Hanson Logistics Enewsletter

CONTENTS

• New Chicago Facility
• Letter From President
• Logistics Services Trends
• 2006 Industry Issues
• Velocities Map (PDF)

• Front Page

• Visit the Hanson Website


	New Chicago Consolidation Center Underway Will Serve Windy City, Central States From NW Indiana Hanson Logistics has begun construction on a new 14,500,000 cu. ft. temperature-controlled Chicago Consolidation Center to support the growing demand for order mixing, freight consolidation and shared truckload delivery to retail and foodservice distribution centers. Completion of the first phase is scheduled for late summer 2007. Hanson officials gathered for the recent ground breaking. From left to right, Dan Bernson, Vice Chairman, Hanson Group; Merlin Hanson, Chairman, Hanson Group; Jeff Frazier, VP and General Manager of the new Chicago Consolidation Center, Hanson Logistics; Jim Reits, Executive VP/CFO, Hanson Logistics; Greg Hanson, President, Hanson Group and Hanson Logistics; Andy Janson, Executive VP Business Development, Hanson Logistics. The new 14,500,000 cu. ft. facility will be constructed in three phases with a total of 45,000 pallet positions ranging from deep frozen (-20°F) to (0°F) frozen and (28- 42°F) cooler. Phase 1 will consist of 4,950,000 cu. ft. and 13,000 pallet positions. The facility is designed specifically for high-volume throughput, with a flexible racking design and layout enabling Hanson to meet a variety of customer requirements including case-pick consolidation and cross docking of temperature-controlled food products. Transportation services will include shuttle service for food manufacturers requiring short-term production warehousing, nationwide full-truckload service and Hanson’s Velocities™ multi-vendor consolidation and delivery. Hanson operates Velocities™ from several other facilities and has a scheduled delivery service to key points in a 400-mile radius. As part of this Chicago initiative, the company expects to expand its truck fleet, with a majority of the units domiciled at the new facility, and offer clients rail service via the CN Railroad. Hanson utilizes SSA Global ‘best in class’ Supply Chain Management System which enables end-to-end fulfillment from order inception to order shipping, making it possible to fulfill the perfect order. The Chicago Consolidation Center is situated in the NorthWind Crossings Business Park, where Hanson Logistics has purchased additional acreage for future expansion. “The I-80, I-94 and I-65 corridor in northwest Indiana, specifically the area of Hobart, offers Hanson Logistics and its customers the optimum combination of location, business climate, and robust infrastructure,” said Greg Hanson, President, Hanson Logistics. “Our new logistics campus will be a model of logistics efficiency, as a consolidation center for our clients’ regional and national distribution. We believe it also underscores our commitment to providing world-class temperature-controlled logistics services.” Phase 1 is expected to create up to 40 new jobs in the next 24 months, while also strengthening NW Indiana’s growing reputation as a logistics hub for serving the greater Chicago and Central states area. For additional information on Phase 1 opportunities, contact Andy Janson, ajanson@hansonlogisticsgroup.com. Click here to register for updates on this new facility! Visit the Hanson Logistics website, click here. Contact Hanson Logistics, click here.