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November 27, 2024
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Recent, Happening Now
November 25, 2024
Happening Now: Port of Oakland receives infrastructure grant
The Port of Oakland has announced that it has received a $50 million grant to modernize its terminal infrastructure. This will include upgrading docks to accommodate ultra-large vessels.
Recent, Happening Now
November 21, 2024
Happening Now: Cargo Records at LA and Long Beach Ports
According to the Los Angeles Times, The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are experiencing record-high cargo traffic. This surge is attributed to multiple factors including the diversion of goods...
Recent, Happening Now
November 8, 2024
Happening Now: Great Freight Recession is Over
According to FreightWaves, the freight market is showing signs of recovery. This welcome news is supported by SONAR data as well as an increase in tender rejections.
Transportation Strategies
January 31, 2024
5 advantages of partnering with a regional truckload services provider
When you’re shipping freight within a region of the US, you have options for the type of carrier you partner with. You can work with one of the large long-haul carriers that operate nationwide. Or...
Southern California Ports
August 8, 2019
What shippers should know about driver misclassification by California drayage carriers
With the state supreme court’s Dynamex decision, followed by its Senate Bill 1402 (SB 1402), California’s position on the hiring of independent owner-operators by drayage carriers is now firmly...
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
October 25, 2018
Finding the Optimal California Warehouse Space for Your Products
California. A very big state with a very big population. In fact, it’s the largest consumer market in the U.S. and thus a very sensible place to have a distribution center. Making California even...
West Coast Distribution
October 12, 2015
Bigger Doesn’t Always Mean Better: Why Regional 3PL Providers are a Perfect Fit
Everyone remembers the fairy tale story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? As a refresher – Goldilocks sat in the chairs of the Papa, Mama and Baby Bear. She ate their porridge. And she finally...
Capital Management