Editor’s note: Delays in production and delivery of racking systems for new warehouse operations are crimping 3PL’s abilities to stand up new sites in a timely manner and service growing customer needs. RK’s Rock Magnan provides some insights and perspectives on the issue in this recent story at logistics news site Freightwaves. Need a warehouse?…
INSIDE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT – AUGUST 2018 Robotics and other automated material handling technologies are changing how 3PLs design and operate warehouses, employing autonomous delivery vehicles that navigate by themselves as well as robot-assisted pick and pack systems to help workers focus on more value-added activity and enjoy a more fulfilling work environment. The August 2018…
RK Logistics Group Receives ISO 9001 Quality Recertification Company completes technical review and audit of ISO procedures and processes with independent third-party audit firm, receives recertification for Hayward and Fremont distribution centers. Fremont, Ca – JUNE 7, 2021 — RK Logistics Group, a leading Silicon Valley provider of warehousing, eCommerce fulfillment, transportation, and supply chain…
Editor’s note: RK President Rock Magnan recently sat down with the Silicon Valley Business Journal to talk about the local Bay Area logistics market, and RK’s recent expansion in Newark. The story can be found at SVBJ’s web site: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2021/03/22/rk-logistics-group-warehouse-newark-east-bay.html March 24, 2021 — Fremont-based RK Logistics Group has opened two new warehouses in…
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the March 2020 issue of DC Velocity magazine and contains an interview with RK’s Rock Magnan discussing the company’s deployment of the Deposco eCommerce fulfillment suite, and how it’s helping RK customers successfully meet the challenges of online order management and fulfillment Looking for a new WMS? Make…
RK Logistics doubles down on Fetch Robotics deployment, launches next generation autonomous mobile robots to support warehouse operations Scaled-up operation incorporates Fetch Robotics’ larger-capacity CartConnect units to complement current use of HMIShelf robots to improve productivity and throughput Fremont, Calif. — MARCH 14, 2019 — RK Logistics Group, a Silicon Valley leader in third-party logistics…
Editor’s note: Insights and perspectives from RK Logistics’ Rock Magnan were featured in the June cover story of DC Velocity. You can read the story below, or at this link: DC Velocity: Parcel Carriers Evolve as eCommerce Explodes As e-commerce continues to rewrite the playbook for just about every business, parcel express carriers are adapting…
RK’s solution drives superior service at lowest delivered cost The company has established a strong market reputation as a popular, high-end brand with superbly engineered products that meet the exacting needs of well-heeled customers. By John Schulz, Contributing Editor, Logistics Management May 7, 2018 Logistics is more than getting freight in the right places…
RK Logistics and Mode Transportation partner up for nationwide freight brokerage services By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, Logistics Management, October 8, 2018 Fremont, Calif.-based third-party logistics (3PL) services provider RK Logistics Group recently announced it has opened up a freight transportation brokerage operation with Mode Transportation. Mode is an agent-based transportation solutions provider that is differentiated by…
RK Logistics Group Deploys Fetch Robots in Its Warehouses By Jim Stinson, Business Reporter, Transport Topics, March 19, 2019 RK Logistics Group has unleashed the robots in its warehouses and distribution centers. The Silicon Valley-based third-party logistics company said it has completed testing and deployed Fetch Robotics’ CartConnect autonomous mobile robots in an expansion of…