LOGISTICS
Food & Beverage
INDUSTRY FOCUS
Our FDA Certified facilities have maintained a Superior Rating with the American Institute of Baking (AIB) since 2009. This certification provides assurance that our facility is maintained to the highest standards of quality, cleanliness and food safety for customers with food service and dry product storage needs.
When you need to deliver the freshest food and beverage products daily, partner with the experts who know your business as well as you do. Our routing tools and industry knowledge allow us to engineer distribution networks that exceed our customers’ expectations. By helping to reduce miles and time, you’ll get the benefit of delivering a fresher product.
CREATING A SMARTER FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
Maintaining quality and meeting tight delivery deadlines are just some of the challenges food and beverage producers face every day. Because perishable products require thorough supply-chain planning that cannot survive any disruptions, logistics plays a critical role in transporting temperature-sensitive shipments. Fast shipping and safe handling help strengthen your core promise to consumers. That’s why DTC provides you with consistent and reliable solutions for your supply-chain.
We know what it takes to ship and store your products when food safety, profits, and your reputation are on the line. Food and beverage shipments require safe and consistent services to meet demands and deliver on your promise to consumers. Your fresh, frozen, temperature-sensitive, or processed foods and beverages need to get to your customers on time—while preserving their quality—because people around the world depend on them every day.
When you need a reliable logistics and supply-chain provider to partner with on distribution and operations, trust the experts at DTC. Every day we help our food and beverage customers solve the supply and delivery challenges unique to daily staples like milk, bread and eggs. From product pickup through delivery, DTC provides:
Services Provided
— Temperature controlled supply-chain (uninterrupted cold chain for both fleet and warehousing)
— Flexible vendor pickups and just-in-time delivery
— Sophisticated equipment tracking
— Deep experience with store and vendor requirements
— Delivery coordination between producers, vendors and stores
— Local sourcing and last-mile delivery
We understand that your business is only as strong as the decisions you make. Our team of logistics experts help you make smarter decisions, faster. Tell us your most demanding requirements. Bring us your toughest challenges. We’ll partner with you to develop smart solutions based on innovative, customer-driven logistics and distribution strategies. All backed by over a century of service and expertise. Any company can offer warehouse space. But few logistics providers can provide the storage, service and problem-solving capabilities of DTC.
Intermodal Transportation Network
Across the country or across town, the warehouse and distribution experts at DTC will handle all your transportation logistics needs. From flexible brokerage and managed transportation services, to express expedited delivery, dedicated capacity and consulting services, we provide mission-critical oversight of carriers, vendors, freight audits and payments, claims, charge-back notifications and other processes. Most of all, our transportation experts take the time to understand your requirements. Trained in operations, analytics, procurement and customer service, we work with you to design the optimal routes for your supply-chain, determine the most efficient carriers and ensure that they perform at a high level.
Warehousing & Distribution
For over a century, we have been providing warehousing services for clients, with extensive knowledge in warehousing for public, contract and distribution center management. This expertise, along with our strong network of industry connections, enables us to provide access to any size facility you need in whatever location is most advantageous to your business.
With multiple facilities supported by comprehensive logistics solutions, we offer specialized storage services including food grade storage, climate-controlled storage, cold storage, and ambient storage.
Technology & Systems Integration
See how our technology and systems can help integrate, automate and control your supply-chain and streamline your distribution. Stay in sync and streamline your logistics. Integrating your internal ERP, EDI and software systems with your supply-chain is critical to keeping your data and your people on the same page. Our technology systems integrate with your existing software so they can speak the same language and keep your data up-to-date. By streamlining how data is shared, you’re able to make better decisions, faster.
With industry leading technology and tools that provide 24/7/365 inventory access, real-time data and reporting, order fulfillment and shipping/tracking tools, we can implement solutions that fit the specific IT needs of your supply-chain.
With innovative supply-chain technology comes the ability to make better business decisions. That’s why we’ve invested in advanced systems to help streamline and integrate your warehousing, transportation, order fulfillment and inventory management needs. Whether you are a manufacturer, supplier or retailer, DTC provides technology that gives you complete control over your inventory. Our integrated technology systems give you the data, control, and oversight you need to inform your supply-chain decisions.
We know the impact technology has on your core operations, your supply-chain and your profitability. Because of that, your logistics partner should continually push to improve operations and adapt to the dynamic demands of omni-channel markets. Integrating your internal ERP, EDI and software systems with your supply-chain is critical to keeping your data and your people on the same page. Our technology systems integrate with your existing software so they can speak the same language and keep your data up-to-date. By streamlining how data is shared, you’re able to make better decisions, faster. For over a century, we have been providing logistics solutions for clients, with extensive knowledge in warehousing for public, contract and distribution center management.
INDUSTRIES SERVED
DTC LOGISTICS
Unrivaled end to end supply-chain services and solutions
All industries face logistical challenges that are unique to the products they distribute and the customers they serve. Understanding your business and the capability to adapt and respond to your needs sets Distributor’s Terminal apart. DTC provides world-class shipping and logistics with unrivaled end-to-end supply-chain services and solutions. We meet the demands for operational efficiency and flexibility in a constantly changing world, helping ensure no compromises to your supply-chain.
Agriculture
Agriculture Supply-chain Optimization and Value Creation
Most people don’t fully understand the level of cutting-edge systems and technology that drives the modern agriculture industry. From farmers, distributors, wholesalers and producers, Ag companies know that logistics and technology play a key role in complex agriculture supply-chains.
Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
Digitally-managed Distribution of Time-critical Products
Patients rely on your products. Make sure your supply-chain is up to the challenge. We’re proactive in managing your logistics needs, helping reduce costly damages and exceptions to better protect your bottom line and your patients. With real-time data, supply-chain optimization, damage and cost reduction strategies, and aligning customer expectations with transportation and industry best practices, we help you deliver on your promise to patients.
Automotive
Reduce Lead Times, Floor Space and Inventory Levels
Solutions built for the automotive industry. From sourcing and supply of raw materials, inbound component assembly, outbound automobiles to end users, to aftermarket automotive industry logistics, we adapt to meet changing needs and growth of your business.
Industrial / Manufacturing
No Matter Your Industry, We Keep Your Freight Moving
Industrial and manufacturing clients know that the right logistics, the right supply-chain can be make or break. Our industrial logistics solutions give you the right balance between quality, cost, flexibility and standardization. We help you meet the challenges you face in a dynamic market that is often underpinned by regulatory demands and supply-chain disruptions.
Food & Beverage
Creating a Smarter Food Supply Chain
When you need to deliver the freshest food and beverage products daily, partner with the experts who know your business as well as you do. Our FDA Certified facilities have maintained a Superior Rating with the American Institute of Baking (AIB) since 2009. This certification provides assurance that our facility is maintained to the highest standards of quality, cleanliness and food safety for customers with food service and dry product storage needs.
Consumer/CPG
CPG Supply-chain Efficiency, from Production to Distribution
Big sales volume can mean big challenges. We provide customized, end-to-end logistics for CPG producers in all sectors to keep your products on the shelf, safer, faster and where you need them. With agile solutions that flex with seasonality and deliver major competitive advantages, our logistics experts work side-by-side with CPG clients to deliver real value.
A CENTURY OF SERVICE
It takes great service to build a company that can last. Distributors Terminal Corporation (DTC) has lasted for over 100 years, continuously managed and operated by the Hendricks family for more than four decades. We’re extremely proud of our longevity and look forward to the next century of service.
The Longview
HOW WE SEE THE WORLD
We take the time to learn your business. That kind of service and insight is what sets us apart. Understanding your needs and the capability to adapt and respond to change is why clients depend on us year after year.