Warehousing and Distribution
Today's logistics operations are hybridizing and diversifying. NLN's warehousing and distribution center is housed within a modern, spacious 30,000 square-foot modern facility built to keep up with the times — and your shipping schedules. Whether you're planning ahead or planning for now, we're committed to designing scalable, flexible transportation solutions that work for you. By combining the functionality of a warehouse, transfer center, and distribution facility, NLN is here to serve you at any stage of your supply chain journey.
- Beginning: Practice better inventory management by making use of our facility's warehousing and distribution capabilities. We'll store your goods until they're ready to ship.
- Middle: In much the same fashion as a transfer center, we perform cross-docking and transloading at our facility, maintaining the fluid movement of goods in between shipment and delivery.
- End: We're ready when you're ready. NLN's extensive and trustworthy partner network assures your product gets to its destination on time and intact.
Our Warehousing and Distribution Capabilities
Small package warehousing
Maintain a buffer inventory and avoid supply chain disruptions with our small package warehousing capabilities. Our extensive in-house carrier and broker system allows for release and delivery of merchandise on demand.
Cross-docking
In need of a quick turnaround? Cross-docking — a common practice of LTL shipping — minimizes or eliminates warehousing costs by transferring inventory directly from one or more inbound trucks into one or more outbound trucks. Used to both consolidate and deconsolidate shipments, cross-docking is a mainstay of hub-and-spoke distribution models.
Transloading
When a shipment cannot make it all the way from Point A to Point B in the same fashion (such as in a cargo container carried via ocean freight), transloading reconfigures it so it is compatible with the type and size of vehicle that ultimately can — for instance, transferring to a pallet that can fit in a semi-trailer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are your warehousing capabilities?
National Logistic Network's warehousing capabilities extend beyond storage, although we do offer that both short- and long-term. NLN also specializes in cross-docking and transloading, which help quickly reconfigure shipments so they can continue on to their destinations with minimal delay.
How do you calculate storage costs?
Where is your warehousing and distribution center located?
Do you partner with warehousing and distribution centers elsewhere?
Can you help me with inventory management?