Replies to post #1182 on PTA Holdings, Inc (PTAH)

[Ellly]

Kingsley Logistics Group, Inc. is in the business of planning, organizing, and managing the movement of goods and materials. Kingsley operates primarily in the highly fragmented for-hire transportation industry including truckload and logistics services. Leonard J. Lewensohn, President stated; “The Kingsley Logistics Group business model adds real and measurable value throughout a customer’s supply chain and helps customers to create a business advantage in the marketplace. Kingsley’s mission is to provide a broad array of traditional transportation services that include LTL & Truckload, Inter-modal, Rail, Warehousing & Distribution, Equipment Leasing, Brokerage and 3PL, as well as Retail & Special Projects Logistics Services.”

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http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=PR&Date=20120919&ID=15575503&topic=TOPIC_SMALL_CAP&isub=2

[foggdogg]

Let me help you Bluto...Here is what Kingsley does.....

http://www.frontierlogistics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=2

[TheFinalCD]

here is some we found, from what I understand The NEW President and CEO Leonard J. Lewesohn, has many companies, including Restaurants and Real estate holdings.
http://ptaholdings.net/management.cfm

he is 78 years old ya know;-)= http://www.peoplesmart.com/psp.aspx?_act=resultswp&idx=001509355178&piplstart=&search=name&firstname=Leonard&lastname=Lewensohn&city=Mequon&state=WI&cam=1662&utm_source=pipl.com&utm_medium=advertising&utm_campaign=mainengine&utm_content=1662

has his hands in alot of things

The Kingsley Group is an international transportation and logistics consulting firm. Kingsley has offices in 5 U.S. cities and 2 in Latin America. Kingsley's clients include major railroads, shipping lines, ports, and multinational corporations.
http://www.transportationsource.com/contents.asp?logistics
(look undef "K" and scroll down)

Internationally recognized full-service transportation and logistics consulting company. Experience with railroad mergers & acquisitions, strategic planning & marketing studies, supply chain engineering logistics, Mexico & cross border studies.

Have worked with the majority of the large railroads in the US, Mexico, and Canada, many of the emerging commercial rail entities in Europe & Latin America, major US & international ports.
In-depth knowledge of both domestic and international logistics, distribution patterns, existing trade flows & existing & planned infrastructure trade.
http://marinetalk.com/articles-marine-companies/com/The-Kingsley-Group-THE002.html



Kingsley Logistics is organized to aggressively develop transportation efficiencies through strategic acquisition and consolidation (“Roll-Up”) of existing supply chain companies. Our team recognizes
that certain operating synergies exist within the fragmented transportation industry that when combined can provide and opportunity to develop a business model as a formidable provider of Supply Chain Management Solutions.

Kingsley Logistics mission is to add real and measurable value throughout our customer's supply chain. Our team, products, technology, solutions, and technical resources provide customers with world-class products, information and controls over product cost and status of shipping activities within their supply chain.
http://www.kingsleylogistics.com/

The Kingsley Group

The Kingsley Group is a Louisiana-based firm that differentiates itself from other companies in similar genres by delivering cost-effective, concrete solutions to clients in need of management and advisory services. The background of Kingsley Group principals includes advisory roles in corporate bankruptcies, commercial litigation, valuations, and merger and acquisition activity. Our principals have qualified as experts in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. In addition to these responsibilities, members of the Kingsley Group have assumed interim management roles in troubled companies ranging from distressed regional firms to Fortune 500 companies that are moving through complex transitions or bankruptcy proceedings. Past Kingsley Group engagements include diverse roles in financial and strategic planning and assistance in financial and accounting system design.
http://www.kingsleygroup.com/turnaround/index.html

Company History

Frontier Logistics was formed in April of 1997 as a joint venture between the Kingsley Consulting Group, a rail advisory group, and the key managers of A&R Transport, Inc., a trucking company. The initial mission for Frontier was to provide cross-border distribution services between the United States and Mexico. This was a challenging undertaking in an emerging market. Combine this with a newly privatized Mexican Railroad system, which was then just coming to market, and Frontier had its work cut out for it. Yet, Frontier through its customer driven philosophy, rose to the challenge and implemented a wide range of services to compliment industry needs; thus providing cost effective, service oriented logistics solutions in a demanding market environment.

In 1998, Frontier signed a track-and-land lease agreement with the Texas Mexican railroad (TexMex) for the TexMex Industrial Park in Laredo, Texas. Frontier also entered into a lease agreement with United States Cold Storage for the use of multiple warehouses in the TexMex Industrial Park. Frontier then began loading bulk trucks from railcars and shipping material for several companies including Exxon, BASF, Amoco, Huntsman and Union Carbide. In our first full 12 months of operations, we loaded and pulled almost 2,000 bulk trucks to multiple customers in Mexico.

In mid 1999, a box line and an open mouth sewn bag line were purchased and placed in operation for customers such as BASF, Huntsman, and Solvay.

By January of 2000, key personnel bought out the Kingsley Consulting Group and formed Frontier Logistics, LLC as a wholly owned Limited Liability Company. A Mexico Transportation partnership was soon established with Global Transportaciones to perform all Frontier-related bulk truck deliveries intra-Mexico.

In the spring of 2000, a contract was signed with Exxon Chemical to handle packaging, trucking, and rail distribution in Mexico for all its Gulf Coast production facilities. This mass distribution center, where multiple plants supplied different materials and specifications, was the first of its kind for Exxon. In mid 2001, Frontier received an award for packaging over 90 million pounds in one year for Exxon Chemical alone.

In July, 2001, Frontier purchased all of the business and assets of A&R Packaging & Distribution Services in La Porte, Texas and by January, 2002, the management of Frontier had completely established its independence as a separate and distinct operating entity. A 12 acre adjacent container yard and corresponding heavy container lift were purchased in September of 2002, further solidifying Frontier’s strategic port related warehouse location and related activities.

In 2002, Frontier packaged over 1 billion pounds of plastic for the industry and added interstate bulk trucking to its growing list of asset based services.

In 2003, when the entire industry was at its lowest point, Frontier packaged 850 million pounds and shipped over 6,000 bulk trucks and vans within the North American continent. Frontier also won the Supplier of the Year award from BP Solvay PE in 2003.

In 2004, Frontier was awarded the contract to operate a warehouse and distribution center in Seadrift, Texas for Dow Chemical.

Our future is not in our land or our assets. These can be replicated by other industry knowledgeable personnel with sufficient capital resources. Our future will be borne out through our business philosophy, our attention to detail, our hands on management, and most of all by our entire company commitment to our customers. Let us show you how we can serve you and provide you with the best supply chain solutions.
http://www.frontierlogistics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=2