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Marisol International, an Ascent Company, Announces PEAK™ Enhanced Supply Chain Technology Solutions

Technological upgrades designed to unify the global trading community unveiled by the International Freight Forwarding team at Ascent Global Logistics.

Marisol International, an Ascent Company, Announces PEAK™ Enhanced Supply Chain Technology Solutions

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — January 18, 2018— Marisol International, An Ascent Global Logistics Company, today announced its newly enhanced suite of technology empowered supply chain solutions, referred to as PEAK™. The state-of-the-art technology will help importers and exporters increase speed-to-market with more powerful connectivity and actionable insights. PEAK™ is an enhancement to the existing freight forwarding technology solutions provided by Marisol.

"Continuous improvement and technological evolution have always been a core focus for our team and we are thrilled to unveil this new end-to-end solution that simplifies complex supply chain challenges," said Micah Holst, President of Marisol International, An Ascent Global Logistics Company. "Our enhanced suite of solutions will drive improvement in three key areas: Order Management, Shipment Tracking and Tracing as well as Business Intelligence. Our ultimate goal as a global logistics provider is to combine outstanding customer service with best-in-class technology solutions to simplify the import and export process."


PEAK™ is an intuitive technology designed to help clients manage beyond logistics, providing access to insightful and actionable supply chain data to empower intelligent shipping decisions. It is a robust, user-friendly pOréal that provides real-time visibility, including key milestone alerts and exception management. PEAK™ will also allow global trading partners to establish business rules, generate shipping documents and store all order communication in a single, mobile-enabled system.

"Having powerful International Freight Forwarding solutions such as Order Management, along with one completely integrated technology platform, allows us to provide clients with increased transparency into their supply chain," said Bill Goodgion, President of Ascent Global Logistics. "Clients aren't just seeking data or visibility. They are looking for us to provide them with meaningful commercial insights into their
business and to empower them to not just react to disruptions, but to anticipate them and make sound business decisions. We are extremely excited to debut the first of many PEAK™ enhancements we have planned for 2018, and will continue to make investments in technology in all areas of our International Freight Forwarding business to improve our clients' experience when doing business with us."

About Ascent Global Logistics
Ascent Global Logistics, an independent operating company of Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., is a non-asset U.S. based global logistics provider that specializes in domestic freight management, international freight forwarding and retail consolidation solutions. Committed to providing customized logistics solutions, premium customer service and state-of-the-art technology tools to help clients accelerate their climb to supply chain excellence, Ascent Global Logistics is Your Partner for Peak Logistics Performance. For more information, please visit the Ascent Global Logistics website, www.ascentgl.com

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