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offers its clients services that optimize logistics effi-
ciencies while saving them money. KDL helps clients
to get their goods and raw materials from point A to
point B in the most cost-efficient and practical man-
ner possible, inclusive of transportation, warehousing,
and distribution.
KDL was established in 1999 as a wholly-owned sub-
sidiary of a large transportation and service organiza-
tion. “We began as a division under an asset-based
carrier,” says Ian Tsai, KDL’s Executive Vice President.
“When I use the term ‘asset,’ I mean tractors, trailers,
and drivers. Our division would procure rates from the
asset-heavy companies, connect it to our rate shop-
ping technology, and present it in the most cost effec-
tive manner for shippers.”
According to Tsai, KDL’s mission from the past to now
is still the same – consulting, managing logistics, and
supplying its customers with the best shipping solu-
tions available although the landscape of the industry
has changed profoundly with the coming of the com-
puter age.
“Back then, if I was a traffic manager, I probably did
not know all the carriers out there,” Tsai says. “A lot of
the information was word-of-mouth, trade magazines,
long-term relationships. Or you’d see a truck on the
road and you’d call them to understand exactly what
they do. But information technology has made it so
simple for people today to Google search everything
you need to know about a company.”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
KDL
WHAT:
A third party logistics provider that offers
its clients transportation services and logistics
solutions
WHERE:
Headquarters in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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