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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...
Port Logistics
March 29, 2018
C-TPAT Certification: Is it right for you?
Created in the aftermath of 9/11, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) was formed to strengthen and protect foreign trade and U.S. border security. It is a private-public...
Southern California Ports
September 20, 2017
Importing Into LA: 5 Cost-Saving Tips for Shippers
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the busiest ports in the U.S., handling over $450 billion worth of goods each year. This kind of volume leads to congestion that can really slow down your...
Port Logistics
July 12, 2017
How to Reduce Port Fees in Southern California
For large-volume importers, drayage costs and port fees can eat up a good chunk of the transportation budget. So it pays to dig in and understand where the money is being spent and whether smarter,...
Southern California Ports
May 20, 2016
Gear Up for SOLAS Compliance
We have all heard about SOLAS by now, but the time has come to ramp up efforts for compliance. Do you have all the facts? We have gathered information from credible sites to create FAQs that can...
Southern California Ports
January 28, 2016
New Logistics Solutions for Port Services Guide
Ever wonder how you can gain the competitive advantage over your competition? How about with an amazing port distribution solution? A new solutions guide for port distribution is now available that...
West Coast Distribution
September 25, 2015
True or False: Cross Docking is to Transloading as Ice Cream is to Gelato???
At the surface, a scoop of gelato and a scoop of ice cream appear to be the same thing. They look the same, they are both cold. Despite their similarities, we know they are different when we taste...
West Coast Distribution
July 30, 2015
Reasons to Setup Distribution Services in the Overweight Corridor
When you are in the process of buying a house, what is most important? You always hear… Location! Location! Location! For many, location is the deciding factor. You want to be located in a spot that...
Southern California Ports
May 28, 2015
The Latest on West Coast Ports: One Year Since Labor Negotiations Began
Nearly one year has passed since labor negotiations began in May 2014 between the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union. On February 20, 2015 they came to a...
Southern California Ports
April 2, 2015
What Does the New LA-LB Gray Chassis Pool Mean for You?
The Gray Chassis Pool allows truckers to pick up and drop off chassis at ANY of the terminals served by the three chassis pools. That’s right ANY of the twelve terminals. The project was launched...
Port Logistics
February 19, 2015
C-TPAT Benefits for Importers
Companies that import products often ask us about the benefits of the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. We write about it in our paper “C-TPAT Membership: Is It Right for You?” Let’s...
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