Pacific Equipment Logistics Offers Support Services to Manufacturers
July 1, 2005
Pacific Equipment Logistics' new facility in Rialto, Calif.
With a staff of six mechanics in its 120,000-square-foot facility on 9-3/4 acres, PEL is the first equipment logistics center in the United States that offers storage, delivery, and after sales warranty service for its clients that don't have a warehouse in the west. “They can send us their equipment, and we'll unload it for them, pre-deliver it, wash it, store it, and we'll manage it,” said Shaun Flanagan, general manager and part owner of PEL. In addition to storing equipment, Flanagan said his facility also has a conference room, meeting rooms, and offices for training, sales, and customer meetings. “We'll act like a distributor or dealer for them • and we'll give them to place to do business,” he said. “Use our facility like you would your own, and we'll just handle the rest for you. We'll be your eyes and ears on the West Coast.”
Flanagan said the logistics center isn't limited to lifting equipment manufacturers. “We've had a couple companies that make earthmoving equipment contact us, so we're talking about anyone in the equipment business,” he said. “All it is really is taking it off the truck, pressure washing it, cleaning it up, making sure it runs — they'll have to give us the specs they want checked out — and just storing it until they say where to deliver it. If they want to, we can later expand. We can help them find sales agents, act as a sales agent for them, and we can provide parts service. This can all be added into the package later.”
Although Flanagan's background is in the rental business — he co-founded Horizon Hi-Reach in 1981, which subsequently was sold to United Rentals in 2001 — he doesn't anticipate many rental customers. “There may be some re-rental guys that store out here, but I don't anticipate much from the rental industry,” he said.
For more information on Pacific Equipment Logistics, visit www.pacificlogistic.com.
