PLS Logistics

PLS Logistics Service (PLS) is an American third-party logistics company in the metal, lumber, and building industries.^[2] Headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, PLS Logistics Services provides freight transportation, logistics, and technology services for businesses. PLS serves a variety of companies, including suppliers, producers, wholesalers, service centers, and end-users.

PLS Logistics

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Logistics
Founded	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Headquarters	Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania , United States
Number of locations	10 sales offices (2016)
Key people	Gregory Burns (CEO), Joe Bielawski (COO)
Number of employees	500[1] (2017)
Website	www.plslogistics.com

As of 2021^[update], PLS managed more than 1 million loads annually throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico via all major freight modes: full truckload, LTL, rail, barge, air, ocean, and intermodal.^[3][4]

History

PLS was founded in 1991 as Pittsburgh Logistics Systems to transport steel for industrial companies. Later renamed PLS Logistics Services, the company has expanded its services to many other industries yet remains the largest industrial-focused third-party logistics (3PL).^[5]

PLS Logistics originally started in the metal and mining industries, supporting the need of the steel industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They then expanded into retail, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), oil and gas, heavy haul, building, and construction industries. PLS Logistics has also transported military supplies and government freight.

Operations

PLS’s transportation options include less than truckload (LTL), full truckload (FTL), rail, air, ocean, intermodal, refrigerated, flatbed, specialized and oversized loads, and expedited shipping services. On average, PLS Logistics moves 3,000 shipments daily in North America.^{[citation needed]}