Penske Logistics Announcement

Penske Logistics Wins Warehousing and 3PL Supplier Award from Whirlpool Corp.

READING, Pa., Oct. 13, 2011 – For the second straight year, Penske Logistics was awarded with the 2010 Supplier of the Year Award for Warehousing and Third-Party Logistics services performed throughout North America, by Whirlpool Corporation.

Penske Logistics handles outbound distribution for all Whirlpool products in North America.  Penske also performs a variety of warehousing, sequencing, and inbound and outbound transportation management services across Whirlpool product lines in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

Penske Logistics earned this award by collaborating with Whirlpool to help drive cost efficiencies, boosting labor productivity, improving inventory accuracy and enhancing freight handling methods to reduce damaged goods.

“We’re pleased to have earned this prestigious honor for a second straight year and we sincerely thank Whirlpool for this recognition and for its close collaboration,” stated Marc Althen, Penske Logistics President.  “Achieving this award would not have been possible without our associates. We congratulate them for their outstanding commitment to customer service and operational excellence.”

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing.  With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services to major industrial and consumer companies throughout the world.  Penske Logistics delivers value through design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, and international freight forwarding and carrier management.  To learn more visit www.PenskeLogistics.com and our “Move Ahead” blog.

Aspen Logistics Announcement

Aspen Logistics, Inc. Introduces a New Recall Tracking Tool

Salt Lake City, Utah, 10.27.10 – Aspen Logistics tackles the potential threat to customers of a slow or non-compliant product recall response by adding a real-time recall report on MyAspenLive.com. Aspen, who is a third-party logistics (3PL) service supplier, operates the supply chains for many large manufacturers in the food, pharmaceutical and pet industries. These industries are susceptible to product recalls and have been placed under scrutiny after a recent rash of tainted products raised calls for an increase in regulations. Aspen created the solution with this issue in mind. It will serve as an instrument to retrieve an accurate, fast, and easily accessible snap-shot essential to a resolution on any materializing recall situation.

The Recall Report is available on the 3PL’s web portal (MyAspenLive.com), which allows it to be run in real-time on any quantity of product. The report, as Aspen puts it, takes a ‘one-stop-shop’ approach at consolidating time-sensitive investigating into a single search. The report filters products according to the company code, SKU, and (optionally) the lot. This offers a customer the ability to view where the questionable product is within their supply chains. If the situation calls for it, the data will be used to quickly pull the inventory before it makes its way to the public.

The solution went live through a beta application a few months ago. After some success with the beta version the solution has been made available to all of those who utilize the MyAspenLive.com customer portal. Aspen expects to see the tool become essential and grow as stiffer regulations are released. Aspen states that with this function there is no longer a need to search through Inbounds, Outbounds, Adjustments, and Inventory separately for recall data.

Aspen Logistics Inc. is a top 100 third party logistics firm who has been in business for over 30 years and operates approximately 3 million square feet of modern refrigerated and ambient warehouse facilities along with their own fleet of trucks. Aspen specializes in a variety of value-added services, including co-packing, pick pack, just-in-time inventory management and time sensitive custom deliveries. Aspen is a specialist in the retail and healthcare supply chain and understanding the details involved with shipping to major retailers and grocery chains has been a key to its successes.