In the months since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, much has changed in the business world. However, as an “essential service” in the food supply chain, Costa Solutions’ work of unloading and managed labor for key grocery and food service companies in Texas has been more in demand than ever. We’re unloading trucks and
Warehousing in Dallas is still growing, and with it the demand for lumper and 3PL services. If you are looking for a way to gauge the status of manufacturing, ecommerce, and consumer products companies, look no further than the booming growth of warehouse space development in the Dallas area. These types of businesses
If you work in a warehouse, you face dozens of possible accident scenarios that can leave you hobbled for years to come. With nearly one million warehouse workers in the United States, it is amazing there are not more on the job accidents. According to the United States Department of Labor, slip and falls represent
Thanks to continuous growth and competition in the warehouse industry, the pressures of everyday task completion are mounting on employees at a very high rate. In the past five years, the warehousing industry in the US has grown to revenues of $27bn, up 5.4% from the previous period (IBISWorld). With total leasing expected to reach
Bustling Dallas, TX in the Nighttime 2018 has been kind to the distribution industry, and Dallas-Fort Worth especially, when it comes to the warehousing sector. For those established in the area, the growth is a positive point of emphasis for future business ventures, and for those seeking a new place to call home,
Just a handful of years ago, American society became trusting enough to use our credit cards for online transactions. Quickly making retail purchases online became a rote activity, and its meteoric rise led to retail e-commerce spending of $99B in Q4 2017 with no sign of slowing down. The next big injection in e-commerce dollars
Broken pallets like this one can cost additional handling time and pose a safety risk. Costa Solutions received and unloaded over 7.5 million pallets of freight last year. When working at scales of this size, details matter—the smallest inconsistencies can add up to tremendous amounts of lost time and money. Our warehouse labor
As online sales continue to grow at an unprecedented pace, brick and mortart retailers continue to feel the pinch. Thousands of stores have closed while more online stores keep coming up each day. E-commerce has disrupted the retail markets to such an extent that it is now considered to be the new norm. The Grocery
We’ve all heard it plenty of times before—the story of a future where robots have taken over jobs and rendered thousands unemployed. You’ll hear a great deal about the impending doom surrounding automation and the massive loss of jobs, but what will actually happen? Will it be as bad as we imagine it will be?
Key performance indicators allow warehousing companies to define and identify progress toward set business goals. KPIs are vital to the success of every warehouse company but will vary from business to business. They are a reflection of a company’s vision and mission and provide the means by which a company’s inbound freight handling performancecan be assessed