(Transport Topics)
ODW Logistics is opening a 200,000-square-foot logistics center near Columbus, Ohio, to expand its e-commerce capabilities. The facility on Interstate 71 in Grove City is within a 10-hour drive of about 50% of the U.S. population and one-third of the Canadian population, according to ODW.
The Tier 1 warehouse management system at the center features zone pick and pass with high- and low-velocity zones along with narrow-aisle dense racking and storage. The center’s technology features include bar code scanning, manifesting software, static and in-motion scales, dimensioning, label print, and apply and sortation capabilities. An A-Frame conveyor system can process up to 3,000 orders per hour.
Columbus-based ODW is a 3PL serving middle-market and growth-oriented firms. It provides warehousing, fleet operations and transportation management for sectors including food service, consumer electronics, and health and beauty products.
Besides Columbus, ODW has facilities in:
- Dayton, Ohio
- Hamilton, Ohio
- Chicago
- Milwaukee
- Hazelwood, Mo.
- Ontario, Calif.
- Redlands, Calif.
ODW ranks No. 72 on the Transport Topics list of top freight brokerage firms and No. 49 on TT’s list of top dry storage warehousing firms with 3.8 million square feet at 14 facilities.