UP Distribution Services combines two business units into one

UP Distribution Services combines two business units into one    Union Pacific Distribution Services, a logistics subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad, has formed a new business unit called the Carload Solutions Group.
   The new business reflects the integration of UPDS’s OnePlus Transload Services and Rail Shipment Management Business departments into a cohesive unit that will provide shippers a suite of customizable logistics solutions, the company said in a statement.
   “For years, UPDS has been the industry leader in providing both transloading and logistics solutions to carload shippers,” said Beth Whited, president of UPDS. “Combining multiple product offerings into a single business unit affords us the opportunity to add a higher level of customized logistics services for our customers.”
   The new Carload Solutions Group is set up to support transload management, forward inventory management and distribution, rail shipment management, in-transit visibility, logistics network design, forecast management, outsourced carload transportation management, transportation systems integration, enterprise resource planning and private rail asset management.