Delta Printing Solutions — A Best Kept Secret

“Transportation is a huge cost variable in this business,” says Keller. “Our proximity to West Coast drop points gives us a leg up on the national book manufacturers, since we can supply the West and Southwest more competitively from our location.”

For example, El Paso, TX, is a key shipping point for the Southwest and Mexico, but for printers in the Midwest and on the East Coast, it’s a long haul by truck. Products routinely take up to seven days for common carrier delivery, so shipping time from the Northeast sometimes ends up being longer than the total time it takes for Delta to turn around the entire project.