Every load that shifts in transit has the potential to create waste, either through damaged products, crushed packaging, or employees spending extra time processing claims. Preventing freight damage has been central to Logistick’s work for 35 years. By keeping cargo secure inside enclosed trailers and containers, the company helps shippers protect products, improve safety, and reduce waste throughout the supply chain.

A Freight Securement Problem Creates a New Idea

Logistick’s story began when founder Tom Kanczuzewski encountered a costly freight securement requirement while pursuing a contract with a furniture manufacturer. The customer required steel load locks to secure its shipments, but the expense created a significant obstacle.

Furniture presents a difficult securement challenge. It is often bulky, irregularly shaped, and vulnerable to damage from even a small amount of movement. If products shift inside a trailer, finishes can be scratched, corners can be crushed, and entire pieces may become unsellable.

Kanczuzewski began looking for a more economical way to block and brace freight. That work led to the invention of the Loadbar®. Logi-Stick, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and later became Logistick, Inc.

One-Way Securement Solves an Ownership Problem

Conventional reusable securement equipment can work well when it moves through a reliable closed-loop system. Metal load bars and other reusable devices belong to someone, which means they must be recovered, returned, inspected, stored, and maintained.

In practice, that return process is not always dependable. Equipment may be left inside trailers, stored at receiving docks, damaged during use, or never sent back to the original shipper. When a device disappears, the company that purchased it absorbs the loss and has to replace it.

One-way securement removes that ownership problem. The system travels with the shipment and completes its job at the destination. There is no return freight to arrange, no equipment pool to maintain, and no need to track down a missing load bar before the next trailer can leave.

This model can be especially useful for irregular routes and shipments sent to customers outside a controlled equipment network. Instead of assuming reusable equipment will find its way back, the shipper selects a system designed for the actual route.

After removal, qualifying Logistick plastic components can be separated and directed to an appropriate recycling stream.

Made From Recycled Plastic

Logistick products are not simply designed to be recyclable after use. The manufactured plastic components are made from recycled material at the beginning of their useful lives.

Logistick uses materials such as recycled ABS and polycarbonate because they can provide the strength, durability, and consistency required for freight securement applications. Foam used in many Logistick products also contains recycled material.

Using recycled feedstock reduces the need for virgin plastic before the product reaches the loading dock. Recycling the material again after use can extend that lifecycle, provided the components are properly separated and accepted by an appropriate facility.

This distinction is important because a product being technically recyclable does not guarantee that it will be recycled. The receiving facility still needs a practical collection process and access to a recycler that accepts the material.

Making Recycling More Practical

Telling a shipper that a product is recyclable is only the beginning. Employees also need to know how to separate the material, where to store it, and which facility may accept it. The Logistick Recycling Network gives shippers and receiving facilities a place to begin. Its live directory identifies plastics recyclers and processors in several regions, along with contact information for each facility.

The first step is to ask the company’s current commercial recycler whether it accepts separated #7 ABS and polycarbonate streams. If it does, the used components can be collected in bins or other containers specified by the recycler.

If the current recycling provider cannot accept the material, the Logistick network can help identify another possible outlet. Each recycler should be contacted before material is shipped or delivered. Acceptance can depend on resin type, cleanliness, separation, location, and volume.

This process gives warehouse and sustainability teams a more practical way to manage used securement devices. Rather than placing everything into general waste, they can create a defined collection stream and coordinate the next step with a recycler.

Operational Carbon Neutrality and Continued Progress

In April 2021, as Logistick marked its 30th anniversary, the company announced it had become operationally carbon-neutral. The initiative centered on a partnership with the Mamoni Valley Preserve, a nonprofit dedicated to conserving rainforest in Panama’s Mamoni Valley. Logistick contracted to lease a 546-acre tract in the preserve, offsetting its operational carbon footprint through 2050.

That milestone supported the company’s broader sustainability message of “securing freight today, helping sustain tomorrow.” It also became part of a longer effort involving recycled materials, renewable energy, recycling programs, carbon accounting, product development, and freight damage prevention.

What 35 Years of Experience Means for Shippers

Longevity matters when it results in better products, better testing, and more informed recommendations. Logistick tests freight securement products and continues evaluating their performance under different operating conditions. That includes exposure to heat and cold, changing trailer and container wall designs, and the forces associated with truck, rail, and ocean transportation.

Product selection must account for the equipment being used. A smooth-sided 53-foot trailer does not have the same interior conditions as a corrugated domestic intermodal container or an ISO container moving by ocean vessel. Freight weight, packaging, void space, wall condition, and transportation mode can all change the appropriate securement method.

This is why Logistick’s work extends beyond selling individual products. Its sales and research teams review load photographs, weights, packaging, equipment, and current loading practices. They can also provide on-site testing and employee training.

Sometimes that review leads to a Logistick product recommendation. In other cases, the team may determine that a different method is more appropriate. The objective is to identify a securement plan that protects the freight and the people handling it.

Reducing Waste One Shipment at a Time

The waste associated with freight securement involves more than the device itself. It includes the damaged pallet that cannot be sold, the replacement shipment that consumes additional fuel and packaging, and the reusable equipment that is lost because no return process exists.

For 35 years, Logistick has worked to reduce those problems through one-way cargo securement, recycled materials, product testing, customer training, and an expanding recycling network. The products have evolved, but the central purpose remains the same: keep freight from shifting so it can arrive safely and intact.

Companies looking to reduce freight damage and improve their securement process can contact Logistick to discuss their load configuration and explore an appropriate solution.