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Columbus, OH. April 29, 2022 - ODW Logistics was selected as a 2022 Top Freight Brokerage, Dry Storage, and Refrigerated Warehousing provider by Transport Topics. Transport Topics is the nation's logistics and trucking news leader. Every year Transport Topics ranks 3PLs and Freight Brokerage companies across a variety of logistics categories. ODW Logistics has been a consistent representative in...

John R. Ness is CEO and majority shareholder of ODW Logistics, Inc. and affiliates. ODW is a $305 million Third Party Logistics Provider (3PL) headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. ODW is high-growth business that helps clients transform their supply chain into a worry-free, highly efficient engine for their business. ODW designs and delivers omni-channel logistics solutions that includes: supply chai...

Dusty Martin is the Director of Operations for ODW Logistics, where he oversees 4 of our Columbus, Ohio Distribution Centers. We sat down with Dusty to learn more about the impact his role has on ODW and our clients. 1. What’s your background and previous work experience? When I graduated college from the University of Cincinnati I ended of working for Enterprise-Rent-a-car for 6 years where I r...

Revenue at Crystal and GeneHughey’s commercial cleaning business has remained stagnant for three years, but it’s not because of a lack of opportunity. Their company, Corporate CleaningInc., can’t grow its staff quickly enough to take on new clients as it tries to compete for workers in a tight and quickly shifting labor market. The Hugheys raised their starting wage to $15 per hour and added healt...

Going Beyond the Basics With hundreds of 3PL providers competing for your business, you might assume that it’s easy to find the right one. Maybe it’s as simple as getting a few quotes and taking the lowest bid. That sounds great until your deliveries are not on time, inevitable challenges arise or the provider simply lacks the scale to meet your needs. It’s better to take a more strategic approa...