by Scott Frederick | Mar 30, 2015 | News
Today, as they do every three months, Logistics Plus employees in Erie, PA once again donated their time and their blood to the Community Blood Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York. Who do the blood donations help? Volunteers donate 3 components in their whole blood donation. The red blood cells may help a person undergoing surgery or in an accident, platelets may help a cancer patient battling the effects of chemotherapy, and plasma may be used to create treatments for over 250 muscular and immune system diseases! CBB is the ONLY blood provider to Erie County, so volunteerism is important for the community.
If you’re curious to learn more on the subject, here are a few good websites to checkout:
www.ourdonorssavelives.org
www.anemia.org
www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/vitamins/iron.html
by Scott Frederick | Mar 30, 2015 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Logistics Plus Introduces a New www.logisticsplus.com Website
Global logistics provider invites visitors to explore its new website and subscribe to updates
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 30, 2015 – Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, announced today that is has introduced a new and improved www.logisticsplus.com website. The new website has been designed to provide an enhanced customer experience with improved navigation and functionality throughout.
The site includes extensive information on the Logistics Plus service portfolio to help customers understand the complete range of transportation and logistics solutions the company offers. Online brochures, photo galleries, and videos help demonstrate the company’s passion for excellence and customer service while providing users many options to request more information, obtain a free supply chain analyses, or get rate quotations for LTL freight, truckload, expedited, and international cargo shipments. The website also serves as a portal to the Logistics Plus secured technology platforms: eshipplus™ for North American transportation, eworldplus™ for international freight forwarding, and etntplus™ for global supply chain management.
Created with the user experience in mind, the new responsive design of the website allows it to dynamically adapt to most web browsers, tablets, and mobile devices, and provides options to share information across all major social networking sites. A few notable features include a new “news & notes” blog, a daily “thought for the day” page from the founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, and a comprehensive directory that showcases every one of the company’s 40+ locations and 350+ employees. Users can even subscribe to receive instant email updates for all new Logistics Plus news, notes, and thoughts for the day.
“We’re very excited about the new website launch and the information it provides for customers, carriers, agents, and media to better understand the breadth of our capabilities,” said Scott Frederick, vice president of marketing for Logistics Plus. “The first thing you’ll notice when you visit our home page is that the new website really showcases the fun, friendly personality of the company which has been a key element of our success. This new website will help us continue to grow and increase our market presence, providing our current customers with an improved experience and attracting new customers that will benefit from our many different service offerings.”
Please visit www.logisticsplus.com/introduction to view a few short videos on how the website works and how best to find the information you need.
About Logistics Plus (LP)
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 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 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; Fresno, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Evansville, IN; Kansas City, MO; Lexington, NC; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greenville, 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.
Media Contact:
Scott G. Frederick
Vice President, Marketing
Logistics Plus Inc.
(814) 240-6881
scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com
by Scott Frederick | Mar 28, 2015 | News
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are excited to announce that this weekend we introduced a new and improved www.logisticsplus.com website. The new website has been designed to provide an enhanced customer experience with improved navigation and functionality throughout. Here are a few of the notable features of the new website:
- Easy to use menus and navigation, with the ability to search across the entire site
- Responsive design adapts to your browser size so it’s easy to view on large or small monitors, tablets, and mobile phones
- Detailed information for all Logistics Plus services
- Local information with Google maps on all of our location pages
- Global Directory that showcases all of our people and their contact information
- Quick quote forms for all shipment types, including LTL, Truckload, Expedited, Trade Shows, International, and Project Cargo
- Log In menu at the top of all pages for quick access to our eshipplus, eworldplus, and etntplus technology solutions
- Simple and secure online payment tool under the Log In menu
- Easily contact us for more information or request a free logistics analysis
- Informational News & Notes and a Thought For The Day page (from our founder/CEO) – both of which can be subscribed to via email
- Online brochures, videos, social media links and more (even a new website for our NTL division)!
To help introduce you to the new website, we’ve created a few short videos which you can watch before you start exploring on your own. Just click on the button below:
Special note to our existing eshipplus users: No changes have been made to the eshipplus navigation or tools. Everything should work exactly as it did before. However, you will see three new “modules” on your dashboard that will allow you to request Truckload, Expedited, and International rate quotes within eshipplus. For LTL and Volume rate quotes, continue using the Estimate Rate or Rate And Schedule modules.
by Scott Frederick | Mar 20, 2015 | News
Bahadir Erdil, managing director for Logistics Plus Turkey, and Basar Kandil, operations manager for Logistics Plus Turkey, (both pictured below) are attending the Istanbul Nuclear Power Plants Summit this week. The two-day program brings together members of the Turkish energy supply chain for education and networking opportunities. You can learn more about the event at http://www.nuclearpowerplantssummit.com/
by Scott Frederick | Mar 12, 2015 | News
This morning, Logistics Plus hosted the American Heart Association (AHA) 2015 Erie Leadership Breakfast in the banquet facilities at its Global Headquarters at Union Station. Executives and leaders across Erie gathered for breakfast and to discuss opportunities to improve health and wellness within the community.
Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, gave a short keynote to open the meeting. Jim emphasized the benefits of investing in wellness and the positive impact it can have for companies and employees. Jim was followed by Todd Steele, director of operations forEmergycare, who shared current statistics on heart- and stroke-related incidents and talked about how companies can best prepare for these life-saving opportunities.
Gina Klofft, division director for AHA Erie, talked about upcoming opportunities to raise awareness and improve health and wellness, including the AHA Fit-Friendly Program and the upcoming Erie County Heart Walk on September 12, 2015. She also formally presented Logistics Plus with its 2014 Fit-Friendly Worksite Gold Achievement Award.
After the breakfast was finished, Jim Berlin gave the participants a tour of the historic Union Station, and Alex Wagner, head personal trainer for Logistics Plus, gave a tour of the on-site fitness center.
You can visit www.heart.org if you’re interested in learning more about the American Heart Association. Please visit www.logisticsplus.com to learn more about Logistics Plus services.
by Scott Frederick | Mar 9, 2015 | News
Here are some thoughts regarding the characteristics of a good 3PL (third-party logistics) partner, presented in a visual, infographic format.
