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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Some folks from Puyallup may know that the site of Washington Cold Storage used to be a cannery. Founded as the Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers’ Canning Company, the main site on 15th Street in Puyallup was one of the greatest canneries in the Northwest around the time of the First World War. After attracting…
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Washington Cold Storage offers both FIFO and LIFO inventory control in an effort to meet the demands of individual customers. FIFO (first-in, first-out) is the most traditional form of inventory control, ensuring that the oldest product is the first shipped out with newer product taking its place. It also means that the cost of all…
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One of the things our clients rely on us for is quick and efficient handling of their product storage and distribution in the Pacific Northwest. With locations chosen for their easy access in the Seattle area, our storage facilities in Kent and Puyallup are close to major highways, rail lines and the ports of nearby…
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Washington Cold Storage is an ideal place to store your refrigerated and frozen goods during the summer because it offers temperature-controlled loading docks, enabling product to be moved around without sitting in warm summer weather. Boasting refrigerators and freezers that go down to -10 degrees, the storage units keep sensitive products such as seafood and…
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Washington Cold Storage, founded in the mid-1990s, preserved a piece of Puyallup history by turning a mid-twentieth century warehouse into a state-of-the-art distribution center. Built in 1935, the building on 15th Street served as a cannery for the Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers Association (established in 1889), employing a large number of people from the…
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