Remove 2004 Remove Distribution Remove Industry
article thumbnail

REPOST: The Transfix Story with Drew McElroy

The Logistics of Logistics

After seeding the idea of the first freight marketplace, Drew has helped Transfix mature from an industry upstart into Forbes’ “Next Billion Dollar company. Prior to founding Transfix in 2013, Drew was the President of Priority Distribution Inc. PDI), a mid-market transportation management and third-party logistics provider (3PL).

article thumbnail

The Transfix Story with Drew McElroy

The Logistics of Logistics

After seeding the idea of the first freight marketplace, Drew has helped Transfix mature from an industry upstart into Forbes’ “Next Billion Dollar company. Prior to founding Transfix in 2013, Drew was the President of Priority Distribution Inc. PDI), a mid-market transportation management and third-party logistics provider (3PL).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Environmentally Conscious Efforts: How Trinity Stays Green

Trinity Logistics

In 1962, A Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was released bringing societal attention to the consequences of industrial pollution. Since 2004, it has helped its partners save 248.8 Trinity Logistics became part of the Responsible Care Partnership in 2009, furthering our commitment to the hazmat chemical industry we’ve served since 2002.

article thumbnail

[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Knowing that 3D printers will fundamentally change distribution of plastics and other plastic-related materials, it is likely that the unilateral pouring of low-quality products from Asia to the West will end. In other words, local and regional demand will dictate the scale and scope of industries that rely on mass manufacturing.

article thumbnail

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Coal industry: The Port of Baltimore is the largest coal port in the country, handling about 20 million tons of coal per year.

article thumbnail

PINC Receives Significant Growth Equity Investment From Accel-KKR

PINC

Since its founding in 2004, PINC has been a pioneer in providing real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across distribution centers and manufacturing plants worldwide – achieving Gartner’s “best of breed” status in this category.

article thumbnail

The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

We look forward to beefing up even more great content to give value to our customer base of manufacturers and those in the manufacturing industry. Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. But how does it work in industry?

Blog 98