MELVINDALE, Mich., August. 1, 2008 – Evans Distribution Systems has been named one of the Top 100 Third Party Logistics (3PL) providers in the United States for the sixth year in a row by Inbound Logistics magazine.
Evans, a family-owned company with a 79-year history in the Detroit area, specializes in high-quality logistics services designed to reduce complexity and make logistics easier for their customers. The company provides warehousing and distribution, transportation management, packaging, quality inspection, staffing and other value-added logistics services to companies in various industries, including those in automotive, beverage and chemical businesses.
Inbound Logistics, a leading industry trade publication, evaluated more than 500 3PL companies in compiling its annual rankings. Criteria used to rank 3PL operations included improved efficiency to reduce logistical costs, quality of service, ability to handle increasingly more complex logistical assignments and global support capabilities.
Felicia Stratton, editor of Inbound Logistics Magazine, is quoted as saying, “Companies of all sizes rely on world-class logistics performance to stay competitive in todayÕs global economy. Evans Distribution provides the flexible, innovative supply chain solutions that companies large and small demand. Evans Distribution is responsive to customer needs, and offers strategic solutions designed to drive business process improvement and change. Inbound Logistics editors are proud to recognize Evans Distribution as a 2008 Top 100 3PL.”
Evans Distribution Services, headquartered in Melvindale, Mich., was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. It has evolved into a full-service warehousing, packaging and transportation third-party logistics provider serving the automotive, manufacturing, beverage and chemical industries. The company employs more than 300 associates, the majority of them located in Michigan. Evans also operates full-service facilities in Suffolk, Va., and Devens, Mass.