INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTS Logistics
General Antoine
Henri Jomini wrote
in 1838 that logistics
is the “practical art
of moving armies.”
Logistics may not be
new, but technology
advances keep
the industry moving
forward in North Texas.
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Home Run for Local Business
There’s certainly some forward
thinking going on at Perimeter Global
Logistics (PGL).
A third-party logistics provider located
in Irving, this young company has already
seen it all.
One such customer of PGL is a big
hit in North Texas and with baseball
fans everywhere -- the Texas Rangers.
Every year the team attends spring
training camp in Surprise, Ari., which
necessitates the move of 60 players,
the team’s exercise equipment, sports
equipment such as masks, balls,
uniforms and health equipment – in
all, approximately five truckloads of
equipment. It comes as no surprise that
this has to be done correctly.
Dustin Eash, CFO for PGL, walks
through the process. “We go out to the
ballpark, and we pack the equipment,
wrap it up, blanket it, palletize it and
take it out to Arizona, unload and put
it where it needs to go. We
then keep a truck out there
for times when they might
play a game in Phoenix, and
our drivers will load it all up
and take it to the game and
back again. And, depending
on who the player is, we’ve
had to ship Harleys out
there, golf clubs, personal
effects, or move their wife
and small kids out there for
a couple of months.”
PGL also manages the
delivery of the team’s
promotional items
throughout the year, such
as hats, beanie babies, etc.
“We manage the logistics
from manufacturing to the
game,” said Eash, “And
if that product’s late, they
don