If your business needs affordable, centrally-located warehousing, distribution, or fulfillment, Erie, Pennsylvania is a great location for a number of reasons, including:
Central location: Erie is located in the central/northeastern United States, with easy access to major interstate highways (I-90 east/west and I-79 north/west) and transportation hubs (Cleveland, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh are all within 2 hours drive). This makes it a great location for businesses that need to distribute their products to customers across the country.
Next-Day Delivery: 60% of the U.S. population can be reached with next-day delivery from Erie.
Affordable labor: The cost of labor in Erie is relatively low compared to other parts of the country. This can help businesses to save money on their warehousing and fulfillment costs.
Available workforce: Erie has a large and skilled workforce that is available for employment in the warehousing and fulfillment sector. This can help businesses to find the workers they need to get the job done.
Tax incentives: The state of Pennsylvania offers a number of tax incentives for businesses that locate in Erie. These incentives may help to offset the cost of warehousing and fulfillment operations.
Business-friendly environment: Erie is a business-friendly city with a strong commitment to economic development. This can make it easier for businesses to set up and operate in Erie.
In addition to these factors, Erie also has a number of other advantages that make it a great location for warehousing and fulfillment. These include:
Available warehouse space: There is a good supply of available warehouse space in Erie, which can give businesses the flexibility they need to scale their operations.
Good infrastructure: Erie has a good transportation infrastructure, with access to major airports, seaports, and rail lines. This makes it easy to get products in and out of Erie.
Overall, Erie is a great location for warehousing and fulfillment. It has a number of advantages that can help businesses to save money, improve efficiency, and grow their business.
Of course, the icing on the cake is that Erie is also the home to the Logistics Plus global headquarters. Logistics Plus also operates a number of full-service warehouses in and around Erie, including multiple facilities in Erie and Meadville, PA, and Olean and Jamestown, NY.
On Saturday, September 9th, sixteen (16) Logistics Plus employees participated in and conquered the 2023 Barber Beast on the Bay! The Beast on the Bay is a challenging 10-mile race that features 30 obstacles in the sand, lake, swamp, and trails. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the annual event.
As an official event sponsor, everyone at Logistics Plus is proud to help support the Barber National Institute and its work in the Erie community. It is a great event and one that Logistics Plus will continue to support.
About the Barber National Institute
The Barber National Institute is “making dreams come true.” We provide children and adults with autism, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral health challenges and their families the education, support, and resources needed to be self-reliant, independent, and valued community members. In addition, we provide the professionals who serve them with world-class education and training.
You can view event photos from the Logistics Plus Flickr Page in the slideshow below (click the right/left arrows):
Before the event, Erie News Now checked in with Logistics Plus employees Adrienne Sanders and Cindy Rau to discuss their training routine and what the Beast on the Bay means to them. You can watch the interview by clicking the thumbnail image below.
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) announced that on November 1, 2023, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 4%. The adjustment matches the combined 4% increase in longshore wage and assessment rates recently ratified in the coastwide contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association.
Beginning November 1, the TMF will be $35.57 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) or $71.14 per forty-foot container. The TMF is charged on non-exempt containers.
The Logistics Plus (LP) Malaysia team successfully handled a project shipment initiated by the Logistics Plus USA Project Cargo team. The project involved transporting two deaerator tanks from Port Klang, Malaysia, to Charleston, South Carolina (USA). The tanks each weighed 46.227 tons and measured 21.430 m (more than 60 feet) long. In total, the combined weight was 93.26 tons with a volume of 668.62 CBM. The LP Malaysia team used a 7-axle heavy-duty hydraulic trailer to transport the cargo.
LP Malaysia Country Manager Kelvin Teng commented on the project: “This project showed the importance of trust and teamwork. Our team worked very closely with the LP USA Project Cargo team, and we’d like to thank them for their support and guidance in making this happen.”
Logistics Plus is pleased to announce that it has renewed its Global Industrial Relocation (GIR) membership for 2023. This is the second consecutive year Logistics Plus has been a GIR Network member. As a member, Logistics Plus gains access to more than one hundred decision-makers from companies worldwide in the industrial relocation market. Additionally, members will gain early knowledge about new projects and have the opportunity to work with other certified members to carry out complex relocation projects.
Logistics Plus Global Projects Director Bahadir Erdil commented on the membership and what the Project Cargo team hopes to gain from it: “It’s important for our team to be well-connected across the various industries we serve.” He added, “Being a GIR member provides us yet another avenue to identify and handle projects worldwide.”
About the GIR Network
The Global Industrial Relocation Network was founded in November 2020 with a clear vision to form an alliance of experts in the industrial dismantling and re-installation industry. Every day, the GIR Network searches for information on potential new relocation projects, shares that information with fellow members properly connects contractors of each project, and promotes our network and its members among prospective customers in traditional and social media and at relocation industry events. The annual meeting culminates the daily efforts of our team, all members and partners. We aim to help our members find the right partner in every corner of the world and build quality and lasting business relationships.
The Logistics Plus Charlotte warehouse held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 26, 2023, the one-year anniversary of its official opening last summer. The special day was celebrated with speeches, warehouse tours, conversations, photos, food, and more.
A special thanks to the York County Chamber of Commerce for the ceremony and presentation, The Sign Factory for their execution of the facility signage, Blue Bar & Smokehouse for the delicious food, and most importantly, our customers, partners, friends, and staff for making the event a huge success. The team looks forward to continued growth and success in the Rock Hill, SC/Charlotte, NC region!
View pictures from the day by clicking the arrows on the album below. The album also includes some video clips at the end of the album (including some very cool aerial/drone clips) that can only be viewed directly on the Logistics Plus Flickr Page.
On Saturday, September 9th, sixteen (16) Logistics Plus employees participated in and conquered the 2023 
