Outsourced Logistics

SANTA FE SPRINGS, California – Working with major grocery chains and retailers nationwide, Weber Distribution, a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider for 85 years, announced today that it has launched a new program called Consolidated Express Service to offer set delivery times for its customers, as well as provide Less Than Truckload (LTL) expedited services at Full Truckload (FTL) rates.

Weber introduced a similar express consolidation program for its confectionary customers, including The Hershey Company, Nestlé, and Ghirardelli several years ago, and is now expanding the service to its food, beverage, health & beauty, and pharmaceutical customer base. Weber is consolidating its customers’ LTL orders with other LTL orders being shipped to the same location by forming strategic alliances with grocery and retail distribution centers, big box retailers and institutional food service docks such as VONS, Target and Walmart, to name a few.

“We were looking for a way to save our customers money and to reduce our use of fuel for the environment so Consolidated Express Service was the perfect solution,” said Mike Epeneter, Senior Vice President, Logistics Services. “By working with our consignees to establish pre-existing appointment times, we can consolidate our customers’ freight and deliver the order to one location. As a result, our customers are able to share in the savings generated by using fewer trucks, burning less diesel fuel, greening of the supply chain and incurring lower wait times for the delivery of their products. It’s really a win-win for our customers, the consignees and Weber.”

Another value-added service Weber is offering through Consolidated Express Service is “Preferred Status” at the consignees’ dock. “Establishing set appointment times with our consignees has allowed us to build a great relationship with the receiving departments, which has reduced and in most cases eliminated potential chargebacks for our customers,” said John Laws, Weber’s Director, Transportation. “And by controlling our own fleet, we can provide our customers with greater visibility to their order and delivery status.”

The Consolidated Express Service program is linked directly to Weber’s Transportation Management System (TMS) to ensure real-time updates of customers’ shipments once they arrive at the consignee’s dock. “This adds flexibility in planning sales and fulfillment of our customers’ orders by ensuring we have timely and accurate information at their disposal,” said Laws.

About Weber Distribution

Based in Los Angeles, Weber Distribution has evolved into a nationwide provider of logistics solutions. Weber’s expertise includes non-asset freight management, various value-added services, asset-based LTL and TL services, including temperature-controlled, dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution, cross-docking/pool distribution, transloading, network optimization modeling and analysis, retail compliance, order fulfillment, material handling, supply chain management, real estate development, and personnel staffing.

Weber specializes in providing its clients with unique logistics solutions primarily to these vertical markets:

 Import

 Retail

 Food & Beverage

 Consumer Packaged Goods

 Chemical/Specialty Products

 Paper

Weber serves many well-known and respected companies such as Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway, General Mills, Hershey, Nestlé, Applica Consumer Products, California Innovations, Scholastic Books, and PPG Industries. As a result of its on-going innovation, experience and dedication, Weber has been the recipient of numerous industry awards, including:

 Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 3PLs

 The Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Privately-Held Companies

 Food Logistics Magazine’s Top 70 3PLs

 Food Logistics Magazine’s FL100 listing of the top technology solution and service providers to the food industry.

 SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

For more information about Weber Distribution and its services, please call 877-624-2700 or visit www.weberdistribution.com.