HG Logistics LLC is a transportation broker in Cincinnati, Ohio that goes beyond providing truckload services. In addition, HG Logistics LLC is a third party logistics company that also offers extensive LTL services. In the past year alone, HG Logistics has transported approximately 5000 loads and of those 5000 loads 24% of them were LTLs.

HG Logistics’ employee, Michelle Webster, devotes a great deal of her time quoting LTLs , scheduling them for pick up, and monitoring them for delivery. Michelle does an excellent  job making sure all our LTL customers are completely satisfied.

If you are in need of LTL services, contact Michelle Webster at 513-244-3022, and she will be glad to assist you.

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I recently came back into the logistics business after completing a non-compete clause with my prior employer. I landed here at HG Logistics and have found it to be much more of a “team” environment than before. Everybody is very willing to help with any questions, and there is a sense of a close-knit type of connection here between all employees, versus the cold, meat grinder type of feel with past experiences. The opportunity for success here is virtually unlimited, which makes me excited to be part of a growing company where I truly feel as though I can have an impact not only for the benefit of HG Logistics, but also for my personal goals and those of my family.

On the personal side, I am an avid bass fisherman. I also enjoy spending time with my 11 year old daughter, Lilli (who is a pretty good bass fisher herself!!). Other than that, I enjoy golfing, riding bicycles, motorcycles, boating and anything else that is outdoors. When it gets cold outside, I enjoy playing chess, reading, watching movies and enjoying my family.

HG Logistics LLC, a freight broker located in Cincinnati, Ohio, has freight opportunities in the South and Southeast regions. We are looking for quality carriers available to run these lanes.

If you are a carrier interested in this opportunity presented by HG Logistics, LLC please contact Duke Heller at 877-574-4744 ext. 4196.

At HG Logistics spring has sprung
For our employee, Steve, love has just begun.

Before, Steve enjoyed his bachelor years
Going to parties and drinking a few beers.

But all he knew was about to change
Love meant priorities he would rearrange.

Steve has always been quite the jock
When it comes to sports, Beth’s no kid on the block.

Love for sports is what set them on track
Steve admired that mean bat Beth could crack.

Don’t be fooled because sports was not all
For Beth’s great beauty Steve was about to fall.

Their love bloomed under the starry sky
A twinkling in their eyes no one could deny.

Despite warnings from a doubtful few
Steve bought a ring from a jeweler he knew.

On a mountaintop in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
He pulled out the ring and got on one knee.

With his voice shaking all nervously
Steve asked, “My darling, Beth, will you marry me?”

With tears pouring, her voice shaking too
Beth answered, “Oh yes, Steve, you know I love you.”

Has the date been set? You may ask, “When?”
Mark it down–October Ninth Two-Thousand and Ten.

With Steve, HG Logistics likes to poke fun
The guys tease him–it is not too late to run.

But with all joking put to rest
HG sincerely wishes Steve and Beth the best.

Soon you will become Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hunt
Who knows? By next year, you may have a little runt.

Congratulations Steve and Beth

The relationship between a husband and wife must maintain a certain standard in order for the marriage to succeed. The same holds true in the transportation business. As a third party logistics company located in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in moving freight throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, HG Logistics LLC understands that some of the same standards we adhere to in a marriage can also apply to our relationship between our carriers and our customers. Some of those standards are listed below:

• Communication is essential for survival.
• Avoid the storms and if you can’t, weather through them with caution.
• Never cross the line or you may face a head-on collision.
• Keep appointments and never break a date.
• Show respect for each other.
• Be honest and open.
• Don’t point fingers; take responsibility.
• Make a point to show your appreciation for one another.
• If you don’t like what is served for dinner, eat it anyway.
• Keep your eyes from wandering or you may end up in a ditch on the side of the road.

1. Personalized monitoring of your shipment from pickup through delivery.

2. Specialize in all types of freight services: heavy haul, oversized, bulk material loads, temperature controlled, expedited, and LTL shipments.

3. Competitive rates.

4. Easy access to a nationwide database of reliable carriers.

5. Screen all carriers for safety record and insurance requirements.

6. Reliable–We Get the Job Done!

7. Strong, long-lasting relationship with our customers.

8. Service areas throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

9. Members of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) and adhere to the professional standards and ethical values promoted by the TIA Code of Ethics.

10. Pledge hard work and dedication in every transaction.

More employers today are doing away with the traditional time-off benefits of vacation days, sick days, and personal days. Instead, they are adopting a new concept called Paid Time Off (PTO). The idea of Paid Time Off (PTO) is to combine all time-off benefits into one “bank” of days off with pay. An employee will have so many days in their “bank,” and they can be used for any reason the employee needs to take time off, whether it be for illness, vacation, or to volunteer at their child’s school.

In January 2010, HG Logistics LLC, a Cincinnati, Ohio freight broker servicing customers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, made the decision to incorporate a PTO plan in their company’s policies.

PTO offers advantages to both the employer and employees.

Advantages For the Employer:

• The flexibility of PTO helps employers attract and retain talented employees.
• The burden for employers to track vacation, sick, and personal days is lightened, and more responsibility is shifted to the employees to use these days at their own discretion.
• PTO gives employers some control over unscheduled absences, which often becomes a serious and costly matter for companies.

Advantages For the Employee:

• Employees enjoy the flexibility that PTO offers.
• Employees who normally do not take sick days will feel more free to use their PTO days without worrying that it will reflect poorly on their attendance.

I have worked for HG Logistics LLC, a third party logistics company in Cincinnati, OH, since its start up 3 1/2 years ago. Recently, I was given the title “Team Leader.” I felt a good place to start in learning my new position was to concentrate on the “team” aspect. Coincidentally, I had just read a book that addressed this very idea called The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack. Stack emphasizes the idea of approaching business as a game, not because he does not take it seriously, but because he does. Part of the “game” concept is making everyone, from the President to the janitor, feel as though they are part of the team. Stack explains the importance of the team is to ensure everyone is working towards the same goals.

 Although I found his book quite interesting, I also read a story my daughter wrote about for a school assignment that I found even more inspiring. Even though she is writing about the qualities of a successful athlete, I believe these same qualities can apply to anyone who wants to be a good team player in the business world. Following is what she had to say about the qualities of a team leader and the significance of teamwork.

 Talent, attitude, strength of mind, leadership, and perseverance are all qualities I believe make up a successful athlete.  However, I have concluded that it is not always the athlete with the multi-million dollar contract that is the most successful.  There is one man I read about that fits the description better than most of your top athletes.  You have probably never heard of Dick Hoyt, but him and his son, Rick, teamed up to run the Ironman Triathlon, one of the most grueling sporting events in which anyone can participate.  What makes their story so amazing is that Rick has been handicapped since birth when his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and cut oxygen off to his brain.  As a result, Rick cannot swim, ride a bike, or run.  Therefore, when they compete, Dick swims while pulling Rick lying in a small raft, cycles with Rick sitting in a seat-pod attached to the front of the bike, and runs while pushing Rick in a special wheelchair. 

 Dick Hoyt had to possess all the necessary characteristics of a successful athlete to even attempt such a task.  Dick had the natural athleticism to swim 2.4 miles, cycle for 112 miles, and run for 26.2 miles.  However, it was his go-to attitude that carried him through the course.  He did not quit when the waves knocked him back and forth, or when his muscles burned with pain as he peddled up and down the course, or when he could barely catch his breath as he jogged the grueling path.  He maintained a strong mindset as he focused on the reward the race had to offer—the reward of seeing the smile on his son’s face as they crossed the finish line, the trust in his son’s eyes for a father who kept his promises, and the love in his son’s heart for a father who sacrificed it all.  Dick was the leader who led by example, and united them together as a team. Dick provided the physical and Rick the mental.  Dick was his son’s legs, and Rick was his father’s motivation.  They persevered and together they finished the race.

 Rick did not even have the ability to walk, yet his father, Dick, could never have accomplished what he did without Rick. They did not win the race, but together they crossed the finish line, and they both became winners.

 My goal as Team Leader at HG Logistics LLC is for all employees to work as a team in order to overcome each others’ weaknesses and to build on each others’ strengths. When we work as a team, we are all playing the same game, shooting for the same goals, and in the end, we too will be winners.

Nancy

Cincinnati, OH, January 8, 2010—

HG Logistics, LLC, a third party broker company specializing in moving freight in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, announced in January 2010 that Doug Bierman has been promoted to General Manager.

David Greek, President of The Hill and Griffith Company, a well established manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio, looked to expand and strengthen his relationship with his customers. As part of that expansion, David Greek ventured to start up his own truck brokerage company, and in September 2006, he hired Doug Bierman as the Logistics Development Manager. Doug had full responsibility for building a customer base, developing a database of reliable carriers, overseeing dispatching and load progression, and establishing a dependable, supporting staff of employees to help him accomplish the company’s goals.

 In just a short three years of business, HG Logistics LLC has achieved great success and as a result, it has increased from 1 to 8 employees. This success would not have been possible without the consistent effort of Doug Bierman. The promotion to General Manager is well deserved, and HG Logistics LLC extends their congratulations to Doug on his success.

During these trying economical times, more carriers are resorting to unethical and deceptive business practices. Carriers are requesting in transit agreement modifications in which they are demanding payment after they pick up the load, but before delivering the freight.

Carriers are using such tactics as repeatedly calling the third party broker, the shipper, and the receiver demanding payment. These numerous, unwelcome interruptions are causing headaches for all parties involved.

At HG Logistics LLC, we are working to eliminate these problems by checking all our carriers for due diligence through are Carrier 411 service. Carrier 411 reports that brokers can make themselves less vulnerable to fraudulent practices by identifying suspect conditions such as:

• Similar Company Names
• Coinciding Telephone Numbers
• Multiple Business Registrations and Addresses
• Coexisting Business

This season do not be taken by an Ebenezer Scrooge. Make a list, check it twice; do your research would be HG Logiistics’ advice.