Jim P.
Transportation Logistics Expertise
Professional Value
Jim is a transportation logistics leader who helps chemical and fertiliser manufacturers optimise global and domestic freight networks. He has delivered multimodal 3PL management programmes for Fortune 100 shippers such as DuPont and BASF, overseeing barge, rail, truck and air operations across North America and Europe. His expertise spans bulk hazardous material movements and ethanol procurement.
Selected Clients
Executive Profile
Jim has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of international and US domestic transportation. He is currently president of a transportation services firm.
He has managed global transportation organisations, from large chemical and fertiliser shippers to consumer products and food service companies, including Du Pont de Nemours & Co, BASF, American Cyanamid, Agrico Chemical, ACH Food Companies (ABF), and the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. He is experienced with inbound/outbound movement of raw materials, finished products, bulk shipments, hazardous materials, and all modes of transportation. He can discuss barge, vessel, rail, truck, and air shipping businesses, as well as import and export.
He is a member of the National Transportation League, Council of Supply Chain Professionals, the Fertiliser Institute Transportation Committee, and the National Waterways Association. He can comment on current industry trends and major operators, such as barge operators, railroads, vessels (bulk and container), major rail car manufacturers, and leasing companies, as well as truck load, less than truckload, inter-modal, and third-party logistic providers.
Jim's specialties include:
- Ethanol transportation procurement, rail, barge, and truck
- Implementing 3PL Transportation Management Programs
- International and domestic transportation logistics experience
- Knowledgeable of all transportation modes: Marine, Rail, Truck (TL, LTL), Air
- Managed large-scale transportation organisations
Jim's clients include:
- E.I. Dupont de Numours - Wilmington, DE
- Agrico Chemical - Tulsa, OK
- American Cyanamid - Wayne, NJ
- BASF Corporation - Parsippany, NJ
- Arcadian Chemical - Memphis, TN
- Potash Corporation - Memphis, TN
- DM Transportation - Boyertown, PA
- ACH Food Companies - Memphis, TN
- Arizona Chemicals - Jacksonville, FL
- Celerant Consulting - Boston, MA
- CPS Color Equipment - Charlotte, NC
- Buckeye Tecnologies - Memphis, TN
- The David J. Joseph Company - Cincinnati, OH
- Marian Shipping - New Orleans, LA
- Atticus Capital - New York, NY
- Coleman Research Group - New York, NY
- Demattio Moness Research Investments - New York, NY
- Nautilus International Holding - Wilmington, CA
- E. Ritter and Company - Marked Tree, AR
Core Competencies
Transportation And Logistics
Jim has over 30 years of experience in international and US domestic transportation, including managing global transportation organisations and developing national and global transportation networks for Fortune 100 companies.
He is experienced in all modes of transportation, including ocean vessel, barge, rail, truck, and air, with expertise in inbound/outbound movement of raw materials, finished products, bulk shipments, and hazardous materials.
Jim has implemented 3PL Transportation Management Programs and has knowledge of import/export, truck load, LTL, rail fleet management, and inter-modal operations.
Outsourcing
Jim provides full multi-modal outsourcing for transportation operations, including rail fleet operations, vessel and barge management, transportation management of truck load and LTL, and freight payment operations for US domestic and European freight.
He establishes RFPs and manages door-to-door operations for import/export of packaged freight and bulk products, with expertise in third-party logistics and transportation management.