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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 Raleigh, NC 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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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.

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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.

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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.

Based in the port city of Raleigh, 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.

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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.

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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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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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Documents Received Too Late

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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Community Partnerships on National Stage

ORLANDO, Fla. (February 21, 2024) – Wake Tech's work building community partnerships was on the national stage Wednesday as part of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) 2024 conference in Orlando.Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls; Hugh McLean, vice president of operations for the Boys & Girls Clubs serving Wake County; and recent Wake Tech alumna Khadijah Scarborough served as panelists for a plenary session focused on the transformative impact of community partnerships. The event was attended by nearly 3,000 community college le...

ORLANDO, Fla. (February 21, 2024) – Wake Tech's work building community partnerships was on the national stage Wednesday as part of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) 2024 conference in Orlando.

Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls; Hugh McLean, vice president of operations for the Boys & Girls Clubs serving Wake County; and recent Wake Tech alumna Khadijah Scarborough served as panelists for a plenary session focused on the transformative impact of community partnerships. The event was attended by nearly 3,000 community college leaders from around the country.

The panel, moderated by Nick Mathern, director of K-12 Partnerships for ATD, highlighted Wake Tech's efforts to create deep community connections and reach individuals in Wake County who might otherwise miss life-changing education and training that improves their economic mobility in the future.

Ralls highlighted the power of aligning forces with community organizations that share similar missions and values to develop mutually beneficial partnerships. Some of the Wake Tech's vital community partners include The Boys & Girls Clubs serving Wake County, Juntos, Communities in Schools, No Woman No Girl, The Hope Center at Pullen, Dorcas Ministries, StepUp Ministry, Diaper Train and the Wake County Public School System.

"We are better than we would be otherwise as a result of those partnerships," he said. "We learn from our partners. We adopt their mission, which is already similar to our mission. We can provide greater impact, the two of us, than we could individually."

Last fall, Wake Tech and the Boys & Girls Clubs serving Wake County teamed up to help middle and high school students in underrepresented communities discover their post-secondary education and career paths by embedding a staff member at the club to work with the organization and its members.

McLean said the partnership with Wake Tech has increased capacity for the Boys & Girls Clubs to level the playing field and bring workforce readiness programs to the next level for the students it serves.

"Having Wake Tech come alongside us immediately increased our capacity for college readiness and workforce," he said. "If you talk to your Boys & Girls club leaders in your community, they are asked to focus on a lot of things. Having a Wake Tech staff member in our clubs puts a staff person focused on college."

McLean urged attendees to ensure partnerships they pursue add value for both parties. "If you think about partnering in your community, think about their capacity," he said. "You don't want to put more on them. You want each to bring something to the table."

The loudest applause of the morning was reserved for Scarborough, a 2023 graduate of Wake Tech's Associate Degree Nursing program who is now a nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Scarborough grew up in the foster care system and was involved in Fostering Bright Futures, a student success program at Wake Tech that assists individuals transitioning from foster care to independent young adulthood.

Scarborough, who is also the recipient of the 2023 Dallas Herring Achievement Award by the North Carolina Community College System, said Fostering Bright Futures changed her life.

"Fostering Bright Futures allowed me to be a normal college student, which is a luxury a lot of foster youth don't have," she said. "You didn't have to worry about things that you don't have control over. It opened doors for me that I did not even know I had access to."

Scarborough said the values of service she learned while in the program continue to influence her.

"It's a continuing cycle of servitude and love," she said. "Fostering Bright Futures' main objective was to serve us, and we serve the community. There were service opportunities that I never had volunteered before. It took away the negative stereotypes of foster youth and gave us a positive experience."

The panel was led by Jamie Merisotis, president and chief executive of the Lumina Foundation, one of the country's most important nonprofits supporting higher education.

ATD President Dr. Karen Stout encouraged members to consider community partnership opportunities like Wake Tech's. "We must leverage our localness and harness our power in our communities," she said. "It is the way for us to take our movement into its next transformation."

Achieving the Dream is a partner and champion of hard-working leaders at more than 300 community colleges across the country working to transform colleges to ensure all students can access learning that propels them into rewarding careers. Wake Tech joined the national reform movement to improve student success in community colleges in 2020.

Raleigh moves forward with scaled-down Six Forks Road project

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The Raleigh City Council has approved a scaled-down plan to widen a busy section of Six Forks Road after years of debate.That widened road will cut right through Allen Oakley’s property.“The sidewalk right away will come kind of through here… through my carport and across my driveway,” Oakley said.It’s not a surprise. Oakley has lived at the corner of Six Forks Road and North Glen Drive for over a decade, and he has known for a few years the city would need his ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The Raleigh City Council has approved a scaled-down plan to widen a busy section of Six Forks Road after years of debate.

That widened road will cut right through Allen Oakley’s property.

“The sidewalk right away will come kind of through here… through my carport and across my driveway,” Oakley said.

It’s not a surprise. Oakley has lived at the corner of Six Forks Road and North Glen Drive for over a decade, and he has known for a few years the city would need his property for the planned Six Forks Road project. However, he said the last several years have been a rollercoaster.

Raleigh’s city council has struggled to finalize an improvement plan for Six Forks Road, trying to make it safer for drivers and pedestrians.

“Six Forks is not a city street, Six Forks is a thoroughfare in and out of Raleigh,” Oakley said.

The design process started in 2020, but the estimated cost exploded, and the city went back to the drawing board.

“We were supposed to be moving with 4 to 6 months,” Oakley said.

That left homeowners like Oakley, whose houses the city will be buying, in limbo.

“It’s been an up and down, the devil and the angel sort of thing,” he said.

On Tuesday, city council voted unanimously on a new plan to widen a one-mile stretch Six Forks Road to six lanes with a median. That stretch is between Millbrook Road and Rowan Street. The plan also adds 8-feet-wide paths for bikers and pedestrians.

“I do think it addresses some of the traffic concerns that we are hearing, and it takes bikers further away from the street,” Councilwoman Mary Black, whose district covers that stretch, said.

Construction is expected to start in early 2026. Oakley said it will cause some major headaches.

“I can’t imagine what the construction mess is going to be,” he said.

However, he said he is glad it is finally moving forward.

“So I think when it’s all said and done, it’ll be a safer, better route,” he said.

City council now has to get approval from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The project is expected to take two years to complete.

Remote jobs in Wake with $100K salaries: Work-from-home openings with big paychecks

The state of North Carolina currently has over 1,200 job openings listed online. Some are entirely remote and offer six-figure salaries, and others have a work-from-home hybrid perk.We combed through six-figure, remote-friendly offerings in Wake County right now.If you’re searching for a new job, or if you’re just curious about the salaries some state employees are making these days, we’ve compiled some of the highest paying state jobs that are currently open (as of Dec. 22) and listed on the sta...

The state of North Carolina currently has over 1,200 job openings listed online. Some are entirely remote and offer six-figure salaries, and others have a work-from-home hybrid perk.

We combed through six-figure, remote-friendly offerings in Wake County right now.

If you’re searching for a new job, or if you’re just curious about the salaries some state employees are making these days, we’ve compiled some of the highest paying state jobs that are currently open (as of Dec. 22) and listed on the state’s job postings site.

Below, you’ll find each job’s title, a description of the position and a link to the posting, where you can find more information about the job and apply. Be sure to inquire about residency requirements, as some remote jobs require employees to reside in-state.

All of the jobs’ posted salaries and recruitment ranges go up to six figures, but not all are guaranteed to pay over $100,000.

You can find the full, searchable list of all current openings at governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina.

To search for fully remote or hybrid jobs, filter selections to include remote options, including remote only, remote optional and flexible/hybrid.

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Southern accent fading away in North Carolina, research finds

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina is known for a lot of things: the food, the people, the nature and also its iconic Southern accent.But now, research suggests the Southern drawl may be fading away as younger generations grow up and the state welcomes more transplants.North Carolina natives such as Marianna Morin, who grew up in New Bern, are becoming more ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina is known for a lot of things: the food, the people, the nature and also its iconic Southern accent.

But now, research suggests the Southern drawl may be fading away as younger generations grow up and the state welcomes more transplants.

North Carolina natives such as Marianna Morin, who grew up in New Bern, are becoming more of a rarity.

"I notice myself -- when I'm around people not from here -- that my accent is not as strong, but then when I'm around people who grew up here, I get right down into that accent with them," Morin said.

Linguists have found with each generation, that the iconic drawl is fading.

"Some of the younger kids I know definitely don't have much of a Southern accent at all, but I think it just comes more with what part of North Carolina you're from," NC State senior Jack Dortch, who grew up in Charlotte, said.

Demographics show nearly half of North Carolina adults, 49%, were born somewhere else, and non-natives are now a majority in 18 counties, including all three counties that make up the Triangle: Wake, Durham and Orange.

That has affected how people talk.

NC State Professor Robin Dodsworth studied the speech patterns of people from Raleigh from across races, age groups and parts of town. She said that through the years, the vowel shift was the first thing to go -- think the "Southern" pronunciation of words like high or tide.

But the trend isn't just in North Carolina, recent studies from Georgia are seeing the same thing amid booming population growth in the Atlanta metro -- more transplants and travel mean changes in language.

"Beginning around World War II, there was kind of greater mobility, greater geographic mobility, and to some extent greater social mobility. And that allowed for people to become exposed to dialects that were not just their home dialect. Right. Not just their sort of native regional dialect," Dodsworth explained.

But all of this doesn't mean the Southern accent is dying. In fact, depending on how you look at it, it could be growing. Some NC State students from Connecticut and New York spoke to ABC11 Tuesday and admitted they've adopted "y'all" in their vocabulary since moving South.

According to linguists, among younger generations, the same trends are happening with other iconic regional dialects, such as those in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Meanwhile, back at NC State, linguists are applying for grants to continue their studies of how accents are changing, with more research planned in both Raleigh and Chatham County.

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Personal launches are for those with their own equipment, and programs are for those who are looking to learn more and have their equipment provided.

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Personal paddle craft may be launched from Lake Johnson's Waterfront Center. Launches are not available when the Waterfront Program Center closed. Car-top boats only. No gas-powered motors.

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