A transportation management system quirk is leading A. Duie Pyle to up its competitive offerings in Ohio.
The West Chester, Pennsylvania-based LTL provider is aiming to aggressively expand its service in the Buckeye State after noticing how route planning software caused customers to go elsewhere, the company’s LTL solutions COO, John Luciani, said in a June interview.
A. Duie Pyle had been partnering with Dayton Freight Lines to provide two-day service in Ohio. Still, with more opportunities available for freight, the carrier is increasing density to support faster, overnight deliveries.
The carrier’s network currently includes a site near Cleveland in the city of Streetsboro, according to its website.
Now, a leased terminal from ABF Freight in Columbus and a former Yellow Corp. terminal in Bowling Green, which was acquired by ADP, will both open July 21, Luciani said. Bowling Green improves service to Toledo.
“Our focus is going to be on those markets, back into our core area in the Northeast,” Luciani said. “So Columbus to New Jersey. Columbus to metropolitan New York, which nobody is doing.”
The carrier is also looking for a service center in Cincinnati to add to the mix, Luciani said. The company plans to secure that by the end of the year.
“We have plans once we get up and running to stretch the transit to get into New York City overnight from Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo,” he said. “We’re going to be aggressive.”
