by Scott Frederick | Aug 12, 2015 | News
Last week Thursday, Logistics Plus was given the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at an Erie Seawolves baseball game in Erie, PA. The person selected for this honor was Jesus Mireles de la Cruz “La Guera,” the father-in-law of Logistics Plus employee Alfredo Ayala. In addition to being Alfredo’s father-in-law, Jesus is also a former Double A player from México and was one of the Little League players that played at Williamsport in the 1960’s (Liga Pequeña Industrial from México). You can watch a short video of the first pitch on the Logistics Plus Facebook page.
(Pictured below on the left is Alfredo, Jesus and an Erie Seawolves player; in the center is Jesus and his grandchildren (Alfredo’s children); and on the right is a player recognition plaque for Jesus)
by Scott Frederick | Aug 11, 2015 | News
As a reminder, today is Erie Gives day! Erie Gives celebrates the local community where Logistics Plus was founded and maintains its global headquarters today. We have well over 100 employees working in the community area, most that give back freely to the community through weekly raffles, volunteering for charitable events, and generous donations. Please join us in support the community during this event that runs today for 12 hours between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. When you do, the Erie Community Foundation will match a percentage of each donation that you make to your favorite nonprofit(s) when you donate through this website. The more donations made to a nonprofit, the more matching funds that nonprofit will receive. Of course, you’re free to donate to your charity of choice (however, we’re sort of partial to theAmerican Heart Association (AHA) since Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, is chairing the overall 2015 Erie County Heart Walk fundraising program for the community).
by Scott Frederick | Aug 11, 2015 | Testimonials
(We were) previously aware of Logistics Plus and had LP quote our domestic trucking operations. We went in another direction on those quotes at that time as LP did not win the base cost battle. (We were) having difficulty with a carrier at the Port of L.A. not only with the issues of the labor dispute which were common to many, but also with the reliability of the information we were receiving. We engaged the help of the Logistics Plus Dallas office at that time and they did an outstanding job of helping us expedite material to a critical job site in Chile. (We are) also a company that does not always win the base cost battle, however we feel we offer a value proposition where due to efficiencies, product design and superior service we win on a “lowest cost of implementation” basis. Logistics Plus has shown (us) that LP offers a similar value proposition. Due to the great support, product knowledge and professionalism of your team we are currently wrapping up negotiations with LP to move what we anticipate will be 4,800 containers/180,000 tons of material through the Port of L.A. to our U.S. job sites in the coming year. There are additional opportunities I will be discussing with your team soon.
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by Scott Frederick | Jul 28, 2015 | News
Logistics Plus Turkey sharing Energy News from around the World
Today Logistics Plus Turkey division (aka, LP Turkey) started sharing important and interesting energy news from around the world in a brief e-newsletter with customers and other interested parties. In addition to general freight forwarding and project cargo solutions, Logistics Plus Turkey also specializes in logistics solutions for the energy industry. If you’d like to be added to their distribution list, please send an email faik.uckan@logisticsplus.com and we’ll make sure you are added. Faik can also help you with any energy logistics needs in Turkey or around the world.
The first issue of Energy News in pictured below. Click here to view the online version.
by Scott Frederick | Jul 27, 2015 | News
The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) is the standard used to classify and rate less-than-truckload (LTL) commodities for interstate, interstate, and foreign commerce. Commodities are grouped into one of 18 classes – from a low of class 50 to a high of class 500 – based on an evaluation of four transportation characteristics: density, handling, stowability, and liability. Based on the recent National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA.org) studies, more commodities are shifting to a pounds per cubic foot (PCF) pricing model. The following are some of the commodities that will be re-classified in early August as a result of this trend.
- Air Curtains/Air Doors – New item 114135 will be established with classification based on length.
- Magazines/Periodicals/Newspaper inserts/supplements – Item 161685 will be canceled and new item 161700 is being created with classification based on density.
- Blinds, Hunters – Item 15830 is being canceled and referred to Item 15520, full-scale density.
- Chairs or Stools – folding – Item 80565 will be canceled and referenced to Item 80580 which is the density-based chair classification.
- Blinds or Shutters, wooden, exterior – Item 37550 is being amended to reflect classification based on density.
- Lockers, cold storage, steel – Item 111740 will be canceled and referred to 80440
- Pine/Fir Cones – Item 52640 is being amended to reflect classification based on density.
- Freeze Dried/Freeze Dehydrated Fruits, Meats, Vegetables, and Dairy Products – Item 76850 is being amended to reflect classification based on density.
- Night Lights – Item 109880 is being changed from a class 85 to class 125.
- Trail Mix – Item 77190 is being canceled and will now reference to Item 74800, the density-based snack item.
- Compounds, anti-freezing, Dextrin or British Gum, Blue, Flower or Garden seeds – Items 50070, 57200, 149590, 173270 are all being updated to remove references to Item 60000
- Household Goods – NMFC 100240 is being adjusted to reflect class 150 for boxed/crated household goods, without regard to the valuation of goods. The articles moving under this provision will have a maximum liability per article of $0.10 per pound.
Carriers often will assess fees if a discrepancy is found between the Bill of Lading and the measurements taken upon receipt of the goods. If you have any questions regarding freight classification or freight density, please contact our LTL staff at LTL@logisticsplus.com or 1.866.335.7623. If you want to avoid freight classifications all together, ask us about our LTL Density Rates Program.
