent demand for faster, better, cheaper. According to Patrick Lencioni, a keynote...
Logistics Management
May 21, 2013
From China to Mexico: Nearsourcing Gains Steam
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