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Zipline Logistics Donates Equivalent of $32,000 in Groceries to Mid-Ohio Foodbank

(Columbus, Ohio) – Columbus-based third-party logistics provider (3PL) Zipline Logistics raised a record-setting amount of food and financial support for Mid-Ohio Foodbank. As part of Zipline’s annual Strike Out Hunger bowling event participants raised more than previous years for a total of 1,925 pounds of non-perishables and $3,252 in monetary support. With every $1 donated […]

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Walmart’s New Standards: Overcoming Retail Compliance Challenges

https://sfa.ziplinelogistics.com/blog/walmart-otif-may-2019/ Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder and President of Zipline Logistics, shares with Logistics Management how companies can overcome the challenges presented by Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards. Effective February 2017, Walmart is going to require its suppliers (shippers) to meet a two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window, as well as up its required […]

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Truckload Capacity Correction

In the first half of 2016, U.S. truck capacity was plentiful. This is expected to change in the second half of the year, with more pressure amounting on shipping rates. Walter Lynch, CEO of Zipline Logistics, speaks with JOC.com about his concerns with trucking partners and this likely truckload capacity correction in the second half of the year. […]

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Zipline Logistics Named as One of Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers

(Columbus, Ohio) – Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Zipline Logistics to its 2016 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list. The Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list serves as a resource guide of third-party logistics and cold storage […]

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Zipline Logistics Named as One of Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers

(Columbus, Ohio) – Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Zipline Logistics to its 2016 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list. The Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list serves as a resource guide of third-party logistics and cold storage […]

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Shifting Away from Generalist Strategies in Logistics

A version of this article originally appeared in the August/September 2016 issue of Global Trade Magazine. Remarkably, the term third-party logistics (3PL) made its way into industry vocabulary just over 20 years ago. New transportation and warehousing companies seemed to materialize overnight and solutions to complex supply chain issues abounded. We entered into an age […]

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Zipline Logistics Marks Continued Growth With Leadership Promotions

(Columbus, Ohio) – Rick Althoff and Ian Moy, long-standing team members of Zipline Logistics, the Columbus-based and nationally recognized mid-size 3PL, have been promoted to national management roles within the company. Both expand their responsibilities with oversight of new carrier regions, talent development initiatives, and aggressive operational and sales goals. “More than traditional promotions, this […]

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J.J. Rodeheffer of Zipline Logistics Appointed to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

(Columbus, Ohio) – Zipline Logistics, the Columbus-based and nationally recognized mid-size 3PL, is proud to share that founder and partner J.J. Rodeheffer has been appointed to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors through 2018. “The Chamber has been essential to our business success since we opened our doors and I am excited to now […]

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