Warehousing & Transloading for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Evans Delivery Dallas offers Warehousing and Transloading services to help our customers improve the efficiency of navigating supply chains and logistical operations.

Warehousing and Transloading combine transferring goods or products from one mode of transportation to another and storing them before they reach their final destination to efficiently navigate our customers’ shipments and containers through the supply chain.

What is Warehousing?

Warehousing, also referred to as Storing, Stockpiling, or Inventory Holding, is the movement of goods from a container into a warehouse for storage and is often used when the goods are not needed, or space is limited at the final destination.

Evans Delivery Dallas assists in storing goods and products in warehouses throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

What Is Transloading?

Transloading, sometimes called Intermodal Transfer, Transshipment, Freight Transfer, or Modal Transfer, is the process in the shipping and trucking industry of moving a shipment from one mode of transportation to another. An example is the transfer of goods from an ocean container to a dray truck at the port or warehouse.

The most common use of transloading is when a container is picked up from the port or rail yard and brought to a warehouse, where the cargo is unloaded and then reloaded into a truck for final delivery.

What Are The Benefits Of Warehousing & Transloading?

1) Lower costs

Combining or storing shipments for delivery can help better manage fuel and other transportation expenses.  When delivery of the shipping container is unavailable, removing that cargo from the container into a warehouse saves money on container rental costs.

2) Inventory Management

Warehouses enable efficient inventory management by controlling stock levels, monitoring expiration dates (for perishable goods), and ensuring the availability of products for timely shipments.  Inventory management systems help in reducing stockouts and overstock situations.

3) Minimizing Transit Times

Transloading, sometimes called Cross-Docking, can reduce transit times by avoiding the need for goods to pass through a centralized warehouse.  This is a practice where incoming goods are immediately transferred from inbound trucks to outbound trucks, minimizing the need for storage.  Cross-Docking is especially useful for goods that need to reach their destination quickly.

4) Consolidation and Deconsolidation Of Freight

Warehouses often serve as points of consolidation, where smaller shipments from multiple sources are combined into larger shipments before being sent to their destination.

Conversely, deconsolidation involves breaking down larger shipments into smaller ones for distribution to different locations, creating efficiency.

5) Geographical Distribution

Warehouses located strategically in different regions help companies distribute goods more effectively to reduce transportation distances, lead times, and costs.

6) Distribution Centers

Distribution centers are specialized warehouses that move products to various retail locations. They are strategically located to minimize transportation costs and delivery times.

7) Transportation Coordination

Warehouses often coordinate with trucking, drayage, and other transportation providers to ensure that goods are loaded onto trucks efficiently and dispatched to their destination on time.

8) Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory

Warehousing can also support Just-In-Time inventory strategies, where goods are stored near their point of use, reducing the need for extensive warehousing space. JIT reduces inventory holding costs, minimizes waste, and improves efficiency by receiving goods as they are needed in the production process or for immediate distribution.

9) Regulatory Compliance

Transloading can be used to comply with regulatory requirements, such as restrictions on where certain types of cargo can be transported or limitations on the size of vehicles that can operate in specific areas.

10) Flexibility

Transloading provides flexibility in adapting to changes in demand or transportation conditions. If a particular transportation mode is disrupted or unavailable, goods can be easily rerouted through an alternative source.

Warehousing & Transloading play critical roles in optimizing supply chain operations. The choice between the two depends on the nature of goods, transportation modes, customer demand, and geographic considerations.

Evans Delivery Dallas uses a combination of transloading, warehousing, and other logistics strategies to achieve the best results for our customers and their specific supply chain requirements.

Real-Time Tracking

Evans Delivery Dallas employees the ETRAK system so our customers can track their containers in real time, 24/7/365.