Comprehensive Rail Logistics Assessment › Cost and operational efficiency› Personnel, processes & technology› Competitive options

Benchmarking› Industry best practices› Rates (waybill sample and RVC)

Contract Negotiations› Representation or advisory support› Strategy development› Transportation law› Mode and carrier competitive options

Operations› Switching optimization› Railcar storage, cleaning and repair› Local service › Rail-related facilities and functions

Assets› Railcar fleet acquisition and leasing› Fleet specifications and sizing› Locomotives

Technology› Needs assessment› Systems evaluation, selection, and implementation

Infrastructure› Rail design & engineering› Site due diligence› Construction management› Economic cost/benefit analysis

Health, Environmental, Safety & Security› Regulatory compliance audit and programs› Training and procedures› HAZMAT transportation management› Emergency preparedness and incident investigation

Professional Logistics Group, Inc. (PLG)

provides expert rail shipper consulting services

focused on reducing supply chain costs,

improving operational efficiency, and elevating

client logistics to “best-in-class” standards.

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Rail Shipper Consulting Services

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We have assisted dozens of shippers ranging from 200 to 20,000 annual carloads optimize their use of rail in North America.

PLG Key Advantages: › Ability to engage a highly experienced,

multi-disciplinary team

› Supports in-house logistics management on an ongoing or project basis

› Increased leverage with suppliers

› Each project is assigned a Project Manager and core team of experts based on client service needs, commodity and industry expertise, and modal expertise.

› Each Project Team is backed up by the full arsenal of PLG resources

Additional PLG Consulting Services:› Supply Chain Optimization

› International/Import-Export Logistics

› Network Design & Optimization

› Investment/M&A Due Diligence

About PLG:Headquartered in Chicago USA, PLG has team members throughout the US with “on-the-ground” experience in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

The PLG team is comprised of over 25 veterans of industrial logistics, each with an average of 20 years of experience within major shipper, transportation, engineering, or related services companies.

PLG specializes in the logistics of bulk materials, energy products, industrial products, project cargo, and hazardous materials.