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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 Portland, OR 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 Portland, 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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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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Will the NBA Trend Towards Youth Help the Trail Blazers?

The 2024 NBA Playoffs have taken an unexpected turn. If a player’s jersey sits in the Top 10 of NBA sales, hanging like an advertisement in sports-store windows, he’s probably heading for vacation instead of strategizing for the second round. The empty hands of traditional league stalwarts has prompted this question for the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag. Dave, It seems like we’re experiencing a changing of the guard w...

The 2024 NBA Playoffs have taken an unexpected turn. If a player’s jersey sits in the Top 10 of NBA sales, hanging like an advertisement in sports-store windows, he’s probably heading for vacation instead of strategizing for the second round. The empty hands of traditional league stalwarts has prompted this question for the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.

Dave,

It seems like we’re experiencing a changing of the guard with veteran stars heading into the sunset and young athletes taking over. How do you feel the Blazers are poised to take advantage of this new NBA?

Mike

If you’re not sure what Mike is talking about, here’s the list of veteran players now out of the playoffs: Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Steph Curry and Draymond Green, CJ McCollum, and maybe soon to be Jimmy Butler and Damian Lillard. After just one round of play, the Los Angeles Clippers are the only super-veteran team still in the bracket, and few are forecasting them to go all the way at this point.

The story varies with each team. We should be careful drawing hard and fast conclusions. But it seems at least semi-evident that you can’t just throw together two or three 25-point-scoring superstars and make the NBA Finals. Skill, distance shooting, and the more physical style allowed by the league in the latter months of this season are conspiring to make young legs valuable. Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are the new belles of the ball.

Veterans still have their place, though. One can argue that the success of the Minnesota Timberwolves this year has been built upon a foundation of veteran role players. The New York Knicks could make a similar case. Being young isn’t a virtue in itself. Having young, multi-talented stars who buy into the system, then surrounding them with heady vets, appears to be the path to forward mobility.

The first question for Portland is whether they have that star (or stars). The jury’s still out. At this point, we’d have to say no, hoping that assessment will change after another year of development. Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson are wholly unproven. Anfernee Simons is a scorer but hasn’t shown that much more. Deandre Ayton has not blossomed into a game-changer yet.

The Blazers do have several intriguing veterans, though. Malcom Brogdon, Matisse Thybulle, and Robert Williams III come to mind. Jerami Grant is a near-star-level forward. As other teams realize the need for experienced help, the Blazers may find themselves with valuable trade chips. Some of them are even young enough to qualify as veterans and long-term contributors. That’s promising.

Look for some of the teams on the cusp of playoffs relevance to explore trades for some of Portland’s veterans this summer. The Blazers might even be able to catch a desperate, superstar-based team doubling down on their expensive experiment. Portland may not be able to pull in those coveted young stars, but more future draft capital could be in play.

This trend may indeed help the Trail Blazers, just not quite in the way you’re expecting. But any help is good help at this point. Maybe, just maybe, the Blazers will be able to make more significant moves this summer than their quality of roster would indicate.

Thanks for the question! You can always send yours to blazersub@gmail.com and we’ll answer as many as possible!

Letter: Parking in Portland downtown an outrage

Recently, one of the last remaining privately held parking lots in downtown Portland (Widgery Wharf) was deeded to Unified Public Parking, whose usury parking rates may be the most destructive effect on Portland’s downtown since The Great Fire of 1866.UPP now has a stranglehold on downtown parking, sometimes charging $17-plus per hour. I’ve been told they are eliminating all over-night parking. Most tourists are visiting for only a short time but many of us live here and work here. We depend on affordable parking.Ma...

Recently, one of the last remaining privately held parking lots in downtown Portland (Widgery Wharf) was deeded to Unified Public Parking, whose usury parking rates may be the most destructive effect on Portland’s downtown since The Great Fire of 1866.

UPP now has a stranglehold on downtown parking, sometimes charging $17-plus per hour. I’ve been told they are eliminating all over-night parking. Most tourists are visiting for only a short time but many of us live here and work here. We depend on affordable parking.

Many business owners pay their employees parking fees here. Between my two shops, I have over a dozen retail shop workers and I spend over $1,000 a month for their parking. This is an expense that is truly too much for them, and difficult for me, to bear. My customers are, in a large part, local Mainers who make an effort to shop here but parking is a huge issue. If UPP continues its stranglehold on parking neither employee nor customers will be able to afford to continue to work or shop here.

Possibly, the future of downtown Portland is simply tourists, T-shirts and lobster rolls, however this isn’t much of a future. In the winter months all of these things fade in their importance to Portland. Eventually the vibrant downtown business district, that struggles on a daily basis, will also be gone. When will the Portland leadership, both the city of Portland or the Portland Downtown District, address this critical issue?”

Jacques deVillier Portland

It is a sad state of affairs when the U.S. Supreme Court, our third important branch of government, is dominated by justices whose opinions can be swayed by outside forces. One assumes that their decisions and actions are based on the Constitution, whether they are originalists or textualists.

The founders created/designed a document to give us guidance in all matters legal as they relate to the laws of this country. There have always been “liberals and conservatives” on the court, which have inherent predilections. The current balance is six conservatives and three liberals, which was facilitated by the former Senate leader and the former president. It works in the former president’s favor and his desire for absolute loyalty.

Lavish expenses-paid trips are a sweet temptation for anyone, especially someone whose legal decisions can be crafted/swayed to support a particular legal outcome. It aligns quite comfortably with the former president, who incited the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and who took secret documents to which he did not have the rights.

Maybe the Constitution should have been titled “Sometimes a great notion” so that it is presented in concept, not literally. We have a pathological prevaricator as a former president who believes that everyone is creating mistruths about him and expects the courts will rule in his favor. Perhaps, someone should remind him and the justices to the contrary. Or maybe, as Jack Nicholson said in a “Few Good Men,” “you can’t handle the truth.”

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Portland vegan restaurant The Sudra is closing. Here’s what could be coming next

Sanjay Chandrasekaran remembers sitting at The Sweet Hereafter in Southeast Portland circa 2011, telling co-owners Jon Janulis and Liam Duffy about his dream of one day opening a bar of his own with cocktails and vegan Indian food.In the decade that followed, Chandrasekaran, now 46, went from owning a single food cart, Sonny Bowl, to a small chain of restaurants, The Sudra, which once boasted four locations in Po...

Sanjay Chandrasekaran remembers sitting at The Sweet Hereafter in Southeast Portland circa 2011, telling co-owners Jon Janulis and Liam Duffy about his dream of one day opening a bar of his own with cocktails and vegan Indian food.

In the decade that followed, Chandrasekaran, now 46, went from owning a single food cart, Sonny Bowl, to a small chain of restaurants, The Sudra, which once boasted four locations in Portland and Beaverton.

But after last Sunday’s surprise announcement that The Sudra’s sole remaining location at 28 N.E. 28th Ave. would close, there’s a chance Chandrasekaran’s original dream could become a reality.

“It seemed like people were so tired of The Sudra concept,” Chandrasekaran said in a phone interview Wednesday. “We were trying to make all these little changes. I’ve done all these collaborations with other people, and they didn’t work. I was thinking, ‘I’m going to close.’ But the response has been so positive. And our sales, which were so bad, have tripled overnight.”

Now Chandrasekaran is considering turning The Sudra space into a cocktail bar that could preserve some of his customer’s fusion favorites, including the peacock salad and kale pakoras.

The move would track with recent changes in The Sudra universe. The restaurant’s Mississippi Avenue and Beaverton locations each closed in the past two years, only to reopen as XO and June, respectively, two craft cocktail bars with vegan snacks. A planned outpost in Hillsboro has also been reimagined as a mezcal bar, The High Ground, but Chandrasekaran is not its chef, and that bar serves tacos with seafood and meat.

Business has been especially slow this winter and spring, Chandrasekaran said, with most of his friends in the restaurant world saying sales are down around 20 percent from this time last year. Boxer Ramen, another well-known brand with four Portland-area locations, also recently closed unexpectedly last week.

The downturn seems to have hit vegan restaurants particularly hard, Chandrasekaran notes, including the “institution” Blossoming Lotus and The Sweet Hereafter, where he first bent the ears of of Janulis and Duffy, his future partners at Beaverton’s June.

The future of the Northeast 28th Avenue Sudra likely depends on whether the recent outpouring of support continues or peters out, Chandrasekaran said.

“If I feel like people still like and are interested in supporting The Sudra, then I might tweak what we’re doing, go a bit more bar-forward and less food-forward,” he said. “Maybe I’ll just rebrand it to something I always wanted to do anyway.”

— Michael Russell; mrussell@oregonian.com

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New Bar Colibri Livens Up Pearl District With North Mexican Spirits and Cuisine

A little bird might’ve told you there’s a new Portland bar serving Northwest Mexican dishes and drinks.Colibri, the fourth restaurant and first bar by Tamale Boy founder Jaime Soltero Jr., celebrates its grand opening on Thursday, May 2, for the First Thursday art walk. Colibri quietly opened in the Pearl District on March 14, feeling out the neighborhood and developing a cocktail program based around spirits made from North Mexican agaves, including bacanora and sotol.Colibri’s launch party will feature singl...

A little bird might’ve told you there’s a new Portland bar serving Northwest Mexican dishes and drinks.

Colibri, the fourth restaurant and first bar by Tamale Boy founder Jaime Soltero Jr., celebrates its grand opening on Thursday, May 2, for the First Thursday art walk. Colibri quietly opened in the Pearl District on March 14, feeling out the neighborhood and developing a cocktail program based around spirits made from North Mexican agaves, including bacanora and sotol.

Colibri’s launch party will feature single-serve size offerings of aguachile, chilorio, vegan ceviche, and a party-size zacahuil. Soltero says zacahuil, best known as ‘The tamale of tamales,’ are made across Mexico, but that Colibri’s menu will mostly refine its taste from his mother’s home state, Sinaloa, though its brunch will use North American breakfast staples like birria cheese grits. Soltero consulted with the late chef Lauro Romero on Colibri’s menu and direction.

“We want to do something very unique to the neighborhood that fits the scene,” Soltero says. “Being up there with the top quality restaurants that we already have all over the city—that’s one of the reasons I love this city. We have such a diverse palette of cuisine.”

Colibri’s menu is from Soltero’s mother’s side of the family, but credit for naming the bar goes to his wife, who loves hummingbirds. Dozens of hummingbird species call Sinaloa home, and hold special reverence in pre-Columbian Mexican culture as heavenly messengers and symbols of strength.

Soltero admits that he was apprehensive about opening a new venture in downtown Portland. But, opening so close to the Peruvian restaurant Andina, whose location he wanted to launch his own career in nearly 20 years ago, is something of a full circle moment.

“I love Portland,” Soltero says. “I was in a funk a couple of years ago and I was all negative about the city and I was thinking about just focusing more on the suburbs, but the more I thought about it, we can’t give up on the city, we’ve got to keep trying to change.”

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GAME 4 PREVIEW: Cougars at Winterhawks | Western Conference Championship Series

COUGARS VS WINTERHAWKS – ROUND 3 GAME 4LISTEN: 94.3 THE GOATWATCH: WHL LIVEMATCH-UP INFOQUICK NUMBERSLAST GAME PLAYED – APR. 29/24: PG 1 at POR 4Portland came out to play in the opening ten minutes, getting two goals from Marcus Nguyen at 1:13 and 7:10…Marek Alscher added to the lead at 9:40 to make it 3-0 through twenty minutes…Portland added another goal at 1:47 of the thi...

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Portland came out to play in the opening ten minutes, getting two goals from Marcus Nguyen at 1:13 and 7:10…Marek Alscher added to the lead at 9:40 to make it 3-0 through twenty minutes…Portland added another goal at 1:47 of the third period, courtesy of Nguyen who netted his first play-off hat-trick…Borya Valis got the Cougars on the board in the final minutes on the power-play at 15:56…Hudson Thornton and Viliam Kmec picked up the assists…Ty Young made 19 saves on 20 Portland shots in relief of Josh Ravensbergen who allowed three goals on ten shots…Zac Funk and Ondrej Becher both led the Cougars in shots on goal (4)…Jan Špunar picked up the win in goal for Portland, making 30 saves…Nate Danielson picked up three assists in the win.

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MARK LAMB BRINGING IN HARDWARE

• General Manager & Head Coach Mark Lamb has won both the Dunc McCallum Trophy (WHL Coach of the Year) and the Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (WHL Executive of the Year). This is the first time any Prince George Cougar Coach or Executive has won either of these awards. Lamb helped the Cougars to a franchise best 49 win season and did it without moving any first round selections. Some acquisitions over the season includes Borya Valis, Chase Pauls, Matteo Danis, and Zac Funk (2023).

WE WANT THE FUNK

TAKING THINGS TO NEW HEIDTS

SUPER ROOKIE PART 1:

• With 43 goals in the 2023/24 season, draft-eligible forward Terik Parascak became the Cougars’ single-season goal leader among rookie skaters. Parascak surpasses alumnus Brett Connolly and current forward Koehn Ziemmer who both scored 30 goals in their respective rookie seasons.

• After a stellar rookie campaign, forward Terik Parascak (43-62-105) paced all WHL rookie skaters in points. The Lethbridge, AB native also led WHL rookies in goals, plus-minus (+49), and T-1st in power-play goals (12).

• Rookie forward Terik Parascak led all WHL rookies in shots on goal in the 2023/24 season (264) and ranked 2nd for game-winning- goals (7).

• Terik Parascak was listed as the #15 ranked North American Skater on the Final Season rankings from NHL Central Scouting

SUPER ROOKIE PART 2:

A RECORD BREAKING SEASON

• The 2023-2024 Prince George Cougars (102 points) own the team record for most standing points throughout their 30-year history. The previous record was held by the 2016-17 Cougars, who owned 96 points through 72 games

• The Cougars, this season, set the team record for most wins (49) in a single season. These 49 wins eclipse the 2016-17 Cougars, where they collected 45 victories.

BC DIVISION CLINCH

• By defeating the Victoria Royals on Feb. 24/24, the 2023-24 Prince George Cougars clinched the BC Division for the second time in team history. The Cats finished the regular season with a 49-15-3-1 record which also led the Western Conference.

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

• With Zac Funk, Riley Heidt, and Terik Parascak all earning 100 points in the 2023/24 season, they became the first Cougars trio in team history to accomplish this feat.

• Cougar goaltenders Josh Ravensbergen and Ty Young both had unbelievable seasons, combining for 49 wins (Ravensbergen 26, Young, 23). Statistically, the Cougar tandem is the best in a single season in team history.

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