![]() Trusting PITT OHIO for the entire solution proved convenient for the manufacturer and provided peace of mind the shipment would be handled promptly and damage free. By booking the entire solution with PITT OHIO, the importer saved needed time in the day because they did not need to contact and coordinate the move between multiple carriers. ![]() The importer received unprecedented attention from PITT OHIO’s international team responsible for crafting this transloading, drayage and final mile solution. The gloves were already palletized saving the customer time and resources when the gloves arrived. In addition to their own budget savings, the importers customer had a better experience also. The importer saved 20% in their budget by agreeing to PITT OHIO’s more economical solution to transload the container to an LA warehouse first. ![]() When the warehouse workers completed the job, PITT OHIO arranged for final mile delivery from the LA warehouse to Oregon. PITT OHIO arranged for the LA warehouse space and warehouse workers to unload the cartons of gloves, palletize them by SKU number, and load the shipment into a dry van. PITT OHIO was able to retrieve and return the container in a timely manner as opposed to the longer transit days to Oregon and back to Los Angeles. This solution saved the importer potential demurrage fees. After speaking with PITT OHIO, the importer learned that we could transload the container to a local warehouse in LA first. The importer made an inquiry to a company checking for options on moving the medical gloves, only to find a high-priced quote. The importer was initially planning a direct drayage of the container from the LA Port to its final destination in Oregon, but that plan changed for the better following a brief conversation with our logistics team. Let PITT OHIO pick up your overweight shipping containers and deliver the containers damage free to your inland warehouses and distribution centers around the US.Īn importer of medical and industrial products was expecting a shipping container of over three million medical gloves at the Port of Los Angeles, which then needed transported to a wholesaler in Oregon. We can help you with container drayage from many east coast ports or west coast ports. PITT OHIO has drayage solutions for legal weight containers and overweight containers weighing above 36,000 pounds. Pickup is timely and delivery service is damage-free, creating a consistent and worry-free experience for the retailer. PITT OHIO invests in training to make sure linehaul drivers and staff are efficient and safe when loading, unloading, and transporting the overweight containers. Satisfied with PITT OHIO’s proactive communication, the retailer hired PITT OHIO permanently to provide ongoing drayage to their inbound shipping containers each week from the East Coast port of Baltimore. All 5 containers filled with merchandise were delivered safely, damage free, and intact to the retailers’ distribution and warehouse center in York, PA ensuring stocked shelves, happy customers, and profits for the retailer. PITT OHIO’s international team found the tri-axle chassis’ and drivers needed to dray the overweight containers to the retailer’s distribution center. The longer the 5 overweight shipping containers remained at an East Coast or West Coast port, the more the demurrage fees would continue to accrue each day. Importers with 20-foot shipping containers weighing above 36,000 pounds will need a tri-axle chassis for transport. With quick action, our expert Drayage service and asset-based fleet saved the retailer thousands of dollars in demurrage fees. Our international freight experts arranged for the quick retrieval of the heavy shipping containers using the appropriate tri-axle chassis required for the weight of the containers.” The retailer reached out to PITT OHIO’s experienced Drayage and Transloading team for help. Recently, an American retailer had 5 heavy shipping containers at an East Coast port, the Port of Baltimore, without a drayage solution to bring their products inland to a distribution center in York, PA. Meanwhile, your container is now amassing demurrage fees and cutting into your profits. It’s great news when your long-awaited shipping container arrives safely at the port with product ready for the American marketplace! However, it’s bad news when that same overweight shipping container is stuck at either an East Coast or West Coast port depot, waiting for a specialized carrier to support its inland transportation.
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