Cold Chain Network: Pacific NW and Northern California
33 listings
Cold stores, cross-docks, plants, ports and grocery DCs with temperature zone, pallet positions and open capacity. Reroute when a facility is down. Sample data.
- Duwamish Cold Storage
3600 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 41,000 · Available capacity (%) 12
Two blast freezers at minus 20 F and a 12,000-pallet chilled hall, minutes from the Seattle terminals. Receiving open 24/7; no rail.
- Port of Seattle reefer berths
Terminal 18, Seattle, WA
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 9,500 · Available capacity (%) 35
Import berth for reefer containers with 600 plugs and a small on-dock cold room for fruit awaiting inspection. Free dwell is 4 days.
- Kent Valley Cross-Dock
20200 84th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
Chilled · Pallet positions 2,400 · Available capacity (%) 40
46-door flow-through dock for chilled grocery, no long-term storage. Fastest turn in the valley: inbound to outbound in under 3 hours.
- Auburn Fresh Foods Plant
1800 C St SW, Auburn, WA 98001
Chilled · Pallet positions 7,800 · Available capacity (%) 22
Salad and fresh-cut processing, ships 40 loads a day to Puget Sound stores. Has 7,800 chilled pallet spots on site for finished goods.
- Sumner Frozen Foods
1002 Valentine Ave SE, Pacific, WA 98047
Frozen · Pallet positions 58,000 · Available capacity (%) 31
Frozen-only warehouse with a rail siding for 6 cars and ASRS racking. Takes ice cream and frozen vegetables on 7-day-a-week appointments.
- Tideflats Cold Storage
2201 Port of Tacoma Rd, Tacoma, WA 98421
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 36,500 · Available capacity (%) 8
Next to the Tacoma terminals, built for import seafood and berries. Blast freezing, plus a USDA-inspected dock for meat and fish.
- Port of Tacoma reefer yard
1 Sitcum Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98421
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 14,000 · Available capacity (%) 27
Largest reefer yard in the network: 1,200 plugs and a chilled transfer shed. Planners reroute here first when Seattle berths back up.
- Fife Reefer Cross-Dock
5301 Pacific Hwy E, Fife, WA 98424
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 3,600 · Available capacity (%) 52
Takes 3PL loads for club-store orders and regional produce. 40 doors, a 150-trailer yard and drop-trailer parking with reefer plugs.
- Puyallup Grocery DC
1500 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371
Frozen, Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 44,000 · Available capacity (%) 9
Serves 118 stores from Olympia to Everett. Three temperature zones under one roof and a 2 a.m. wave that must have dock space.
- Swan Island Cold Storage
5600 N Basin Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 39,000 · Available capacity (%) 17
Inside Portland city limits, close to the harbor. Handles pallet-in, case-out work for restaurant distributors; sub-zero room for ice cream.
- Port of Portland Terminal 6
Terminal 6, Portland, OR
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 8,200 · Available capacity (%) 41
Container terminal with 300 reefer plugs. Rail ramp on site, so inland loads for Boise and Salt Lake move without a truck.
- Clackamas Cross-Dock
12000 SE Capps Rd, Clackamas, OR 97015
Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 1,800 · Available capacity (%) 48
Crosses chilled and dry loads for 40 independent grocers on the east side. Drivers wait about 20 minutes at the door, not hours.
- Willamette Grocery DC
26600 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR 97070
Frozen, Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 52,000 · Available capacity (%) 6
Main DC for 96 Oregon and SW Washington stores. 72 doors, 8 of them reserved for store-direct produce. Almost full before holidays.
- Tualatin Valley Foods Plant
2500 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 11,200 · Available capacity (%) 19
Frozen berry and vegetable pack-out from May through October. IQF line, 11,200 pallet spots, and its own blast cell.
- Salem Berry Processing Plant
1730 Salem Industrial Dr NE, Salem, OR 97301
Frozen · Pallet positions 14,500 · Available capacity (%) 25
Packs strawberries and blackberries from the Willamette Valley. Peak weeks (June and July) run two shifts and ship to four DCs.
- Salem Valley Freezer
3745 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, OR 97302
Frozen · Pallet positions 27,000 · Available capacity (%) 38
Mid-valley frozen overflow, 45 minutes from Portland. Good spot for 3PL partners who need pallets near the I-5 corridor.
- Treasure Valley Cold Storage
3300 E Gowen Rd, Boise, ID 83716
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 33,000 · Available capacity (%) 15
Multi-temp warehouse with 3PL capacity for the Intermountain corridor. Controlled-atmosphere rooms hold potatoes and onions for months.
- Nampa Potato Plant
1500 Garrity Blvd, Nampa, ID 83687
Frozen, Ambient · Pallet positions 18,500 · Available capacity (%) 21
Fries and hash browns. Ships frozen pallets by rail to Portland and truck to Boise DCs. Lines run 24/5.
- Meridian Grocery DC
1600 E Overland Rd, Meridian, ID 83642
Frozen, Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 38,000 · Available capacity (%) 11
Serves 74 stores in southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon. Long-haul return loads from Portland help fill the backhaul.
- Power Inn Cold Storage
4300 Power Inn Rd, Sacramento, CA 95826
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 47,000 · Available capacity (%) 10
Handles Central Valley produce and dairy. Open 24/7 receiving, 24 chilled and 12 frozen doors, and a ripening room.
- West Sacramento Cross-Dock
1500 Enterprise Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 2,900 · Available capacity (%) 44
Balances loads between Bay Area and Reno routes. Rail siding and a covered dock for hot-weather loading.
- Elk Grove Grocery DC
8700 Calvine Rd, Elk Grove, CA 95828
Frozen, Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 49,000 · Available capacity (%) 7
Serves 132 stores from Redding to Merced. Packs mixed-temp pallets for small-format stores; backup cold chain in case of a power outage.
- Port of Stockton cold dock
2201 W Washington St, Stockton, CA 95203
Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 12,000 · Available capacity (%) 48
Inland port with a chilled warehouse for fruit and fertilizer exports. Barge access is a pressure valve for Bay Area congestion.
- Stockton Valley Cold Storage
3100 E Hammer Ln, Stockton, CA 95212
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 61,000 · Available capacity (%) 23
Heavy on cherries, almonds and frozen vegetables, with four blast chillers. Quick turn for 3PL overflow when Bay Area stores run short.
- Tracy Distribution Center
2000 W Schulte Rd, Tracy, CA 95376
Frozen, Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 55,000 · Available capacity (%) 13
Hub for Bay Area store replenishment, 90 minutes from most stores. 80 doors, rail option on adjacent land.
- Modesto Dairy Plant
1400 Carpenter Rd, Modesto, CA 95351
Chilled · Pallet positions 9,400 · Available capacity (%) 29
Fluid milk, yogurt and cheese. Ships chilled loads daily to the Bay Area, Reno and Fresno; 400 chilled pallet spots per shift.
- Turlock Controlled-Atmosphere Storage
2900 Fulkerth Rd, Turlock, CA 95380
Chilled · Pallet positions 24,000 · Available capacity (%) 42
CA rooms for apples, pears and stone fruit, stored months not days. Receiving 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a repack line.
- Fresno Fruit Cold Storage
4200 E Jensen Ave, Fresno, CA 93725
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 52,000 · Available capacity (%) 19
Grapes, citrus and stone fruit from the Valley. Pre-cooling tunnels, 24/7 receiving, 3PL-ready for contract pallets.
- Fresno Cross-Dock
2150 E Church Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 2,200 · Available capacity (%) 36
Gateway between the Valley and Southern California, 4 hours to LA. Moves 9 to 12 trucks per shift at peak.
- Port of Oakland reefer terminal
530 Water St, Oakland, CA 94607
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 17,500 · Available capacity (%) 21
Import and export reefers for the Pacific Rim, including 900 plugs. Cold-chain gateway for Central Valley exports to Asia.
- Hayward Cold Storage
2600 Depot Rd, Hayward, CA 94545
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 35,000 · Available capacity (%) 5
Nearest cold store to the Bay Area stores. Almost full most weeks, so call before routing. Blast freezer and a 2-hour dock window.
- Union City Grocery DC
1800 Decoto Rd, Union City, CA 94587
Frozen, Chilled, Ambient · Pallet positions 42,000 · Available capacity (%) 16
Serves 86 Bay Area stores. Narrow aisles and tight dock yards, so reefer trailers wait offsite for staging.
- San Leandro Cross-Dock
2200 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577
Frozen, Chilled · Pallet positions 1,900 · Available capacity (%) 30
Small flow-through for restaurant and independent grocer loads in the East Bay. 24/7 and 34 doors, no storage past 24 hours.