A group of carriers and logistics companies has banded together to raise money to support the citizens of Ukraine who remain in the country during the military invasion by Russia. Dubbed Trucking & Logistics Professionals for Ukraine (TLPU), the group of 16 companies contributed more than $300,000 in humanitarian aid in less than three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fundraising began over the weekend and quickly grew to the current amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe people of Ukraine are currently in dire need of assistance, and we want to do everything in our power to bring humanitarian aid to them,\u201d Dominic Zastarskis, CEO of GP Transco, told FreightWaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe started by reaching out to the trucking companies near us in Illinois; with 16 companies currently on board, we are in talks with two dozen other companies in our industry. The people of Ukraine need our help; contact GP Transco directly if you\u2019d like to join us. We don\u2019t have ties to Ukraine nor an office there \u2014 it just seems like the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group is asking other transportation and logistics professionals to join in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CEO’s of some logistics companies stood beside Ukraine, providing them logistics, clothing, food and supplies for Kiev and Odessa people affected by war. Total Transport, MT International, Shiply, HDC Logistics<\/a> , DTM Logistic and other UK based companies made a huge donation in a total amount of 3.5 Mil for ukranian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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