Superior Logistics Chooses Strategic Airside Location at Rickenbacker International Airport for U.S. Expansion
COLUMBUS – Third-party logistics provider Superior Logistics <http://www.superiorlog.net> recently became the newest business to establish an airside operation at cargo-dedicated Rickenbacker International Airport. Superior Logistics is leasing 20,000 square feet of office and warehouse space from the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which operates Rickenbacker International Airport and develops surrounding property.
Headquartered in Illinois, Superior Logistics brings to Rickenbacker their international airfreight operations including a specialty in import deconsolidation, the process of breaking down bulk international shipments into multiple outbound shipments for final inland delivery. The company’s subsidiary Ablaze Transportation Inc. serves the landside operation of freight transfer, including pickup and delivery through their road feeder network.
“Finding a good fit – a location where we can meet the market demands of our clients – was a crucial component of our decision to establish roots at Rickenbacker,” said Jeff Bruner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Superior Logistics. “We enjoy the access the area offers and we have expectations of growth in the future.”
Currently, the Superior Logistics Rickenbacker location employs 35 full- and part-time employees with plans for personnel expansion as volume grows. In addition, the company operates an office in Franklin Park, Illinois.
“We welcome Superior Logistics and the valuable services they bring to Rickenbacker International Airport,” said David Whitaker, Vice President of Business Development for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. “Their presence strengthens the airport’s and region’s logistics assets.”
With service by such airlines as FedEx, UPS, Evergreen, Kalitta and Southern Air, Rickenbacker International Airport is a key component of Rickenbacker Inland Port, a multi-modal logistics hub known internationally for its network of cargo airlines, freight forwarders and trucking companies. Additional components of the inland port include the Norfolk Southern Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal, expansive industrial development and a US Foreign-Trade Zone.
Opportunities for airside development at the cargo-dedicated airport are available, including an existing 48,000 square-foot airside facility and a 30,000 square-foot hangar. Space also is reserved for future development of a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility and additional air cargo terminals. For more information, visit RickenbackerInlandPort.com or contact Angie Tabor, Manager of Communications for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, at 614-239-4081.
Headquartered in Illinois, Superior Logistics brings to Rickenbacker their international airfreight operations including a specialty in import deconsolidation, the process of breaking down bulk international shipments into multiple outbound shipments for final inland delivery. The company’s subsidiary Ablaze Transportation Inc. serves the landside operation of freight transfer, including pickup and delivery through their road feeder network.
“Finding a good fit – a location where we can meet the market demands of our clients – was a crucial component of our decision to establish roots at Rickenbacker,” said Jeff Bruner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Superior Logistics. “We enjoy the access the area offers and we have expectations of growth in the future.”
Currently, the Superior Logistics Rickenbacker location employs 35 full- and part-time employees with plans for personnel expansion as volume grows. In addition, the company operates an office in Franklin Park, Illinois.
“We welcome Superior Logistics and the valuable services they bring to Rickenbacker International Airport,” said David Whitaker, Vice President of Business Development for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. “Their presence strengthens the airport’s and region’s logistics assets.”
With service by such airlines as FedEx, UPS, Evergreen, Kalitta and Southern Air, Rickenbacker International Airport is a key component of Rickenbacker Inland Port, a multi-modal logistics hub known internationally for its network of cargo airlines, freight forwarders and trucking companies. Additional components of the inland port include the Norfolk Southern Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal, expansive industrial development and a US Foreign-Trade Zone.
Opportunities for airside development at the cargo-dedicated airport are available, including an existing 48,000 square-foot airside facility and a 30,000 square-foot hangar. Space also is reserved for future development of a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility and additional air cargo terminals. For more information, visit RickenbackerInlandPort.com or contact Angie Tabor, Manager of Communications for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, at 614-239-4081.