Ever wonder what kind of refrigerated and frozen foods are being trucked and held for transport throughout the United States? Turns out, cold storage facilities ended 2017 with record levels of cheese, vegetables and poultry in stock. A end-of-year record 1.28 billion pounds of natural cheese, 2.63 billion pounds of frozen vegetables and 1.2 billion…
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With snow on Christmas Eve at our facilities and throughout Western Washington, we want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas — and safe travels whether you might be working this weekend or traveling to spend time with friends and family. As we wrap up 2017 and begin to reflect on the…
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It’s the holiday season once again. Has it snuck up on you too? At Washington Cold Storage, we want to wish everyone happy holidays and give our partners a heads up about the days we will be closed and unavailable for pickups and deliveries this year. Washington Cold Storage will be closed the following days…
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For businesses that rely on trucks to move their product, gas prices are always a point of concern. And while summer travel season is behind us and this time of year is typically associated with declining gas prices, this fall we are seeing gas prices start to climb due to a number of factors. Gas…
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Whether you are a grower or consumer of fruits and vegetables, at some point you will probably be concerned about the optimal temperature at which to store your produce. Since we are in the cold storage business, we thought a handy guide would be fun to share with our readers. There are many benefits of…
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Businesses in the logistics and supply chain industry are responding across the country to bring relief to areas in Texas and Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Harvey. While we naturally think of the actual food, clothing and other supplies that victims impacted by natural disasters need, what often gets lost in calls for relief and media…
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With technology advancing and no limit in site to the impact these advances will continue to have on our lives, more and more people are asking whether self-driving trucks could turn the shipping industry on its ear within the next 5-10 years. Technology companies and automobile manufacturers are already testing a variety of self-driving vehicles,…
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We have written a couple times about our Puyallup location, which includes our offices and larger flagship storage facility, but we would be remiss if we failed to highlight our Kent location, which is a strategic stop for frozen storage in the Seattle area. People who know nationwide distribution and supply chain management are well…
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Washington Cold Storage offers a variety of cross-docking solutions to cold product shippers who are seeking an extra logistical advantage in the Seattle area. With cross-docking, Washington Cold Storage can reduce handling costs, speed up delivery and greatly increase your shipping efficiency. Cross-docking is the practice of unloading products and reloading those products for transport…
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From the perspective of people who handle product being shipped from cold storage, well-stacked boards of freight, handled with respect during shipping and delivered at the proper temperature is vital. There is nothing worse than boards arriving at a dangerous tilt, or heavier product crushing lighter product underneath. Much of this depends on the integrity…
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