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States Logistics is a provider of third-party logistics services 1 with a client base of more than 300 customers and over 4 million square feet of public and contract warehouse space. The company operates in Southern California and Arizona servicing a wide range of industries.

Services

Warehousing: dry/ambient storage, temperature controlled storage, shipping/receiving, appointment scheduling, pallet tracking, small parcel shipping, inventory control, cycle counting, cross-docking, customized reporting, and imports/exports. Transportation: company operated fleet services, such as biodiesel powered tractors, Truckload (TL), Less Than Truckload (LTL) and Multi-Vendor Consolidated Program services, liftgate and local deliveries, interstate and multi-stop deliveries, yard hostling, drayage, container transfers, and flatbeds and reefers; Transportation Management services: assembly and distribution, brokerage, freight forwarding, shipment routing, appointments, and reporting. 1

Packaging services: modular displays, shrink film wrapping, promotional packs, custom assembly, hand assembly labeling and packaging design, re-packing/re-working, and kitting.

Additional Services: consolidation, co-packing, fulfillment, inspection, inventory management, module/floorstand displays, pallet exchange, pick and pack, pool distribution, reverse logistics, sorting, and transloading services. 1

History

It was started in 1958 by Richard and Jewel May as a warehousing and trucking company. It is based in Buena Park, California. Danny Monson is the current States Logistics Services President and CFO. 3

Sustainability

States Logistics Services uses solar power for their warehouses.The newest facility in Tolleson, Ariz., it incorporated a rooftop solar array, which has been successful in generating a significant portion of the facility’s power. States installed a second solar energy system consisting of more than 1,000 solar panels on the roof at its corporate office in Buena Vista, Calif. The system generates about 560,000 kilowatts of power annually, which is equivalent to providing electricity to 51 American homes year after year. The facility’s fleet is currently about 45% electric and 55% propane. 3

http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30691217 http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/20110710arizona-distribution-center.html 3. http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/view/sustainability_green_trends_growing_in_materials_handling/forklifts 4. http://media.cygnus.com/files/base/FL/document/2015/08/Top3PLChart.pdf