Diesel Fuel Prices Anticipated to Drop Further

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With a recent plummet in gas prices late in 2014 to around $2 per gallon, diesel still remains to be around $3 or more in most markets. The winter season usually creates a bigger spread between gasoline prices and diesel prices because of a high demand for heating oil, as is evident this year with diesel being around $1 more. … Read More

Changing the Way We Haul

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On December 16, President Obama signed on new legislation that will change the safety guidelines enforced on big-rig drivers. The original law, enforced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, states that drivers must uphold a 34-hour “restart” (rest) period once every seven days. This rest period must include two consecutive nights between 1 am and 5 am. This change … Read More

Give Back This Holiday Season

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In spirit of Giving Tuesday yesterday, HG Logistics has been reflecting on how we can make a positive impact on the Cincinnati community by giving back. Boys Hope Girls Hope is a non-profit organization founded with the hope of combining quality education and a nurturing home environment to help at-risk children. They provide educational opportunities and stability to stay motivated … Read More

Update: Hamilton County Police Association Armored Vehicle

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In early September, the Hamilton County Police received an MRAP BAE Caiman 6×6 thanks to the shipping help of HG Logistics. A month later, fifteen SWAT team members went through an eight hour driver and mechanic certification class to learn to operate the vehicle. Shortly after, the MRAP headed to the Rumpke paint shop where it endured five days worth … Read More

HG Logistics Donates to Help Protect Hamilton County Officers

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HG Logistics is doing the impossible once again. This upcoming Friday, August 29th, Hamilton County will be receiving an MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected) armored vehicle to the Hamilton County SWAT. HG has donated all of the transportation costs necessary and has made arrangements for the vehicle to make the 1,565 mile trek from Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas to … Read More

We Haul It All

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  Here at HG Logistics LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio, we haul everything–from trains to cranes to surfboards. This morning, after seeing a surfboard delivered to our warehouse, I began to think.. Can surfing be a metaphor for a business? Surfing is incredibly difficult and like a business, takes a lot of patience and perseverance. Like a business, it requires a great amount … Read More

Tropicana Awards HG Logistics LLC

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HG Logistics LLC was established in September 2006. At first, there was just our general manager, who did all the sales, truck contracting, and dispatching. In addition, there was I and Shirley, who is now retired, managing the office duties–billing, payables, receivables, order entry, filing, etc. Now, seven and a half years later, we have 12 full-time employees, 2 part-time, and 2 outside sales … Read More

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HG Logistics LLC has been a member of the TIA since 2006. As a member of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, we pledge: To conduct business professionally, with truth, fairness, and responsibility to all customers, suppliers, associations, and TIA. To promote and actively participate in continuous improvement in both competence and knowledge within the third party transportation services profession. To subscribe to … Read More

Question for the New Year: Chopped Liver or Steak?

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My three year old granddaughter is the inspiration for a lot of my writing. I like to record her statements so I can reflect back on them in the years to come. Sometimes I even choose my blog as a place to document them, which is exactly what I am doing today. A few weekends ago, she spent the night … Read More

HG Logistics LLC – Next Best Thing to the Woolly Worm

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Recently, I learned something interesting. I learned, of all things, about the woolly worm. I had never heard of them, so call me stupid, naïve, or whatever, but up to this point in my life, I did not know they existed. My first woolly worm experience happened just a couple weeks ago as I crossed my church’s parking lot. My granddaughter actually spotted … Read More