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February 19, 2021 by Logistics

Capacity Load Freight: More Prevalent and More Expensive

LTL carriers are experiencing a significant increase in large shipments, due in part to tight capacity in the US truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) markets. While capacity freight currently applies to a smaller percentage of shipments, that number is growing steadily.

Please be aware of the general capacity load rules and charges that (may) apply to larger shipments.

Capacity loads apply when the quantity of freight, in the manner loaded, utilizes a linear length of between 8ft and 15 ft. Some carriers also have weight limits that trigger capacity loads. The weight limits range anywhere from 8,000 to 15,000 lbs.

The linear length is determined by assuming that handling units will be loaded side-by-side when the dimensions allow. So, if you ship 48 square or 48 x 40 inch pallets then 8 pallets will hit 16 ft. You might argue that if you specify that the freight is stackable, one on top of the other, then you could have more than 8 pallets and still not trigger a capacity load situation. Don’t bet on that!! Most LTL carriers consider the entire load as floor stacked when calculating the linear footage. The point is, be careful. Another scenario is if your pallets are “turnable”, meaning they can be turned so the length is shorter. In this case, if you have 8 pallets that are 40 x 48 and are turnable, then, in theory, the length would be 4 times 40” or 13.33 ft rather than 4 x 48” or 16 liner ft. Although this can make a difference in how pricing applies, be careful. Make sure that you understand how the particular carriers’ rules tariff applies to linear feet.

So, what to do?

One suggestion is to have a 3PL handle the move. There are two strategic advantages  to do this.

  1. 3PL’s are well versed about the rules and how they apply.
  2. They will quote you a price that applies, even if they have mis-calculated

Many 3PL’s have negotiated higher linear foot rules with their carriers and this allows them to get more competitive pricing on larger loads. If you are a “cubic” shipper, one who ships pallets loads that don’t necessarily weigh a lot but take up a lot of “cubic” feet, then using a 3PL with higher linear foot rates could really help you.

Capacity Rules and Linear Feet can make freight costs go up significantly, potentially causing a shipment to cost more than it’s worth. Using a 3PL on large LTL shipments allows you to take advantage of the 3PL’s basket of carriers and competitive price structure without risking unpleasant freight costs.

Filed Under: News & Events, Transportation Tagged With: 3pl, Capacity Load Freight, Full truckload (FTL), Less than Truckload (LTL), Riverside Logistics, Third Party Logistics, Transportation

April 18, 2020 by Logistics

Riverside Logistics Hires New Chief Financial Officer with over 30 years of Financial and Executive Management Experience

Melvin Stone - Riverside Logistics - Chief Financial Officer

April 17, 2020

Press Release

Melvin Stone has joined Riverside Logistics as Chief Financial Officer.  He has over 30 years of executive management experience, most recently serving as President/CFO of Surf or Sound Realty in North Carolina.  He and his family are returning to Richmond where he previously served as CFO of Quantum Resources Corporation. In his new role, Stone will be responsible for oversight of all financial business transactions and working with the CEO to identify and capitalize on new business expansion opportunities.

Stone is a graduate of The College of William and Mary, with a B.B.A. in Accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Riverside Logistics is a third-party logistics and supply chain management company providing a full complement of third-party logistic services and total transportation and warehousing solutions. They are headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: 3pl companies in Richmond, Chief Financial Officer, Freight Companies in Richmond, Melvin Stone, Richmond, Riverside Logistics, Transportation, VA, Warehouse Space in Richmond, William and Mary

August 14, 2018 by Logistics

Riverside Logistics billboard goes up on interstate 95!

Riverside Logistics is very excited to see our new billboard go up on 95. This is a great way  to be able to tell the Riverside story by using a powerful and strategically located medium. The Billboard is located as you head South on Interstate 95 just before you get to the Chippenham/Route 150 exit. It is also almost directly across from The Richmond Marine Terminal in front of our new warehouse. Please give us a call if you need logistics services near this growing area!

 

 

Riverside Billboard

Riverside Billbaord on 95

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: Billboard, Freight Companies in Richmond, International Shipping, Richmond, Richmond Marine Billboard, Richmond Port, Riverside Logistics, Transportation, VA, Virginia, Virginia Warehouse near the Richmond Marine Terminal, Virginia Warehouses

March 1, 2016 by Logistics

Why use Riverside Logistics for Local Transportation in Richmond, Williamsburg, Ashland, & Charlottesville?

By James Durfee

Use it or lose it. The name of the game in local transportation is “immediate gratification”. You usually pickup and deliver multiple times a day, and your pickups may be stretched out over the course of the 24 hours each day, night or day, rain or shine. Every time you make a pickup you provide the customer with immediate logistics gratification.

Riverside Logistics handles a vast amount of dedicated local movements in the central Virginia area (Richmond, Williamsburg, Ashland, Henrico, and Williamsburg markets). Headquartered near the Richmond International Airport, Riverside manages over 500 thousand square feet of warehouse space, Riverside doesn’t project a profile like your normal local shuttle operator. Riverside has been moving freight from warehouse to manufacturing, from manufacturing plants to warehouses, from warehouses to Ports (Richmond and Norfolk) and from Port(s) to warehouse. Riverside has moved product for locally based, nationally based and international customers for 20 years. They have a strong fleet of locally-based drivers that they utilize. Some of these drivers have been handling Riverside business for over 17 years. It is Riverside Logistics goal to demonstrate an unmatched level of commitment to its drivers and ultimately to its customers.

If your company needs freight to move within the Central Virginia market, either across the street or across the region, Riverside can move it, each and every day. Most shippers that Riverside does business with are repetitive, daily and/or weekly shippers, moving product within and across the Central Virginia marketplace. Local shippers are typically very demanding. They usually allow little room for error. They usually want extra services over and above the norm on an on-demand, as requested basis (ad hoc) and they also want the rates to be extremely competitive. That’s why Riverside has so much local Central Virginia business. We deliver and we use a repeatable process to make sure that we meet ALL of our shipper’s demands, consistently, every day.

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: and Williamsburg, Ashland, Henrico, Local Delivery Companies, Local transportation, Richmond, Richmond MSA, Riverside Logistics, Transportation, Virginia, Warehouse, Williamsburg

January 8, 2016 by Logistics

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO HAVE A RAIL-SERVED WAREHOUSE?

RIVERSIDE LOGISTICS CSX-SERVED WAREHOUSING HELPS A NATIONAL PAPER MANUFACTURER MEET ITS OVERFLOW ROLL-STOCKING NEEDS

by James F Durfee, Vice President Business Transformation

Paper companies are typically in business to make paper, lots of paper! They then usually need a place, a big place, to store this paper before it is consumed. Logistics can sometimes become somewhat of an after- thought to the manufacturing process. When a major Paper Company in the Richmond area needed a rail-served location in Central Virginia to handle overflow Roll Stock, Riverside Logistics was there to help. With 100,000 square feet of warehouse space, served by the CSX railroad, and a staff trained and equipped to handle paper roll stock, Riverside flew into action and began receiving spill-over roll stock from the manufacturer via the CSX railroad. The boxcars kept coming and coming until over 75 thousand square feet of product was housed in Riverside’s warehouse. Riverside inventoried this product using its state-of-the-art WMS system. When it came time to ship the product out, Riverside arranged for all the local transportation necessary and utilized its dedicated fleet of carriers to move the product across the Richmond area.

Being rail-served and having the know-how and equipment to handle large rolls is just one of the many logistics capabilities of Riverside. Our combined total of almost 500,000 square feet of warehousing space in Central Virginia, with immediate access to the Port of Richmond and Norfolk, Interstate 95 and 64 for both East-West and North-South access and shipping uniquely positions us to competitively support all of our customers’ needs both long term and short term.

Legitimate Rail-served warehouses are becoming harder to find, especially in markets like Richmond. When you couple rail sidings with roll handling capability you end up with a fairly unique set of Logistics capabilities for customers needing these types of services.

Next time you need rail-served warehousing in Central Virginia, call us.

Filed Under: Case Studies Tagged With: 3PL Logistics, and Norfolk, Central VIrginia, CSX Railroad, East West, Interstate 95 & 64, Logistics, National Paper Manufacturer, North South, Paper Industry News, Rail-Served Warehouse, Riverside Logistics, Roll-Stocking Overflow warehouse, Shipping, Shipping Large Rolls of Paper Stock, Spill-Over roll stock, Transportation, Trucking, Warehouse, Warehouse Near Norfolk Port, Warehouse Near Port of Richmond, Warehouse Space in Richmond Virginia

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