Schneider adds five freight brokerage offices in U.S., Canada, Mexico

Schneider adds five freight brokerage offices in U.S., Canada, Mexico    Green Bay, Wis.-based Schneider National is opening five brokerage offices in Toronto; Mexico City; Chesapeake, Va.; Columbus, Ohio; and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bringing the total number of its brokerage offices in North America to 17.
   “These offices will enhance Schneider Brokerage’s ability to serve these areas and help find capacity for customers in a tight market,” the company said.
   Schneider Brokerage provides an additional source of capacity through a large network of third-party carriers, seeking to match available freight to available capacity. The unit deals with less-than-truckload, truckload, intermodal, flatbed truck and over-dimensional shipments.
   Schneider said its brokerage arm increases capacity available to customers by providing shippers with a one-stop shop for access to additional logistics services and carriers who have been pre-qualified.