Economics

Tariff Fears Caused a U.S. Import Surge. Now Warehouses Are Full

  • Companies that stored goods to beat tariffs wonder what’s next
  • Inland Empire warehouse complex is down to 1% spare capacity
Semi-trucks drive past shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on May 7.
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A short drive outside Los Angeles lies one of the world’s biggest warehouse complexes. Gene Seroka says its 1.8 billion square feet of capacity -- enough room to house 9 million cars -- is “bursting at the seams.”