St. Louis-Based Logistics Leader, Sunset Transportation, Opens New Branch Offices

St. Louis, MO, May 22, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Sunset Transportation, a third-party logistics company (3PL), has opened two new branch offices this past month. The first office is located in Grand Haven, MI, and the second office is located in Chicago, IL. This is a first for Sunset, and these branch offices will continue to grow and expand the Sunset Transportation and Sunset Financial service offerings.

Sunset's customers will benefit from this expansion through increased access to resources, an even greater database of knowledge, and many additional years’ of experience to utilize. “By growing and expanding our company, we are able to help our customers in a variety of ways, with the end result always being an increase in savings,” said Lindsey Graves, Vice President of Sunset Transportation. “We want to make sure that we are bringing on talent that can help take us to the next level of business, and the members of the Grand Haven and Chicago Sunset Branch Offices are able to do just that.”

Sunset Transportation credits its rapid growth to its Logistics Profit Partnership™ approach, technology investments, and the expertise of its current and new staff. The company takes a big picture approach with customers: examining patterns, aligning carriers, and using its powerful custom technology applications to help customers make smarter, more profitable supply chain and logistics decisions.

The company, headquartered in St. Louis, is planning to continue expanding its business operations as it continues to fuel its growth in logistics, freight and parcel auditing, freight payment and transportation management system (TMS) technology. Recent honors also include: Inc. 500|5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies in America, Central Midwest Finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards the Boy Scouts’ highest honor, the Silver Beaver Award, for Sunset’s logistics coordination of Scouting for Food, America’s Largest One-Day Food Drive.

About Sunset Transportation
Sunset Transportation, headquartered in St. Louis, is a leader in third party logistics (3PL), transportation outsourcing, freight and parcel auditing/payment through its division, Sunset Financial. With more than 20 years of experience, Sunset is a growing regional leader with expertise in truckload, less than truckload, international, freight audit and payment and supply chain solutions. Sunset helps companies save on transportation costs by enhancing processes and maximizing resources.