News | July 17, 2008

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics Adds Key Talent To Transportation Team

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OH Logistics) has hired several industry veterans to grow the company's transportation service offering.

"Our transportation business has grown significantly in the past several years, and we've assembled a highly-experienced team to respond to the growth," remarked Derek Fain, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Transportation. "We continue to develop transportation services that complement our well-recognized contract logistics and international services to offer clients fully integrated supply chain solutions."

The transportation management business development team now features six professionals with significant 3PL sales experience. In addition to Fain, team members include Paul Gates, David Heller, John Norris, Robb Porter, and Joe Sinner. The President of OH Logistics' Transportation Services Group is Denis Reilly.

"Our clients' supply chains are constantly evolving, and we're committed to finding flexible and efficient transportation options," said Reilly. "We are focusing on optimization, visibility, and reporting to ensure the best possible transportation service for our clients, especially given the unprecedented increase in fuel costs."

OH Logistics transportation group offers full transportation management, transportation, and distribution services. The group also provides carrier development, strategic engineering solutions, and IT solutions including Oracle Transportation Management and an online transportation management system designed specifically for growing companies.

About OH Logistics:
Based in Tennessee, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics provides supply chain management solutions including international and domestic transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and import and export consulting services. The company offers fulfillment, e-commerce fulfillment, service parts management, network optimization, cross docking, and pool distribution. OH Logistics consists of three divisions—International Services, Contract Logistics and Transportation Services. The company operates over 120 value-added distribution centers and offers complete transportation management services domestically and internationally. OH Logistics serves the electronic and high-tech; apparel; consumer products; food and beverage; specialty retail; industrial; and many other industries and employs over 5,700.

SOURCE: Ozburn-Hessey Logistics