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Unique Logistics Solutions to Complex Container Drayage Issues
Today, more than 80% of global shipping involves containers. They're packed with everything from personal storage items in dry containers to heavy machinery on flat rack containers. For business owners shipping products, getting a container from point A to point B requires precise planning and high-level tracking. But that's easier said than done when global supply chains become over-congested, leading to loading time issues and delays.
That's bad news for business owners who are already under a massive amount of stress. The truth is that container storage delays can cripple a business, but there's a viable solution: drayage brokers in Los Angeles, CA like RelyEx. Drayage companies provide unique solutions to minimize demurrage and help ensure the successful delivery of your freight.
With more than 30 combined years of experience and a solutions-oriented team, RelyEx has quickly become the first choice for streamlined, efficient drayage services. To understand the true value of RelyEx's offerings in the global logistics industry, it helps to understand first what drayage is and why it's used.
What is Drayage and Why Is It Important?
If you're a seasoned business owner who uses port drayage to transport your products, you know exactly how important the service can be. But if you were to poll a group of random people, you may get five different definitions of the term "drayage." That begs the question, how is one of the most crucial steps in the supply chain and most vital components of global trade such a confusing concept? When you break it down, it's not too difficult to grasp.
Drayage, by definition, means the transportation of freight from an ocean port to another destination. Today, drayage is also used to describe the process of transporting products and goods over short distances or over "the first mile."
While drayage often means short-distance movements during the supply chain process, it's primarily used in the container shipping space. Drayage loads usually have arrival and departure points in the same city and don't include long-haul, national transportation.
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Because a drayage load can mean a few different things, confusion among carriers is common. Many carriers link drayage with going into a port, but that isn't always true. While all drayage loads typically originate from a port of entry, there are often several legs of a drayage journey before a container turns up at its final stop. Legs of a drayage load may include:
Why Are Drayage Companies in Los Angeles, CA So Important?
You may be thinking, what's so important about drayage? It's such a small step in the container storage transport process. In reality, it's an integral piece needed in the logistics industry and a crucial part of U.S. supply chain management.
To truly understand the importance of drayage, let's use flowers as an example. Most cut flower shipments enter the market from areas in South America until they end up at Dutch auction houses. Once there, wholesalers purchase flowers in bulk and send those products to retail outlets worldwide. Because flowers are perishable, they typically need to be refrigerated and are often shipped in reefer containers. These refrigerated vessels must maintain a certain temp to prevent loss.
Drayage companies like RelyEx allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services. Drayage companies allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind, because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services.
If port drayage is compromised, it can cause delays and even fines. You know the packages you get delivered to your front door from apps like Amazon? Without drayage and drayage brokers, one or two-day shipping times wouldn't even be possible.
As a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. alone, it seems like drayage shipping issues shouldn't exist. But the fact is inefficiencies and congestion are still major problems at ports. Whether it's a lack of carriers, absent chassis, or overburdened terminals, delays lead to missed deadlines, lost revenue, and worse.
But anytime challenges exist, so too do innovative solutions.
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The RelyEx Difference
RelyEx was created because our founders saw a need in the logistics space for more reliability and efficiency. The reality of the shipping and logistics industry is that it has become very transactional. It's an odd evolution, because most businesses seek a third-party logistics partner that is accessible, transparent, and committed to providing solutions.
As the logistics space continues to grow, it creates newfound expenses and complexities. Clients like ours know that and need a supply chain partner who is genuinely interested in their business. By understanding the needs of our customers and carriers, we can provide the most reliable, effective drayage services possible.
Unlike some drayage companies in Los Angeles, CA, we begin managing your containers before they ever hit the ports by mapping out the most efficient pathways of delivery. That way, our team can discover the best drayage pathways to expedite delivery time and reduce fees that cut into profits.
Our valued drayage customers choose RelyEx because:
RelyEx Solves Problems
At RelyEx, we like to consider ourselves problem solvers. The nature of the container drayage industry presents new challenges every day, but we're firm believers that there's a solution to every hurdle we encounter. And while some drayage businesses implement a reactive approach, RelyEx customers choose us for our proactive mindset. We take pride in solving your company's drayage challenges to help you avoid frustrating fees, missed expectations, and delayed shipments. We strive to make every transaction successful and streamlined by partnering with shippers who prioritize transparent, prompt, and accurate communication.
RelyEx Has a Unique Vantage Point
RelyEx approaches your business from the customer's perspective - a unique approach that helps us provide high-quality, effective drayage services. We've been in the customers' shoes, know their pain points, and because of that, provide first-hand solutions to stressful supply chain issues. With over 30 years of collective knowledge, our team excels in:
- Inventory Management
- Logistics
- Purchasing
- Finance
Our varied, high-level drayage shipping experience helps us achieve our overarching goal: expertly managing your freight movement needs. That way, you can direct your time and focus on growing the core aspects of your business while we handle the heavy lifting. Throw in proactive planning to avoid bottleneck situations and strong communication for transparent customer relations, and you can see why so many companies trust RelyEx.
RelyEx Nurtures Strong Carrier Relationships
When it comes to shipping logistics, it only takes one mistake by a mediocre worker to disrupt your business. That's why, at RelyEx, we pride ourselves on forming and nurturing relationships with carriers who match our standards of care. Our founding partner started his career transporting freight for companies as an on-demand carrier. He uses that knowledge to maximize the resources of our carriers so that our customer's expectations aren't just met - they're exceeded.
Why Choose RelyEx as Your
Drayage Company in Los Angeles, CA?
Based in the port city of Los Angeles, RelyEx has a keen understanding of the challenges of managing the inbound and outbound flow of containers. Our team of container drayage experts provides your business with unique solutions to nuanced shipping problems, minimizing demurrage and ensuring the successful delivery of your freight.
Customers choose RelyEx because:
- We are a reliable drayage logistics partner that manages your freight from beginning to end
- We have a rare industry vantage point with 30+ years of client-side experience
- We foster and fortify the strongest vendor relations
- We take a proactive approach to problem-solving, not a reactive approach
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Your Drayage Shipments Managed from Start to Finish
Some drayage brokers don't care how customers feel about their service as long as they sign a contract and get paid. As a solutions-oriented team, RelyEx takes the opposite approach. We're motivated by the opportunity to overachieve for our customers and to provide them with the best logistics experience possible. With professional experience as carriers and shippers ourselves, we know the roadblocks and challenges you're facing. We excel at mapping out the best plans of action to solve those problems. But that's just the start.
Our tracking experts monitor and manage every aspect of your drayage shipment from booking to delivery, 24/7. Once booked, we look for the availability of your containers hourly once they're at port. When they arrive, our team acts quickly to access your storage containers when they're available.
Plus, RelyEx ensures your company's requirements are met by the carrier during loading and delivery and provide necessary documentation as fast as possible. With real-time tracking updates and access to our customer service professionals, your team has complete visibility throughout the shipping process.
We Source Top-Notch Operators at the Best Prices
Over the years, RelyEx has built a strong network of drayage carriers, transloading locations, and container storage spaces to provide you with the best possible options to match your drayage service needs. We know that searching for quality service presents an added layer of complexity and stress to our customers. That's why we work hard to take that off your plate by connecting you with our reliable shipping partners.
With a background moving freight as an on-demand carrier, our founding partner understands how to maximize the resources and equipment of our carriers to match your needs.
We Make Transparent, Timely Communication a Priority
Like other industries, the global logistics space is complex. Mistakes will be made, and problems will happen. With those truths in mind, RelyEx has built its reputation as problem solvers. Unlike other drayage companies, we don't shy away from this industry's complexities because we take pride in solving problems. Even better, we aim to do what's needed to avoid those problems altogether.
As your logistics partner, we will provide your company with accurate, transparent, and prompt communication. If there are unexpected issues, we'll notify you immediately and will provide several options to remedy the problem. We even offer custom reporting for large clients who need at-the-moment updates and quick access to shipment documentation.
We Have Robust Project Management Experience
Why let the unpredictability of your industry dictate your success? With a background working in manufacturing, our founders are familiar with the demands of managing production schedules and sales orders. That experience makes it abundantly clear to us that every business and industry is different. If you struggle with seasonal surges or other factors, our team supports your business with a mapped-out plan and schedule, so you stay ahead of the game.
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How to Avoid
Demurrage Fees for Your Business
Based in the port city of Los Angeles, RelyEx has a keen understanding of the challenges of managing the inbound and outbound flow of containers. Our team of container drayage experts provides your business with unique solutions to nuanced shipping problems, minimizing demurrage and ensuring the successful delivery of your freight.
What is shipping demurrage?
Demurrage is a charge issued by a port, carrier, or railroad company for storing containers that do not load and unload their cargo promptly. Once the daily limit of free time is exceeded, shippers are charged daily demurrage fees until their cargo is shipped. Though different ports have different policies, charges can range from $75 to $150 per container, per day, for a set number of days. Additional demurrage fees are incurred if a shipper exceeds the port's parameters.
What causes demurrage charges?
Even when shippers maintain a tight schedule for unloading freight, external factors can play an uncontrollable part. Typically, shipping mistakes caused by human error trigger the most demurrage charges. Some of the most common causes of demurrage include:
- Paperwork Errors
- Payment Delays
- Documents Received Too Late
Paperwork Errors
Typically, shippers need four specific documents to clear shipments through customs: A Bill of Lading (or BOL), a commercial invoice, a packing list, and an arrival notice. Seasoned drayage brokers like RelyEx are used to preparing these documents, but new shippers tend to miss this step due to inexperience.
Payment Delays
If a shipper only pays for part of their shipment, a vessel operator may refuse to release their freight until their bill is fully paid. Payment delays lead to cargo detention at the port of entry, which triggers demurrage charges.
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Paperwork is needed when you're shipping goods with a drayage company. When documents like the Certificate of Origin or Bill of Lading arrive at their destination late, you can expect demurrage fees. RelyEx avoids this situation entirely by being proactive when submitting paperwork.
Additional causes for demurrage fees can include:
- Damaged Container Storage
- Custom Released Containers
- Storage Containers Are Too Heavy
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The Supply Chain Partner You Can Count On
At RelyEx, we know first-hand how stressful supply chain problems can be for business owners. Though drayage shipping might seem minor on the surface, it affects every stage of your shipping process. And when inevitable hurdles manifest, RelyEx propels you over the proverbial roadblocks with a proactive mindset and a passion for challenging projects. We believe that all problems have a solution, and our unique vantage point allows us to provide first-hand solutions to customers in a wide array of industries.
When it comes to your business, don't settle for anything less than RelyEx. Contact our office today to learn more about how we make your shipping experience streamlined and stress-free.
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Clear skies for Halloween and a potential World Series Game 6. But Game 7? It could be rainy
Grace Tooheyhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-30/clear-skies-forecast-for-halloween-and-a-potential-world-series-game-6-but-game-7-it-could-be-rainy
A cold, wet storm system is forecast to travel through California later this week, increasing the chances that Los Angeles on Saturday could get its first rainfall since early May — which would coincide with a possible World Series Game 7 at Dodger Stadium.Meteorologists say there is still some uncertainty in the forecast, with some models showing heavy rain, while others show none. But odds are increasingly pointing toward a wet Saturday.“There’s a pretty good possibility for some light rain across the L.A. a...
A cold, wet storm system is forecast to travel through California later this week, increasing the chances that Los Angeles on Saturday could get its first rainfall since early May — which would coincide with a possible World Series Game 7 at Dodger Stadium.
Meteorologists say there is still some uncertainty in the forecast, with some models showing heavy rain, while others show none. But odds are increasingly pointing toward a wet Saturday.
“There’s a pretty good possibility for some light rain across the L.A. area Saturday morning and afternoon,” said Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard. He noted that it’s still too early to say just how much precipitation the region could see, but any measurable rainfall would break downtown L.A.’s streak of 177 days without rain. That’s the seventh longest stretch without rain on record since the late 1800s, Wofford said.
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“The last day we had measurable rain in downtown L.A. was May 5,” Wofford said. That day, the city recorded 0.13 inches.
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The low pressure system bringing this chance of rain to L.A. is expected to bring that precipitation first to Northern California on Friday. It will be accompanied by cooler temperatures, potentially resulting in some snowfall in the mountains.
Then Saturday in Southern California, the storm system “will bring the possibility for rain showers to most of the area, high-elevation snow and gusty winds, potentially leading to some hazardous impacts,” the National Weather Service’s daily forecast said.
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“It’s pretty cold too. It looks like the mountains — Sierra, Tahoe, Mammoth — will get some snow,” Wofford said. “Wrightwood and Big Bear will probably get a little bit of snow.”
Temperatures are expected to drop 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of year Saturday, with highs for downtown L.A. and the surrounding valleys in the low to mid-60s, Wofford said. Frost will be possible in some interior valleys.
But until Saturday, the region should remain clear, though slightly cool, with highs on Thursday hitting the high 60s and low 70s before dipping at night. On Friday evening, when Game 6 of the World Series would be played in Dodger Stadium if necessary, evening temperatures in Los Angeles are expected to be in the low to mid-60s.
The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 3
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Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.2. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown & Co.: $30) LAPD Det. Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold.3. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”Advertisement4. Playground by Richard Powers (W...
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1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.
2. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown & Co.: $30) LAPD Det. Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold.
3. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
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4. Playground by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton & Co.: $30) The Pacific Ocean-set novel explores one of the last wild places we have yet to colonize.
5. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (Random House: $30) A return to the town of Crosby, Maine, and its colorful cast of characters.
6. Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (Scribner: $30) A seductive and cunning American woman infiltrates an anarchist collective in France.
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7. Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer (MCD: $30) The fourth volume and the final word on the provocative speculative fiction series Southern Reach.
8. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel.
9. Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway (Viking: $30) A new novel set in the world of John le Carré’s most iconic spy, George Smiley.
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10. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp.
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1. War by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster: $32) The Pulitzer winner’s account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history.
2. The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World: $30) The National Book Award winner travels to three sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell, and the ones we don’t, shape our realities.
3. Patriot by Alexei Navalny (Knopf $35) The memoir of a political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
4. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Crown: $34) The Barefoot Contessa shares the story of her rise in the food world.
5. Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown & Co.: $32) The bestselling author reframes the lessons of his first book 25 years later.
6. What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci (Gallery Books $35) A memoir chronicling a year’s worth of meals from the award-winning actor.
7. Sonny Boy by Al Pacino (Penguin Press: $35) The legendary actor opens up about his life and creative journey.
8. Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari (Random House: $35) How the flow of information has shaped us and our world across the centuries.
9. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press: $32) The music producer’s guidance on how to be a creative person.
10. They Went Another Way by Bruce Eric Kaplan (Henry Holt: $29) A darkly comic memoir about being a working creative person in a world that is growing ever more dysfunctional, by the cartoonist and television writer.
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1. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Hogarth: $17)
2. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22)
3. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18)
4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage: $19)
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Eureka hospital agrees to provide emergency abortions following lawsuit by state
Clara Harterhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-30/eureka-hospital-agrees-to-provide-emergency-abortion-services-state-lawsuit
A Catholic hospital in Eureka has agreed to provide emergency abortion services after a state lawsuit said it had refused to give abortions to pregnant patients in life-threatening emergencies.The lawsuit alleges that, in February, Providence St. Joseph Hospital denied a patient emergency care when her water prematurely broke while she was 15 weeks pregnant with twins. It allegedly placed her life at risk by telling her to drive to Mad River Community Hospital, a smaller critical access hospital 12 miles away, armed with a bucket and ...
A Catholic hospital in Eureka has agreed to provide emergency abortion services after a state lawsuit said it had refused to give abortions to pregnant patients in life-threatening emergencies.
The lawsuit alleges that, in February, Providence St. Joseph Hospital denied a patient emergency care when her water prematurely broke while she was 15 weeks pregnant with twins. It allegedly placed her life at risk by telling her to drive to Mad River Community Hospital, a smaller critical access hospital 12 miles away, armed with a bucket and towels, while she was hemorrhaging.
Mad River Community Hospital is scheduled to close its birth center at the end of the month, leaving Providence St. Joseph Hospital as the only labor and delivery unit in Humboldt County.
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Sept. 30, 2024
Providence St. Joseph Hospital entered an agreement Monday to comply with the California Emergency Services Law — which requires all hospitals to provide abortions if the failure to do so would place the patient’s health in serious jeopardy, seriously impair the patient’s bodily functions or result in serious dysfunction of any organ. The law also requires hospitals to provide medically necessary emergency services before transferring a pregnant patient to another hospital for care.
A representative for Providence did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“While Providence St. Joseph should have been complying with state law up to now, thereby avoiding the harm and trauma to Californians they caused, I am pleased that the hospital has agreed to fully comply with the law going forward, ensuring access to life-saving health services including emergency abortion care,” Bonta said in a statement Tuesday. “At the California Department of Justice, we believe that abortion care is healthcare.”
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The agreement resolves a motion Bonta had filed asking for a court injunction requiring the hospital to comply with the Emergency Services Law. It does not, however, end the lawsuit or mean that Providence has admitted guilt to any of the suit’s claims.
Bonta filed the lawsuit on Sept. 30 in Humboldt County Superior Court, alleging that Providence violated multiple California laws due to its refusal to provide emergency abortion care.
According to the complaint, Anna Nusslock visited Providence in pain and severely bleeding in February and was diagnosed with previable premature pre-labor rupture of membranes, meaning that her twins would not survive birth. Providence informed her that, as long as one of her twins had a detectable heartbeat, hospital policy prohibited staff from providing an emergency abortion until her life was at even greater risk than it already was, according to the complaint.
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April 12, 2024
The lawsuit alleges that this act violated the Emergency Services Law, the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Unfair Competition Law.
“California is the beacon of hope for so many Americans across this country trying to access abortion services since the Dobbs decision,” Bonta said in a Sept. 30 statement on the lawsuit. “It is damning that here in California, where abortion care is a constitutional right, we have a hospital implementing a policy that’s reminiscent of heartbeat laws in extremist red states.”
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