Schneider offers new LTL service

   Schneider Logistics said it is offering a new service that pools deliveries of shippers with reoccurring less-than-truckload moves.
   The new Integrated Delivery Services (IDS) was piloted in Denver with shippers of competing brands who had similar delivery windows, routes, shuttles and cross-dock locations. Schneider merged freight and created customized routes based on multiple shippers’ cross-docking, dedicated delivery, pool distribution, reverse logistics and LTL consolidation needs.
   IDS is offered in nine networks across the United States: Portland, Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; Los Angeles; Denver; Houston; Lenexa, Kan.; Jackson, Miss.; Winchester, Va.; and Memphis, Tenn. Markets targeted for expansion include the Midwest and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.
   “Schneider saw an opportunity to provide a smarter solution for shippers moving LTL freight in the same geographic markets,” said Todd Jadin, vice president of IDS for Schneider Logistics. IDS “is especially attractive to shippers in the automotive aftermarket, heavy truck and equipment manufacturers, and specialty retailers. Companies within each of these industries run common routes and have similar distribution locations and dispatch schedules; by pooling their deliveries, we provide tremendous efficiencies and cost savings.”
   He said the service works best for shippers who move an LTL product on a consistent basis.
   “This new service excels with daily deliveries, as over 99 percent of our stops are made within 24 hours; however, we’re also successfully moving two to three loads per week for customers,” Jadin said.