Case Study: Pacific Southwest Container reduces freight spend by $2M with Portex

How Pacific Southwest Container saved $2 Million over 13 Months

Pacific Southwest Container, a manufacturer of corrugated packaging, faced a time-consuming and inefficient freight procurement process. Their Transportation Manager spent four hours daily manually sending individual emails to a small group of brokers to get shipping quotes, which made it difficult to get competitive pricing and track communications. To address this, they worked with Portex and implemented its platform to streamline these operations.

By using Portex, Pacific Southwest Container automated its quoting and shipment management. The solution enabled them to engage 29 brokers instead of just 5, fostering greater competition. This led to dramatic results: the company slashed the time spent scheduling trucks from 4 hours to just 20 minutes daily and reduced its transportation spend by over 66%, saving more than $2 million in 13 months. Portex provided the necessary visibility and efficiency to transform their logistics into a strategic advantage.

Pacific Southwest Container

Steve Bardonner

Transportation Manager