Logistics Plus Renews Its U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport® Partnership for 12th Year
EPA’s SmartWay program helps companies advance supply chain sustainability by measuring, benchmarking, and improving freight transportation efficiency.
ERIE, PA (October 4, 2022) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that, for a twelfth straight year, it has submitted and received approval for its current data submission to the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the industry.
Since 2004, SmartWay has helped partners avoid emitting 143 million metric tons of CO2, 2.7 million short tons of NOx, and 112,000 short tons of PM, which helps protect the environment and keep Americans healthy. Nearly 4,000 companies and organizations participate in SmartWay. Working with SmartWay, U.S. trucking companies have saved $44.8 billion on fuel costs.
Adam Mook, Compliance Department Manager for Logistics Plus, added, “Now in its twelfth year, our partnership with SmartWay continues to confirm to our customers and carriers that Logistics Plus is doing its part for environmental sustainability.”
Logistics Plus compliance department manager Adam Mook and business intelligence director Ryan McGregor both commented on the SmartWay Transport partnership on a Money Radio WP$E segment. Click the icons below to listen.
In 2004, fifteen companies and freight sector associations worked with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create the SmartWay program as a way of using market-based incentives and technology solutions to address long-term trends, changes, and challenges in the freight transportation sector. SmartWay Transport is the U.S. EPA’s flagship program for improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution from the transportation supply chain industry. The Partnership currently has over 4,000 Partners, including shippers, logistics companies, truck, rail, barge, and multimodal carriers. Partners rely upon SmartWay tools and approaches to track and reduce emissions and fuel use from goods movement. For information about the SmartWay Transport Partnership, visit www.epa.gov/smartway.
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Logistics Plus Opens New Office in Honolulu, Hawaii
LP Hawaii to provide logistics solutions bridge between Southeast Asia and the Pacific U.S.
ERIE, PA (August 2, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Troy Pagaduan will manage the “LP Hawaii” office, specializing in the movement of project cargo, international freight, warehousing, FF&E, and other supply chain-related projects.
“I have been in the transportation industry for the past 20 years, starting from the ground up, driving trucks, learning about sales, transportation, projects, and more,” said Troy. “I am proud to be part of such a fabulous organization. In the Hawaiian language, ‘Ohana’ means family and taking care of each other, and the people at Logistics Plus share that same trait.”
LP Hawaii represents the 16th state in the United States with a Logistics Plus office or warehouse. Earlier this year, Logistics Plus announced the expansion of new offices in Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The company now has over 1,000 employees working in 33 countries worldwide.
“Troy and LP Hawaii will make a great addition to the Logistics Plus network,” said Yuriy Ostapyak, COO of Logistics Plus. “Honolulu serves as a regional hub for movement of goods between the U.S. mainland to Australia and the Pacific. We have known Troy a long time, and his office will play a critical link by supporting our supply chain solutions in the Pacific region.”
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (August 12, 2022) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce that its Logistics Plus India Pvt. Ltd. division has once again been certified as a great workplace by the Great Place to Work® institute in India. This is the second consecutive year Logistics Plus India received this recognition.
Every year, over 10,000 organizations from over 60 countries partner Great Place to Work® Institute for assessment, benchmarking, and planning actions to strengthen their workplace culture. Great Place to Work® Institute’s methodology is recognized as rigorous and objective and is considered the Gold Standard for defining great workplaces across business, academia, and government organizations.
“I am extremely proud that Logistics Plus India was re-certified as a great place to work,” said Sundreysh Sarup, Managing Director for Logistics Plus India. “This certification is a great recognition of our company’s culture, hard work, and overall great workplace.”
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 worldwide 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.
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that 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 26 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, plus the countless little things that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Africa; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; Ukraine; and Vietnam; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Media Contact:
Sundreysh Sarup
Managing Director
Logistics Plus India Pvt. Ltd.
Office: +911244749200
Mobile: +919810316928
Email: sundreysh.sarup@logisticsplus.com
Red Letter Hospitality and Logistics Plus Partner for a Special UKRAINE WEEK Celebration
The Cork 1794, Skunk & Goat Tavern, and Molly Branigan’s to celebrate Ukrainian food and culture from August 8 through August 14.
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ERIE, PA (August 2, 2022) – Red Letter Hospitality, the ownership team behind The Cork 1794, The Skunk and Goat Tavern, and Molly Brannigan’s, and Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, are proud to present UKRAINE WEEK – a special, weeklong event to celebrate Ukrainian food and culture.
“Summer in Erie has always been a time for residents to come together to celebrate our diverse heritage,” said Billy Lewis, owner of Red Letter Hospitality. “It’s our honor to partner with Logistics Plus to create an event that showcases the cuisine and culture of Ukraine while supporting its people.”
Visit any Red Letter Restaurant from August 8 through August 14 to enjoy special Ukrainian menu features, food, and cocktails. Five percent of all sales will go towards the ongoing Ukrainian relief effort in cooperation with the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church. Highlights of the menu include borscht, chicken kiev, stuffed dumplings, and more.
Each restaurant will dedicate a day during the week for its own unique food specials and guests, including local Ukrainian artists, musicians, and more:
Tuesday, Aug. 9 @ The Skunk & Goat Tavern
Wednesday, Aug. 10 @ Molly Brannigan’s
Thursday, Aug. 11 @ The Cork 1794 featuring a live Ukrainian band
“We want people to know that Ukraine is a sovereign nation with thousands of years of history, with its own traditions, with its own great food,” said Yuriy Ostapyak, COO for Logistics Plus and a Ukraine-born U.S. citizen. “We also want to show off some of the Ukrainian culture and show the need the Ukrainian people have, and also, it’s not just about the need, but it’s also about support.”
About Red Letter Hospitality
Red Letter Hospitality began in 2017 with the establishment of The Cork 1794. Today RLH offers a variety of dining experiences in northwestern Pennsylvania through The Cork 1794, Molly Brannigan’s, and The Skunk & Goat Tavern and in northeastern Ohio through several CoreLife Eatery locations. RLH recently acquired The Freeport Restaurant in North East, Pa. At the core of the RLH mission is helping the community by recognizing teachers and frontline workers during COVID with free meals and partnering with local nonprofits to host numerous special events and fundraisers. Learn more at rl-hospitality.com.
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; 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
and LTL Carrier Relations
Logistics Plus, Inc.
(814) 240-6881 scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com
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Logistics Plus Selected as a Top 100 3PL Provider for 2022 by Inbound Logistics
It is the first year that Logistics Plus has appeared on Inbound Logistics magazine’s highly anticipated list.
ERIE, PA (August 2, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2022 Top 100 3PL Provider by Inbound Logistics, a leading supply chain and logistics industry publication. The Top 100 list appears in the Inbound Logistics July 2022 edition and across all content platforms—magazine, digital, web, and apps.
Each year, Inbound Logistics editors select the best logistics solutions providers by carefully evaluating submitted information, conducting personal interviews and online research, and comparing that data to its audience’s burgeoning global supply chain and logistics challenges. Inbound Logistics editors selected this year’s class of Top 100 3PLs from a pool of more than 300 companies. The service providers selected are companies that, in the opinion of the editors of Inbound Logistics, offer diverse operational capabilities and experience driving efficiency and operational excellence for today’s demand-driven enterprises.
“When choosing the 2022 Top 100 3PL Providers, Inbound Logistics editors examine the levels of investment that drive innovative logistics solutions,” said Felecia Stratton, Editor for Inbound Logistics. “World-class 3PLs offer new and more efficient ways to wring every ounce of productivity from enterprise operations. Inbound Logistics is pleased to recognize Logistics Plus for making the investment in the solutions and expertise that empower logistics, supply chain, and transportation excellence for your customers in 2022.”
“It’s an amazing honor to be recognized by Inbound Logistics as a top 100 3PL,” said Jim Berlin, Founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “We’ve had phenomenal growth over the past decade. Our global network, services, and technology capabilities are world-class among the top 3PL providers. Yet, we remain flat and nimble to responsively address our customers’ unique challenges. I call it the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of logistics solutions.” Berlin added, “The world changed, but we still get it there.”
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; 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
and LTL Carrier Relations
Logistics Plus, Inc.
(814) 240-6881 scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com
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