HomeHome ProductsProducts Customer PortalCustomer Portal Team BlogTeam Blog NewsNews Why Choose Logistick?Why Choose Logistick? Success StoriesSuccess Stories VideosVideos FAQFAQ CompanyCompany ContactContact

Archive for July, 2009

Capital Solutions Bancorp: Back-to-school spending Expect Increase in 2009

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
back-to-school-colorful-child-writing

Frugal is the word for back-to-school shopping, click here to read the article!Small businesses and retailers concerned with their working capital may soon see some relief, as a recent survey by Deloitte found that consumers will be guarding their spending a little less intensely this back-to-school shopping season.

The survey found that 64 percent of consumers plan to reduce their spending on back-to-school items this year, compared to 71 percent who did so in 2008.

back to school logistickDiscount and value department stores will likely see the largest boost in sales, with 90 percent of respondents indicating that they will be doing their shopping at those stores, compared to 40 percent at dollar stores and 29 percent at office supply stores.

Truck Drivers Often Unfairly Blamed for Accidents

Monday, July 20th, 2009

night drive

A truck driving association praised the driver of the truck involved in yesterday’s fiery explosion on 75 in Hazel Park and called for more safety programs to educate car and truck drivers.

“We’re looking to improve the safety of car drivers and truck drivers,” said Clayton Boyce, spokesman for the American Trucking Associations.

Evolution of Moving Freight

Monday, July 13th, 2009

DylanTrainTracksIn today’s ever changing economy adaptability and evolving is more important than ever. With the uncertainty of fuel prices and continued global recession it’s important to be able to save money where ever possible. Although there is no one answer to solve all your companies problems shipping via the railroad or Intermodal can be a very cost effective solution to help save money. Combining the fuel efficiency of shipping Intermodal with Logistick’s new AAR Certified Super Wedge for blocking and bracing to cut claims and damages on shipped goods this will drastical cut costs in many situations. While shipping Intermodal is not always the best way to move your companies freight, with rising costs of fuel it’s definitely worth looking into as many railroads are following the same trends as trucking companies and offering rate reductions.

2009 Damage Prevention and Freight Claim Annual Conference

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Logistick will be exhibiting at the 117th Annual 2009 Damage Prevention and Freight Claim Annual Conference on June 29 – July 1, 2009 at the West Mission Hills, Rancho Mirage, CA.

If you would like samples of our Super Wedge XL which we just received our AAR Certification letter on, please feel free to call Jan Mannen at 574-968-4406.

Home | Products | Customer Portal | Team Blog | News | Why Choose Logistick? | Success Stories | Videos | FAQ's | Company | Contact | Links
800-758-5840 Toll Free
574-271-2565 Local
574-271-2574 Fax
2007 Logistick, Inc, All rights reserved.
  Green Business Certified