How secure, expedited truckload shipping supported high-value product launches and promotions

• A consumer electronics manufacturer needed secure, cost-effective transportation for time-sensitive product launches and retail promotions.
• Schneider designed customized staging plans, multi-stop truckloads and consolidated shipments to improve trailer utilization and reduce shipping costs.
• High-security drop yards, carefully planned routes and coordinated team drivers helped protect valuable freight and meet strict delivery windows.
• The customized solution supported coordinated product launches across multiple retailers, achieved zero cargo theft and typically completed projects within two weeks.

A major player in the consumer electronics industry releases a new slate of personal devices at least once per year, distributed by big-box and warehouse retail outlets. 

The manufacturer also runs special promotions a couple of times per year with the same retailers. The manufacturer ships fully assembled in-store display units to each retailer’s distribution centers to support these efforts.

To meet the strict deadlines of these promotions and product launches, the manufacturer arranged shipping from a display company assembling the in-store units directly to the individual distribution centers (DCs). 

This process involved either less-secure Less-than-Truckload (LTL) shipments or full truckload rates, even when a load might only contain a few pallets. 

The manufacturer needed a solution that was secure, fast and cost-effective. Because the manufacturer often ran multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously, it also needed a carrier who could safely and securely move from initial inquiry to delivered freight in a week or less.

The Schneider Expedited team has the expertise and capacity to meet and exceed the manufacturer’s expectations. 

• Starting with a project bid, Schneider finds opportunities to combine multiple products into single shipments, and to use multi-stop loads to maximize capacity utilization, which saves time and money for the shipper. 
• From there, Schneider engineers the safest routes and continually communicates with team drivers to ensure every step of the security procedures is followed. Some of those procedures include team drivers arriving at the shipper’s location fully fueled and ready to run. 
• Schneider creates a staging plan for each load that ensures the right pallets are available at each stop to meet the parameters of the shipper and consignee pick-up window. 
• Schneider also stores full truckloads in its network of high-security yards, to allow for delayed delivery. For each new product release, Schneider creates a customized plan based on the manufacturer’s requirements.

A customized security solution from Schneider enables the manufacturer to roll out a coordinated, worry-free new product launch across multiple retail outlets. These projects are typically carried from conception to completion in two weeks. By combining loads for different consignees into single truckloads, Schneider saves the manufacturer from purchasing costlier freight with a single trailer for each distribution center or less-secure LTL freight.

As a result, Schneider has been the carrier of choice for the manufacturer’s secure freight needs for the past six years. This lets Schneider continually evolve the process and develop a deep level of integration between the manufacturer’s transportation professionals and Schneider drivers and customer support.

Contact us at solutions@schneider.com.