Perishable Shipping Solutions Archives

199 transportation and logistics companies make the Inc. 5000 list

18 August 2021

Third-party logistics provider MoLo Solutions was the top-ranked transportation and logistics company on the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held firms in the U.S.

The Chicago-based company debuted on the list at No. 41 overall, experiencing revenue growth of 7,597% between 2017 to 2020.

In all, 199 transportation and logistics companies – including software providers related to the freight industry – made the list this year. It was a 19% increase over 2020, when 176...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/199-transportation-and-logistics-companies-make-the-inc-5000-list

Cold Chain Summit: Perishables e-commerce to keep growing despite delivery challenges

11 August 2021

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How e-commerce is changing the cold chain.

DETAILS: Founded in 2016 and based in Youngstown, Ohio, Perishable Shipping Solutions (PSS) provides warehousing and distribution services of perishable foodstuffs to support manufacturers’ online sales and marketing strategies. PSS operates two warehouses, one in Youngstown and the other in Sacramento, California. It offers two-day ground transit times to the end...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-perishables-e-commerce-to-keep-growing-despite-delivery-challenges

Career Tracks: Onfleet, Perishable Shipping Solutions make C-suite hires

14 December 2020

Onfleet, a provider of last-mile delivery software, has hired Scott Cross as chief financial officer.

Cross is the San Francisco company’s first nonfounder C-suite hire.

Cross has nearly 30 years of financial services experience and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Onfleet said he has a proven track record of successfully building, managing and leading finance, HR and administrative teams for startups and established companies in a variety of industries. Cross has hands-on IPO...

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The Daily Dash: Dual hurricanes threaten Gulf; carriers benefiting from freight volumes

22 August 2020

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, not one, but two potential hurricanes have the Gulf Coast in their sights early next week. Plus, carriers continue to hold all the cards when it comes to rate negotiations, and Amazon charts a new path for merchants.

Double the trouble

In a rare but not unprecedented occurrence, a pair of hurricanes could potentially strike the U.S. Gulf Coast early next week.

Nick Austin is following the storms:...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-daily-dash-dual-hurricanes-threaten-gulf-carriers-benefiting-from-freight-volumes

Cold chain services provider closes $8.7M funding round

21 August 2020

Money flowing through the cold chain to fund logistics real estate expansion projects continues as pandemic-induced stay-at-home lifestyles have become the new norm. Several large operators in the space continue to grow their networks through acquisition and expansion. The smaller companies are getting in on the action as well.

Founded in 2016, temperature-controlled e-commerce fulfillment provider Perishable Shipping Solutions (PSS) announced it has just closed on a Series A funding round...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/cold-chain-services-provider-closes-87m-funding-round