SALT LAKE CITY--(Business Wire)--
Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, the nation's largest reseller
of complete shipping services, has been included for the second year
in a row in Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing
private companies in America. In addition, Unishippers' Laredo,
Texas-based franchise has again been included on the list (under the
name Unishippers - Laredo) for its outstanding growth since 2004. Both
organizations are honored to be a part of the Inc. 5000, which is an
extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list.
"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project
in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan.
"The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported
companies across all industries doing fascinating things with
cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are
still showing impressive growth."
Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, headquartered in Salt Lake
City, has accelerated the revenue growth in its franchise system over
the past several years through strong corporate initiatives, including
recruiting high-quality B2B sales representatives, expanding its core
group of shipping carriers and enhancing its customer support through
state-of-the-art technology for shipment preparation, price quoting
and tracking. In addition, growth has also been accelerated by an
expanding franchise sales footprint.
"Unishippers is honored to be included on the list for the second
year running," says Unishippers president Dan Lockwood. "We feel that
our unique combination of outstanding shipping discounts and
first-rate customer support over the last 20+ years have gotten us to
where we are today, and we anticipate continued robust growth for the
foreseeable future. We look forward to inclusion in the Inc. 5000 for
many years to come."
Complete information on this year's Inc. 5000 can be found at
www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company and
is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry,
city, state, region, and year founded. The 2008 Inc. 5000 list
measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies
had to be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent --
not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31,
2007 and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million
in 2007.
About Unishippers
Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC is a nationwide franchise
organization founded in 1987. The company's concept is simple -- major
carriers such as Roadway(R), BAX Global(R) and DHL handle the pick-up,
transport and delivery of customers' shipments, while local
franchisees provide customer service and support. By leveraging the
combined shipping volume of all its customers, Unishippers gets deeply
discounted rates from its carriers, resulting in lower shipping costs
for customers. This successful business model has propelled
Unishippers to become the largest reseller of shipping services in the
U.S., serving more than 100,000 small to mid-sized businesses, moving
nearly 1 million shipments per month and operating in approximately
275 franchise areas nationwide with 2008 revenues on track to exceed
$300 million.
www.unishippers.com
Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC
Shane Smith, 800-999-8721, ext. 5821
shane.smith@unishippers.com
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