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Recent, Happening Now
March 28, 2025
Happening Now: eCommerce Surge Fuels Logistics Space Demand
According to FreightWaves, the boom in online shopping is driving unprecedented growth in logistics real estate. According to a new Prologis report, eCommerce is now responsible for over half of all...
Recent, Happening Now
March 25, 2025
The Benefits of Using One Integrated Logistics Services Provider
Conventional wisdom tells you not to put all your eggs in one basket. In the logistics industry, however, this isn’t always good advice. By leaning on one integrated logistics services provider (3PL)...
Recent, Happening Now
March 19, 2025
Happening Now: Drayage Rate History Shapes Today’s Market
According to Dray Insight, the drayage industry has undergone significant change since deregulation reshaped the transportation landscape. From evolving pricing models to the growing role of...
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...
Logistics Management
March 29, 2018
Rules for Good Customer Service in Logistics
Good customer service is the lifeblood of a logistics business. It’s all about retaining your customers and sending them away happy – happy enough to pass positive feedback about your company to...
Third Party Logistics
October 19, 2017
Shared Warehousing: Maximizing the Benefits
Do you use a 3PL to store and distribute products from a multi-client, or shared, warehouse? If you’re like many shippers with a shared warehousing strategy, you may need to change the way you...
Third Party Logistics
July 17, 2017
Why Grading a Potential 3PL Partner is Like Grading a Restaurant
Do you ever feel like breaking out of the everyday routine and trying a new dinner spot? Well before hopping in the car and driving aimlessly, try turning to the internet to find suggestions and...
Third Party Logistics
July 11, 2017
Reduce Warehouse Labor Costs By Paying Workers More!
How can you reduce warehouse labor costs by paying more to warehouse workers?Simple: Don’t pay everyone more, just the peak performers.
Public Warehousing
May 31, 2016
Trust: Key for a Successful Third Party Logistics Partnership
With any good relationship’s foundation you will find trust. We constantly hear it. Just trust me. Without any backing or reasoning, just TRUST ME. Now if referencing dinner, okay… I trust you, but...
Third Party Logistics
March 4, 2016
Establishing a Relationship with Your 3PL Provider: 5 Points to Communicate
With costs consistently rising, a 3PL partnership should be defined by more than just the cost of storing and shipping a pallet. For example, how much value does this 3PL bring? Do you even have a...
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...
Third Party Logistics
November 12, 2015
Shipping Cold Freight? Save Money by Collaborating.
We see the dialogue in films again and again. Two individuals, John and Jane, trying to catch a taxi cab, “Where you headed” asked John, “uptown” said Jane, then John replied “me too, want to split a...
Capital Management