SCHNEIDER ENTERS BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS, E-COMMERCE MARKET

   Schneider Logistics, a subsidiary of trucking giant Schneider National Inc., has entered into an alliance with Commerx Inc., an Internet marketplace developer and e-commerce company, to provide business-to-business e-commerce logistics services through Commerx’s PlasticsNet.Com electronic marketplace.
   Schneider and Commerx plan to develop B2B e-commerce tools, including a
system to provide rate quotes via the Internet. PlasticsNet.Com users will have access to Schneider’s new e-commerce transportation management capabilities to direct the flow of product purchased at the site, and manage their own outbound finished goods by the second quarter of 2000.
   Schneider’s system will instantly provide rates for multiple shipment options based on desired transit times and shipment characteristics. One a shipment is under way, PlasticsNet will be able to track shipments. When shipments are complete, Schneider will handle freight bill payment.