by logisticsplus | Jan 21, 2016 | News
Logistics Plus is experienced at helping Amazon sellers with importing solutions. We have been recommended by Michael D. Marani, in his book The Amazon Sales Formula (available in e-book format on Amazon.com). Our name also comes up frequently on social media sites and message boards (like the one hosted by Amazing.com – another great resource for retailers). You can also check out these recent articles:
Let us know if your business requires any of the following services:
- Ex-Works Import (from your supplier to Amazon door)
- Free-On-Board (FOB) imports
- Customs Clearance for shipper routed freight
- Domestic warehouse & trucking services from any U.S. port
- Port-to-Warehouse transportation
- Basic quality inspection of packaging and card condition
- Extensive quality inspection of the product
- Re-packaging services
- FBA labeling services
- UPS prepaid freight labeling
- Distribution and fulfillment services (pick, pack, ship)
- Product recovery and return services
- Less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FTL) solutions for best available rates
To help you get started, here are a couple of additional resources you can download:
Amazon Importing FAQs (click image on left) and Amazon Importing Quote Checklist (click image on right)
If you’re ready to give us a try, click the button below to request a no-obligation quote on your next shipment. Provide what information you can and we’ll help you with the rest! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at amazonretailer@logisticsplus.com to reach our dedicated Amazon seller support team.
by Scott Frederick | Jan 15, 2016 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Logistics Plus CEO Commends GE on Moving its Headquarters to an Urban Location
Says businesses and communities need vibrant city centers to thrive
ERIE, Pa. (January 15, 2016) — Today, Logistics Plus Inc. founder and CEO, Jim Berlin, commended General Electric (GE) for announcing on Wednesday that it will move its headquarters from suburban Connecticut to the urban, Seaport District of Boston, Massachusetts. Logistics Plus is a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions with its global headquarters located in the heart of downtown Erie, Pennsylvania.
As widely reported, GE said it will begin moving its corporate employees to a temporary space in Boston starting this summer. The full move will take place in several steps through 2018 and will deliver about 800 jobs to the City of Boston. GE officials pointed to Greater Boston’s concentration of elite universities and nimble tech firms as the main draw.
Mr. Berlin’s statement follows:
“I congratulate GE on finally following the lead of Logistics Plus by locating their headquarters in an urban area. Following our successes here in downtown Erie, like Logistics Plus, they clearly recognize that businesses and communities need vibrant city centers to thrive. The proximity of local universities can also help their business blossom while preventing the brain drain that sucks many of the best and brightest graduates away from their home cities. In the case of Erie, we have several fine universities that feed Logistics Plus bright young employees – and I am sure GE will enjoy similar success in their new location. We’ve brought in dozens of interns from the four colleges in our area over the past several years, many of whom remain with us today.
“When Logistics Plus purchased and renovated the old Union Station in downtown Erie back in 2003, some people thought I was a visionary; but most probably considered me delusional. Still, I thought it was a cool place for a transportation company and a good thing for the community. My goal was to make Logistics Plus the most exciting place in which to work and Erie the great town in which to live. Last year we enjoyed record annual sales, we now have well over 100 employees working in Erie, and own three warehousing facilities in the city. While our mission is far from complete, I think we’ve made great progress.
“This is an exciting time for GE and the City of Boston. GE is moving into a great place to really set a new tone for the company, and do great things within the community. I congratulate them on their decision and commend them on following the lead of Logistics Plus when it comes to inner city development.”
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, global logistics, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Founded in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin, 20 years ago, Logistics Plus has been repeatedly recognized as one of the fastest-growing transportation and logistics companies in the country. With a strong passion for excellence, its 350+ employees put the “Plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, and the countless little things, that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices located in Erie, PA; Alma, AR; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Riverside, CA; San Francisco, CA; Visalia, CA; Atlanta, GA; Evansville, IN; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Charlotte, NC; Lexington, NC; Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greenville, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Libya; Mexico; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; and UAE; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Media Contact:
Scott G. Frederick
Vice President, Marketing
Logistics Plus Inc.
(814) 240-6881
scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com
by logisticsplus | Jan 15, 2016 | News
As we continue to celebrate our 20th year of business, here’s another walk down memory lane. The following Erie Times-News newspaper clipping is from June 1, 2004. This article was a follow-up to the December 3, 2003 article (on the formal Union Station renovation ceremony), and it documents the company’s first day of business in its new, global headquarters (you can click the news clipping below to view a slightly larger image).
by logisticsplus | Jan 14, 2016 | News
In case you missed it on Tuesday, the Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) and Logistics Plus announced an agreement to provide transportation and logistics services to the more than 4,000 MBA members located in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and western New York. Through this new Logistics Program, MBA members will get exclusive access to preferred customer services and discounted rates for less-than-truckload (LTL), truckload, and international freight transportation; warehousing logistics services; customs brokerage solutions; and import/export trade compliance services.
The following advertisement will also appear in the February issue of Business Magazine, a monthly publication of MBA.
(Click to see full-size PDF version)
Founded in 1905, the Manufacturer & Business Association is a not-for-profit employers’ association whose focus is to help businesses succeed. It partners with more than 4,000 businesses in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, providing a host of membership benefits including:
- HR Planning and Consulting
- Legal Services/Hotline
- Training/Development
- EnergyAdvisors
- Surveys
- Employee Benefits
- Computer Training
- Logistics Services
by Scott Frederick | Jan 11, 2016 | News
Logistics Plus founder and CEO, Jim Berlin, recently provided a guest blog post to the Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) on the subject of cyber safety as part of its new Business Magazine “CEO Soundoff” series. Click here to read the full post (or see image below).
by logisticsplus | Jan 4, 2016 | News
With tight delivery requirements from your customers and the high cost of logistics, you need a reliable partner willing and able to do more for you. Logistics Plus is an experienced company that understands the day-to-day needs for great logistics support, but also the unique requirements of the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry.
As a manufacturer or service organization in A&D you face greater pressures for quality, delivery and costs every day, but there are also significant new demands from changing markets. Where the market grows fastest is in countries like India, China, Brazil and even Russia, and if your support requirements extend there, we can help you serve those customers as well as you look after the domestic market.
- Forward inventories? We can help you maintain control in our warehouses.
- Export licenses? Our Compliance Team can get them for you or help you set up your own export routines.
- Manufacturing? Our Projects team can move large equipment around the world and to any off-shore plant locations that need supplied.
- Freight? Talk with us about air or ocean freight and moving material from port or airport to its final destination.
- Customs issues? Our brokerage experts can help you avoid delays and reduce cost.
We have 10 domestic office locations to give you hands-on support, and we have our own offices in 20 countries around the world. Where we don’t have our own offices, we have a network of trusted brokers who are committed to our service standards and will provide the same outstanding coverage that our customers have come to expect.
If you are a supply chain or logistics professional in the aerospace, aviation or defense industry, tell us your logistics challenge and let our team of industry experts go to work putting together a solution for you. Just click the button below, or email aerospace@logisticsplus.com.
You can also download a PDF copy of our Aerospace and Defense Solutions flyer for future reference (just click the image below).
