6/16/2023 0 Comments Starmade cargo transferReduce inventory costs at DCs (distribution centers) Load heavier on the import container and then “legalize” the load’s weight when transloading to domestic trucks, or load legal on export loads and then “maximize” the load’s weight at the warehouse near the port of loading to “maximize” the load’s weight in the ocean container)Ĭost effective compared to direct container delivery on imports depending on the distance Maximize loads to final destination (e.g. Additionally, if the cargo is extremely urgent, you can even get “team drivers” to get the cargo to the warehouse near the port of loading even faster than a single driver. When you have urgent exports and intermodal equipment such as 20’, 40’ or 53’ containers are in short supply, you can use a 53’ OTR trailer to ship goods to the closest port of loading and transload them to an ocean container. Get cargo exported faster due to a faster transit time on OTR trucking compared to intermodal truck + rail. Reasons for Transloading / Cross-Docking: For example 1 inbound container to 1 outbound 53’ trailer.ĭeconsolidation and Distribution: when you have multiple SKUs in a container or trailer and you need cargo segregated The main types of transloads / cross-docks are:ĭirect Transloads: when you have a “one to one: transload. Storage: we offer cargo storage services for short-term storage of your cargo. Value Added Logistics: repacking, pallet breakdown, order picking by carton and palletization, parcel shipping services, and custom tailored warehousing related services Import Transloading / Cross-docking: when an import ocean container is “transloaded” to a domestic 53’ OTR (over the road) trailer, flatbed, or 53’ intermodal container for final delivery to a domestic delivery address that is too cost-prohibitive for a drayage carrier (drayman) to deliver due to its distance from the port.Įxport Transloading / Cross-docking: when a domestic 53’ OTR (over the road) trailer, flatbed, or 53’ intermodal container from an inland location is delivered near the port area and is then “transloaded” to an ocean container.įBA Prep Services: we can prepare your Amazon FBA orders from importation to drayage to devanning, segregating by order, providing pallet dims/weight, labeling and staging orders for your carrier. We also have slip sheet forklift attachments to handle slip sheets. Shippers can utilize transload warehouses to control their cargo better, provide more flexibility, reduce costs and save time. It is typically performed when a shipment is imported to the US or a shipment is exported from the US. Transloading is defined as unloading a trailer or container from one mode of transport to another. We handle the transloading of many types of commodities including solar panels, solar battery storage systems, solar transformers, aggregates in totes, PET rolls and resin, lumber, machinery, electronics and more.Īddress: 13500 S. We are a 105,000-square-foot transloading and cross-docking facility with 15 loading docks located 20 minutes from the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex. Los Angeles is the transloading capital of the United States.
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