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Hill and Griffith Promotes Logistics Service

July 3, 2008
HG Logistics L.L.C. offering North American logistics, transportation, freight and shipping services

Hill and Griffith Co., manufacturers of various chemical products for metalcasting, is introducing specialized logistics services through a new subsidiary, HG Logistics L.L.C. Cincinnati-based Hill and Griffith produces release agents, coatings, parting lubricants, core glues, and other supplies for green sand and permanent mold foundries and diecasters.

HG Logistics L.L.C. is offering transportation services that include personal monitoring of freight from pick-up through delivery across the NAFTA region. It says it maintains a database of contracted carriers (flatbeds, step decks, double drops, reefers, bulk pneumatic, RGNs and vans), and that it provides at least $100,000 of cargo insurance for each shipment.

The company indicates it ships freight through more than 11,000 truckload carriers and most major national and regional LTL carriers. It emphasizes that its established working relationships assure “quality and service” for its customers. “As a Transportation Intermediaries Assn. member, HG Logistics L.L.C. adheres to the professional standards and ethical business values promoted by the TIA Code of Ethics,” it states.

For more information, contact logistics development manager Doug Bierman at tel. ; or by e-mail; or visit www.hglogisticsllc.com