Schneider supply chain resources

Rising truck fleet insurance rates are making it harder for some trucking fleets to manage costs and operations. This article explains why fleet insurance costs are rising and shares tips to lower expenses.

In the face of recently announced tariffs, companies across North America are adopting various strategies to safeguard their supply chains.

Like most things in life, supply chains are easier to manage when they’re predictable. Of course, supply chain predictability is not always possible — and it certainly is not the reality for one packaging manufacturer, whose low-volume freight involves irregular, last-minute shipments and short lead times. Freight turnaround is fast and often coupled with high service requirements, such as special equipment to move loads.

Schneider revamped the manufacturer’s business processes, implement a new technology to drive efficiencies into multiple processes across the supply chain and reduce overall costs.

When a food manufacturer was looking to optimize its freight transportation model, it turned to Schneider to provide a holistic multimodal transportation plan.

A manufacturer of dessert and drink mixes was growing and realized its private fleet was expensive to maintain and was scalable for future growth. How did they decrease shipping time AND save an average of $1,000/week in shipping costs?

A manufacturer of liquid and gas tanks that ships its products to customers throughout the country using multiple LTL carriers began experiencing significant rate increases. The company needed to find a new shipping solution that would save costs.

Lightweight equipment solution helps beverage company save costs, load 10 percent more product per truck.

The relationship between a retailer and a shipper of medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods was put in jeopardy when the retailer rolled out a pilot program that shrank the shipper’s delivery window from 72 hours to 24 hours

Schneider optimized all cross-border moves with a leading appliance manufacturer by reducing costs on every transfer load and eliminating a costly diversion process.

Save up to 10% with Schneider’s lightweight intermodal solution compared to other intermodal providers with heavier equipment. Calculate your payload savings now.

A request for proposal (RFP) is necessary to find a transportation provider that can move freight safely, efficiently and cost-effectively. Here are seven tips to keep in mind as you prepare to request freight bids and assess the results—and minimize the pain traditionally associated with the RFP process.