If you work at the Port of Long Beach, you know the pace of work has been up and down over the past few years. This year it has been down. In a recent interview, the port's chief operating officer said freight shipping at the port is currently down 27% from the...
Both businesses big and small use trains to transport their products. Indeed, with decentralized manufacturing, few Long Beach, California, businesses can attain their products by any other means. And, even those businesses that receive their products by truck, the...
For companies in the business of selling goods, the transportation of these goods from the seller to the buyer is critical. However, most goods do not immediately leave from production to the buyer. Oftentimes, storage is used, and large shipments are made to...
Driven by unions’ quest for more workers under their wing and a political impetus to disrupt the gig economy of companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, a new bill is set to shake up many businesses in the transportation industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California...
Californians see and use a variety of transportation modes every day. These modes range from taxi cabs to planes, trains, ships and semi-trailer trucks. From a legal standpoint, these transportation modes fall into two broad categories: private or contract carriage...
Moving products in and out of California is something that happens every day, but it is also a very complex system. It involves different carriers that transport over both land and sea. However, the only thing that matters in the shipping industry is that the products...
When you're stuck in Los Angeles traffic, or bored on a long drive on I-5, you may have asked yourself why we don't have better passenger train service in this country. Perhaps you have been to Europe and enjoyed its well-developed rail systems. You may have asked,...
Merchandise is transported all around the world and Long Beach receives many containers of merchandise through the ports in and near the city. The containers of merchandise need to be offloaded and often times stored until they are eventually carried by different...
With Long Beach being a major international shipping hub and near major airports and highways, it is little wonder that third-party logistics companies, or 3PLs, play such an important role in Southern California’s economy. For those who might not be as familiar with...
News about the shortage of truck drivers has plagued the transportation industry for some time, and the backup at maritime ports from the holiday season still an unpleasant memory. But these issues only scratch the surface of problems from the global supply chain...
