Penske Logistics has opened its new logistics facility in Louisville, Ky., to handle parts for all of Ford Motor Co.'s North American manufacturing plants.

"We worked as a team to develop a facility that is customized to meet Ford's logistics needs and one that helps drive greater efficiencies in its supply chain," said Bill Scroggie, vice president of operations for Penske Logistics.
The 118,000-square-foot facility is centrally located, along a major rail line and near interstates 65 and 265. The 140-door warehouse and cross-docking site has the capacity to simultaneously unload up to a half-dozen 86-foot boxcars enabling highly efficient truck-to-rail or rail-to-truck shipments. The facility handles more than 800 shipments daily to Ford's manufacturing sites across North America.
The new Penske facility is located at 3200 Pond Station Road and replaces a smaller Penske facility at 2203 Walrich Drive. The new facility employs approximately 65 people.
"We are very pleased to continue to invest in and be a part of the Louisville community as an employer," added Scroggie. "We have already created more than 15 new jobs and we will continue expanding our staff as demand requires."
Penske Logistics is a subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing, a joint venture of Penske Corp. and General Electric. Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services to major industrial and consumer companies throughout the world.
For more information, visit www.penskelogistics.com.