Values focused Value Creating

NorthPoint Logistics is a full-service, end-to-end freight forwarder and freight broker, committed to helping entrepreneurs bring unparalleled value to their teams, their clients, and their communities.

Value Creating

Our Mission

We clear the path for entrepreneurs through turnkey supply chain solutions

Our Vision

A world where the interconnectedness of global trade unlocks every worker’s innate value & freeing them to contribute to the greater good of humanity

Our Core Values

Our core values set the foundation of our culture and guide us through every business decision we make.

Our Core Values

Our core values set the foundation of our culture and guide us through every business decision we make.

PUT PEOPLE FIRST

The relationships with our partners, team members, and investors are our most valuable assets. We will strive to always take care of each other and to operate our business so that we maintain our culture of appreciation, respect, transparency, and we shall avoid office politics.

TAKE OWNERSHIP OF EVERY SITUATION

Every individual shall take ownership, be accountable, and take responsibility while avoiding blame, excuses, and denial. We will always strive to admit, learn, and grow from failure and mistakes.

LIVE GENEROUSLY

We believe we have an obligation to give back to the community through charitable efforts and, as a token of our appreciation to those who have helped us succeed, we will pay it forward.

DO THE RIGHT THING EVERY TIME

As we conduct our business, we will operate with the highest integrity and we shall strive to live by the Golden Rule.

MAINTAIN FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE

We will approach every deal with an appropriate margin of safety and maintain our financial discipline while never stretching for a deal or becoming greedy.

This is our Story

Late 1980s

Tim Flanigan grows up in a home fueled by diesel, as his father’s entry into the trucking business provides Tim with a firsthand view of the essential nature of transportation.

Late 1980s

Early 1990s

Early 1990s

Clint Rusch’s mother accelerates her two-decade entrepreneurial journey, building a multimillion-dollar business from the family kitchen table and forever shaping his belief in the importance of entrepreneurship.

Late 1990s

JC Sutherlin grows up in a household wholly dedicated to a generationally owned family business, giving him a front-row seat to the challenges confronted by generational entrepreneurs.

Late 1990s

2001

2001

Following the tragic events of 9/11, Clint’s commitment to service leads him to enter the US Army; during his 2007-09 deployment to Iraq, he’ll lead an effort to revitalize small businesses in the Baghdad neighborhood of al-Beidha’a.

2012

NorthPoint Development is founded by Nathaniel Hagedorn as a real estate developer specializing in industrial and multi-family development. Nathaniel’s vision will lead to NorthPoint becoming the largest industrial developer in the United States.

2012

2016

2016

Nathaniel sees an opportunity to enter the global supply chain industry leading to the founding of NorthPoint Logistics as the product of the merger of two smaller freight forwarding businesses.

2017

Kaitlin Rusbarsky joins NPL, bringing years of experience in refrigerated protein exports and international cargo movement with her and spearheading the exponential growth of our refrigerated protein export services.

2017

2019

2019

After a successful incubation at NPL, WarehouseQuote is spun off as a separate firm, focused on 4PL services for inventory at rest, while NorthPoint Logistics remains focused on 3PL services and inventory in motion.

2020

The global pandemic provides an intense, demanding backdrop to a significant leadership reorganization at NPL and a rededication of focus upon the most vital component of today’s economy: the entrepreneur.

2020

Late 1980s

Tim Flanigan grows up in a home fueled by diesel, as his father’s entry into the trucking business provides Tim with a firsthand view of the essential nature of transportation.

Early 1990s

Clint Rusch’s mother accelerates her two-decade entrepreneurial journey, building a multimillion-dollar business from the family kitchen table and forever shaping his belief in the importance of entrepreneurship.

Late 1990s

JC Sutherlin grows up in a household wholly dedicated to a generationally owned family business, giving him a front-row seat to the challenges confronted by generational entrepreneurs.

2001

Following the tragic events of 9/11, Clint’s commitment to service leads him to enter the US Army; during his 2007-09 deployment to Iraq, he’ll lead an effort to revitalize small businesses in the Baghdad neighborhood of al-Beidha’a.

2012

NorthPoint Development is founded by Nathaniel Hagedorn as a real estate developer specializing in industrial and multi-family development. Nathaniel’s vision will lead to NorthPoint becoming the largest industrial developer in the United States.

2016

Nathaniel sees an opportunity to enter the global supply chain industry leading to the founding of NorthPoint Logistics as the product of the merger of two smaller freight forwarding businesses.

2017

Kaitlin Rusbarsky joins NPL, bringing years of experience in refrigerated protein exports and international cargo movement with her and spearheading the exponential growth of our refrigerated protein export services.

2019

After a successful incubation at NPL, WarehouseQuote is spun off as a separate firm, focused on 4PL services for inventory at rest, while NorthPoint Logistics remains focused on 3PL services and inventory in motion.

2020

The global pandemic provides an intense, demanding backdrop to a significant leadership reorganization at NPL and a rededication of focus upon the most vital component of today’s economy: the entrepreneur.

Our Leaders

The NPL Leadership Team features a diverse array of work and life experiences, but what every one of our leaders shares is an unwavering commitment to the value of entrepreneurship in the global economy.

Clint R

Clint Rusch

JC S

JC Sutherlin

Tim F

Tim Flanigan

Kaitlyn R

Kaitlin Rusbarsky

Our commitments to you

The global logistics business is a tough one, but your business is even tougher. You have hundreds of potential logistics vendors to use – but we don’t want to be one of them. We want to be your partner, and partners make commitments.

Every day, our team makes four commitments to our partners:

Our commitments to you

The global logistics business is a tough one, but your business is even tougher. You have hundreds of potential logistics vendors to use – but we don’t want to be one of them. We want to be your partner, and partners make commitments.

Every day, our team makes four commitments to our partners:

1WE SHOW UP

When it's hard, when it's easy, when we've done well, and when we've fallen short...we show up.

2WE DO WHAT IT TAKES

Our clients aren't customers - they're partners; that means we don't stop at 'we tried'.

3WE LOOK AHEAD

Our partners trust us to see the runway ahead, not just the tarmac we've traveled, in the global supply chain.

4WE SHOOT STRAIGHT

Corporate buzzwords, doublespeak, and mealy-mouthed explanations don't cut it for us, or for our partners.

Never the easiest Always the best

At NorthPoint Logistics, we embrace the impact that our team members have. Whether on our client partners, our colleagues, or our community, our team members are emissaries for the culture of values-focused professionalism that we live by.

We also know how impactful an amazing culture is – after all, we’re just down the hall from Kansas City’s Best Place to Work for the last 9 years. We’re committed to joining our parent company on that mountaintop – and to get there, we need the best on our journey.

Our hiring process is data-driven, detail-focused, and difficult – and we love it that way. If you’re the kind of person who’s invigorated by that challenge, let’s talk – because we’re always looking for the next great NorthPointer.

Always The Best

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