{"id":3745,"date":"2014-01-31T03:29:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T08:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2018-10-22T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T20:46:05","slug":"selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting a 3PL &#8211; 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click to register for this free webinar: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anymeeting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Selecting a 3PL: 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Wednesday, February 12, 1:00 pm &#8211; 1:30 pm)<\/p>\n<p>Companies with logistics needs are increasingly using 3rd party logistics providers (3PLs).<\/p>\n<p>Contracting with a 3PL is a great choice as long as you pick the right 3PL. The right 3PL can save your company money, improve service and generally make life easier.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing the wrong 3PL can be a living nightmare. A bad 3PL can cost you a lot of money, waste your time and ruin your customer relationships.<\/p>\n<p>In this free webinar, participants will learn 8 things that every great 3PL does.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to register: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anymeeting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Selecting a 3PL: 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Presenter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Lynch is the General Manager of Rock Solid Business Solutions, which specializes in over the road transportation in North America. Prior to joining Rock Solid, Joe led a supply chain consultancy, which focused on the automotive sector.<\/p>\n<p>During his 25 years in the automotive industry, Joe led a variety of consulting engagements including: value stream mapping, lean product development, supplier development, module strategy, and quality improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Joe has successfully launched cars in China and Thailand. Early in his career, Joe worked as an automotive design release engineer.<\/p>\n<p>Joe shares his insights on his blog, \u201cThe Logistics of Logistics\u201d, which is recognized as one of the top logistics and supply chain blogs. He has a BBA from Cleary University and a MA from University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anymeeting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Selecting a 3PL: 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to register for this free webinar: Selecting a 3PL:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[811],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-selecting-a-3pl-2"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"joelynch","author_link":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/author\/joelynch\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Selecting a 3PL - 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do | The Logistics of Logistics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Selecting a 3PL - 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do | The Logistics of Logistics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Click to register for this free webinar: Selecting a 3PL:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Logistics of Logistics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-01-31T08:29:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-10-22T20:46:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"joelynch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"joelynch\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"joelynch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/047ee8f3001877502c1dce72965c2fc2\"},\"headline\":\"Selecting a 3PL &#8211; 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-01-31T08:29:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-10-22T20:46:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\"},\"wordCount\":264,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Selecting a 3PL\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\",\"name\":\"Selecting a 3PL - 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do | The Logistics of Logistics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-01-31T08:29:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-10-22T20:46:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/047ee8f3001877502c1dce72965c2fc2\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"selecting a 3PL\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Logistics of Logistics\",\"description\":\"3PL Growth Strategies \/ Logistics &amp; Supply Chain Training\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/047ee8f3001877502c1dce72965c2fc2\",\"name\":\"joelynch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31de1763aa673fdbd4873fd3a1227e08cfdb457850ddd0aca962b1dbfb1a7e27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31de1763aa673fdbd4873fd3a1227e08cfdb457850ddd0aca962b1dbfb1a7e27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"joelynch\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/author\/joelynch\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Selecting a 3PL - 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do | The Logistics of Logistics","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Selecting a 3PL - 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do | The Logistics of Logistics","og_description":"Click to register for this free webinar: Selecting a 3PL:","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/","og_site_name":"The Logistics of Logistics","article_published_time":"2014-01-31T08:29:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-10-22T20:46:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"joelynch","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"joelynch","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/"},"author":{"name":"joelynch","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/047ee8f3001877502c1dce72965c2fc2"},"headline":"Selecting a 3PL &#8211; 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do","datePublished":"2014-01-31T08:29:59+00:00","dateModified":"2018-10-22T20:46:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/"},"wordCount":264,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","articleSection":["Selecting a 3PL"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/","name":"Selecting a 3PL - 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do | The Logistics of Logistics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","datePublished":"2014-01-31T08:29:59+00:00","dateModified":"2018-10-22T20:46:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/047ee8f3001877502c1dce72965c2fc2"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/selecting-3pl-8-things-great-3pls\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","width":400,"height":300,"caption":"selecting a 3PL"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/","name":"The Logistics of Logistics","description":"3PL Growth Strategies \/ Logistics &amp; Supply Chain Training","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/047ee8f3001877502c1dce72965c2fc2","name":"joelynch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31de1763aa673fdbd4873fd3a1227e08cfdb457850ddd0aca962b1dbfb1a7e27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31de1763aa673fdbd4873fd3a1227e08cfdb457850ddd0aca962b1dbfb1a7e27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"joelynch"},"url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/author\/joelynch\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_8809288_xs.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}