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6 Articles

  • Fulfillment

    Pick and Pack Pricing: How Fulfillment Fees Are Built
    Pick and Pack Pricing: How Fulfillment Fees Are Built
    Here's how pick and pack fees actually get built, line by line, so you can read a fulfillment quote and spot what a cheap pick rate hides.
  • Warehousing

    Public vs Contract vs On-Demand Warehousing
    Public vs Contract vs On-Demand Warehousing
    Public, contract, and on-demand warehousing solve different problems - here's how to pick the one you actually need by what your volume is doing.
  • Warehousing

    Container and Pallet Storage in Seattle and Kent
    Container and Pallet Storage in Seattle and Kent
    Two things get called storage, and one bills by the day. Here's how container and pallet storage actually work near the ports.
  • Import/Export

    Export Crating and ISPM-15: What the Rule Requires
    Export Crating and ISPM-15: What the Rule Requires
    If your wood crate crosses a border it needs heat treatment and a stamp - here's when ISPM-15 applies and how a crate should actually be built.
  • Warehousing

    Why the Kent Valley Is the PNW's Distribution Core
    Why the Kent Valley Is the PNW's Distribution Core
    The Kent Valley sits between two ports with I-5 and SR-167 through it - here's why that address cuts your demurrage, per-diem, and rent.
  • Logistics

    What Is a Straight Truck? Box Trucks Explained
    What Is a Straight Truck? Box Trucks Explained
    The box built onto the cab, and the 26,000-pound rule that explains why it's everywhere. Where it beats a semi, and how it fits a real shipment.

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