Porter offers rail to truck and truck to rail transloading services connected to 600,000 square feet of Atlanta rail warehouse space providing ample storage capacity
Porter’s Atlanta rail warehouse is capable of servicing heavy bulk commodities such as Lumber, Paper Rolls, Chemicals, Tile / Rock Plastic Resins, Other heavy commodities
Porter Logistics’ Atlanta locations sit on the CSX line, with short line service provided by Omnitrax and have turns 5x per week
Rail usage is increasing across the United States and especially in Atlanta. The average rail car can carry close to 300,000 lbs while the average truck is limited to 50,000 – thus making rail an ideal medium for heavy goods. It is also much greener than over the road on a per pound per mile basis and is receiving increased public support from the US Federal government
Your Atlanta Rail Served Warehouse
Inventory control? Check. Forklift drivers? Check. Quality control? Forget about staffing a logistics organization and focus on what you do best.
Porter maintains numerous governmental and 3rd party certifications to ensure quality – we open ourselves up to multiple audits on a yearly basis so you have confidence in the quality of the services we provide
Our Atlanta rail served warehouse facility has a mix of racked and bulk space and is fully networked with high performance technology. Heavy duty forklifts, clamp trucks, and narrow aisle equipment all provided to your benefit
We maintain numerous certifications / affiliations and open ourselves to governmental & 3rd party auditors to ensure
compliance with the highest standards in the areas in which we work
Efficiently track your inventory using the Porter Logistics dashboard and WMS system free of charge. If you want to bring your own, that’s ok too. We play well with others!
Global Home Improvement Retailer Needs Atlanta Rail warehouse for Lumber Transloading
A multi-national Home Improvement retailer with lumber suppliers scattered across the Southeastern United States needed a centralized rail warehouse in Atlanta GA to forward stock hurricane supplies on a federal government contract. They approached Porter Logistics to serve as the rail-served 3PL warehouse in Atlanta - they would require both boxcar unloading for plywood that could not be exposed to the elements as well as center beam unloading outside for covered wood that would need outside storage space.
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We offer warehousing & distribution services which could include import, export, devanning and palletizing of floor-loaded containers among many other general warehousing services like transloading, cross-docking, and Reverse Logistics
Porter Logistics also offers order fulfillment services across channels meaning we can unite brick and mortar + eCommerce orders and send to both businesses and direct to consumer’s homes
We also provide value added services like kitting, repacking, custom labeling, and reverse logistics
Finally, we also offer 3PL warehouse services across a diverse set of industries including but not limited to consumer products, retail, Food & Beverage, HAZMAT, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and others
Because we service a diverse set of industries, we also have a diverse set of capabilities not found in most general warehousing partners such as:
We run a tight ship and possess a “swiss army knife” of capabilities needed to properly execute the needs of an Omnichannel supply chain
If it was as simple as posting blanket pricing on our website, we would! But unfortunately, pricing can vary due to the following factors:
Fill out the form on our website, call us at 404-574-464, or email us at sales@porter-logistics for quote – we’ve done this quite a bit and can zero in on costs pretty quickly
We service manufacturers, retailers, brands, and direct sellers from a diverse set of industries including but not limited to:
Our clients range from Fortune 10, among the largest organizations in the world, with 10,000+ allocated pallet spaces to smaller privately held companies with 200 pallets on hand. We’re open to hearing a growth story, but generally we’re not a good fit for younger companies in the sub-200 pallet range
We’re of the firm opinion that offering Atlanta rail warehousing services without opening yourself up to 3rd party audits is a big red flag
We subject ourselves to the following outside audits:
We also maintain industry and business affiliations along with continuous learning relationships with the International Warehouse & Logistics Association (IWLA), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the Southeast Warehouse Association (SWA), Alliance for Chemical Distribution, and local Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Of course, we take delivery of imports from outside the US everyday and are well versed in the compliance needs across multiple verticals
We also can export manufactured goods from the United States across the globe on multiple methods of transportation including Air, Ocean, Rail, and Over the Road (OTR) freight
We don’t possess any transportation assets in-house but maintain a tight relationship with multiple freight brokers who offer great pricing on drayage, FTL, LTL, FCL, LCL, and other modes of transportation….we would be pleased to obtain competitive quotes on your behalf and coordinate all aspects of your warehousing and transportation operations
We use the Extensiv 3PL system which has a lot of great features:
We’ve also developed in-house dock management software to book appointments, reduce dock congestion, and increase loading and unloading efficiency
Out in the warehouse, we use a mix of handheld and long distance Zebra scanners (best-in-class) to ensure product is properly tracked and accounted for as it moves in and out of the warehouse
Porter adheres to security best practices including but not limited to: