Equipment Rental / Disaster Response Partner

FORTS Logistics Partnership

Rapid Disaster Deployments

Disaster Response Excellence

When disasters strike, Core moves 11+ equipment types to staging sites in under 24 hours.

100%

On-Time Staging

<18hrs

Avg Deploy Time

Equipment Damage

Exclusive

Partner Status

The Challenge

When Hurricane Idalia made landfall at 7:45 AM on August 30, 2023, FORTS Logistics had 47 pieces of critical equipment that needed to be staged across 6 sites in under 18 hours. Lives depended on it.

What We Did

Established dedicated 24/7 control tower coverage for FORTS ...
Built carrier bench of pre-vetted flatbed, step-deck, and sp...
Created deployment playbooks for each equipment type with ca...

The Result

100% of deployments met staging deadlines—zero missed window...
Average deployment time reduced from 36+ hours to under 18 h...
Zero equipment damage or loss during transport

Timeline

How It Unfolded

T+0

Activation Received

FORTS triggers deployment request with equipment manifest and site locations

T+2hrs

Carrier Assignment Locked

All loads assigned to pre-vetted carriers with confirmed availability

T+4hrs

First Equipment Rolling

Priority equipment dispatched to primary staging site

T+12hrs

Multi-Site Coordination

Simultaneous deliveries tracked across all staging locations

Investor Takeaway

Core's control tower model can orchestrate complex, time-critical deployments at scale

Pre-vetted carrier relationships enable sub-24-hour response times

Playbook-driven operations ensure repeatability across different disaster scenarios

"When we get the call, we need equipment moving within hours, not days. Core's team operates like an extension of our own—they understand that in disaster response, there's no margin for error."

Operations Director

FORTS Logistics

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