Warehouse Distribution: Pacer's Distribution Arm Expands Capacity, Opens Los Angeles Transload And Distribution Warehouse
Pacer Distribution Services, Inc. (PDS), the warehousing and distribution arm of Pacer International, Inc. announced the opening of a new 52-door transload center in Carson, California to support increased demand for transloading services for international freight shipments moving from the West Coast to inland points.
The facility, located on 5.4 acres, is adjacent to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and will be primarily dedicated to transloading services, though it will also provide additional capacity to the company's previously existing warehouse operations that already occupy more than 800,000 square feet. These facilities support transload, cross-dock, and customized freight-distribution services in the Los Angeles area.
"The recent shift in the marketplace caused by some of the largest ocean carriers reducing the number of inland locations they serve presents Pacer with an opportunity," said Kent Prokop, president of PDS. "This additional facility allows us to respond quickly to the rising demand from importers; it allows us to add capacity to transload more international freight into Pacer's more efficient 53-foot domestic containers for inland moves from the West Coast."
David Hoppens, vice president of marketing for Pacer International, said: "This facility speaks to Pacer's overall growth as we continue to address market needs and invest in operational improvements that support our development of new services. This move aligns with our ongoing efforts to increase our integration of logistics services. We will roll out a fully integrated international freight transload service with domestic door-to-door delivery in the near future to further leverage this transload capacity expansion."
About Pacer Distribution Services
Pacer Distribution Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Pacer International, provides customized warehousing and distribution to its customers that include cross-docking, transloading, consolidation, deconsolidation, order fulfillment, sorting and labeling, and local drayage serving the Southern California ports. The company operates multiple warehousing facilities in the Los Angeles area that occupy more than 800,000 square feet, and has access to additional facilities throughout the United States through its strategic alliances. Pacer affiliates provide trucking, intermodal, ocean transport and other transportation and supply-chain management services. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.pacerdistribution.com.
About Pacer International
Pacer International, Inc., a leading non-asset based North America third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, through its Intermodal and Logistics operating segments, offers a broad array of services to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination. The Intermodal segment offers wholesale services provided by Pacer Stacktrain (cost-efficient, two-tiered rail transportation for containerized shipments) and Pacer Cartage (local trucking), as well as retail services through its Rail Brokerage group (intermodal marketing). The Logistics segment provides retail truck brokerage, trucking, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. Pacer International is headquartered in Concord, California. Its Intermodal and Logistics operating segments are headquartered in Concord, California, and in Dublin, Ohio, respectively. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.pacer-international.com.
SOURCE: Pacer International