Dec '25 $1,175, Jan $1,550, Feb $975, Mar $1,125, Apr $1,750
2. What We Have Paid So Far
Hard numbers from bank statements and AMEX, Sept 2024 through April 2026.
All-time paid to ATSI
$37,869
Sept 2024 - Apr 2026
2025 paid to ATSI
$26,157
Full calendar year
Avg monthly to ATSI
~$2,900
Last 12 months
2025 paid to PHD
$12,886
~13 drayages
PHD (Port Harbor Drayage) Per Load Detail
Date Charged
Amount
Invoices Covered
Per Drayage
01/06/2025
$731.25
1 invoice
$731.25
02/11/2025
$3,807.09
4 invoices (19218, 19254, 19465, 19620)
$951.77
07/16/2025
$2,012.24
2 invoices (19871, 19920)
$1,006.12
10/02/2025
$3,841.91
~4 invoices (20122, 20362, 20363, +1)
~$960
12/22/2025
$2,493.20
3 invoices (20563, 20620, 20819)
$831.07
2025 Total
$12,885.69
~13 drayages
~$950 avg
PHD bills as "Rogue One Logistics, Signal Hill" on AMEX. They only accept American Express. Per-load range $830 to $1,010, average ~$950 per 40 ft drayage from POLB to ATSI.
3. Five Yards to Call (Best Fit First)
All five are within 13 miles of the Port of Long Beach. Drayage from POLB to any of them stays comparable to what we pay PHD today.
Farthest of the five. Adds roughly $90 in drayage round-trip vs Eight Star. 17.5 acre lot, 52 docks, ground-level ramps, 100k lb scale. Big shop, oversize-capable.
Order of operations
Lock Eight Star first. If their quote is unworkable, work down the list. Empire and Imperial are useful as competitive quotes to keep Eight Star and IMC honest.
4. What We Are Negotiating on Each Call
Open low, walk away clean if they will not move. The leverage is on our side because we are recurring volume in a competitive Long Beach market.
Transload (40 ft container): open at $750, walk away above $1,200. Compare to ATSI's $1,450 base.
Storage: ask for 14 free storage days included with each transload, then $10 per day after day 14. Compare to ATSI's flat $975 - $1,750 per month.
Volume discount: 10 to 15 percent off storage in exchange for committing 1 to 4 containers per month for 6 to 12 months in writing.
Equipment confirmation: at least 15,000 lb forklift capacity, ground-level access or extendable ramp, paved or compacted aggregate yard, gated and lit overnight.
Insurance: $250,000+ cargo coverage per occurrence, $1M general liability, certificate of insurance on file before first container.
At $10 per day after the 14 free days, a unit sitting 30 days only runs $160 in storage cost (16 paid days x $10) versus ATSI's $1,750 monthly flat rate. That gap is where the savings come from.
5. What We Save If We Hit These Numbers
Modeled at our current run rate of roughly 1 container per month. Savings scale linearly if we move 2 or 3 containers per month.
Projected savings at target pricing
~$1,750 / month
vs current ATSI run rate
~$21,000 / year
at 1 container per month volume
Current Per Container (ATSI)
PHD drayage$950
ATSI transload$1,493
ATSI storage (avg month)$1,275
Total$3,718
Target Per Container (New Yard)
PHD drayage$950
New transload (open at)$750
Storage (14 free + ~$10/day)~$160 max, often $0
Total~$1,860
Volume Scenario
Current Monthly
Target Monthly
Monthly Savings
Annual Savings
1 container / month
~$3,718
~$1,860
$1,858
~$22,300
2 containers / month
~$7,436
~$3,720
$3,716
~$44,600
3 containers / month
~$11,154
~$5,580
$5,574
~$66,900
Conservative case uses target $750 transload + $0 to $160 storage. If we settle at the walk-away ($1,200 transload), savings drop to roughly $1,200 to $1,400 per container per month, still meaningful.