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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...
Warehouse operations
January 23, 2020
What cold chain logistics services do 3PLs provide for candy products?
Candy products come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but share many of the same needs from a logistics standpoint. They all need to be carefully handled throughout the supply chain so that they reach...
Shared Warehousing
December 12, 2019
What is Contract Warehousing and When is Your Operation Ready for it?
When your business is growing, shared warehousing with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) enables you to scale your warehousing investment to match your order volumes. Need more or less space?...
Warehouse operations
October 17, 2019
Understanding Millennials and Other Warehouse Labor Challenges
Warehouse labor is hard to come by. With national unemployment the lowest it’s been in 50 years, there are simply more jobs than there are people to fill those jobs. There is no easy remedy for...
Warehouse operations
September 26, 2019
What is ‘full employment’ doing to warehouse recruitment efforts?
When there’s not enough supply of a product to meet demand in the marketplace, consumers of that product are negatively impacted until the product is available again. But, what happens when the...
Southern California Ports
June 27, 2019
Update on the Southern California Logistics Services Market
When it comes to Southern California logistics, there’s never a dull moment. The region is home to the busiest ports in the country, while the state continues to dramatically alter the way logistics...
West Coast Distribution
May 23, 2019
The Four Cs: Choosing Between Shared and Dedicated Warehouse Services
You’re ready to outsource your warehousing operations to a 3PL that has the expertise, technology, and capabilities to handle your unique business day in and day out. One of the first questions a 3PL...
Public Warehousing
April 25, 2019
5 Things to Look for in a Food Warehousing Provider
When you entrust your food and confectionery products to a food warehousing provider, you’re relying on that company to be much more than a provider of space. You’re really relying on them to be a...
west coast warehouses
March 28, 2019
Are AIB Standards Adequate for Your Food Grade Warehouse?
AIB International works with companies to elevate their food safety and production processing capability. If you look through the current AIB standards for food distribution centers, they seem quite...
Logistics Management
February 14, 2019
Warehouse Labor Management Considerations During a Strong Economy
A strong economy means good times for business, right? Generally speaking, the answer is yes, but there are some nasty side effects of economic strength. In the logistics industry, one of these side...
3PL
October 2, 2018
Back to Basics: An Answer to Improving Warehouse Efficiency
I just finished reading the results of the latest annual Warehouse and Distribution Center Operations Survey (Peerless Research Group). One of the clear takeaways was that companies need to take...
Capital Management