SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, the nation's largest reseller of complete shipping services, has been included for the second year in a row in Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. In addition, Unishippers' Laredo, Texas-based franchise has again been included on the list (under the name Unishippers - Laredo) for its outstanding growth since 2004. Both organizations are honored to be a part of the Inc. 5000, which is an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list.
"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."
Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, headquartered in Salt Lake City, has accelerated the revenue growth in its franchise system over the past several years through strong corporate initiatives, including recruiting high-quality B2B sales representatives, expanding its core group of shipping carriers and enhancing its customer support through state-of-the-art technology for shipment preparation, price quoting and tracking. In addition, growth has also been accelerated by an expanding franchise sales footprint.
"Unishippers is honored to be included on the list for the second year running," says Unishippers president Dan Lockwood. "We feel that our unique combination of outstanding shipping discounts and first-rate customer support over the last 20+ years have gotten us to where we are today, and we anticipate continued robust growth for the foreseeable future. We look forward to inclusion in the Inc. 5000 for many years to come."
Complete information on this year's Inc. 5000 can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company and is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry, city, state, region, and year founded. The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent — not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies — as of December 31, 2007 and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
About Unishippers
Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC is a nationwide franchise organization founded in 1987. The company's concept is simple — major carriers such as Roadway®, BAX Global® and DHL handle the pick-up, transport and delivery of customers' shipments, while local franchisees provide customer service and support. By leveraging the combined shipping volume of all its customers, Unishippers gets deeply discounted rates from its carriers, resulting in lower shipping costs for customers. This successful business model has propelled Unishippers to become the largest reseller of shipping services in the U.S., serving more than 100,000 small to mid-sized businesses, moving nearly 1 million shipments per month and operating in approximately 275 franchise areas nationwide with 2008 revenues on track to exceed $300 million.
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