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From startup to trendsetter: Port X Logistics takes drayage world by storm

22 December 2022

Over the past five years, Port X Logistics has grown from a startup to a major player in the drayage, transloading and trucking worlds. This level of growth — especially in the midst of a pandemic — has required serious planning, hard work and commitment. The company has no plans to hide its secret sauce.

“We had the right plan out of the gate. Keeping focus on the vision while simply tweaking things to make it better has worked for us,” according to Port X Logistics Founder Brian Kempisty said....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/from-startup-to-trendsetter-port-x-logistics-takes-drayage-world-by-storm

Port X Logistics solves airfreight emergencies with Carrier 911

8 December 2022

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Port X Logistics has made a name for itself in drayage, transloading and trucking, expediting containerized freight throughout the U.S. and Canada. Now, the company has brought its expertise into the airfreight arena.

The Port X Logistics team launched Carrier 911 about a year ago. The platform exists to recover freight from container freight stations and airports across the nation. Carrier 911 operates with the same...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-x-logistics-solves-airfreight-emergencies-with-carrier-911

Your ‘chassis deal’ – and terms – may be costing you

29 September 2022

Steamship lines often offer included chassis for trucking companies. Similarly, non-vessel operating common carriers sometimes offer private chassis pool deals for their carrier partners. While these offers sound attractive on the surface, is a typical “chassis deal” really a deal at all?

When a chassis is provided by a steamship line or NVOCC, trucking companies end up footing the bill for any maintenance issues that come up during use.

“A steamship line or freight forwarder might include a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/your-chassis-deal-and-terms-may-be-costing-you

Strong relationships help bolster cost savings amid port crisis

13 September 2022

Many of the pandemic-fueled headwinds that have plagued the logistics industry over the past two years are beginning to subside, but U.S. ports are still being slammed with more volume than they can handle on a daily basis. As a result, it is not uncommon for companies to rack up hefty demurrage and per diem fees while their freight sits in ports waiting for drivers and equipment to become available.

While these issues are inherently expensive and frustrating, working with the right partner can...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/strong-relationships-help-bolster-cost-savings-amid-port-crisis

Companies must see drivers as human beings, not commodities

28 June 2022

Most of the factors impacting the supply chain today – shortages, fuel prices, consumer expectations – are more or less uncontrollable. One of the industry’s most infamous ills, however, is somewhat less mysterious.

Driver recruitment and retention issues plague companies across the transportation space, making it difficult to keep trucks outfitted with highly trained, experienced drivers. Organizations have rolled out hundreds of financial incentives to get drivers in seats, but the real...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/companies-must-see-drivers-as-human-beings-not-commodities

Drayage can no longer be considered an afterthought

18 May 2022

Before the coronavirus pandemic prompted a serious surge in online shopping — therefore increasing port congestion manifold — companies would typically get away with submitting drayage and transloading work orders with little notice. That has all changed over the past two years.

While drayage has faced demand surges, they have often been the relatively short-lived consequences of labor strikes or steamship company shutdowns. The impact of the pandemic has been much greater, and it is here to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drayage-can-no-longer-be-considered-an-afterthought

How supply chain, drayage have evolved through the pandemic

31 March 2022

The coronavirus pandemic both created new problems and highlighted existing issues across the supply chain. This has been especially evident at the ports. Unrelenting port congestion — coupled with equipment shortages — has made importing goods an irritating headache at best and an expensive nightmare at worst.

Navigating today’s supply chain woes is not impossible, but it does require a new approach. Companies that have historically treated drayage and other inland transportation services as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-supply-chain-drayage-have-evolved-through-the-pandemic

Is the supply chain’s real problem the lack of personal responsibility?

3 February 2022

2021 was the year that long-existing supply chain problems were exacerbated and made mainstream. If anything, it became clear that one quick fix at the ports, such as longer operating hours, wouldn’t penetrate the root of the issue.

In a conversation with FreightWaves, founder of Port X Logistics Brian Kempisty said that the supply chain’s biggest problem is that no one is taking ownership of the problem, as the system and responsibilities are siloed.

“When there is unreliability on vessel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-the-supply-chains-real-problem-the-lack-of-personal-responsibility

Port X Logistics expands drayage footprint in Denver Express deal

11 January 2022

Port X Logistics adds cross-docking, warehousing and transportation provider

Port X Logistics announced that it has acquired cross-docking, warehousing and transportation provider Denver Express.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“Port X is excited to provide expanded drayage services out of Denver, Colorado,” Brian Kempisty, Port X Logistics founder, stated on the company’s blog.

The deal will provide Denver Express access to Turvo, a supply chain collaboration application. Turvo provides visibility on one platform that can be accessed by all...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-x-logistics-expands-drayage-footprint-in-denver-express-deal

Disunified chassis leasing system exacerbates port congestion

12 July 2021

The ongoing container shortage and port congestion is becoming old news. Freight income per TEU is higher than ever due to the COVID-spurred consumer demand for goods. The industry is seeing a large number of blank sailings, not for lack of cargo, but because the containers sit in waiting for so long, they lose their place in the rotation.

“If your product isn’t in the U.S. by the end of October, you’ve hurt your ability to maximize holiday sales,” FreightWaves Senior Retail Analyst Andrew Cox...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/disunified-chassis-leasing-system-exacerbates-port-congestion

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