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By Phil Molé, MPH
As supply chains grow more complex and regulatory expectations rise, third-party logistics providers are under increasing pressure to stay efficient, compliant, and responsive.
For Porter Logistics, a fast-growing 3PL based in Atlanta, that challenge became very real as their footprint expanded to over 750,000 square feet and tens of thousands of safety data sheets (SDSs) across a wide range of clients and chemical profiles.
So how did they stay ahead? They turned to VelocityEHS.
Gaining Chemical Inventory Clarity
When Porter Logistics was a startup, spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives were a good enough stopgap to manage SDSs and chemical inventories. But as they scaled and began handling regulated materials in industries like pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and life sciences, that approach became risky and inefficient.
“We were handling many more products with many different chemistries,” said John Foshee, President of Porter Logistics. “We work with some of the largest brands in the world, so we’ve got to make sure that we stay on top of things and stay compliant”.
With multiple facilities subject to EPA Tier II reporting, and customers requiring full traceability and regulatory precision, the need for a modern chemical management solution was clear.
Choosing the Right Partner
After evaluating several vendors and software solutions, Porter Logistics chose VelocityEHS Chemical Management and quickly discovered what set it apart. It wasn’t just the depth of functionality, or the world’s largest SDS library. It was the people.
“The availability and attentiveness of the Velocity Customer Success team really stood out,” Foshee noted. Within just two months, the software was implemented and delivering value.
VelocityEHS Chemical Management Has Smart Features That Fuel Compliance & Growth
VelocityEHS became more than a system for Porter Logistics—it became an essential tool for:
- 🔎 Instant access to chemical data across thousands of SDSs
- ⚠️ Faster Tier II reporting with EPA List cross-referencing
- 🧪 Researching compliant chemical alternatives using CAS numbers
- 🧯 Streamlining labeling for secondary containers
- 🏷️ Supporting Good Management Practice (cGMP), Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and Drug Enforcement Act (DEA) compliance across industries
- ❄️ Getting the information needed to managing temperature-critical active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in cold storage pharma environments
And it’s scalable: “It acts as an organized repository for us. It’s been able to scale with us as we continue to grow,” Foshee said.
What’s Next?
Porter Logistics is now expanding its bulk chemical transloading operations and exploring even more features within the VelocityEHS platform, including enhanced workplace labeling and SDS refinement capabilities. The software isn’t just helping them stay organized—it’s giving them the tools to lead in regulated logistics.
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Let VelocityEHS Help!
Interested in learning more about how VelocityEHS Chemical Management can help your business manage chemicals more effectively and responsibly? There’s never been a better time to explore our solution.
With Velocity Chemical Management you not only have instant access to your full SDS library from anywhere, but you can also use our machine learning (ML)-powered chemical ingredient indexing to automatically extract ingredient-level hazard information about chemicals in your inventory, run it against major regulatory lists, and provide you with a levels of concern (LoC) summary of key information, such as identification of chemicals on EPA’s Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) list. Our new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) indicator even flags “forever chemicals” in your inventory, so you have the visibility needed to make more informed management decisions to protect your workers.
Reach out to us anytime to learn more or set up a meeting to see the solution in action for yourself.