Logistics Warehousing for Fremont, NE Businesses

Gratton Warehouse Company has been a Nebraska warehouse130 Years, One FamilySince 1894 a single family has steered Gratton through four generations of freight, and in 2023 the firm won a Best of B2B award. provider since its 1894 founding in Omaha, and descendants of the founding family still lead it as the fourth generation. Fremont, a Platte Valley town built around rail and agriculture, knows the value of businesses that keep running through every cycle and every change in how freight moves. Through 130-plus years this third-party logistics outfit has seen methods and software change, yet its focus holds: handle customers' goods with care. G5 Logistics is the powering partner, and in 2023 B2B Omaha named Gratton a Best of B2B winner.

Location is a practical edge. With the facility near I-80 and access close to the other major highways, a truck bound for Kansas City, Des Moines or Lincoln spends little time on city streets, and freight consolidation runs stay efficient. Fremont drivers reach it by following US-275 east into Omaha and then I-680 south. Rather than renting small outposts, Gratton covers the region from a single building, so contract warehousing clients deal with one address and one team. Membership in AIB and the Omaha Chamber ties us into the wider metro business community.

What We Store and How

Begin with what you actually make. The pallet storage floor handles anything from one SKU to five thousand, with freight from a pound to ten thousand pounds, and with single units that reach 5 tons. Industrial machinery shares the building with toys, electronics, apparel, textiles, consumer products, grocery and natural foods, general merchandise and movie sets. Temperature-controlled storage shelters delicate items, hazmat services cover regulated freight, and an FDA-registered site serves food-grade storage customers. That range suits Fremont firms whose catalogs shift with each contract, season and customer request, and it keeps inventory reports simple to read every time a product changes.

Extra services round things out. Crews handle break-bulk shipping and load or unload containers at the dock, and just-in-time schedules help keep a line supplied on the day parts are due. Returns management, kitting and similar value-added services fill the gaps between plain storage and shipping. Every step lands in the inventory tracking platform, so results can be checked online rather than by phone, even on a night shift in a plant office. One dedicated account manager fields questions and special requests, so there is a single person to call.

A Partner Within Reach of Fremont

Fremont has a rhythm of its own. Shifts change at the processing plants, students return to Midland University each fall, and families head to Fremont Lakes when summer arrives. Companies tied to those cycles want room that grows and shrinks with them. The public warehousing side of Gratton's business is built for that: space follows demand by the month, and no minimum commitment applies. A spike is absorbed as extra pallets, and a slowdown lets you release them. That makes planning easier when a contract or a late supplier reshuffles the week, and it leaves attention free for equipment, wages and marketing. Fremont's long-standing role as a rail and highway crossroads means many of its shippers already think in terms of lanes, schedules and handoffs, and that is how a regional partner using cross-docking lanes in Omaha fits in.

Getting going is straightforward. Pull together product details, a monthly volume estimate and your carrier preferences, then call. Container unloading, break-bulk handling and JIT needs are fair game on that first conversation. Once goods arrive, one account manager handles changes and special requests. Delegating logistics can return hours each week to production and sales, where Fremont companies usually need their people most. Would third-party logistics support suit your plans? Call, or file an online request, to start the conversation.