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Field notes

What we actually see on the grading floor, written up with the numbers attached.

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Specs (13)Operations (7)Field notes (5)Market (5)Sustainability (5)Buying guide (3)Freight (2)
September 18, 20267 min

How many trips does a box really get?

We tracked 4,200 marked gaylords through our yard for two years. The honest answer is between six and fourteen — and the difference is almost never the board.

March 20, 20259 min

What we learned from three hundred rejected loads

Over two years we turned away or re-priced 304 inbound loads. We coded every one, and the pattern is more useful than any buying guide.

October 10, 20249 min

Hemp harvest packaging: three seasons of lessons

Biomass is bulky, fragrant, moisture-sensitive and regulated. Here is what we got wrong in year one and what the containers look like now.

March 28, 20247 min

Forklift damage patterns, mapped

We photographed the damage location on 1,400 retired containers. It is not evenly distributed, and the pattern points straight at a fixable behaviour.

September 21, 20238 min

Retail backroom corrugated: the most wasted stream in the country

Store replenishment generates mountains of flat board that nobody owns, nobody counts and nobody grades. Roughly 60% of it is still sellable.

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