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What
type of company would use a Third Party Transportation
provider?
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Any
company that has a need to move product / cargo from
point A to point B in the most efficient and cost effective
way. These moves could be either within Canada to the
U.S.A. or Internationally via Air, Ground or Ocean.
We are most often contacted by small to mid-size businesses
that do not have the need for a full time Transportation
Specialist.
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What
benefits and advantages are realized when you use Logistics
Associates?
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Cut
Costs
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We
are a non-asset based transportation
provider we represent only the
shipper. We have no exclusive
contracts or relationships with
any carriers. |
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We
are free to utilize the services
of those carriers that are best
suited to fulfill our customers'
needs. We have a large pool
of 'tried and tested' suppliers
that we draw from. |
| Benefit: |
In
addition to significantly reducing
your shipping costs and improving
your company's profitability,
we can avail the resources of
our suppliers . Essentially,
it is like having several thousand
vehicles at your disposal at
any given time. |
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Simplify
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Move
to a single-source for supply-chain
solutions - save money by outsourcing.
Gain from our buying power as
third party logistics provider
and eliminate in-house transportation
infrastructure costs such as
warehouses or truck fleets |
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No
need to try and link together
four or five suppliers, trying
to make a complete chain from
Europe - ship - rail - and truck
to final destination - saving
employees time - saves money |
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Simplify
the Shipping process - one phone
call as opposed to several |
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Focus
on Core Business
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Reliability
- we take the extra step to
ensure that your freight arrives
on time every time. We are professional,
dependability, responsive attitude,
eagerness, enthusiasm and the
commitment to go the extra mile. |
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Allows
you the opportunity to concentrate
on what you do best . . your
Business. |
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Peace
of mind for you - the client.
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Personal
Service
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We
are a small specialty niche,
customer service oriented company. |
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Personal
Service - We know customer service
is a priority. |
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An
associate is always available
to service our customers. They
will continue to document your
needs, expectations and problems,
continually troubleshoot and
offer solutions. We can tailor
solutions to meet individual
customer needs. |
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Competitive
Pricing
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Small company |
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Low
overhead |
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low
overhead translates to competitive
pricing |
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Expertise
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Expertise
and Knowledge of the Logistics
Specialists. our Logistics Specialists
(Tony D'Alessandro & Aziz
Mohamed) each have more than
20 years of experience in the
transportation and logistics
industry. |
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speak
directly to the experts - who
can assess your situation and
provide the appropriate solution |
| Benefit: |
we
can improve your company's profitability |
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You
may ask why use Logistics Associates to transport your
goods?
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The
simple answer is that we take the extra step to ensure
that your freight arrives on time every time. For all
your shipments we will provide follow-up from the time
the goods are picked up to the time the goods are delivered
to their intended destinations
We are a progressive company with up-to-date company
business policies and ethical business practices. We
believe that our professionalism, dependability, responsive
attitude, eagerness, enthusiasm and the commitment to
go the extra mile will translate into peace of mind
for you the client. Therefore, allowing you the opportunity
to concentrate on what you do best . . . your business.
Our Logistics Specialists (Tony D'Alessandro & Aziz
Mohamed) each have more than 20 years of experience
in the transportation and logistics industry.
Also, as a non-asset based transportation provider we
represent only the shipper. We have no exclusive contracts
or relationships with any carriers. Therefore, we are
free to utilize the services of those carriers that
are best suited to fulfill our customers' needs. We
have a large pool of 'tried and tested' suppliers that
we draw from. In doing so, we can significantly reduce
your shipping costs and therefore improve your company's
profitability. We believe that before we can service
our clients we need to know our clients - to understand
what their requirements are and then fulfill their needs.
Unlike other companies we do not provide rate sheets
because the needs of each customer are individually
assessed and each situation must be evaluated on the
merits of the alternatives at the given time. The parameters
and conditions will change from one job to the next.
The objective is to eliminate any unnecessary costs
or delays and treat each instance as unique.
We feel customer service is a priority. An associate
is always available to service our customers. They will
continue to document your needs, expectations and problems,
continually troubleshoot and offer solutions. Working
well with our clients' leads to repeat business and
word of mouth referrals.
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Customers
/ clients of Logistics Associates include (but are not
limited to) the following:
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Exhibit
and Display Companies that design, manufacture and install
trade show booths for multi-national firms such as Kodak,
Hewlett Packard, Xerox, Colgate-Palmolive, Kawasaki,
Yamaha, etc. The exhibit company hires Logistics Associates
to transport their goods to arrive at a specific time
to the venue; that is held either at a convention centre
or hotel; we then 'baby sit' this move from the time
it is picked up to the time it is delivered. We recognize
that if this is not done as planned our client can incur
unnecessary costs or worse be faced with the possibility
of not being able to set up the booth for the show.
Upon completion of the show we ensure that the freight
is picked up before it is 'forced off the floor'. It
is then moved on to its next destination. The general
consensus is that designated show carriers are quite
expensive though their services are quite comparable
to ours.
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A
lot of people ask if we do the setup of the booth and
the disassembling of the booth
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We
do not do this per se. However, we can suggest companies
who operate in various cities across North America for
the installation and disassembly. We just arrange the
transportation to and from the venue. Our Logistics
Specialists are thoroughly experienced in all aspects
of these specialty moves for Conferences, Trade Shows,
Conventions, Theatrical Productions, etc.
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Does
Logistics Associates have their customs broker license?
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No
we are not a customs broker. However, we can recommend
a couple of very reliable customs brokers who we deal
with on an on-going basis and we would be happy to put
you in touch with one of them.
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