Distribution

Canceled Orders with Retail Suppliers

How Elevated Retail Inventories and Canceled Orders are Affecting Suppliers

Supply shortages have been a consistent economic headwind as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The now looming recession and its preceding impact on inflation has swung the pendulum to the other extreme for many retail suppliers who rely on retailers for their revenue. […]

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Transloading and Deconsolidation: A Cross Docking Strategy for Product Distribution

Partnering with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) that is near an inbound port creates many options for your company’s products when it comes to logistics strategies. A 3PL can receive your containers, provide storage for your products, and return the container within quick windows to

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Costs of Shipping a 40' Container Standard vs. Heavyweight

What is an Overweight Corridor?

Does your business pay to ship air because you are weighing out before filling your shipping container? Between packaging and unfilled containers, more than 25% of what businesses ship is empty space, which amounts to more than 61 million containers a year that are being shipped unnecessarily. Standard U.S. roads limit trucks to a gross vehicle weight of 80,000

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