Brian Caulfield for Forbes reports, that the West Coast distribution center of Apple contract manufacturer Quanta Computer, were hustling to move out boxes of a mysterious nature.
“During one 20-minute stretch alone, three semi trucks from FedEx Freight and a smaller truck from Advanced Logistics trundled around to the back of a distribution center owned by Quanta. Other FedEx trucks hurried down a quiet Fremont cul-de-sac adjacent to I-880, 27 miles from the Port of Oakland, Calif., and just a short drive from the Oakland and San Jose, Calif., airports.”
It would appear that Quanta’s employees are working overtime as we near closer to Steve Job’s keynote on the 9th. If rumors of the next-gen iPhone’s WWDC unveiling reign true, coupled with an availability date shortly thereafter, Apple would need to have millions of iPhones already on the move. Yet Apple has been rather successful in keeping all of this information highly classified.
ImportGenius.com has been able to uproot tracking info showing Apple and its partners secreting shipments off ports on both coasts. “ImportGenius.com found that in May, 19 shipments weighing between 3,700 and 6,500 kilograms each (roughly the weight of two vans), moved through the Port of Oakland, linked to a Quanta distribution center in Fremont, Calif. Quanta, along with Hon Hai Precision Industry, is one of two contract manufacturers believed to be stamping out iPhones on Apple’s behalf. ”
While the plain brown boxes could contain a number of things, whatever it is that Quanta is frantically attempting to move is certainly keeping them occupied. When reporters attempted to investigate what all of the activity was about, Quanta’s workers weren’t answering many questions. After an attempt to get a hold of the shipping supervisor proved to be hopeless, one worker was asked if the new iPhones were inside the facility. “No, no,” he said, before flashing a grin and heading back into the building. “If so, I’m not at liberty to discuss it. ”
