by Ryan Markiewicz | Oct 15, 2024 | News
Logistics Plus proudly attended the 2024 National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) and the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Fall Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, from October 7 to 10. The conference was attended by Blaine Kurtz, Michael Scally, and Andriy Blagovisniy.
The Logistics Plus team made several new connections and engaged with existing clients and transportation partners. The team also had the opportunity to meet the newly appointed Four-Star General, General Randall Reed, USAF, Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command.
Blaine Kurtz, Director – Military & Public Sector, commented on his experience at the conference. “The Fall Meeting was a great outlet for our team to connect with other logistics professionals and clients in the industry.” He added, “We look forward to utilizing our new connections and will be back next year!”
About the Fall Meeting
The Fall Meeting is a four-day annual event that brings together U.S. government, allies, industry, and academia logistics and transportation experts to build relationships, examine and discuss a wide range of topics, identify and solve challenges, and provide education and professional development with the opportunity for attendees to accomplish professional certification requirements.
by Ryan Markiewicz | Oct 11, 2024 | News
Gretchen Blough, Customs Brokerage Manager for Logistics Plus (LP), was featured on the Business Spotlight program, which is produced in partnership with WPSE Money Radio. Business Spotlight is a monthly 30-minute program that airs regionally and streams globally.
In this month’s Logistics Plus segment, Gretchen discusses her background, recent appearances on NPR’s Marketplace program, important events impacting the logistics industry, and more.
You can listen to a replay of the interview on the Logistics Plus Podcasts page or by clicking below on our LP Radio channel on Spotify.
by Ryan Markiewicz | Oct 11, 2024 | News
Logistics Plus (LP) Senior Vice President Gretchen Seth is an American Red Cross volunteer on their Disaster Assistance Team. For her latest Red Cross adventure, Gretchen was tasked with driving an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) from Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina, to assist with the disaster relief efforts caused by Hurricane Helene. The story below is in Gretchen’s words.
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Hi all,
I thought you might be interested in my latest volunteer mission with the Red Cross. I am passionate about this organization’s work and grateful for the opportunity to tell people about it.
I responded to a request last Wednesday to move an emergency response vehicle (ERV) from central Pennsylvania down to North Carolina. After a lot of back-and-forth, I was finally released to go on Sunday.
I am currently deployed in Ashville, NC, providing meals and other support to those impacted by this tragedy. The news cycle has already moved on to Milton and other topics, but the damage in Ashville and MANY smaller communities is real and devastating.
We work out of the HQ office downtown and are staying in a staff shelter at a community college. There is NO running water in either location. There is no running water in many areas. Four separate water treatment plants have been completely destroyed. It will be weeks or even months before some people have service. The hospital down the street from our shelter has two tanker trucks at a time pumping water 24/7 just to keep them operational.
Even though there is electricity in growing amounts (there are power crews here from all over the country), very few things are open, so we have to hunt for fuel, food, and necessities in areas that are less affected.
We have been working very long days, but as time permits, I hope to give you a real picture of what is happening here.
Speaking of pictures, here is my ERV. 😊
-Gretchen (G)
by Ryan Markiewicz | Oct 10, 2024 | Berlin's Wall
All,
This is our last day aboard. We’re heading for Toronto through the Welland Canal, which is pretty amazing. It’s what humans built to avoid having to go over Niagara Falls (or carry their canoes) up from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie.
As we mentioned at the start, this cruise goes from Duluth, Minnesota, the western end of the Great Lakes, to Lake Ontario, as 20% of the world’s freshwater makes its way from the interior of the US, out the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the way French fur trappers first navigated this land, as did the Native Americans before them. The waterways have been the key to human exploration for millennia. It’s crazy to me that these lakes were all formed “only” 12,000 or so years ago with the end of the last ice age as the glaciers retreated and dug out these giant “ditches.” But that’s all for another blog by someone way more knowledgeable than I 😉
The Welland Canal has eight locks to lower the ship “step by step” the 250′ or so from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. The locks are 80′ wide and the ship is 78′ wide. So, do the math. Only 1 foot on each side. It’s a tight squeeze. But how clever!
This will be the last of my blogs on this trip. It’s been a neat experience. I hope you enjoyed them. Back in the office next week. Can’t wait to see the gang.
Onward! -JB
They use bodies of water like this, alongside the canal, for the water needed to raise/lower the ships. Pretty cool!
The crew LOVED my LP Hawaiian shirt 😉
by Ryan Markiewicz | Oct 9, 2024 | Berlin's Wall
All,
I’m thinking that the Erie folks (and maybe others?) are getting bored by my reporting from places so close to home. Amish country yesterday. Today, Niagara Falls.
Now, to be fair, even though many of us have been there dozens/hundreds of times, it is very cool. It is truly one of the Natural Wonders of the World.
We docked in Port Colborne, just across the lake from Buffalo. We then took a 45-minute bus ride to the falls. The time on the bus reminded me of when I used to take my kids there when they were little, and I guess my Dad joke every time was telling the kids: “Did you know that more water goes over Niagara Falls every day than it takes for a family of four to take ten baths a day?” Dumb joke, I know.
Funnier, I think though, was that when Melissa and Derek were young kids, as we crossed the Peace Bridge over the Niagara River, I’d do my best Chevy Chase imitation and exclaim, “Look kids, the NILE!!!” And (though I’m sure they’ll deny it) they’d go, “WOW, REALLY? THE NILE!!!” Dumbasses! 🤪
Here are some pics. Pretty spectacular place.
This is the whirlpool. It is where the Niagara River, having gone over the falls, hits a wall and spins counterclockwise from the force before heading down to Lake Ontario. These are Class 6 rapids. Not navigable (though there is a very cool Jetboat ride that takes you right up to them).
And this is a bit more of memory lane for me. This is the Lewiston Bridge that I used to drive trucks across from Buffalo to Canada after clearing them at Customs. A long time ago, but in retrospect, the start of my career in logistics. What a long, strange trip it’s been 😊
Onward!
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