top north american 3pls 2012

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C.H. Robinson WorldwideEden Prairie, MNNASDAQ: CHRW

J ohn Wiehoff, CEO952-683-3800www.chrobinson.com

3PL Turnover: $10.3b

Service Area: Tier 1 Global Supply Chain Manager Major Markets

3PL Assets: 8,353 employees100 warehousing and cross-dock affiliates

Information Systems: ExcellentTMS Proprietary

Services: Freight brokerage, transportation management, intermodal, air and ocean freight forwarding,NVOCC, customs brokerage, warehousing, print logistics, produce sourcing, technology, supplychain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Elements, Food/Groceries, Industrial, RetailingKey Customers: Amalgamated Sugar, Coca-Cola Refreshments, ConAgra Foods, Dole Food,Frito-Lay, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Phillips 66, Subway, Tempur-Pedic, UPM-Kymmene

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: C.H. Robinson continues to be the most profitable tier-one 3PL regularly achieving net incomemargins greater than 20%. C.H. Robinson dominates domestic transportation management in NorthAmerica. While 76% of Robinsons net revenues are truck transportation related, it has soliddomestic intermodal, international air and ocean, food sourcing and supply chain management. C.H.Robinson's purchase of Phoenix International will double its ocean freight operations to 500,000+

TEUs. It has also been expanding its TMC operations which focus on large transportation network

management. The TMC is now serving the Americas, Europe and Asia. Employees are highlyincented to take care of customers. C.H. Robinsons Canadian operations developed quickly and ithas become a strong player with eight offices for freight brokerage, six for forwarding and three forproduce. European operations have also been successful, profitable and expanding in Poland andthe Eastern Bloc. They are a natural fit for Europes atomized owner-operator based companies.Asian operations continue to grow. Robinson acquired offices in India and continues to make carefulpurchases of companies with specializations. It has the cash flow to make more. C.H. Robinson's ITand business processes are tightly coordinated. Reporting capabilities provide good operating andprofitability control. Ongoing modifications include much stronger and friendlier carrier/capacitymanagement.

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Expeditors International of WashingtonSeattle, WANASDAQ: EXPDPeter Rose, Chairman & CEO206-674-3400www.expeditors.com

3PL Turnover: $6.2b


3PL Assets: 13,700 employees110 warehouses

Information Systems: GoodTMS Proprietary--Tradeflow, exp.oWMS Proprietary--e.dms

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, transportation management, contractlogistics, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Bombardier, Cisco Systems, Dollar General, Gap, General Electric, Hewlett-

Packard, J ohnson & J ohnson, Lands End, Merck, Philips, Toyota

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Expeditors is the largest North American-based freight forwarder. Net revenues have reached $1.9billion and produce a gross margin of 31%. 2009 was a difficult year but revenues came back in2010-11 exceeding 2008 levels. Net revenues are 37% airfreight, 40% customs brokerage and 23%ocean freight. U.S. and Asia business account for 80% of revenues. Expeditors is the largestforwarder/NVOCC in the Asia/U.S. lane. It handles over 890,000 TEUs per year globally. Nearly50% are shipped from Asia to the U.S. Expeditors European operations are primarily in airfreight

and constitute about 13% of revenues. Expeditors net revenues run 40% high-tech, 33% retail, 10%pharmaceuticals, 10% automotive, 5% furniture and 2% other. Expeditors limits its participation invalue-added warehousing and distribution.


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UTi WorldwideLong Beach, CANASDAQ: UTIWEric Kirchner, CEO562-552-9400www.go2uti.com

3PL Turnover: $4.9b

Service Area: Tier 1 Global Supply Chain Manager Freight Forwarding

3PL Assets: 21,077 employees240 warehouses1,025 tractors, 2,205 trailers

Information Systems: Very GoodTMS Proprietary--eMpower, i2 TechnologiesWMS Proprietary--eMpower, Infor/EXE

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, contract logistics, supply chainconsulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Elements, Food/Groceries, Healthcare, Industrial, Retailing,

TechnologicalKey Customers: Adidas, Bombardier, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dow Corning, Este Lauder, GeneralMotors, Panasonic, Pfizer, Sara Lee, Smurfit-Stone Container, Wal-Mart

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: UTi's net revenues increased nearly 10% last year. UTis contract logistics and distributionoperations are 54% of net revenues. UTi has strong forwarding operations in Asia with an emphasison airfreight and a major drug distribution operation in South Africa. It is expanding its contractlogistics operations in Asia particularly in India, which it has designated for major market expansion.

UTis roots are in South Africa and it does very well in British Commonwealth countries. It has amajor North American effort underway to expand its domestic transportation managementoperations.

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DB Schenker Logisti csEssen, Germanywww.dbschenker.com

In the U.S.DB Schenker Logistics AmericasFreeport, NYHeiner Murmann, President & CEO516-377-3000www.dbschenkerusa.com

3PL Turnover: $4.2b Americas ($20.7b Global) Parent: $52.9b

Service Area: Tier 1 Global Supply Chain Manager


Information Systems: GoodTMS Oracle--OTM, SAP, Sterling CommerceWMS Infor/EXE, SAP, RedPrairie, TECSYS

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, land transport including road, rail and short-sea, North American integrated heavy freight transportation, project logistics, contract logistics, spare/serviceparts logistics, household removals, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industr y Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: BMW, Chanel, Cisco Systems, DuPont, Daimler, Ford Motor, Kraft Foods, Metso, Microsoft,Oc, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Unilever, Volkswagen, Winners

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: DB Schenker made significant purchases from 2006 to 2008 to double the size of its operations. Thepurchases include BAX in 2006, Spain-Tir in 2007 and Romtrans in 2008. Romtrans was the largest

forwarding company in Romania with $140 million in revenue and 1,500 employees. Operations go as far eastas Georgia. Spain-Tir had over 700 trucks and 16 million square feet of warehousing space covering theIberian Peninsula. BAX added significant North American and Asian capacity. German operations, includingEuropes largest rail freight and trucking operations, are over 70% of total revenues. DB Schenkers Europeantrucking by land transport has over 24,000 employees/owner-operators and handled 96 million shipments in2011. Russian and Eastern European operations are substantial. DB Schenker is significantly expanding itscontract logistics operations adding over $100 million of new business in 2012. Dave Bouchard leads theAmericas effort. Detlef Trefzger heads global contract logistics and is spearheading the expansion. NorthAmerican contract logistics operations are 42% Consumer Goods, 30% High-Tech, 16% Industrial and 12%

Automotive.

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GENCO ATCPittsburgh, PAHerb Shear, Chairman & CEO800-677-3110www.gencoatc.com

3PL Turnover: $3.4b

Service Area: North America


Information Systems: Excellent

TMS Sterling, Manhattan, MercuryGate, Proprietary--W-LogWMS Manhattan, Proprietary--D-LogPLUS & R-Log

Services: Transportation management, contract logistics, manufacturing support, reverse logistics, productliquidation, damage research, pharmaceutical services, parcel negotiation and auditing, governmentlogistics, technology, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Food/Grocery, Healthcare, Industrial, Military/Government, Retailing,Technological

Key Customers: Alberto-Culver, Becton Dickinson, Best Buy, Briggs & Stratton, Canadian Tire,Carex Healthcare, Defense Logistics Agency, Dell, Hershey, Sears, TomTom, Unilever

Arms trong & Assoc iates Evaluation : GENCO is one of the largest value-added 3PLs in North America. It has a series of niche solutionsheavily integrated with specialized IT applications. Basic services are contract logistics, reverselogistics, product liquidation (GENCO Marketplace), pharmaceutical services, damage research,transportation logistics including a large parcel negotiation/audit operation, and government logisticsand operations support. GENCO dominates the reverse logistics area, which provides about 40% of

revenue. There is a heavy emphasis on integrating Six Sigma/Lean Logistics and sustainabilityinitiatives. IT applications include the leading return logistics software program R-Log, voice tasking,RFID, robotics, optical real-time location system, pick/put-to-light, and hydrogen fuel cell poweredforklifts all supported by a R&D technology learning center. GENCO is a technological generationahead of most value-added warehousing and distribution 3PLs. GENCO has a host of A leveloperations in all its value-added specializations. GENCOs acquisition of ATC strengthened itsdominance in reverse logistics. ATC has been one of the best quality and most profitable value-added warehousing and distribution 3PLs. In EMEA, GENCO has operations in Kuwait and the UKand generates about $11 million in gross revenue annually.

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Hub GroupDowners Grove, ILNASDAQ: HUBGDavid Yeager, Chairman & CEO630-271-3600www.hubgroup.com

3PL Turnover: $2.8b


3PL Assets: 1,430 employees2,200 tractors, 24,500 trailers

Information Systems: GoodTMS Nulogx (i2), MercuryGate--TRITAN

Services: Transportation management, freight brokerage, intermodal transportation/drayage, supply chainconsulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Healthcare, Industrial, RetailingKey Customers: Abbott Laboratories, Big Lots, CFGroup, General Mills, Home Depot, Invacare,Medline, Nestl, Oatey, Pfizer, Rexam Plastics, Toys "R" Us, Wyeth

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Hub Group is the largest intermodal marketing company (IMC) in the United States and one of thelargest truck brokers. It uses its network to access containers and trailers owned by leasingcompanies, railroads and steamship lines. On a daily basis, it controls between 23,000-24,000containers. Of those, 8,400 are owned and 7,660 are rented from either Norfolk Southern or UnionPacific. Hub recently diverted a significant amount of its TOFC/COFC business from BNSF to theUP. Once complete, the UP will handle 90% of all western U.S. loads for Hub. In April 2011, Hubacquired Mode Transportation. Mode Transportation was formerly known as Exel Transportation

Services, an operating unit of Exel - a leading contract logistics provider in the Americas and part ofthe supply chain division of Deutsche Post DHL. Hub now reports two business segments, Hub andMode. The Hub segment includes all business other than Mode. Hubs subsidiary Comtrak Logisticsis a transportation company with services that include primarily rail and international drayage for theintermodal sector. Challenge Transportation, an intermodal drayage trucker, and Domestic

Transport, an intermodal drayage and truckload services provider, were also acquired in 2011 toexpand Comtrak's drayage network and offerings. Approximately 11% of Hub's revenues are fromUnyson Logistics, a network management 3PL and cross-dock specialist, while 21% of revenuesare from its expanding truck brokerage.

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Panalpina World Transpor tBasel, SwitzerlandSWX: PWTN

In the U.S.

Panalpina Inc.Morristown, NJLucas Kuehner, Managing Director USA973-683-9000www.panalpina.com

3PL Turnover: $2.1b Americas ($7.4b Global)



Information Systems: ExcellentEmphasis is on internet native SCM

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, project logistics, warehousing, technology, supply chain

consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Elements, Healthcare, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Armani, Celestica, Chevron, Gucci, Hyundai, Philips Consumer Electronics, TelusCommunications, Thomson Premises Connected

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Panalpina is a top 10 freight forwarder. It handles more than 1.3 million TEUs per year, more than800,000 metric tons of airfreight and about 1 million tons of non-containerized break bulk cargo. It

has 242 sub-contracted warehouses in 150 countries and is consistently profitable. The life blood ofPanalpina is its ongoing financial stability and transparency. Its gross profit runs greater than 20%,EBITDAs (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization), EBITs and net incomesconsistently run among the industrys best. Like all of the truly strong players, these results areclearly and straightforwardly reported for each financial period. Gross profit (net revenue) runs 46%for air freight, 30% for ocean freight and 24% for logistics. Panalpina concentrates on nineverticals/segments: Automotive, Chemicals, Consumer Retail, Fashion, Healthcare, High-Tech,Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, and Telecommunications. Telecom growth was major in 2007. Its Oil &Gas operations are primarily in project logistics, which accounts for 10% to 15% of Panalpina's

revenues.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Study: http://www.3plogistics.com/Panalpina_4-2009.htm


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Schneider LogisticsGreen Bay, WI

J ohn Vesco, VP & GM866-875-9046www.schneider.com

3PL Turnover: $2.1b Parent: $3.4b


3PL Assets: 33 warehouses12,000 tractors, 20,000 trailers

Information Systems: GoodTMS SUMIT, Oracle, TMW SystemsWMS HighJ ump

Services: Domestic transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, port logistics, cross-docking,spare/service parts logistics, freight payment and auditing, consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Elements, Food/Groceries, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Andrew, Chevron, Dow Chemical, Ford Motor, Honeywell, J ohnson Controls,

Kimberly-Clark, MillerCoors, Neenah Paper, PolyOne, Wal-Mart, Welch's

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluat ion: Schneider Logistics provides transportation management and port logistics (warehousing,transloading, distribution, drayage and transportation management). It has six port logisticsoperations including Chicago, Los Angeles and Savannah (four buildings). Schneider's port logisticshandles 200,000 containers a year. It also runs a Wal-Mart distribution center in Savannah. Inaddition, Schneider has eight regional cross-dock locations for distribution of domestic traffic.Schneider Logistics' freight under management runs $1.9 billion a year. J ohn Vesco is vice

president and general manager of Schneider Logistics. Freight brokerage and its relatedtransportation management are done by Schneider Transportation Management (STM). Erin VanZeeland is senior vice president and general manager for STM. STM is part of Schneider National.STM's purchased transportation is $210 million. There are 300 employees.

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Neovia Logist ics Services (Cat Log istics)Downers Grove, IL

J os Opdeweegh, CEO630-743-4035logistics.cat.com

3PL Turnover: $1.7b



Information Systems: Excellent

TMS Proprietary--CAT TIS, i2 Technologies, GT NexusWMS SAP EWM, Proprietary, ProActOMS SAP CRM, Proprietary, ProActIMS SAP SPP, Proprietary

Services: Supply chain strategy and design, systems and technology, materials management, distributioncenter management, order management, manufacturing logistics, spare/service parts logistics,transportation services

Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Elements, Industrial, TechnologicalKey Customers: American Tool, Bombardier, Case New Holland, Caterpillar, Daimler, Delphi,Donaldson, Fisher Control Valves, Land Rover, Mazda Motor, Mosaic, Newmont Mining

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Neovia Logistics Services, formerly Caterpillar Logistics Services, has heavy U.S. and Europeanoperations with a growing presence in South America and Asia, distributing to more than 190countries from over 100 facilities. Neovia Logistics scope reflects Caterpillar's global reach anddealer network. Neovia Logistics business is split equally between North America and the rest of

the world. It continues to expand its automotive logistics business in Europe. In the U.S., NeoviaLogistics has completely integrated warehousing and manufacturing supply chain services. Visibilityin its integrated systems of SAP, i2 and GT Nexus is very good. Demand and supply forecastingand material planning capabilities are excellent. Forecasting for low turnover items is a controlledstandard operating procedure. Neovia Logistics manages over $2.4 billion in purchasedtransportation per year. Neovia Logistics focuses on customers with high-value durable goods. Amajor initiative involves logistics into and out of China. In May 2012, Caterpillar sold 65% of CatLogistics to private equity firm Platinum Equity and rebranded it as Neovia Logistics Services, LLC.

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Menlo Worldwide Logist icsSan Mateo, CANYSE: CNW (Con-way, Inc.)Robert Bianco, President866-466-3656www.menloworldwide.com



3PL Assets: 6,500 employees137 warehouses34 tractors, 80 trailers

Information Systems: ExcellentTMS Proprietary--LMS, Oracle--OTMWMS Infor WM Provia (Menlo-modified), SIMSVisibility & Event Management VIEW (Viewlocity)Global Trade Management TRAXi3Data WarehousingRFID

Services: Lead logistics provider, transportation management, truckload brokerage, contract logistics, light assembly,packaging, sequencing, returns management, technology, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industr y Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Elements, Industrial, Military/Government, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: A.O. Smith, Caterpillar, Daimler, Diebold, Dow Chemical, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard,Imation, Navistar International, Sears, Unilever, U.S. Dept. of Defense

Armstrong & Associates Evaluat ion: Menlo Worldwide Logistics is one of the leading U.S.-based 3PLs. It has adapted a Lean Six Sigmamanagement approach that generates positive results both on its profitability and in developing new business.Menlo has solid inbound supply chain management and finished goods distribution capabilities. It is a primecontractor for the U.S. Transportation Commands Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative and the lead

logistics provider for truck manufacturer Navistar. Menlo is also a key 3PL for HP, Caterpillar, GM, Sears andDow. Menlo has significantly grown its China and Southeast Asia network and is continuing to expand itsEuropean operations. Both are adding significant pieces of business with retailers such as Triumph in the U.K.and Malaysia and Puma in Singapore. In Southeast Asia, Menlo runs 27 value-added warehousing operationswith 3.5 million square feet of space and a workforce of 1,175. Menlo's IT capabilities, including its recentaddition of Oracle-TMs transportation management system, provide it with solid supply chain managementand optimization capabilities.

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J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services (DCS) & Integrated Capacity Solu tions (ICS)Lowell, ARNASDAQ: J BHT (J .B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.)Nick Hobbs, President, DCS & Shelley Simpson, President, ICS800-643-3622www.jbhunt.com



3PL Assets: 6,802 employees10,900 tractors, 78,236 trailers

Information Systems: GoodTMS Proprietary

Services: Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management, intermodal transportation/drayage

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, RetailingKey Customers: Anheuser-Busch, Cargill, Family Dollar, Home Depot, J .C. Penney, NavistarInternational, Office Depot, Orchard Supply Hardware, PPG Industries, Procter & Gamble

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: J .B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services (DCS) has over 300 customers and is the largest dedicatedcontract carrier. It is the benchmark standard for DCC comparisons. A&A estimates that about halfof J .B. Hunts dedicated tractors are tandem axle sleepers. About as many are day cabs used inregional operations. Driver turnover rates are about half of regular over-the-road trucking operations.Revenues run $565 per load and most round trips average 300 miles. Average revenue per tractorper year runs $209,000. A significant part of Hunts DCS operations involve direct store delivery. Ituses its parent company and other facilities for last mile operations. It has 87 last mile supportlocations and has introduced a major home delivery initiative. Over 95% of Hunt's dedicatedcontract carriage power units are assigned to specific accounts. J .B. Hunt DCS continues to growand has spread into integrated transportation management. J .B. Hunt Integrated Capacity Solutions(ICS) generates about a quarter of the gross revenue shown and its gross margin runs 13.5%. ICSis primarily a transportation manager. Hunt is also one of the largest U.S. intermodal marketingcompanies. Intermodal is now 60% of its total business.


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OHLBrentwood, TNRandy Curran, CEO877-401-6400www.ohl.com

3PL Turnover: $1.3b

Service Area: Americas, Asia, Europe

3PL Assets: 7,000 employees130 warehouses121 tractors, 407 trailers

Information Systems: ExcellentTMS Oracle--OTM, MercuryGate--TMS, Proprietary--eFocusWMS Zethcon--Synapse, Cadre--Accuplus, Manhattan, CargoWise

Services: Transportation management, contract logistics, air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customsbrokerage, duty drawback, temperature controlled, technology, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Elements, Food/Groceries, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Apple, Arch Chemicals, Cargill, Land O'Lakes, Limited Brands, PetSafe, Polo

Ralph Lauren, Red Bull, Remington Arms, Samsung, SKF, Starbucks, Stone Source, Sysco

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: During 2008, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics and all of its acquired companies rebranded as OHL. Thebranding project was undertaken to meld the multiple divisions, companies and brands that wereparts of OH Logistics. Companies that had been acquired had specialized service offerings,management teams, customer relationships and were well-known within their geographies.However, none of the companies had an established international brand. OHL intends to establishitself as a strong international supply chain management solutions provider. It has an extensiveglobal network and a broad range of services. The company provides logistics solutions for severallarge companies including Arch Chemicals, Coca-Cola, Land O'Lakes, Red Bull, Samsung, andStarbucks. OHL has over 32 million square feet of warehouse space, primarily in North America,and has greatly enhanced and expanded its domestic and international transportation offerings.Private equity investment firm, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, has reconfigured topmanagement over the last few years to reflect OHL's push to 3PL globalization. In October 2012,OHL sold off its Turbo Logistics freight brokerage to XPO Logistics.

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Landstar SystemJ acksonville, FLNASDAQ: LSTR (Landstar System, Inc.)Henry Gerkens, Chairman, President & CEO800-872-9400www.landstar.com



3PL Assets: 625 employees

Information Systems: GoodTMS Oracle--OTM, Proprietary

Services: Transportation management, freight brokerage, intermodal, air and ocean freight forwarding,NVOCC, customs brokerage

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Industrial, TechnologicalKey Customers: Calgon Carbon, Electro-Motive Diesel, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Grupo Antolin,

J acobs Engineering Group, Kohler, Max Packaging, Sony, Unilever, Westinghouse

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Landstar continues to adapt to its customers and agents needs. Over the last three years, Landstarhas added freight forwarding and stronger transportation management capabilities. Thesecompetencies meet expanding customer needs and provide Landstars network of agents withbetter tool kits for rapidly changing markets. The push has been from the top. Chairman, Presidentand CEO, Henry Gerkens, is responsible for intermodal, air, ocean, freight under management andlogistics technology services as well as the logistics engineering and analytical design function.

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NFICherry Hill, NJSidney Brown, CEO877-NFI-3777www.nfiindustries.com

3PL Turnover: $1b


3PL Assets: 1,744 employees53 warehouses2,000 tractors, 7,350 trailers

Information Systems: Very GoodTMS Proprietary, Innovative, IES, PegasusWMS Infor/EXE, Cadre--Accuplus, FourSite

Services: Transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC,intermodal, contract logistics, temperature controlled, manufacturing support, packaging, consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Anheuser-Busch, Bimbo Bakeries, Carters, Colgate-Palmolive, Doane Pet Care,

George Weston, Georgia-Pacific, Hasbro, IBM, Lowes, MeadWestvaco, Nestl Waters, Staples

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Founded in 1932, NFI offers a variety of integrated supply chain services. Its strongest operationsare in the Northeast, California, Illinois, Ohio and Texas. The company is one of the largest privatelyheld third-party logistics providers in North America. NFIs divisions include NFI Logistics, NFIDistribution, NFI Transportation, NFI Intermodal, NFI Real Estate, NFI Global, NFI ContractPackaging, and NFI Consulting. NFI relies on NFI Real Estate for new warehouse facilities andNational Distribution for established locations. NFI continues to integrate its divisions and move itsasset based transportation away from transaction business to dedicated carriage. NFI made a fewacquisitions over the past year including IPD Global (now NFI Canada), World Warehouse andDistribution and the West Coast operation of Maersk subsidiary The Gilbert Company. NFI is at itsbest in integrated operations involving dedicated contract carriage, transportation management andvalue-added warehousing and distribution. Trucking operations are all dedicated contract carriage.Sid Brown is a strong, hands-on CEO.

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Phoenix International Freight Services (C.H. Robinson)Wood Dale, ILStephane Rambaud, CEO630-766-4445www.phoenixintl.com

3PL Turnover: $1b

Service Area: North America, Asia, Europe

3PL Assets: 2,000 Employees

Information Systems: CapableTMS FastTrack, GT Nexus

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, LCL consolidation

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, RetailingKey Customers: Bass Pro Shops, Bridgestone, Hills Pet Nutrition, Pampered Chef, Ty, Inc.,Whitney Design

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Phoenix International is an aggressive international freight forwarder, NVOCC and customs broker.It has 73 owned offices. It handled 250,000 ocean TEUs and 41,000 airfreight metric tons in 2011.

Its FMC license number is 2431F. Its customs filer code is 279. Phoenix has 50 licensed customsbrokers throughout the U.S. The Phoenix in-house operating system in the U.S. runs on an AS400.Phoenix is developing a new J ava-based system, Pixos, to cover all functions. Much of thedevelopment work is being done in China where Phoenix has an IT staff of 50. Phoenix maintains atransparent, teamwork approach. It has 50 people actively involved in sales. Its strongest verticalsare in retail and fast-moving consumer goods including housewares. In September 2012, PhoenixInternational was acquired by C.H. Robinson. Rambaud is the CEO for the new combinedoperations.

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Meritor Logist icsTroy, MINYSE: MTOR (Meritor, Inc.)Charles "Chip" McClure, Chairman, CEO & President859-817-3913www.meritor.com/logistics

3PL Turnover: $969m Parent: $4.6b

Service Area: North America, Asia, Europe, Brazil


Information Systems: GoodTMS Oracle--OTMWMS RedPrairie

Services: Transportation management, aftermarket spare/service parts logistics, reverse logistics,remanufacturing, materials/inventory management, contract logistics, sequencing, manufacturingsupport, custom packaging

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive

Key Customers: Meritor WABCO

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Meritor Logistics is the new 3PL unit of Meritor, Inc., formerly ArvinMeritor, Inc., a leading provider ofdrivetrain mobility and braking solutions for original equipment manufacturers of trucks, trailers, andspecialty vehicles. Meritor Logistics specializes in motor vehicle aftermarket spare/service partslogistics.

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Jacobson CompaniesDes Moines, IABrian Lutt, President & CEO800-636-6171www.jacobsonco.com

3PL Turnover: $892m

Service Area: United States, Asia, Europe

3PL Assets: 7,000 employees150 warehouses650 tractors, 1,950 trailers

Information Systems: Very GoodTMS Proprietary--LINCS/iLINCS, TMWWMS Cadre--Accuplus, Infor--Provia, RedPrairie, SAP

Services: Domestic and international transportation management, customs brokerage, dedicated contractcarriage, contract logistics, contract packaging, manufacturing, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Chemicals, Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Healthcare, Industrial, Retailing

Key Customers: Barilla America, BASF, Bayer, Carter's, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Fonterra,Georgia-Pacific, J ohn Deere, Kohler, Lexmark, Merial, PepsiCo, Philip Morris, Ralston Foods

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: J acobson is a quality, modern, value-added 3PL with significant transportation management,warehousing, and packaging operations. Food and Beverage is its largest industry segment byrevenue at 38%, followed by Chemicals and Durables at 16% each, Consumer Packaged Goods14%, Industrial/Agri 10%, Life Sciences 3% and Electronics 3%. Private-equity owner, Oak HillCapital, has helped J acobson in its recent recapitalizations and acquisitions allowing it to expandsignificantly. J acobson restructured its six integrated operating companies into three business units:

Transportation Logistics Services (TLS) 24% of revenue, Contract Logistics Services (CLS) 72% ofrevenue, and International Logistics Services (ILS) 4% of revenue. J acobsons 2011 acquisition ofChimerica Global Logistics, Ltd. (CGL), a 3PL headquartered in Hong Kong with subsidiaryoperations in mainland China, provides it with a platform for further expanding its internationalfreight forwarding operations and building a beachhead for growing its domestic warehousingoperations in China. In the U.S., J acobson is providing parts distribution center and just-in-time (J IT)services for J ohn Deere. Philip Morris, Merial and BASF are also large customers.

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Yusen Logist icsTokyo, J apanTSE: 9370 / TSE: 9101 (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha)

In the U.S.

Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc.Secaucus, NJ800-414-3895www.us.yusen-logistics.com

3PL Turnover: $885m Americas ($3.9b Global) Parent: $22.7b



Information Systems: Very GoodTMS i2 Technologies, ProprietaryWMS Manhattan PkMS, Infor/Provia, Proprietary

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, transportation management, freightbrokerage, contract logistics, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Healthcare, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Baxter Healthcare, CVS, Dell, Home Depot, Isuzu Motors America, Lennox,National Semiconductor, NOVA Chemicals, Procter & Gamble, Sony, Sapporo Breweries, Wal-Mart

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Yusen does not have the kind of strong domestic base in J apan that characterizes Nippon andothers. It has aggressively grown international markets and expanded through organic growth andacquisitions. It started in 2001 by combining purchases and adding a transportation and warehousenetwork to expanding contract logistics and airfreight operations. Contract logistics and distributionare strong in Europe. In the Americas, seven companies have been combined to create a broadsuite of logistics services offered in North, Central and South America. Automotive, industrial andretail/consumer goods verticals are emphasized. Its automotive logistics includes roll-on/roll-off, J ITand parts distribution. Nippon Cargo Air is now an NYK owned entity and Americas has its ownairfreight forwarding capability. J apan accounts for 27% of the business, Europe 24%, the Americas22%, South Asia and Oceania 14% and East Asia 13%.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Study: http://www.3plogistics.com/NYK_6-2010.htm


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FedEx SupplyChain/FedEx Trade NetworksMemphis, TNNYSE: FDX (FedEx Corporation)Craig Simon, President & CEO, FedEx SupplyChainFred Schardt President & CEO, FedEx Trade Networks

901-818-7732www.fedex.com


Service Area: Tier 1 Global Supply Chain Manager (Service to 99% of World GDP)


298 tractors, 1,094 trailers

Information Systems: ExcellentTMS Optum--SCE Transportation, i2 TechnologiesWMS Infor/EXCEED 4000

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, transportation management, contractlogistics, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Alcatel-Lucent, AstraZeneca, Eaton, General Motors, Isuzu Motors, J ohn Deere,Kmart, Mattel, Nacco Industries, Owens-Illinois, Polycom, Sun Microsystems, Wincor Nixdorf

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Contract logistics, freight forwarding and customs brokerage at FedEx are value-added servicebusinesses whose role is to support FedEx express, package and less-than-truckloadtransportation. FedEx SupplyChain does not compete on isolated value-added warehousing anddistribution business. FedEx Trade Networks has added 50 overseas offices in the last couple of

years. FedEx has also expanded its pharmaceutical offerings. FedEx announced a majorrestructuring of its express business in October 2012. Its LTL operations have increased and turnedprofitable. Freight forwarding is expanding.


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Agil ity Pub lic Warehousing CompanySafat, KuwaitKSE/DFM: AGLTY

In the U.S.Agil ity Logistics (Americas)

Irvine, CAMichael Bible, CEO Americas714-617-6300www.agilitylogistics.com

3PL Turnover: $794m Americas ($4.4b Global)


3PL Assets: 22,000 employees200 warehouses6,000+owned vehicles and transport assets

Information Systems: ExcellentTMS Proprietary--MicroTransport, Oracle--OTMWMS Infor/EXE

Services: Domestic and international transportation management, contract logistics, project & exhibition logistics,government logistics, asset-based transport, technology, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industr y Focus/Key Customers: Elements, Healthcare, Industrial, Military/Government, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Cadbury Adams, Cemex, Dominos Pizza, FlextronicsIntl, Princess Cruises, Siemens, Qatar Petroleum, U.S. Marine Corps, Wal-Mart

Armstrong & Associates Evaluat ion: Agility has expanded its business dramatically from its warehousing base in Kuwait. It is a Middle Easternleader in integrated supply chain solutions and is organized into three major business groups. GlobalIntegrated Logistics (GIL) is the largest generating approximately 65% of Agilitys revenues and having morethan 14,000 employees. The majority of GILs revenues (just under 90%) are generated outside of the U.S. It

has core competencies in freight forwarding, contract logistics/warehousing, project logistics, fairs & events,and supply chain management 3PL services. Agility provides 3PL services tailored to governments, reliefagencies and international institutions worldwide. These services included extensive warehousing andtrucking operations in Kuwait to support U.S. Department of Defense distribution needs in the region. Anotherbusiness unit is Investments which draws on local insights from Agilitys global network to identify real estateand private equity opportunities in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Investments accounts for approximately3% of Agilitys revenues.

Armstrong & Associates ' Case Studies: http://www.3plogistics.com/Agility_Site_Visits.htm

Mode Transportation


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Dallas, TXNASDAQ: HUBG (Hub Group, Inc.)

J ames Damman, President972-447-0075www.modetransportation.com




Information Systems: GoodTMS MercuryGate--TRITAN

Services: Transportation management, freight brokerage, intermodal

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, IndustrialKey Customers: Bridgestone, Diageo, Frito-Lay, Georgia-Pacific, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, OceanSpray, Technicolor

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Mode Transportation is a major freight broker/transportation manager in the United States with $800

million of freight spend. It has over 160 employees and 225 agents across North America. Itsprincipal corporate transportation management locations are Dallas and Memphis. In addition totruckload and less-than-truckload work, Mode Transportation is heavily involved in intermodal andrail car management activity across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Mode Transportation, wasformerly known as Exel Transportation, an operating unit of Exel (DHL), until it was acquired by HubGroup in April 2011.

syncreonb ill


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Auburn Hills, MIBrian Enright, President & CEO248-377-4700www.syncreon.com

3PL Turnover: $750m

Service Area: United States, Canada, Europe, China, Brazil, United Arab Emirates


Information Systems: CapableWMS Proprietary

Services: Contract logistics, transportation management, returns management, sequencing, fulfillment

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: Agilent Technologies, BMW, Chrysler, Clarion, Cricket Communications,Ericsson, Ford Motor, FiberTower, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Home Depot, Paccar, Waldenbooks

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: In 2007, TDS merged with Walsh Western and rebranded as syncreon. In late 2009, syncreon

acquired NAL Worldwide and subsequently integrated H3 Logistics in early 2010, further expandingits market reach. It provides fulfillment, distribution, and reverse logistics services for all of theindustries it serves. Additionally, syncreon provides market-centric services for each industry, suchas parts metering/sequencing for automotive, e-fulfillment for technology, and store reset logisticsfor retail.

Damco InternationalC h D k


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Copenhagen, DenmarkNASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: MAERSK A (A.P. Moller - Maersk)

In the U.S.Damco USA Inc.

Madison, NJMark Michaels, Chief Commercial Officer, North America973-514-2076www.damco.com

3PL Turnover: $686m Americas ($2.8b Global) Parent: $60.2b



Information Systems: GoodTMS Proprietary--Damco.comWMS Proprietary--Damco.com, Manhattan

Services: Air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, consolidation/deconsolidation, retail-

based contract logistics, supply chain consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: CVS, Childrens Place, DairyAmerica, Kellogg, Kmart, IBM, LG Electronics,Macys, Polo Ralph Lauren, Reebok, Sears, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Williams-Sonoma

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Damco is a third-party logistics provider specializing in customized freight forwarding and supplychain solutions. The company has 10,800 employees in over 300 offices across 90 countries andagents in 30 more countries. In 2011, the company had a net turnover of $2.8 billion, managed more

than 2.5 million TEUs in ocean freight and supply chain management volumes, and air freightedmore than 110,000 metric tons. Damco is part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group.

TransplaceFrisco TX


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Frisco, TXTom Sanderson, CEO972-731-4500www.transplace.com

3PL Turnover: $583m

Service Area: North America, Hong Kong

3PL Assets: 680 employees5 warehouses

Information Systems: ExcellentTMS Proprietary--Dense Network EfficiencySM, CargoWise

Services: Transportation management, air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage,intermodal, temperature-controlled, technology, consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Chemicals, Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: AutoZone, Chicken of the Sea, Colgate-Palmolive, Cummins, Del Monte Foods,Elementis, Huhtamaki, Office Depot, Reichhold, RockTenn, Sunny Delight, U.S. Gypsum

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Transplace is a leading, domestic, non-asset based transportation manager in the U.S. It has smallbut solid, expanding operations in Mexico and Hong Kong. In December 2009, Transplace wasacquired by CI Capital Partners. Having new owners has allowed Transplace to pursue domesticand international expansion. Transplace acquired SCO Logistics in April 2011, which added thechemicals vertical to Transplace's portfolio and gave Transpace an operations center in theNortheast. In October 2011, Transplace added intermodal marketing company, Celtic International,to complement its transportation management operations. Celtic is based in Chicago and will be astand-alone division of Transplace. Transplace managed over $5 billion in transportation in 2011.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Stud ies : http://www.3plogistics.com/Transplace_Site_Visits.htm

Transportation InsightHickory NC


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Hickory, NCD. Paul Thompson, CEO828-485-5000www.t-insight.com

3PL Turnover: $550m



Information Systems: GoodTMS Proprietary, MercuryGate

Services: Domestic transportation management, lead logistics provider, consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Electronics, Food/Groceries, Healthcare, RetailingKey Customers: American Tire Distributors, CARQUEST, DSI Systems, Havertys Furniture,hhgregg, Highland Products Group, Snyders-Lance

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Thompson and Pazdera have been a team for over a decade. They had extensive LTL truckingexperience and have rolled it up into a sizeable, quality transportation management operation. Total

Insight, LLC, an affiliate of Transportation Insight, LLC, provides Lean consulting and organizationaldevelopment. United Sourcing Alliance acquired by Total Insight in J une 2009, provides supplychain sourcing specializing in indirect, packaging and maintenance, repair and operational (MRO)supplies.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Stud ies : http://www.3plogistics.com/TransportationInsight_Site_Visits.htm


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Freightquote.comLenexa, KS


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Lenexa, KSTim Barton, Chairman & CEO800-323-5441www.freightquote.com

3PL Turnover: $513m


3PL Assets: 1,200 employees

Information Systems: CapableTMS Proprietary--Guardian

Services: Domestic transportation management, freight brokerage, intermodal

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Industrial, RetailingKey Customers: Cardinal Building Materials, J acobs Trading, Par Aide, SVD Services, WellsFargo

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluat ion: Freightquote was a successful dotcom which became an Internet-based transportation manager. Itprovides an important service for small- to medium-sized shippers particularly in regard to LTL. Twin

Modal, acquired by Freightquote in 2005, is an IMC and brokerage operation which has adapted tothe changing marketplace and acquired new capabilities. Rockwell Transportation is aPennsylvania-based brokerage operation that was acquired by Freightquote in 2007. Brokerage is60% of revenue.

Pilot Air Freight dba Pilot Freight Services


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g gLima, PARichard Phillips, J r., CEO610-891-8100www.pilotdelivers.com

3PL Turnover: $491m

Service Area: United States, Canada, The Netherlands


Information Systems: GoodTMS CSA--Air-TrakWMS eWMS

Services: Airfreight-based logistics, warehousing

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Electronics, RetailingKey Customers: Amazon.com, Bowflex, Ford, General Electric, Hallmark, Home Shopping

Network, Neiman Marcus, Panasonic, Philips Consumer Electronics, U.S. Navy

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Pilot Freight Services changed its name from Pilot Air Freight in 2007 to better reflect its expandingservice capabilities. It has 75 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, a location in Amsterdamand a network of agents worldwide.

BNSF Logisti csSpringdale, AR


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Ray Greer, President866-722-9678www.bnsflogistics.com




Information Systems: GoodTMS MercuryGate, CargoWise, Proprietary

Services: Transportation management, air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC, customs brokerage, projectlogistics, intermodal, consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Elements, Food/Groceries, Industrial, RetailingKey Customers: Amazon.com, Bed Bath & Beyond, Gamesa, Georgia-Pacific, Hilti, Kohls, LG,Morton Salt, Motts, Rio Tinto, Ryerson, Schlumberger, Wal-Mart

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Ray Greer, Eric Wolfe and their team are excellent transportation management operators. Wolfe

built a good core business that put BNSF Logistics on the U.S. 3PL map. Greer's contacts andbackground have helped BNSF expand more rapidly. In addition to its core truckload, less-than-truckload, rail and intermodal transportation management services, BNSF Logistics is increasinglyfocusing on delivering solutions for project logistics customers with complex transportationmanagement needs that often require a multimodal approach and significant engineering skills.BNSF Logistics has added international freight forwarding capability BNSF Logistics International.

This division was created from the 2008 acquisitions of Diversified Freight Logistics and NVOCCRoyal Cargo Line. It accounted for 12% of BNSF Logistics 2011 revenues and managed over20,000 ocean containers and 2.3 million kilos of airfreight. BNSF has become a leading provider of

oil field logistics.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Stud ies : http://www.3plogistics.com/BNSFL_Site_Visits.htm

MIQ LogisticsOverland Park, KS


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J oey Carnes, Chairman & CEO913-696-7100www2.miq.com

3PL Turnover:$339m

Service Area: Americas, Europe, Asia


Information Systems: Very GoodTMS Proprietary--PowerTMS, MercuryGate

WMS Manhattan, RedPrairie

Services: Transportation management, freight brokerage, contract logistics, air and ocean freight forwarding,NVOCC, customs brokerage, project logistics, technology, consulting

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Elements, Food/Groceries, Industrial, Retailing, TechnologicalKey Customers: BAE Systems, Barnes & Noble, Case-Mate, Costco Wholesale, Dollar Tree,Eddie Bauer, Kennametal, Mead J ohnson, Progress Energy, Samsung Electronics

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: MIQ Logistics provides an alternative with scale. It is large enough to have global supply chain toolsyet its manageable size allows it to be agile and flexible. The company was founded in 2002 asMeridian IQ and then rebranded as YRC Logistics. Before becoming MIQ Logistics in 2010, itrefined its offering to three profitable service lines. Growth and profitability at MIQ emphasizes totalquality management. All MIQ personnel operate according to a succinct and straightforward list ofCore Values. New ownership by Austin Ventures and tightly knit core leadership has the companygrowing while generating profits. Austin Ventures bought YRC Logistics at a bargain price of $38.7million in August 2010. J oey Carnes, the former CEO of BAX, was named chairman and CEO.

Carnes was reunited with his colleague, J ohn Carr, who became the MIQ president and COO afterbeing with the organization for the past several years. Carnes and Carr have worked in tandem forover 20 years going back to their days at Fritz, a major freight forwarder and customs broker,acquired by UPS in 2001.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Stud ies : http://www.3plogistics.com/MIQ_Site_Visits.htm

Al len Lund CompanyLa Canada, CAAll L d P id t


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Allen Lund, President800-777-6142www.allenlund.com

3PL Turnover: $326m



Information Systems: CapableTMS Proprietary

Services: Domestic transportation management, freight brokerage, temperature controlled

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, Industrial, RetailingKey Customers: Ahold USA, Berry Plastics, Costco Wholesale, M&M (Mars), Procter & Gamble,Quaker Oats, Trex, U.S. Battery, Wild Oats Markets

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluat ion: Allen Lund is one of the largest freight brokerage operations in the U.S. It has 30 offices in 23 statesand manages nearly 270,000 loads annually. It has good company processes and attention todetail. Lund handles dry, refrigerated (mainly produce) and flatbed shipments. Lund has a contractlogistics operation in the Midwest. International and perishable logistics divisions were added in2005.

Sunteck Transport GroupBoca Raton, FLOTCBB: AUTO (AutoInfo Inc )


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OTCBB: AUTO (AutoInfo, Inc.)Harry Wachtel, Chairman & CEO561-988-9456www.suntecktransport.com

3PL Turnover: $320m

Service Area: United States, Canada


Information Systems: GoodTMS Proprietary

Services: Domestic transportation management, freight brokerage, intermodal, project logistics

Vertical Industry Focus/Key Customers: Consumer Goods, Food/Groceries, IndustrialKey Customers: Coca-Cola, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Dannon, Energizer, Huxtable's Kitchen,Interplast Group, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Sikorsky Aircraft, U.S. Nonwovens

Armstrong & Assoc iates Evaluation: Sunteck is a fast growing freight broker and 3PL. Sunteck specializes in providing strong backroomoperations for its agents. Wachtel has build a strong team with good agent support.

Armstrong & Assoc iates Case Study: http://www.3plogistics.com/Sunteck_3-2009.htm

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