PL Cold Storage Facilities
Progressive Logistics is a third-party logistics solution that can store and transport goods that require preservation at specific cold or frozen temperatures. Our new 298,000-square-foot cold storage building has operating temperatures of -10 degrees to 35 degrees Fahrenheit that can be adjusted to customers’ specific requirements. We have a 65,000-square-foot cold dock, 223,000 square feet of cooler and freezer space, an office area, and an ALTA Refrigeration EXPERT system. We specifically cater to the food industry with SQF, AIB, and Organic certifications.
Please contact Ed Rodgers, VP of Business Development for any additional information.
Cold Storage Warehouse
- Racked Freezer and Cooler
- Order Pallet Picking / Case Picking
- Transloading
- USDA Import / Export Inspections
- Cross Docking and Load Consolidation
- State of the Art Radio Frequency (RF) and Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Electronic Data Interfaces (EDI)
- Customer Web Portal — Secure portal 24 hours a day. Customers can access lot information/histories, pending/shipped orders, run inventory reports, and email HTML and/or CSV file formats of pertinent queries performed
- Customizable WMS — Customer workflow customization simple to complex — includes documents, special picking preferences by product and/or consignee, labels, etc. Customers can track all movement of product from receipt to shipment confirmation real time
- Customizable Inventory Tracking — Dates, pallet license plates, box serial numbers, production batch codes, weights, track establishment numbers, etc
- Freezer temperatures to -10° F
- Room Freezing and Chilling: In-room temperature reduction based upon customer specifications
- Product Tempering: Increasing core product temperature according to customer specification
- Verification of count and condition of the product
- Application of RF bar code identification tags to every pallet
- Retrieval of full pallet or individual cases as specified
- Order assembly: Single case order picking, stretch wrapping, and marking of the pallet with shipping identification
- Pallet Module Building: Customized rainbow pallet assembly of specific products to accommodate specific shipments
PL works with industries to provide a controlled environment for the following:
- Food and beverage: Store perishable foods, such as fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, and frozen foods, at specific temperatures.
- Seafood and fisheries: Maintain freshness and safety of seafood products from the point of harvest to consumption.
- Retail and distribution: Ensure quality and longevity of cold and frozen products for supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants.
- USDA & FDA Approved
- Case Weight Taking: RF bar code scan to retrieve and tally catch weight boxes with recap total
- Clamp Equipment Loading / Unloading: Forklift mounted attachment used for the mechanical handling and palletizing of product
- Cross Dock / Trans-loading: Receiving product in full pallet quantities to be staged for immediate reshipment
- Hand-stack Loading / Unloading: Manpower provided to palletize or floor load individual cases/units
- Labeling / Stamping: Product packaging or cases that need to be specially stamped or labeled
- Re-Palletizing, Spreader: Insertion and removal
- Short Hold Storage: Intact customer orders received and held in storage for short periods (usually less than 3 days) prior to pick-up or re-shipment
- Slip-sheet Loading / Unloading: Pallet quantities of the product received or shipped using slip-sheet and forklift equipment with special attachment
- Stretch Wrapping: Plastic stretch wrapping of palletized product for extra protection while in transit or while being stored
PL Cold Time Lapse
With more than 30 years of experience, Progressive Logistics has grown their expertise in cold and frozen food storage and logistics. PL Cold has the experience for your frozen and cold storage needs, supplying services globally and having a facility size of 300,000 square feet of freezer/cooler space, 38,000 pallet locations, and an ALTA Refrigeration Expert System!
Facility Capacity
300,000
38,000
Other features of our facility include:
- Location: Less crowded than other larger cities, Indianapolis is at the crossroads of Interstates 65, 70, and 74.
- Safety: We take the safety of customer products and our employees seriously with elements such as 3-inch curbs that will stop a forklift from driving into racks. PL Cold uses synthetic cooling air (not ammonia) to maintain the environment.
- Efficiency: We make transport easy with our industry-first 80-foot-deep loading dock that allows a driver in and out within 30 minutes and proximity to our dry storage building for combined pick-ups and drop-offs.
Why Progressive Logistics
