Greatwide Logistics Services Recognized as a Top 3PL Provider

September 1, 2009

DALLAS (September 1, 2009) - Greatwide Logistics Services, a national provider of non-asset-based transportation and third-party logistics services, announced they have been named on the list of the Top 70 3PL Providers by Food Logistics magazine. The magazine lists the top 70 providers for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industries, and Greatwide has been selected as a logistics leader within a key industry market that it serves.

"We are honored to be chosen again by Food Logistics as one of the top 3PL providers in the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industries," said Raymond Greer, CEO of Greatwide Logistics Services. "These three industries are a focus of ours and we work hard every day to provide excellent levels of service to the customers that lead them. The real recognition goes to the 7,000 dedicated men and women around the country who are Greatwide. Without their commitment to service, we would not have been able to achieve this distinction."

The Top 70 3PL is a listing of third-party logistics providers that are helping food, beverage and CPG companies gain a competitive logistical advantage. Food Logistics' goal with the Top 70 3PL listing is to highlight a broad range of 3PL services targeted at the food industry, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes that make up the food supply chain.

Greatwide Logistics Services is a 3PL leader with product lines including dedicated contract carriage, irregular route truckload, full-service truckload brokerage and warehouse-based logistics. The company serves customers such as Wal-Mart, Sysco, Tyson, Nordstrom and LG Electronics.

About Greatwide Logistics Services:
The Greatwide Logistics Services business began in Dallas, Texas in 2000; Greatwide Logistics Services is now a privately held, $1 billion third-party logistics services company. The company is ranked No.12 on the top 50 logistics providers by Transport Topics and No. 1 on the top 5 largest tractor fleets by Refrigerated Transporter magazine. The company has four primary lines of business: dedicated transport, truckload management, freight brokerage and distribution logistics. Greatwide is one of the nation's leading non-asset-based logistics providers of transportation, third-party logistics, warehouse/distribution and freight brokerage solutions. For more information, visit www.greatwide.com.

About Food Logistics:
Food Logistics is the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product throughout all channels of the supply chain. Food Logistics serves the information needs of food, beverage and consumer packaged goods executives involved in warehousing, transportation and information technology, as well as third-party and refrigerated service providers. Through our print and online products, we provide news, trends and best practices that help more than 25,000 grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors and retailers make better business decisions. On the web at www.foodlogistics.com.

Media Contact:
Paul Silverlieb
Greatwide Logistics Services
972-228-7389
paul.silverlieb@greatwide.com