Earlier this week, the Logistics Plus international project cargo team used their logistical expertise to coordinate an important move for a Fortune 500 customer. The move entailed picking up a large generator and related components at a warehouse in Wisconsin and delivering them to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was imperative that the shipment be picked up before June 15 to accommodate the necessary sailing and delivery schedule requirements. Unable to get the required pickup scheduled on their own, the customer called on Logistics Plus to make it happen.
Working with the Logistics Plus North American truckload solutions, and with the Wisconsin warehouse manager, our project cargo specialists were able to successfully schedule two trucks (a flatbed and a heavy hauler) to pick up the generator and the four crated pallets that would make up this load. The shipment (pictured below) is successfully in transit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where Logistics Plus Middle East personnel will take over for final delivery arrangements.
If you need project forwarding help with your important or heavy-lift cargo – don’t work with just any logistics company. Work with Logistics Plus and you’ll get world-class service and peace-of-mind assurance knowing your shipment is in good hands with our project cargo logistics experts.
Most people are familiar with the successful line of “For Dummies” books that are routinely issued by the Wiley publishing company. Today there are more than 250 million For Dummies books in print covering over 1,800 different topics. These books are generally written by proven experts who are able to make even the most complex subjects seem simple. Whether that’s directions on how to hook up a home network, carve a turkey, knit your first scarf, or load your new iPod, For Dummies books tell it like it is, without all the technical jargon
Although Logistics Plus has yet to publish its own For Dummies book, we certainly have the expertise – particularly in the area of Project Cargo Logistics – to do so. When our logistics experts take on a cargo project, they oversee all aspects of the supply chain – from the origin manufacturing site, to warehousing, to transportation, to customs compliance, to final delivery. In the simplest of terms, we like to say we handle every project “from cradle to grave.” Additionally, we’ve developed a strong proficiency for handling large, heavy lift, oversize cargo. If your freight is unique, non-standard and doesn’t fit into a standard trailer or container – we still know how to handle and transport it.
As a business owner or key stakeholder, that means you don’t have to worry about all of the complex details of transportation and logistics. No need to find carriers with the right equipment and capacity to handle your cargo, no need to negotiate a market-competitive transportation rates, no need to find warehousing and storage when it’s needed, and no need to fully understand import and export compliance duties and regulations.
You can visit the Project Cargo section of our website to learn more about Logistics Plus project cargo solutions. While we haven’t yet published our own For Dummies book on project cargo, Frederik Geirnaert – one of our company experts in this area – has put together the following presentation which also describes some of the diverse cargo projects for which Logistics Plus was entrusted.
If you have an upcoming cargo project, feel free to request a quick quote to start the process of putting the Logistics Plus expertise to work for you. You can also email us directly at projectcargo@logisticsplus.com or call us at 1.866.564.7587. We’ll make your project easy!
The Logistics Plus team has finished another big project cargo move. Frederik Geirnaert, from Logistics Plus Belgium oversaw the project and shot some amazing time-lapse video shown below. This video is a compilation of two shipments of large ship building blocks from Vard shipyard in Romania to Vard shipyard in Brazil. The move comprised a total of 126 units, measured 44,700 cubic meters, and weighed over 3,600 tons!
If you have a project you’d like us to quote for you, please use our project cargo quick quote form to start the process.
When a major airline retires one of its airplanes and then their go-to global supplier of aircraft parts and components needs to ship the disassembled parts from Belgium to the U.S., who do they call? They call the Project Cargo experts at Logistics Plus, of course.
Coordinating the successful and affordable transport of over 15 non-standard containers of aircraft parts and scraps from Antwerp, Belgium to the Port of Long Beach for ultimate delivery to Industry, CA (plus one shipment to Minnesota) – and handling all of the customs documentation along with it – was no easy task. However, the Logistics Plus International staffs in Dallas, TX, Erie, PA and Antwerp, Belgium rallied to the cause to successfully organize this complex cargo project. Special thank you to Holly Rader for directly managing the transportation of this unique cargo and helping to ensure that it was imported to the U.S. on-time and on-budget.
Do you have a similarly complex cargo project? Then give us a call at 1.866.LOG.PLUS or Contact Us online. You can also start the process by using our Project Cargo Quick Quote form.
Logistics Plus Coordinates Delivery of Monster-Sized Trailer
Massive Rogers Brothers Corporation Trailer Moved from Albion, PA to Houston, TX
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, January 20, 2015 – Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, reported today that is has successfully completed a unique cargo logistics project for Rogers Brothers Corporation. The project was nearly two years in the making and culminated with a 220-ton capacity trailer being loaded for transport in Albion, Pennsylvania, and then delivered to the Port of Houston in Texas where it will be shipped breakbulk to Peru.
Rogers Brothers Corporation designed and manufactured the trailer, its largest since WWII, for Peru Southern Copper Mine Corp. The massive trailer is designed to haul large mining equipment off-road and is two-to-three times larger than a standard highway trailer. Fully assembled, it has a 220-ton capacity, is over 100 feet long, 20 feet wide, and is capable of hauling 440,000 pounds. Each one of its 24 tires is made of solid rubber, with no air, and weighs close to 1,000 pounds.
A team of Logistics Plus professionals have been involved off and on over the past two years to assist the Rogers Brothers staff in costing, planning, quoting, surveying, and finally coordinating and loading the trucks. Because the trailer was so large, Logistics Plus needed to coordinate six over-dimensional trailer loads to legally move it on U.S. highways.
“As often is the case, some ‘behind the scenes’ hiccups and weather issues made things interesting,” said Jeremy Chaffee, truckload solutions manager for Logistics Plus. “In the end, the combined team battled through a snowstorm, ice, and cold to load all six truckloads in just over eight hours. The shipment delivered on schedule to the Port of Houston and the customer couldn’t be happier.”
About Rogers Brothers Corporation
Rogers Brothers Corporation, based in Albion, Pennsylvania, manufactures superior quality low-bed heavy-hauler semi-trailers under the trade name ROGERS®. For 100 years, ROGERS has manufactured The Ultimate in Trailers® for customers in over 65 countries around the world. Thousands of ROGERS trailers are used by construction, transportation, utility and mining companies; the military; and local, state, and federal governments. Visit them online at www.rogerstrailers.com
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight management, global logistics, and business solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Founded in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur Jim Berlin nearly 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 extra little things needed to ensure its customers’ success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices located in Erie, PA; Fresno, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Evansville, IN; Kansas City, MO; Lexington, NC; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greensville, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Laredo, TX; Houston, TX; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Turkey; and additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
The Logistics Plus team has finished another big project cargo move. Frederik Geirnaert, from Logistics Plus Belgium oversaw the project and shot some amazing time-lapse video shown below. This video is a compilation of two shipments of large ship building blocks from Vard shipyard in Romania to Vard shipyard in Brazil. The move comprised a total of 126 units, measured 44,700 cubic meters, and weighed over 3,600 tons!
When a major airline retires one of its airplanes and then their go-to global supplier of aircraft parts and components needs to ship the disassembled parts from Belgium to the U.S., who do they call? They call the Project Cargo experts at Logistics Plus, of course.
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, January 20, 2015 – Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, reported today that is has successfully completed a unique cargo logistics project for Rogers Brothers Corporation. The project was nearly two years in the making and culminated with a 220-ton capacity trailer being loaded for transport in Albion, Pennsylvania, and then delivered to the Port of Houston in Texas where it will be shipped breakbulk to Peru.