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Logistics Plus Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

by logisticsplus | Aug 23, 2016 | News

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Logistics Plus Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

New online video documents the company’s history, growth and success.

ERIE, Pa. (August 23, 2016) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Two decades of growth and experience have transformed Logistics Plus from a three-person operation, supporting the GE Transportation division of General Electric, into a $135 million global solutions company with over 400 employees in 20 countries serving thousands of customers around the world.

Company milestones:

1996: Founded with a one-year, $120,000 purchase order to manage inbound logistics for GE Transportation
1997: Recognized as a GE six-sigma best practice by Jack Welch
1997: Expands into Mexico, Czech Republic, Poland and Russia
1999: Adds new clients and diversifies into other industries
1999: Global expansion continues with new offices in India, China, and Indonesia
2003: Company purchases and renovates historic Union Station in Erie, Pa. and makes it its global headquarters
2004: Receives Pennsylvania Governor’s Export Excellence Award
2004: Jim Berlin named an EY Regional Entrepreneur of the Year
2007: Receives Inner City 100 and Wall Street Journal Top Small Workplace Finalist Awards
2011: Acquires Horizon Logistics, expanding global freight forwarding capabilities
2014: Named Employer of the Year (non-manufacturing) by the DevelopErieeconomic agency
2015: Named a top 50 freight brokerage firm by Transport Topics magazine
2015: Named a Great Supply Chain Partner by SupplyChainBrain magazine
2016: Receives SDCE 100 award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine for top supply chain project
2016: Selected by Amazon® for its third-party Solutions Provider Network (SPN)
2016: Expanded services for the solar, aviation and pharmaceutical industries propel additional company growth
2016: Company celebrates its 20th anniversary!

“I am so proud of what our team has accomplished over the past 20 years. We’ve done a lot of cool things over the years, transporting everything from locomotives to solar panels. We have a lot of satisfied customers, both big and small, and we have a lot of pride in the work we do here,” said Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus talking about the company’s success. “The ‘plus’ in Logistics Plus represents all of the extra things we do to help our customers be successful. Our slogan is ‘passion for excellence’ because of our drive to find ways of doing things better. The only plan we’ve ever had was to keep growing, take care of our customers, and try and figure things out as they come. We’re not your typical logistics company and, as goofy as it seems, it’s worked well for us. We’ve had 20 years of consecutive growth, and we’ve been profitable every single year. Logistics is in our DNA.”

To commemorate its 20th anniversary, and as a thank you to its customers, vendors and employees, Logistics Plus has released a new, online video in which employees discuss the company’s early years, rapid growth, and prospects for the future. The video can be viewed online at www.logisticsplus.com/20years (or by clicking below).

About Logistics Plus Inc.
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, 20 years ago, Logistics Plus is a fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 400+ 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; Alma, AR; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Riverside, CA; San Francisco, CA; Visalia, CA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Charlotte, NC; Lexington, NC; Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greenville, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Madison, WI; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Libya; Mexico; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; and UAE; 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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LP Employees Celebrate Anniversary Together

by logisticsplus | Aug 15, 2016 | News

Thank you to the employees and family members that helped us celebrate LP’s 20th anniversary this weekend at Peek’n Peak Resort. Click below to view a Flickr photo album for the event.

Logistics Plus Attends Twig Talk 2016 Annual Meeting

by logisticsplus | May 19, 2016 | News

Last week, Logistics Plus representatives attended the Twig Talk 2016 annual meeting in Paradisus Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Logistics Plus was a key sponsor for this year’s Twig Network event which featured independent freight forwarders from more than 60 countries. The attendees came together for face-to-face meetings, social events, meetings, and workshops. As promised, Twig Talk offered countless opportunities to develop new partnerships and strengthen existing ones.

Representing Logistics Plus at Twig Talk were Jose Francisco Garza Muraira, Ubaldo Lizcano, Juan Carrera, and Gabriela Garza. The animated GIF image shown the right showcases a few photographs taken by the LP staff at the event. Also, Gabriela provides the opening comments for the Twig Talk video below.

Twig Talk 2016 from Twig Logistics Network on Vimeo.

Logistics Plus Attends Intermodal South America Conference

by logisticsplus | Apr 21, 2016 | News

A couple of weeks ago, Logistics Plus representatives attended Intermodal South America. This year’s annual conference was held April 4-6 at the Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil, and featured more than 48,000 qualified professionals from the logistics, cargo transportation and foreign trade industries.

Latin America is one of the fastest growing regions for the logistics, cargo transportation and foreign trade industry worldwide. Brazil alone accounts for more than 350 billion dollars of the region logistics revenue and more than doubled its activities during the last decade. Some interesting facts about the Brazilian market:

Considered the 7th largest economy in the world, it should become the 5th by 2025, overtaking the GDPs of France and United Kingdom;
In 2012, Brazil attracted US$65.3 billion in foreign direct investment, representing 28% of total FDI in Latin America;
Annual spending power of Brazilian households is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2020;
The country will host the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, 2016

Representing Logistics Plus at this year’s conference were Francisco Tijerina, Nohora Gonzalez, Jose Francisco Garza, and Gabriela Garza. The animated GIF image shown above showcases a few photographs taken by the LP staff at the event.

Logistics Plus Attends World’s Largest Freight Forwarding Event

by logisticsplus | Mar 14, 2016 | News

Representatives from Logistics Plus are joining fellow freight forwarders from around the globe at the industry’s largest and most important business conference of the year — the 2016 WCA Worldwide Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Abu Dhabi is at the heart of the fastest growing logistics region in the world. It is a modern and exciting city and has gained a worldwide reputation as a vibrant and secure destination for both business and tourism.

Representing Logistics Plus at the event are Francisco Tijerina (director/LP Mexico), Jose Francisco Garza (managing director/LP Mexico), and Gabriela Garza (business development/LP Mexico). Francisco, Gabriela, and Jose (shown left-to-right in the photo) have been meeting with delegates from different countries to develop relationships, secure new trade lanes, and provide information on Logistics Plus global solutions.

The WCA event is expected have over 2,500 freight forwarding executives gathered for 3 days of intensive one-on-one business meetings and a wide range of social networking events. Acknowledged globally as the most important conference of its kind, the 8^th WCA Worldwide Conference is being held from 12-16 March at the state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company – and combines all four of WCA’s general networks within one major event. The conference is an integral part of the WCA Conference Week and is a must for all members of the WCA.

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