Be assured with our wide range of value-added services.

The logistics requirements of today’s businesses are increasingly varied and complex. Letting Commodity Logistics design and maintain your logistics system is the effective, reliable solution.

Our value-added services are designed to handle all your needs with maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness – and no hassles or headaches. Your products and goods are where you want them, when you want them, how want them.

Collaborative logistics – Commodity Logistics can design collaborative networks with other divisions of your company or with other shippers. Co-locating allows you to streamline your transportation and storage operations while significantly lowering your costs. This is a significant money-saving opportunity – take advantage of it with Commodity Logistics.

Contract logistics – We can handle all your warehousing logistics needs – from forklifts and personnel to computers and data tracking systems – on a contract basis. You’ll receive high-quality service from real warehousing experts, while saving money and resources that you can better devote to your core business.

Warehousing - Warehousing can be a real drain on time, money and resources. So let us handle the job. Our experts can design a warehousing and distribution system that meets your requirements while saving you time and money.

Our solutions are tailored, yet flexible enough, to accommodate changing space requirements. And with our nationwide warehousing presence, we can have your goods at precisely the best location for distribution.

Trans-loading - Import or export, we can trans-load virtually any type of freight via railcars, trailers or ocean containers. Stacked, floor loaded or palletized, we’ll transport your products smoothly and efficiently across oceans, time zones and borders. Our transportation department is even equipped with soft-sided curtain units, allowing for delivery of long or uniquely shaped materials.

Cross-docking - Commodity Logistics has the answers to your temporary storage needs. We provide timely, efficient cross-docking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with quick turnarounds and excellent access to thruways and rail service.

Coast-to-coast Transportation Service - Use our private transportation assets or let us manage your freight with your carriers of choice, saving you time and costs. Our private fleet, which consists of both standardized and specialized (reefer, air conditioned and heated) vehicles, can handle your regional transportation needs on a 24/7 basis. We also offer Beehive Xpress brokerage services so that you can contact one partner with one phone call and take care of all of your transportation needs.

Be in control with our advanced information systems.

Accurate, up to the minute shipping and satellite tracking information is essential to any company’s profitability. At Commodity Logistics, we provide the information you need instantly and easily, giving you complete control over inventory and distribution. Our warehouse management software can be integrated with your software via EDI, the Web, e-mail, customized printing and more. With Commodity Logistics, you’re always in the know…never in the dark.

CLI Track - CLI Track, our online satellite tracking system, lets you to track your shipments and view inventory online. At CLI, we don’t just track our tractors, but also our individual trailers. It’s easy to use and features reporting capabilities summarizing delivery details, stock status and more. You can even track multiple shipments simultaneously. Each report may be viewed online or downloaded to your computer.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - EDI remains one of the main technologies for data transfer between companies, allowing numerous transactions to be sent and received with minimal effort. We support EDI using ASCII X12 transaction sets.

Be in the right places with our centrally located facilities.

Our coast-to-coast logistics and warehousing facilities offer millions of square feet of storage space. These locations offer many advantages such as proximity to major markets, lower per-mile transport costs and even generous tax deferments and exemptions. We can also contract storage space in any location of your choosing throughout the United States.

Foreign-Trade Zone - Situated in Foreign-Trade Zone #138, our Columbus, Ohio headquarters can help you achieve substantial savings on storage, duty fees and inventory tax. FTZ usage is especially beneficial for companies that produce merchandise in the U.S. utilizing foreign components and store foreign-sourced merchandise in the United States.  Merchandise in the FTZ may be stored, processed, assembled, displayed, manufactured, re-labeled and re-exported. Components in various stages of reproduction can be transferred among Foreign Trade Zones.

Foreign-Trade Zone Advantages:

• Postponement of duty payments on foreign merchandise until product leaves the FTZ.
• Reduction of customs duties on foreign components.
• Elimination of U.S. Customs duties on certain foreign merchandise.
• Elimination of U.S. Customs duties on defective foreign articles.
• Potential exemption from inventory tax on foreign goods.

Be part of a winning partnership. Choose Commodity Logistics.

Outsourcing logistics is a good idea. Outsourcing with Commodity Logistics is a smart idea.  Very smart.

As a true logistics partner, we work to build stable, long-term relationships for long-term success. We design solutions that help you manage your business more efficiently and profitably. Today and tomorrow. We have the expertise, technology and resources to handle all of your needs. And we’re committed to providing you with the most helpful, responsive customer service possible.

The bottom line:  your logistics requirements are taken care of with Commodity Logistics as your partner. Effectively. Efficiently. Entirely to your satisfaction.

Businesses across the United States, including some of the biggest names in corporate America, are experiencing the advantages of partnering with Commodity Logistics. So can your business.

To learn how, visit our web site at www.cli.cc or contact us at 1-800-646-1771.