MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: MEET SCOTT FREDERICK FROM LOGISTICS PLUS, INC.

TIA loves to celebrate our diverse membership. Meet Scott Frederick, chief marketing officer and less-than-truckload carrier relations at Logistics Plus, Inc.

Introduce your company and what makes it special.

Logistics Plus Inc. (LP) is a 21st-century logistics company and a global leader in transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, logistics, business intelligence, technology, and unique supply chain solutions. The company was founded by Jim Berlin in 1996 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Today, it has annual global sales of more than $600 million and more than 1,200 employees in over 50 countries. It provides creative solutions to any supply chain challenge, saying ‘yes’ by combining a passionate workforce with world-class technology, making the company agile, innovative, clever, and resourceful.

How did you enter the 3PL industry and what is your background in the industry?

I entered the logistics industry more than 30 years ago when I joined a Midwest-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier right out of college. I never thought about logistics as a career, but I had spent a couple of summers working for a small truckload carrier doing odds and ends. Since then, I have done everything from marketing, brand building, corporate communications, public relations, customer service, operations, and even IT/applications management.

What about the 3PL industry do you like the most?

What’s great about the third-party logistics (3PL) industry is that it has so many different facets and is a critical component of our national and global economies.

What about the 3PL industry is most challenging?

From a marketing standpoint, it can be demanding because both services and purchasers are diverse across the wide spectrum of logistics offerings. Honing the right message for the right audience is a constant challenge.

What attracted you to joining TIA, and which membership feature are you most enthusiastic about?

Logistics Plus was already a TIA member when I joined the company 10 years ago. However, I have maintained our membership because I see tremendous value in the educational and networking opportunities through TIA. I also feel it is only right that we, as a third-party logistics provider, support the de facto association that represents our industry’s interests in Washington, D.C., and wherever else needed. The TIA Capital Ideas Conference is a great event that I attend whenever I can. The online resources are also fantastic. Additionally, I am excited that TIA has taken the reins of our industry’s National Logistics Day celebration, a movement Logistics Plus started more than five years ago. The staff at TIA have been awesome to interact with, and we look forward to collaborating with them now and in the future.

What was your company’s greatest achievement this year?

Our biggest achievement this past year was probably the support we have provided to Ukraine, a country where we have more than 70 of our own employees. In the past couple of years, Logistics Plus has supplied more than a million dollars in aid and support, and we remain a champion of the rebuilding efforts in Ukraine. Along those lines, this year, we completed the management of a complex, dangerous logistics project to deliver 22,000 tons of gas pipes to Ukraine, including the first non-grain ocean charter to one of its key ports.

What goals do you have for the future of your company?

Logistics Plus remains a flat, agile company with no formal business plans or complex organizational structures. We have one simple goal: to grow. When you grow, good things happen. So that remains our goal now and for the future.