Logistics Plus Offers FAST-BOAT™ Shipping as Airfreight Alternative

Logistics Plus Offers FAST-BOAT™ Shipping as Airfreight Alternative

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Logistics Plus Offers FAST-BOAT™ Shipping Services as Airfreight Alternative

Service provides reliable, cost-effective alternative to airfreight for critical imports from China.

ERIE, PA (March 30, 2020) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, is offering a new FAST-BOAT shipping service as a viable alternative for importers needing to get their critical shipments from China.

Logistics Plus has LOFO (last on, first off) contracts providing importers with expedited customs clearance, full transloading at its Los Angeles, California facility, and then final delivery to any location in the United States.

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“We are encouraging importers needing full container quantities to use our FAST-BOAT shipping services from China to the Port of Los Angeles where LP can then provide transloading and direct trucking throughout the U.S.,” said Kelly Dempsey, International Manager of Imports for Logistics Plus. “For customers with smaller shipments that are still time-sensitive, LP can also set up a standard consolidation service from Shanghai to LA with 10-day FAST-BOAT service, transloading in LA port, and LTL, truckload or dedicated delivery to final destination.”

Importers interest in learning more are encouraged to email imports@logisticsplus.com.

About Logistics Plus Inc.

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence technology, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded over 23 years ago in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly-regarded fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 450 global 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; Akron, OH; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Buffalo, NY; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; San Bernardino, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Tampa Bay, FL; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Ukraine; Uganda; and United Kingdom; 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

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Logistics Plus Re-Certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for Third Year

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Logistics Plus Re-Certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for Third Straight Year

In anonymous employee surveys, 96% percent say Logistics Plus continues to be a great workplace.

Great Place to Work Logo 2020-03ERIE, PA (March 10, 2020) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been re-certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. This is the third consecutive year that the company has been certified. According to the updated results, Logistics Plus ratings in many key categories were better than the 2020 best-in-class benchmarks set by the top 100 businesses in the United States.

Using validated employee feedback gathered with Great Place to Work’s rigorous, data-driven “For All” methodology, Certification confirms that at least 7 out of 10 employees have a consistently positive experience. At Logistics Plus, 96 percent of its employees say it is a great workplace compared to the top 100 benchmark of 91 percent. Employees also rated Logistics Plus higher than best-in-class benchmarks across numerous other dimensions, including justice, impartiality, collaboration, equity, leadership behavior, innovation, and engagement.

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“I couldn’t be prouder that, with all of our growth the past few years, our employees continue to find Logistics Plus to be a great place to work,” said Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “We have a passion for excellence and we’re always striving to grow. Growing is challenging but fun. Despite our growth, we still have very few rules other than ‘The Golden Rule.’ Treat people as you’d like to be treated … and make work fun, of course.”

The Logistics Plus Great Place to Work company profile and ratings summary can be viewed online at: https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7008084.

“We congratulate Logistics Plus, on their re-certification,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Best Workplace List Research at Great Place to Work. “Organizations that earn their employees’ trust create great workplace cultures that deliver outstanding business results.”

In addition to its Great Place to Work certification, Logistics Plus ranked number 54 among the top 100 list of medium-sized workplaces published last October by Fortune. Last week, its founder and CEO, Jim Berlin, was recognized with a prestigious “CEO Great Place to Work For All Leadership Award” at the 3rd annual Great Place to Work Leadership Awards Gala Dinner at the Four Seasons in San Francisco.

About Great Place to Work 

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, it has surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and uses those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Great Place to Work helps organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. Great Place to Work’s unparalleled benchmark data is used to recognize Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces™ in the U.S. and more than 60 countries, including the 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World’s Best list published annually by Fortune. Everything it does is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a Great Place to Work For All™. Learn more at greaplacetowork.com.

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About Logistics Plus Inc.

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence technology, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded over 23 years ago in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly-regarded fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 450 global 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; Akron, OH; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Buffalo, NY; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; San Bernardino, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Tampa Bay, FL; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Ukraine; Uganda; and United Kingdom; 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

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Logistics Plus Forges Alliance With Malaysian Business Council

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Logistics Plus Forges Alliance With Malaysian Business Council for EXPO 2020

Alliance meant to enrich experience for attendees of the EXPO 2020 in Dubai, UAE.

Dubai, UAE (March 3, 2020) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that its Middle East & Africa division (LP Dubai) has forged a new alliance with the Malaysian Business Council (MBC) in support of EXPO 2020. The goal of the alliance is to enrich the experience for both visitors and attendees.

EXPO 2020“Logistics Plus and MBC will provide EXPO 2020 Dubai visitors and participants with a full compliment of concierge services,” said Lim Siew Hua, Director of Logistics Plus – Middle East & Africa. “We will create a world-class experience for visitors by arranging for local transportation to and from the hotel and the EXPO, helping them print business cards, buy corporate gifts, finding translators, connecting with human resources, and just about anything else they would need to maximize their time in Dubai.”

As part of the alliance, both Logistics Plus and MBC will co-brand the Malaysian Pavilion at EXPO 2020. The pavilion’s ‘Energising Sustainability’ theme will capture Malaysia’s commitment to balance socio-economic progress with environmental concerns, to ensure a secure and sustainable future.

Lim Siew added that “Logistics Plus customers attending EXPO 2020 will enjoy the added benefit of VIP pre-, during-, and post-event services allowing them a hassle-free experience so they can focus on connecting with their own current and potential customers and suppliers.”

Coming soon, Logistics Plus will also launch a new website with additional details dedicated to the event.

About Expo 2020 Dubai

Expo 2020 is a World Expo to be hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, opening on October 20, 2020. The Bureau International des Expositions general assembly in Paris awarded Dubai as the host on November 27, 2013. Expo 2020 Dubai will host the world for 173 days, each one brimming with new experiences. It’ll be a time to create, collaborate and innovate. Learn more at www.expo2020dubai.com.

About Malaysian Business Council

The Malaysian Business Council of Dubai is a non-profit, business issues-oriented organization dedicated to improving the private sector perspective on issues that affect Malaysia and UAE. The council provides information to support unrestricted trade and investment between Malaysia and UAE, promote a healthy, open and productive business environment between the two countries and a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas for business and government leaders in Malaysia and the UAE. Learn more at http://mbc-uae.com.

About Logistics Plus Inc.

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded over 23 years ago in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a Passion For Excellence™, its 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; Akron, OH; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Buffalo, NY; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; San Bernardino, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Tampa Bay, FL; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Ukraine; Uganda; and United Kingdom; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.

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Office # 1111, Onyx Tower 2, The Greens, Dubai,
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Email: siew.hua@logisticsplus.com
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Jim Berlin Honored with CEO Great Place to Work® For All Leadership Award

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Jim Berlin Honored with CEO Great Place to Work® For All Leadership Award

The award was presented last night at the 3rd annual Great Place to Work Leadership Awards Gala Dinner.

Summit_2020_Logos_leadership_award_1600ERIE, PA (March 4, 2020) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that Jim Berlin, its founder and CEO, was recognized with a “CEO Great Place to Work For All Leadership Award.” The award was presented last night by Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, at its 3rd annual Leadership Awards Gala Dinner at the Four Seasons in San Francisco.

The “For All Leader” awards recognize company leaders for long-term dedication and commitment to the development of every employee, for connecting diverse people to a common purpose, practicing humility and empathy, adapting to uncertainty, and for fostering trusting relationships across the organization. The CEO recipients were selected from companies that appear on Fortune’s annual lists of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, the 100 Best Workplaces for Women, the 100 Best Workplaces for Diversity, and the 150 Best Small and Medium Companies to Work For.

Logistics Plus has been certified as a Great Place to Work each of the past two years, and last year the company was recognized as the 54th best medium-sized workplace in the Fortune annual rankings.

Berlin-in-front-of-Truck“Thank you to Michael Bush and everyone here at Great Place to Work for the work you do to inspire companies and leaders to create the best workplaces in the world, and to recognize them when they do,” said Berlin. “My formula at Logistics Plus has been pretty simple. Surround yourself with good people. Treat them well. Communicate. Make work fun. If you do those things and you hire the right people, they’ll stay forever.”

In recognizing the honorees, Great Place to Work CEO Michael C. Bush said “The financial performance of these organizations and the industry leading commitment to corporate responsibility provide strong evidence that when you create a great place to work for all, it is better for business, better for people and better for the world.”

Mr. Berlin joins a 2020 awards list that includes fewer than 50 CEOs from some of the most admired companies in the world, such as American Express, Delta, DHL, Marriott, Salesforce, and Wegmans. The complete list of honorees is available here (Jim’s profile is on page 11).

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About Great Place to Work 

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, it has surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and uses those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Great Place to Work helps organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. Great Place to Work’s unparalleled benchmark data is used to recognize Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces™ in the U.S. and more than 60 countries, including the 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World’s Best list published annually by Fortune. Everything it does is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a Great Place to Work For All™. To learn more, visit greaplacetowork.com.

About Logistics Plus Inc.

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence technology, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded over 23 years ago in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly-regarded fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 450 global 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; Akron, OH; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Buffalo, NY; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; San Bernardino, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Tampa Bay, FL; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Ukraine; Uganda; and United Kingdom; 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

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Logistics Plus Recognizes 2019 LTL Carriers of the Year

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Logistics Plus Recognizes 2019 LTL Carriers of the Year

Estes Express, FedEx Freight, Ward Transport & Logistics, and Dayton Freight all receive honors.

All 2019 LTL Carriers of the YearERIE, PA (February 25, 2020) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, recently recognized four of its less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier-partners for superior performance in 2019. The annual awards were presented to the following carriers in each of two categories:

  • Estes Express and FedEx Freight were named the National LTL Carriers of the Year. It is the second consecutive year Estes has earned the honor, and the second in the past four years for FedEx Freight.
  • Ward Transport & Logistics and Dayton Freight were named Regional LTL Carriers of the Year. It is second time in the past three years that Ward has earned the honors, and the fourth consecutive year for Dayton Freight.

Logistics Plus manages hundreds of thousand LTL shipments annually as a top North American freight brokerage firm that delivers LTL services through its proprietary eShipPlus™ transportation management system (TMS) – an online platform made available to all of its LTL customers and select freight agents. In additional to standard LTL services, Logistics Plus offers shippers additional truckload, expedited, international, claims management, freight audit & payment, and business intelligence solutions.

The Logistics Plus annual LTL carrier awards are based on an assessment of the following performance criteria:

  • Share of Business and Growth
  • Service Performance
  • Price Competitiveness
  • Billing Accuracy
  • Customer Service
  • Account Representation

2019 was another record year for Logistics Plus, including our LTL business segment,” said Scott Frederick, vice president of marketing and LTL carrier relations for Logistics Plus. “All of the logistics specialists within our North American Division are very grateful for the ongoing support we receive from of all our carrier-partners. However, Estes, FedEx, Ward, and Dayton all stood out last year by providing exemplary performance in all aspects of our partnership.

About Logistics Plus Inc.

Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence technology, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded over 23 years ago in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly-regarded fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 450 global 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; Akron, OH; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Buffalo, NY; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; San Bernardino, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Tampa Bay, FL; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Ukraine; Uganda; and United Kingdom; 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

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