MIQ Logistics was a

third party logistics Third-party logistics (abbreviated as 3PL, or TPL) is an organization's long-term commitment of outsourcing its distribution services to third-party logistics businesses. Third-party logistics providers typically specialize in integrated operati ...

company headquartered in

Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park ( ) is the largest city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and the List of cities in Kansas#Highest population listing, second-most populous city in the state of Kansas. It is one of four principal city, principal cities in ...

, United States. MIQ Logistics operated in global

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, customs brokerage,

supply chain management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished produc ...

, project logistics, origin consolidation, global trade management, warehouse management, and global business intelligence, with offices in

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, Asia,

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, Africa,

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, the

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, and

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History

In 2010,

YRC Worldwide Yellow Corporation was an American transportation holding company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Its subsidiaries included national less than truckload (LTL) carrier YRC Freight; regional LTL carriers New Penn, Holland, and Reddaway; ...

sold YRC Logistics to private equity firm

Austin Ventures Austin Ventures (AV) is a private equity firm focused on venture capital and growth equity investments in business services and supply chain, financial services, new media, Internet, and information services companies nationally with a focus on ...

for $38.7 million.

shortly after the purchase rebranded the unit as MIQ Logistics. In 2011, MIQ Logistics announced their acquisition of The Logistics Corporation Ltd. based out of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. In 2017, MIQ Logistics sold its North American domestic transportation business to an undisclosed buyer. In 2009, MIQ Logistics volunteered to deliver a piece of steel from the fallen World Trade Center Towers from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to

Overland Park Overland Park ( ) is the largest city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and the second-most populous city in the state of Kansas. It is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the pop ...

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

Sustainability

MIQ used the

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's (EPA) Shipper Fleet Performance Model aiding shippers in estimating

greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, oil, and natural gas, is the main cause of climate chan ...

by road and rail, and expanding to air carriers and ships. Other environment initiatives included adding reusable totes for use in chemical shipments, eliminating the need manufacture and dispose of steel drums. Hydrogen cell battery forklifts were also evaluated as part of their material handling equipment options.

Acquisitions

In 2011, MIQ acquired UK-based, retail logistics company The Logistics Corporation Ltd., offering services including, but not limited to, retail warehousing and fulfilling services. In 2016, MIQ Logistics purchased assets in Miami-based Alfa Logistics and Colombian-based Kronos Logistics with the goal to increase their Latin American presence. In 2017, MIQ Logistics offloaded their North American domestic transportation business to an undisclosed buyer as they shifted their focus entirely to international shipping and logistics services. In April 2019, Noatum Logistics completed the acquisition of MIQ.

References

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