Did you know that there is a National Aviation Day? It falls on Aug. 19^th on Orville Wright’s birthday, one of America’s aviation pioneers, every year. According to NASA’s History Office, the holiday was first observed in 1939 and was established by President Roosevelt to celebrate the nation’s achievements in the skies. As a global provider of shipping and logistics services who started as a pioneer in the freight-forwarding industry in the 1980’s, BTX Global Logistics understands firsthand the importance of airplanes, aviation and aerospace in today’s world. 

BTX Global Logistics gathered its executive team, branch owners and managers for a systems-wide conference focused on strategic planning, training and comradeship from April 7-10. This year’s Systems Meeting, which took place in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in Maryland, brought together 80 participants representing 32 BTX regional branches across the United States and Canada.

Detroit, MI – BTX Global Logistics, a provider of flexible shipping and logistics solutions for heavyweight cargo around the world, is pleased to announce the opening of its Detroit, Michigan, branch. Led by Chad Furstenau and a team of logistics professionals, BTX-Detroit brings over 75 years of combined industry experience to the area.