Great Lakes Brewing Leverages TMS

Great Lakes Brewing Company (GLBC) selects the third party logistics (3PL) provider, Transplace, to handle its North American transportation management activities. GLBC will leverage Transplace’s comprehensive logistics technology and services expected to improve transportation planning, execution and management of all outbound shipments from its central distribution center to its growing distributor network throughout the Great Lakes region and surrounding areas.

 

“Since our founding, Great Lakes Brewing Company has been committed to providing our customers with a high-quality product and service experience,” says Daniel Conway, president and co-founder of Great Lakes Brewing Company. “It was important for us to select a logistics service provider that understood and aligned with our company culture and values, and would work collaboratively with us to optimize our transportation operations and improve service levels in an environmentally respectful way.”

 

Great Lakes Brewing Company, which is comprised of a brewery and brewpub, was founded in 1988 by brothers Daniel and Pat Conway as the first microbrewery in the state of Ohio and today remains Ohio’s most celebrated and award-winning brewer of lagers and ales. GLBC currently produces over 100,000 barrels annually and serves 13 states and Washington D.C.

 

Transplace aims to streamline the daily operations of GLBC’s freight flows in North America. The 3PL will procure and manage the beer company’s truckload contracts with the carrier community and ensure compliance with temperature requirements associated with beverage shipments.