The largest arts and crafts specialty retailer in North America was caught in a costly container issue back in 2014. SalSon rose to the occasion. CHALLENGE Imagine having 500 containers stuck at the port, with demurrage charges approaching seven figures. Such was the case for this retailer in 2014 when delays at the Port of NY/NJ created massive container logjams. This key client reached out to SalSon for help, and bold action was taken to address the problem. As the VP of Supply Chain & Transportation put it, “SalSon proactively tried to innovate and prep for our future – not just take advantage of our pain.” SOLUTION SalSon’s leveraged its dray fleet of 150 tractors and 1,000 SalSon chassis to immediately move containers off port and avoid further fines. Since then

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