Business Services Industry
U.S providers bring expertise to China domestic service.
Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, Co.), February, 2006
By Jeff Berman, Senior Editor
YRC, Schneider put down deeper roots in an effort to help U.S. shippers overcome infrastructure and regulatory barriers.
BEIJING--China's burgeoning economy continues to attract U.S.-based transportation and logistics companies. For the most part, they've been handling international shipments through joint ventures with Chinese companies. But recent moves by U.S. providers into domestic operations signal a new phase in the growth of logistics services in China, said Evan Armstrong, president of consultants Armstrong and Associates Inc.
In May 2005, Schneider Logistics established an office in Shanghai and has since become involved in domestic logistics. And early last month, YRC Worldwide (formerly Yellow Roadway...
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