Resources & Insights

How Much Does a 3PL Cost? A Comprehensive Guide

5 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Import/Export Cargo Strategy

• Too many providers in the mix
• Growing pains with current carriers 
• Late freight
• Customs and compliance issues
• Higher spend, lower ROI

8 Warehousing and Transloading Providers in Charleston, South Carolina in 2025

• A list of 8 warehousing and transloading providers in the Charleston, S.C. area
• How to choose the best storage and transloading partner for your business

The Most Common Freight Measurement Mistakes (& How to Avoid Them)

How Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) Help Shippers Reduce Tariffs & Cut Costs

• A foreign trade zone (FTZ) allows companies to defer, reduce, or eliminate customs duties on imported goods.

• Using an FTZ warehouse or yard can reduce tariff costs by allowing assembly or manufacturing before duties apply.

• FTZs provide operational flexibility, especially for complex supply chains importing multi-component goods.

• Bonded warehouses offer simpler compliance but fewer manipulation options and limited storage duration.

What Factors Impact Warehousing Costs?

For those tasked with managing logistics budgets, “What will it cost?” is the question looming over every business decision — and warehousing is no exception. 

Infographic: Transloading vs. Cross-Docking

Transloading vs cross-docking — what's the difference? 

While both are commonly-used logistics methods, the difference between transloading and cross-docking is their purposes.

Transloading focuses on transferring goods between different modes of transportation, often with additional handling steps, while cross-docking focuses on quickly moving goods from inbound to outbound trucks with minimal storage time.

The Ultimate Guide to Warehouse and Distribution Services

• Warehousing and distribution definitions
• Warehousing costs explained
• Why shippers choose to store their freight
• Warehousing and distribution services

Warehousing and distribution are essential parts of many supply chains, but finding the right services can be overwhelming — especially with so many different options and providers out there. 

What Is Managed Transportation?

• Managed transportation definition
• What makes managed transportation different
• How managed transportation works
• The shipper benefits of managed transportation

To say that freight shippers have a lot on their plates would be an understatement. The constant juggle of schedules, carriers, regulations, costs, and timelines can be overwhelming — not to mention a drain on valuable resources that could be better spent on core business priorities.

Faster, More Accurate Warehousing Quotes: What to Include in Your Request

• What a warehousing quote includes 
• What shippers should prepare before requesting a warehousing quote
• Common warehousing value-add services
• How to vet warehousing partners
• How shippers can streamline their warehousing RFQ process

It’s a transportation tale as old as time: You know your freight needs a dry, secure place to hang out before it heads to its ultimate destination, but you’re at a bit of a loss when it comes to sending out requests for quotation (RFQs) for your warehouse project.