President
Bill Flegenheimer has been a leader in the International transportation
industry for over 40 years. His career began in the 60s with Coppersmith
in Los Angeles where he was responsible for operations and client
relations. Bill started his own brokerage in 1977 and began specializing
in perishable shipments entering the port of Los Angeles. Bill's unique
understanding of the business allowed him to create a specialized
service for perishable commodities. He was the first broker to introduce
24 hour service and maintained a staff around the clock. This allowed
the safe handling of perishable freight at all hours of the day. In this
way, perishable commodities left at the airport would be immediately
moved to cold storage or their ultimate destination to avoid the
spoiling of product. This saved importers thousands of dollars, lowered
their risk and increased their turnover. Later the company added an
ocean freight department and export department. Bill has been a member
of the LA Customs Broker Association for 30 years and has been a member
of the board for over 10 years. He has also sat on the board of several
distinguished associations and committees like the US Food and Drug
Administration, LAX Airport Committee, the National Fisheries Institute,
California Fisheries and Seafood Institute and various government agency
committees and groups. Today Bill, remains involved as Chairman of the
Board for Flegenheimer International and has turned over the day-to-day
operations to Rod Flegenheimer and Sonia Medina.Rod Flegenheimer
Meet Our Air Team Leader
Rod Flegenheimer is in the "Team Leader" for the Air Freight Department
at Flegenheimer International. He is a licensed Customs Broker and
Certified Customs Specialist. His responsibilities are to ensure that
freight is cleared through U.S. Customs, FDA and the other appropriate
government agencies in tariff code regulations and duty assessment. He
works with his team in providing 24-hour service at Los Angeles Airport.
The Air Freight Department maintains strict performance criteria that
includes timely processing, 100% file accuracy, and proactive
communications. They measure these performance standards on a weekly
basis and team members pride themselves in continually beating their own
performance. Rod and his team are totally committed to consistently
exceeding client's expectations and getting their products cleared
through Customs and the other government agencies quickly and with no
hang-ups. If you have any questions regarding air freight issues, please
do not hesitate to call Rod or one of his team members.Sonia Medina
Meet Our Ocean Team Leader
Sonia Medina is the "Team Leader" for the Ocean Freight Department at
Flegenheimer International, Inc. She has been with Flegenheimer
International, Inc. since 1986. Her team works with clients at a very
personal level to coordinate all ocean freight shipments arriving into
any U.S port. The ocean team has established a continuous improvement
program where they work on shipments as a team, yet individual members
are responsible for specific clients. This helps streamline the
communication process so that importers maintain communication with only
one team member for all their needs, rather than getting bounced around
from person to person. Sonia and her team are also experts in FDA
matters, and active Committee members of the Los Angeles Customs Brokers
and Freight Forwarder Association (LACBFFA) that can assist with
expediting issues with other appropriate government agencies. If you
have any questions regarding ocean freight issues, please do not
hesitate to call Sonia or one of her team members.
