We’re Open! Chicago Consolidation Center Now Receiving Loads.

It’s big, cold and open for business. Phase One of the Hanson Logistics new temperature-controlled Chicago Consolidation Center is complete and now accepting forward inventory for the company’s Velocities™ Multi-Vendor Consolidation (MVC) Program.

Located near the I-80/94 and I-65 exchange in Hobart, Indiana, the new facility takes advantage of the relatively congestion-free east side of Chicago and is strategically located for efficiently replenishing top retail and foodservice companies. In Velocities™ MVC, Hanson operates a scheduled distribution system, picking orders from cross-docked and forward inventory, then consolidating LTL shipments into a collaborative, multi-vendor truckload. Food manufacturers benefit from a shared truckload rate and a scheduled delivery; retailers and foodservice consignees reduce dock congestion and stock outs. Transportation service also includes inbound shuttles from food manufacturers, national truckload service and Chicago area deliveries.

Phase One consists of fully racked 5,000,000 cu. ft. with 15,000 pallet positions, ranging from deep frozen (-20°F) to frozen (10°F) and cooler (38°F). Despite its impressive size (three phases will total 14,500,000 cu. ft.), the Chicago campus is more about service than buildings.

“This is a transportation hub, not a long-term storage facility,” said Andrew Janson, Hanson Logistics EVP of Business Development. “We've built our reputation on cold storage first, transportation second, so this is a brand extension of sorts. We see consolidation as ‘the next big thing’ in the cold supply chain, and we intend to set the pace.”In addition to tapping into a national distribution systems, customers moving product through the Chicago Consolidation Center will gain access to state-of-the-art RF technologies, and web-based WMS and transportation management services for end-to-end order visibility.

“There is tremendous added value in consolidating at Chicago, especially for companies currently shipping LTL,” continued Janson. “Customers can leverage the best web-based technology, an ideal location and the critical mass that is usually afforded to only the largest shippers.”

Complete information on the Chicago Consolidation Center is available at www.hansonlogisticsgroup.com.

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