Load Delivered Logistics, a leading technology-enabled third-party logistics (3PL) provider, continues its aggressive growth, adding 60 jobs and 24,000 square feet to its existing office in the River North neighborhood of Chicago this year. Load Delivered’s growth was spurred in part by its continued focus on temperature-controlled shipping – a specialization that helped put Load Delivered on the map more than seven years ago.
“The Midwest has always been a major hub for the supply chain industry specifically focusing on frozen food and meat companies,” said Robert Nathan, Load Delivered CEO. “There is a tremendous need for reliable temperature-controlled transportation providers. We chose to specialize in this mode of shipping when we founded the company during the 2008 recession. People weren’t buying plasma TVs, but they still needed to eat.”
Today, temperature-controlled shipping is still prevalent and accounts for nearly half of the company’s business. Load Delivered serves several Chicago-based companies across an array of industries with particular expertise in the food and beverage industry.
Doubling Workforce and Creating Room to Grow Whether specializing early, like they did with temperature-controlled shipping, or entering the e-commerce space in 2014, the Load Delivered team is committed to staying ahead of industry trends. As a result, the company has experienced rapid growth. This year, Load Delivered will surpass 100 associates, with 60 new hires in 2014 alone. By the end of 2016, the company aims to grow to over 250 team members. To adjust for the influx of new associates, the company is adding 24,000 square feet to its office.
The expansion, which will be completed in early August, caters to team members’ needs and encourages career development, two key ingredients to Load Delivered’s culture. The new space will feature a workout facility and a Center for Excellence. The Center will double as a training facility for employees and a home for the company’s many philanthropic efforts, like afterschool tutoring and mentorship programs.
Board of Advisors Guides Load Delivered’s Growth Load Delivered is announcing the members of its board of advisors as a means to support and guide the company through an accelerated growth phase as well as enhance and execute the company’s vision. Each of the three board members have backgrounds in technology and/or supply chain.
Load Delivered’s Board of Advisors includes: • Dave Mullen – Dave Mullen, formerly the CFO and executive vice president of NAVTEQ Corporation, currently serves as a director of Mattersight Corp. and Avid Technology, Inc. Mullen joined NAVTEQ as the CFO in 2002. Prior to serving at NAVTEQ, Mullen led Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. through their IPO as the CFO and president. • Art Mesher – Arthur (Art) Mesher, former CEO of Descartes Systems Group, Inc. currently serves on the board of directors for Versapay, Nulogy Corporation and QHR Technologies Inc. Among his many successes at Descartes, Mesher led the creation of the first on-demand logistics network that provides application and communication capabilities. • Paul Fisher – Paul Fisher stepped down as the president and CEO of CenterPoint Properties Trust in April of 2013 after building and taking the company public. In addition to his current role as the vice chairman of CenterPoint’s board of trustees, Fisher also serves as the Chairman of the Supply Chain Innovation Network of Chicago.
