by logisticsplus | Nov 1, 2023 | News
U.S. Holiday schedules for Logistics Plus and ground carriers
As the year-end holidays approach, we want to help you avoid unnecessary shipping delays over the next several weeks. Shown below is the holiday schedule for U.S.-based Logistics Plus offices and warehouse locations, as well as the top U.S. ground (parcel and LTL) carriers.
If you have any transportation needs or expedited shipping requests, please get in touch with Logistics Plus before the office closings noted below. You can contact our North American Division (NAD) by calling 1.866.335.7623 or emailing nadops@logisticsplus.com.
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Do you have any last-minute questions or concerns? Let us know how we can help!
by logisticsplus | Oct 27, 2023 | News
A small group of Logistics Plus employees recently visited O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to monitor the unloading of aircraft containing freight for one of our customers. The LP Team also received a tour of the facility and the airline’s import/export processes. Andrew Grizzales and Mike Pytlik from the LP Chicago Warehouse and Aaron Bisbee, Brian Matson, and Ryan Crotty from LP Erie were in attendance.
Pictured above, L to R, are Aaron Bisbee, Andrew Grizzales, Mike Pytlik, Brian Matson, and Ryan Crotty.
by logisticsplus | Oct 24, 2023 | News
Logistics Plus attended the More Freight, More Problems conference hosted by Carrier Assure in Chicago, Illinois, from October 10 to 11. The conference provided insight into the best practices for carrier vetting and onboarding. With the increasing amount of fraud in the logistics and trucking industries, this conference focused on how to take preventative actions to avoid fraudulent carrier issues.
At the conference, Brittni Schlosser (Administrative & Credit Specialist) and Rachael Bombardier (Insurance Department) represented Logistics Plus. Photos from the conference can be seen below.
About Carrier Assure
Carrier Assure is a complex software with hundreds of algorithms that analyze over 2,000,000 million DOT numbers every day. The Carrier Assure software constantly analyzes and re-scores carriers to provide users with the most up-to-date information available. Millions of data points are analyzed daily, sometimes hourly, to ensure a real-time score when you need to make a carrier selection decision.
by logisticsplus | Oct 23, 2023 | News
The Logistics Plus Poland team is excited to announce the addition of a new warehouse in Gdańsk. The warehouse is located 10 kilometers from the Baltic Hub Container Terminal (DCT Gdańsk) and 30 kilometers from the Gdynia Container Terminal (BCT Gdynia). Conveniently, the warehouse is also near the S6 and S7 expressways and the A1 motorway. In total, the warehouse is 4,000 sq. meters (43,000 sq. feet) and has an additional temperature-controlled section that ranges from 15-25 degrees Celsius.
Logistics Plus Poland Warehouse Capabilities & Features:
- Cargo pickups from manufacturers
- Deliveries to our warehouse
- Shipment preparation and delivery
- Trans-shipments (loading and unloading)
- Standard pallet storage
- Racked storage
- Packing and labeling services
- Quality and quantity control
- Around-the-clock monitoring and security features
- 24/7 availability
Contact information and the new warehouse address for Logistics Plus Poland are listed below. Please reach out to our team for any inquiries or questions you may have. We thank you for all current business and look forward to assisting you with future opportunities!
Email: poland@logisticsplus.com
Logistics Plus, Inc. (Gdańsk Warehouse)
ul. Magazynowa 9 bud. F
80-180 Kowale
Gdańsk, Poland
by logisticsplus | Oct 19, 2023 | News
Logistics Plus Chief Operating Officer Yuriy Ostapyak was interviewed for a recent episode of GT Podcast’s Logistically Speaking, a production of Global Trade Magazine. Yuriy discusses how Logistics Plus has grown from a logistics company to a supply chain management company that offers highly specialized solutions for Fortune 50 companies in the realm of IT, IT infrastructure, and business intelligence. You won’t want to miss this one!
Click the image below to play the podcast, or listen to it on your favorite podcast platform.
About Global Trade
Global Trade magazine is the authority for U.S. companies doing business globally. It educates and entertains its readers on ways to utilize the global marketplace to increase market share and corporate profits, through creative efficiencies in cargo transportation, banking, joint ventures, and outsourcing. Visit www.globaltrademag.com to learn more.
by logisticsplus | Oct 19, 2023 | News
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on NPR’s Marketplace to comment on how the severe drought in Panama is causing issues for the global supply chain.
“We’ve seen the trend lately where the cargo ships just keep getting bigger and bigger to carry more containers,” Gretchen told Kai Ryssdal. “Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to the efficiency of getting goods from here to there when you have a situation like the Panama Canal. … So, yeah, quite the challenge.”
Listen to the complete interview online at www.marketplace.org/2023/10/18/customs-broker-says-drought-in-panama-canal-makes-shipping-quite-the-challenge-shipping-industry or by clicking below.
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