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August 26, 2025
WEST COAST AND CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS BLOG
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Recent, Happening Now
August 21, 2025
The Advantages of Using Atlanta as a Logistics Hub
The state of Georgia consistently ranks at or near the top of ‘best states for business’ lists in publications like Area Development and Site Selection Magazine. It’s no surprise, then, that Weber...
Recent, Happening Now
August 18, 2025
Weber Logistics Goes National: Now Serving Atlanta, Seattle, and New Jersey
For over 100 years, Weber Logistics has been a trusted West Coast logistics partner, moving products seamlessly from port to shelf with precision, speed, and care. Now, we’re bringing that same...
Recent, Happening Now
July 16, 2025
Happening Now: Port of Los Angeles Sees Record June
According to FreightWaves, the Port of Los Angeles had its busiest June on record, moving 892,340 TEUs—an 8% increase year-over-year. This is due, in large part, to retailers accelerating holiday...
Warehouse Rates
July 2, 2015
The Key to Accurate Warehousing Rates is Accurate Data.
3PLs utilize profile worksheets to calculate rates. Each 3PL has its own worksheet, but the approaches are similar. At Weber, we look at a variety of data, including product volume, case size, pallet...
west coast warehouses
April 23, 2015
Tips to Evaluate your Warehouse Provider and Lower Costs
It’s tough to compare competitive warehouse bids. Precise warehouse rates require a more detailed analysis. Companies often cannot provide all the data requested, so 3PLs have to make assumptions in...
Warehouse Rates
February 26, 2015
Want Accurate Warehouse Pricing? Provide Good Data.
To provide a warehouse pricing quote, most third party logistics providers (3PLs) use profile worksheets. Each 3PL has its own worksheet, but the approaches are similar.
Third Party Logistics
January 7, 2015
Can you lower your warehouse rates?
As a 3PL that provides warehousing services, we get that question a lot. If the characteristics of the project are not changing, then the real question being asked is, “Can you lower your profit?”
3PL
November 5, 2014
How Determining Warehouse Rates Is Like Preparing Your Tax Return
Too often, companies assume they have no power to impact warehouse distribution rates from 3PLs and commercial warehouse providers. Not true. You have the power to control and reduce your...
3PL
October 2, 2014
Data is the Key to Accurate Warehouse Pricing
Third party logistics providers use different warehouse pricing models to determine their costs for warehouse storage and services. But the approaches are pretty similar across providers. We all...
Warehouse Rates
August 20, 2014
Is Commercial Warehouse Pricing Simple?
Well, yes and no.
west coast warehouses
July 23, 2014
Comparing Price Quotes for Warehousing Services: Apples and Oranges
If you get competing carrier bids, rate comparisons are easier than those for warehousing. Trucking companies have published tariffs for services. As rates are requested, these carriers will ask...
Third Party Logistics
June 24, 2014
New Commercial Warehouse Pricing Guide
Ever wonder how third party logistics providers (3PLs) determine the warehousing rates that they quote to you? A new Commercial Warehouse Pricing Guide is now available that explains the basics of...
Warehouse Rates
January 22, 2014
Review Your Warehouse Technology to Reduce Chargebacks
It’s a new year, and with it comes a new cycle for chargeback deductions. Hopefully, if previous errors do not reoccur and the wrongs have been righted, then vendors stand a better chance of warding...
Capital Management