Transloading is currently making a massive comeback, but has always been part of the logistics process. It can be traced back to ancient civilization and the opening of trade routes.
Capacity planning in drayage correctly identifies the volume of incoming cargo. It allocates resources to ensure that the cargo is immediately transported to the next step of the supply chain.
Technology is not a new concept or phenomenon, and neither is the transloading operation. This means the transloading operations have witnessed their fair share of technology solutions.
No matter the product, international freight arriving at a U.S. port is just the beginning of the inland transport chess game.
The headache of making sure every piece of cargo is accounted for takes on added pressure when the shipments are passing through California.
At the ultra-busy ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, if you don’t have the right connections for transloading, that needed seamless cargo transfer is easier said than done.
While the shipping world has become more complex and demanding, technology is not only leveling the playing field but also giving savvy logistics companies like Golden State Logistics a service edge.
Companies like Golden State Logistics are taking drayage operations to the next level, using technological innovation to improve drayage operations significantly and reduce shippers' environmental footprint.
As businesses saw during the pandemic the inefficiencies of the long-established way of handling port drayage, they began to realize that they needed to ratchet up their investments in technology.
There is no market that is more focused on going green and aware of the transportation industry’s impact on the environment than Southern California. Intermodal transportation not only helps the environment but is also cost-effective.