by logisticsplus | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Logistics Plus Recognizes Six LTL Carriers for 2023 Awards
Dayton Freight, Pitt Ohio, Ward Transport, RIST Transport, Estes Express, and Lake Erie Trucking all receive honors.
ERIE, PA (February 1, 2024) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a global leader in transportation, logistics, and unique supply chain solutions, is recognizing six less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers for superior performance in 2023 as part of its annual scorecard review. The 2023 award receipts are as follows:
Dayton Freight: Diamond Award. It’s the eighth consecutive year Dayton has been honored.- Pitt Ohio: Titanium Award. It’s the first time that Pitt Ohio has received an award.
- Ward Transport & Logistics: Platinum Award. It’s the sixth time in seven years Ward has been honored.
- RIST Transport: Gold Award. It’s the third consecutive year RIST has been honored.
- Estes Express: Silver Award. It’s the sixth consecutive year Estes has been honored.
- Lake Erie Trucking: Bronze Award. It’s the first time that Lake Erie Trucking has received an award.
The Logistics Plus manages nearly a quarter million freight shipments annually as a recognized top freight brokerage firm. LP delivers services through Logistics Plus proprietary eShipPlus™ and MyLogisticsPlus™ transportation management systems – online TMS platforms with built-in MyFreightTrends™ business intelligence dashboards. LP offers shippers truckload, expedited, international freight forwarding, claims management, freight audit & payment, business intelligence, plus many other supply chain solutions.
Logistics Plus works with over 50 carriers to deliver LTL services in this concentrated transportation segment. Annual LTL carrier awards are based on an assessment of the following performance criteria:
- Share of business volume and freight spend
- Service, claims, and billing performance
- Price competitiveness
- Customer service
- Account representation and partnership
- Sustainability and other intangibles
“In this, the eighth year of our annual LTL awards program, we proudly recognize six of our top partners for being the best-of-the-best among our pool of reputable carriers,” said Scott Frederick, CMO and LTL Carrier Relations for Logistics Plus. “It was a difficult and competitive year, but Dayton, Pitt, Ward, RIST, Estes, and LET provided the best overall performance across most of our partnership ratings. I am especially proud of our two new, first-time award winners, Pitt Ohio and Lake Erie Trucking. Congratulations to all.”
About Logistics Plus, Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP) is a 21st-century logistics company and a leading worldwide provider of transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, technology, and supply chain solutions. LP works in the background to help businesses manage their supply chains in an ever-changing world. Founded in 1996, today LP has annual global sales of over $500M with more than 1,000 employees located in 50+ countries worldwide. LP is recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately-owned logistics companies, a top 3PL provider, a top 100 logistics company, a top freight brokerage and warehousing provider, and a great place to work. 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.
by logisticsplus | Nov 1, 2023 | News
U.S. Holiday schedules for Logistics Plus and ground carriers
As the year-end holidays approach, we want to help you avoid unnecessary shipping delays over the next several weeks. Shown below is the holiday schedule for U.S.-based Logistics Plus offices and warehouse locations, as well as the top U.S. ground (parcel and LTL) carriers.
If you have any transportation needs or expedited shipping requests, please get in touch with Logistics Plus before the office closings noted below. You can contact our North American Division (NAD) by calling 1.866.335.7623 or emailing nadops@logisticsplus.com.
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Do you have any last-minute questions or concerns? Let us know how we can help!
by logisticsplus | Jul 25, 2023 | News
The Freight Classification Development Council (FCDC) has discussed new amendments to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These new NMFC changes are effective 08/05/2023.
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 1 – Athletic Goods Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 2 – Games or Toys Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 3 – Paper
- Drugs or Medicines, NOI – Item 58770
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 5 – Railings, NOI – Item 35255
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 6 – Adhesives Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 7 – Office or Store Equipment Group and Stationery Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 8 – Roof Gutters, Eavestroughs or Downspouts, or Fittings therefor
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 9 – Blackboards, Chalkboards, Corkboards, Tackboards, Whiteboards, Dry Erase Boards or Markerboards
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 10 – Fruit Juice Powders or Crystals; Juice, fruit or vegetable, including Juice Concentrates, Juice Beverages or Juice Drinks; or Preparations, beverage, NOI
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 11 – Polish, Polishing Compounds or Polishing Wax
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 12 – Caps and Covers Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 13 – Devices or Converters, catalytic, internal combustion engine exhaust system – Item 57170
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 14 – Covers, automobile hood, radiator, spring, steering wheel, tire, top or seat – Items 18460 and 184625 – Pallets Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 16 – Fibers
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 17 – Tampons, Pads or Sanitary Napkins, feminine hygiene
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 18 – Grain Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 19 – Graphite Articles, NOI – Item 89935
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 20 – Cookware Group
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 21 – Sprinkler Heads
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 22 – Fuel Cans, Containers, Dispensers or Tanks – Items 40215 and 40217
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 23 – Charcoal, Charcoal Briquettes or Charcoal Pellets, including Carbon Briquettes – Items 40570, 42445 and 42450
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 24 – Gums, natural
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 25 – Pumice Stone Bricks or Blocks, or Pumice Stone, including Lava Rocks – Items 162910 and 162920
- Docket 2023-2, Subject 26 – Malt Flour, Gluten Meal or Wheat Germ Meal – Items 89610, 89670 and 89770
Complete details are included in the DOCKET 2023-2 bulletin. As always, please contact us if you have any questions.
by logisticsplus | May 3, 2023 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Logistics Plus Ranks Among Transport Topics 2023 Top 100 Logistics Companies
Logistics Plus is also named a Top Dry Storage Warehousing Firm and a Top Freight Brokerage Firm.
ERIE, PA (May 3, 2023) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named to the annual Transport Topics Top 100 list of North America’s largest logistics companies based on gross revenue for the most recent 12-month period. With domestic sales approaching a half billion dollars, Logistics Plus made the final 100th spot among all third-party logistics providers competing in North America. Logistics Plus also ranked as the 44th largest dry storage warehousing firm and the 61st largest freight brokerage firm.
“With the historic supply chain disruptions of the last few years receding into the past, third-party logistics providers have been adjusting to normalizing freight market conditions while working to build more efficient and resilient supply chains for the future,” said Seth Clevenger, Transport Topics’ managing editor of features. “The Transport Topics Top 100 Logistics Companies list offers an updated look at how the industry’s largest 3PLs are adapting to this shifting business landscape.”
“I always say we punch above our weight class,” said Jim Berlin, Founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “Even though we have the global resources to be recognized among the largest 3PLs, we maintain a flat structure with lean operations that are responsive to our customers’ needs. No customer is too large or small for us. They are all equally important.”
To learn who made the list and read more about the issues facing logistics companies, visit Transport Topics at https://www.ttnews.com/articles/2023-top-logistics-highlights-growth.
Last month, Logistics Plus was named a Top 100 Logistics IT Provider for 2023 by Inbound Logistics magazine.
About Transport Topics
Since 1935, Transport Topics (TT) has been the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. When it comes to major issues, industry events, and new developments, TT journalists get the story first and get it right, keeping readers informed about all aspects of the trucking industry and helping them stay ready for what’s to come. Explore the latest at https://www.ttnews.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; Fontana, CA; Haslet TX; Honolulu, HI; Houston, TX; Jamestown, NY; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Phoenix, AZ; Riverside, CA; 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; Thailand; 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:
Scott G. Frederick
CMO & LTL Carrier Relations
Logistics Plus, Inc.
(814) 240-6881
scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com
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by logisticsplus | Mar 8, 2023 | News
The Freight Classification Development Council (FCDC) has discussed new amendments to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These NMFC changes noted below are effective 04/08/2023.
- Subject 1 – Furniture Group and Furniture Parts Group – Numerous items for furniture or furniture parts are canceled with reference to new item 78400, new item 79300, item 164390, item 178690 or provisions otherwise applicable, as shown.
- Subject 2 – Plastic or Rubber Articles – Provisions for plastic or rubber articles, as shown, are updated by: reclassifying numerous products; canceling the Plastic or Rubber Articles or Materials, Expanded, Group; canceling obsolete provisions; amending minimum packaging requirements; and making other changes in the interest of clarification, simplification and uniformity.
- Subject 3 – Dental, Hospital or Medical Supply Group – The Dental, Hospital or Medical Supply Group is updated by canceling numerous items with reference to new items 56570, 56590, 56830 or 56930, or item 188560, as shown. The group is further updated by canceling numbered packages and making other changes in the interest of clarification, simplification and uniformity.
- Subject 4 – Cabinets, or Parts Named
- Subject 5 – Pipe or Tubing, or Pipe or Tubing Fittings, metal – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to new item 52200, naming “Pipe, Tubing, or Pipe or Tubing Fittings, metal, combined or not combined with other materials, NOI,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density. Note, item 51902 is canceled and reestablished as new Note, item 52201.
- Subject 6 – Pipe, Tubing or Pipe Fittings, NOI, mineral and resin composition combined – Item 52250 – Item 52250 is canceled with reference to item 156600.
- Subject 7 – Foodstuffs, other than frozen – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to item 73260, which provides the FCDC’s standard 11-subprovision density scale.
- Subject 8 – Sugar – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to item 73150, which provides density breaks at 10, 15 and 30 pcf.
- Subject 9 – Pads, Padding and Related Articles Group – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to item 149265, which provides the FCDC’s standard 11-subprovision density scale.
- Subject 10 – Brooms Group – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to new item 32800, naming “Brooms, Brushes or Mops, or Parts thereof, NOI,” with classes predicated on the FCDC’s standard 11-subprovision density scale.
- Subject 11 – Mirrors – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to new item 137390, naming “Mirrors, NOI,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density.
- Subject 12 – Chemicals, NOI – Item 43940 – Item 43940 is amended by assigning classes predicated on density, with breaks at 10, 15 and 30 pcf.
- Subject 13 – Pesticides, including Insect Paper, and Flypaper – Item 155045 is canceled with reference to item 155050. Concurrently, item 155050 is amended to assign the FCDC’s standard 11-subprovision density scale.
- Subject 14 – Carts, Wagons or Wheeled Trays, food or beverage preparation, serving or vending – Items 81570 and 188950 – Items 81570 and 188950 are canceled with reference to new item 189000, naming “Carts, Wagons or Wheeled Trays, food or beverage preparation, serving or vending, with or without cooking, cooling or heating devices or equipment,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density.
- Subject 15 – Wheels or Wheel Blanks – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to new item 197230, naming “Wheels or Wheel Blanks, NOI.” As modified, the new item assigns classes predicated on packaging and density.
- Subject 16 – Radiators, heating or cooling – Items 26800, 26840, 26860 and 26880 are canceled with reference to new item 26820, naming “Radiators, heating or cooling, NOI, or Unit Ventilators,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density.
- Subject 17 – Guards, Screens or Covers, gutter, metal – Item 36650 is amended to read, “Guards, Screens or Covers, gutter, metal,” and to assign classes predicated on greatest dimension and density. The minimum packaging requirements are amended to authorize “in packages,” and new Note, item 36651 is established to provide additional packaging requirements.
- Subject 18 – Items (Rules) 245 and 680 – Definition of and Construction Requirements for Crates – The requirements in Item 245 are clarified by: stating that crates are six-sided; amending the methods of securement; and specifying the bottom construction requirements. As modified, the requirements are amended to state that openings on sides, ends and tops must not exceed 25 inches in their greatest dimension, which may be the length, width, height or diagonal measurement of the opening. Item 680, Sec. 5(a) is concurrently amended to state that “in packages” also applies on articles tendered in a “crate-like framework not complying with Item 245.”
- Subject 19 – Feeders, livestock or poultry – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to new item 65300, naming “Feeders, livestock or poultry, including Salt Holders, with or without conveyors or troughs,” with classes predicated on packaging and density.
- Subject 20 – Bottle Filling, Labeling, Rinsing, Washing, Wiring, Capping or Corking Machines – Items 115220 and 115240 – Item 115220 is canceled with reference to item 115240. Item 115240 is amended to include “Capping or Corking Machines” and to assign classes predicated on packaging and density.
- Subject 21 – Ice Cream Freezers (Ice Cream Makers) – Item 121400 – As modified, item 121400 is canceled with reference to new item 123135, naming “Ice Cream Makers, including Ice Cream-Making Freezers,” and assigning the FCDC’s standard 11-subprovision density scale.
- Subject 22 – Peat or Peat Moss – The description of item 154900 is amended to read, “Peat or Peat Moss, NOI,” and class 70 is assigned.
- Subject 23 – Culverts, Culvert Sections or Culvert Fittings, metal – Numerous items, as shown, are canceled with reference to new item 51015, naming “Culverts, Culvert Sections or Culvert Fittings, metal,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density.
- Subject 24 – Blanks or Stampings, NOI, or Castings or Forgings, NOI, aluminum, or brass, bronze or copper – Items 13260, 13320, 30260 and 30320 – Items 13260 and 13320 are canceled with reference to item 13120, and items 30260 and 30320 are canceled with reference to item 30160.
- Subject 25 – Dough Sheeters – The description of item 114390 is amended by adding “Dough Sheeters.”
- Subject 26 – Removal of ‘F’ Packages
- Subject 27 – Obsolete Provisions – Multiple Items
- Subject 28 – Obsolete Provisions – Multiple Items
- Subject 29 – Obsolete Provisions – Multiple Items
- Subject 30 – Obsolete Provisions – Multiple Items
- Subject 31 – Bicycles, electric (Electric Bikes or EBikes) – Deferred Subject – As modified, new item 190270 is established, naming “EBikes or ETrikes (Electric Bicycles or Tricycles),” with classes predicated on whether the products are shipped without batteries, with batteries installed, or with batteries uninstalled.
Additional detail is included in the DOCKET 2023-1 bulletin. As always, please contact us if you have any questions.
