The 3PL Experts

Our Mission: Service

Our Management Staff

   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 

The 3PL Experts

With over 75 years of transportation and logistics experience within our management team, we take great pride in putting those skills to the test. From large national retail distributions and grand hotel renovation projects to the timely release of your point of purchase rollouts, our logistics professionals will lead with passion.

Our customers look to us when unusual distribution challenges require innovative thinking. We meet those challenges head on and create real solutions that accomplish their goal. BridgeStone Logistics will ensure that your company’s products are delivered in a time-definite manner maximizing your company’s product exposure.

Our team at BridgeStone Logistics will enable you to plan for multiple, simultaneous project completions and avoid delays and last minutes cost overruns. We can handle your logistical challenges from beginning to end. Or, we can serve as your back-up service for any step in the process.

Our Mission: Service


At BridgeStone Logistics, our mission is to provide Superior Service to our customers. We will continue to accomplish this mission by hiring and training the best in our industry and equipping them with the needed tools to succeed. Our people will bring a heightened level of service to your company that is unmatched in the industry.

We feel that we are always making a first impression and at BridgeStone, each shipment will reflect that level of customer care. We represent you to your client and it is our job to orchestrate the details that establish you for success. We pride ourselves on maintaining industry-trained professionals that manage your projects and take the lead when it comes to executing the complete fulfillment process.

Our Management Staff

Doug Parks – Co-founder and current CEO
Before founding BridgeStone Logistics, Doug Parks held management positions at Q Logistic Solutions and Eagle Global Logistics, both third-party logistics providers and at Emery Worldwide, a freight forwarder/integrated carrier. His 24 years of sales and operations experience has allowed him to work on a national scale with many Fortune 500 companies and design and implement supply chain solutions on their behalf.

Robert Abell – Vice President of Operations
Before joining Bridgestone Logistics, Robert Abell was a Divisional Vice President for a regional logistics company that specialized in the needs of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industry. Prior to that, he served in similar positions within the transportation and logistics industry. His 18 years of notable experience include local P&D operations, freight forwarding, regional trucking operations and warehousing/distribution operations. Robert holds an Associate Degree in Accounting from Front Range Community College in Colorado.

Richard Bray
– Vice President of Logistics
Before joining BridgeStone Logistics, Richard had spent the previous 29 years in various management positions as well as successfully running his own company. As a 32 year veteran of the transportation and logistics industry, Richard brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. He brings an 18 year background as a successful manager at Roadway Express facilities in 6 different cities and the past 14 years developing critical strategies for clients in the import/export and retail distribution markets. Richard attained a BS degree in Corporate Finance from the University of Alabama.