by Scott Frederick | Jan 7, 2015 | News
Sourcing truckload capacity can be a real nightmare for shippers. It takes a lot of time making multiple phone calls to carriers, searching for the right equipment and drivers in the right place at the right time, and ensuring your selected trucker has the proper operating authority and safety rating – not to mention finding a fair, affordable price. Well, the good news is you have an experienced Logistics Plus team that is ready to help – from planning to delivery, and everything in between.
Logistics Plus has truckload specialists located in offices across North America; but most of our load coordination comes from the truckload brokerage staff located at our Global Headquarters in Erie, PA. It wasn’t easy, but we recently pried most of them away from their computers and telephones for a quick photograph so that we could introduce them to you.
Shown in the photograph are (right-to-left):
- Bobby Rosa – truckload specialist
- Colin Seth – truckload coordinator
- Beverly Lazar – truckload specialist
- Libby O’Hara – truckload operations manager
- Abby Perez – truckload specialist
- Amanda Gannoe –truckload specialist
- Gary Picheco – truckload specialist
- Jeremy Chaffee – truckload solutions manager
- Craig Warnshuis – director, domestic operations
(You can also find any of these individuals using our friendly, online global directory)
This group coordinates daily with hundreds of shippers and thousands of national, regional and specialized freight carriers to secure capacity, find the best rates, create bills of lading, schedule pickups, track loads, and everything else that comes with shipping full and partial truckloads within and across North America. Whether you need standard or expedited delivery service, domestic or cross-border – this team has you covered. They can also secure whatever equipment type you need, including dry vans, step decks, flatbeds, and refrigerated trailers. Need cargo van, “hot shot” expedited, intermodal, or domestic air service? This team can do all of that too.
Securing reliable capacity and finding safe carriers can be a time-consuming and daunting task for many shippers. When you work with Logistics Plus, you get access to over 5,000 pre-screened carriers – all with verified operating authorities and safety records. In the rare cases where we can’t find the right carrier, we have access to all of the industry’s top load boards – and specialists who know how to use them to find the right carrier in the right location at the right price.
One way this group stays organized and efficient is by using our proprietary eShipPlus™ transportation management system (TMS). Customers can also sign-up for a free eShipPlus.com user account in order to obtain visibility to all of their freight shipments, pay invoices, run customized reports, and more. Since eShipPlus is fully integrated with Macropoint®, customers can also purchase real-time, continuous tracking information for their critical loads.
If you haven’t yet worked with the Logistics Plus truckload brokerage staff, give them a try by requesting a free, no-obligation quick quote on your next full or partial truckload shipment. You’ll quickly see how this group puts the “plus” in Logistics Plus by doing everything you need to reduce your risk, save you time, and lower your costs on truckload shipping!
by logisticsplus | Oct 29, 2014 | News
This week Inbound Logistics magazine distributed an article called “10 Tips for Maximizing Your Freight Broker Relationship.” If you saw the article, it almost reads like a checklist for Logistics Plus® freight services. Here are the recommended ten tips from the article along with information on how Logistics Plus stacks up:
- Find a reliable partner with market knowledge. As our many testimonials prove, Logistics Plus is about as reliable a freight management partner as you will find. Additionally, we have nearly 20 years of experience managing freight for reputable companies such as GE, PPG, and many others. We have tools that allow us to secure market competitive rates, and we have relationships with thousands of reputable freight carriers.
- Check for the right fit. We are the right fit for just about any size company. We work with Fortune 500 corporations, and we manage shipping for small businesses. Typically the businesses that find us to be the right fit are the ones that require that extra “plus” attention. In fact, we have a reputation for taking on big freight projects that other logistics companies turn down (e.g., we recently shipped over 3 million solar panels to southern California for a large solar panel manufacturer). We do the little things like schedule pickups, provide storage services, monitor deliveries, track shipments, and more.
- Are they where you need them to be? Logistics Plus has a network of people and resources located in offices across North American and around the world. So it’s hard to imagine a scenario where a customer needed service somewhere that we could not provide it.
- Financial standing. We are a privately-owned company, but you can rest assured knowing that we have made the Inc. 5000 list on three different occasions for being one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. Additionally, our founder has earned an Entrepreneur of the Year award from Ernst & Young, and many others, which would not be possible if our company was not financially strong.
- Look for sourcing expertise. We work with all of the top national and regional LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers in the U.S., and we have service agreements in place with thousands of additional truckload and specialized carriers. Additionally, we have logistics experts who monitor and use all of the top load boards in the industry. If you need affordable capacity or unique equipment – we can find it!
- Ensure strong relationships. As mentioned in tip #5, we have all of the carrier relationships a reliable freight management partner should have. We also have in-house resources and assets through our National Truck Load (NTL) division in cases where more dedicated resources are needed. We also work as a 4PL partner with many large corporations which helps reinforce our buying leverage and keeps us in tune with trends in both supply and demand.
- Check for visibility. Whether your shipments are domestic, cross-border, or international – Logistics Plus has the expertise and technology to monitor shipments and keep the most important information visible to you. Our eShipPlus™ keeps our North American customers apprised of their freight shipments, while our LP WorldPlus™ systems keep our global customers in the loop on their international cargo.
- Research details and hidden costs. Freight quotes through Logistics Plus are detailed and transparent, as is our invoicing You’ll never be surprised with hidden costs when you work with us.
- Ensure resilience. Asset-only brokers often cannot be as flexible as those who source assets. Shippers should look for a company that remains as lean as possible. That’s exactly what Logistics Plus is – lean and flexible: we can confidently cover almost anything, anywhere in the world.
- Check compliance track record. The Inbound Logistics article finishes off by recommending that shippers be sure the broker they choose is fanatical about compliance issues. When it comes to carrier compliance – and other trade compliance matters – no one could be more fanatical than Logistics Plus. We even provide regular training on this very subject to other companies and organizations.
There you have it. If you like the 10 tips for maximizing your freight broker relationship as recommended by Inbound Logistics magazine, then you’ll love working with Logistics Plus for all of your freight management needs. If you’re ready to give us a try, simply click the button below to get a QUICK QUOTE on your next shipment to get started (or call us at 1-866-564-7587)!
by logisticsplus | Oct 22, 2014 | News
You have a business to run. You don’t have time to find equipmen
t, review carrier safety records, negotiate competitive rates, get quotes from multiple carrier websites, call multiple freight brokers, deal with delivery issues, and all of the other headaches that come with freight management. And now you don’t have to. When you work with Logistics Plus Inc., we do the heavy-lifting so you can save money and time, reduce your risk, and enjoy the peace-of-mind knowing you’re working with an experienced, reputable freight management company.
To help you save time and money, we now have a one-stop-shop Quick Quote Form at www.logisticsplus.com/quotes. You can use this form to get quick quotes on less-than-truckload (LTL) and volume shipments, full and partial truckload shipments, expedited and time-sensitive shipments, exhibit shipments to trade shows, and international air or ocean shipments.
When you select the “LTL or Volume” option, the form asks for some basic information that Logistics Plus needs to provide you with a quick quote. Most of the top LTL freight carriers are part of the Logistics Plus® network, including A. Duie Pyle, AAA Cooper, Con-way Freight, Dayton Freight, Estes Express, FedEx Freight, Holland, New England Motor Freight, New Penn, Pitt Ohio, Reddaway, Roadrunner Transport, Southeastern, UPS Freight, YRC Freight, and many more. Of course, if you are a current Logistics Plus customer with an eShipPlus™ TMS account, you can still login for more detailed information (or go here to create a new user account today).
When you select the “Truckload” option, you’ll get access to over 5,000 dry van, flatbed, and refrigerated carriers that are all part of the Logistics Plus network; and we have access to thousands more through major load boards. Let us go to work sourcing a reliable and cost-effective carrier for your next truckload shipment so that you can focus on other parts of your important business.
Select the “Expedited” option and we’ll find a top-rated expedited carrier to reliably deliver your time-sensitive shipment so that you can enjoy the peace-of-mind assurance that your critical goods will be handled with our trademark “plus” extra care.
If you have an exhibit shipment going to a trade show or special event, select the “Trade Shows” option. We work with the top exhibit transportation carriers, and we can handle both small and large trade show shipments.
Lastly, if you do any importing or exporting of goods, select the “International” option and let our global experts go to work on your behalf. Import or export, air or ocean, standard or expedited – we have the resources to do it all. We have offices and agents around the world to handle your international shipments with care – and we can even help you with global trade compliance duties and regulations (it’s one of our specialties).
