Schneider Logistics Reports Market Boost in Freight Audit and Payment Services

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2006

VENLO, Netherlands -- Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, is reporting a 20 percent increase in the market for freight audit and payment services in Europe, a business sector that Schneider pioneered and in which it is a key European player. Schneider services its freight audit and payment customers from its facilities in Venlo, Netherlands, and Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Customers are drawn from across the business spectrum, but industry verticals especially interested in freight audit and payment include, FMCG, automotive, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, according to Schneider.

"Take-up of the freight audit and payment service has been strong, with blue-chip companies such as Philips Consumer Electronics and Visteon among the adopters," said Peter Janssen, Schneider Logistics' director responsible for freight audit and payment services.

Schneider's experience reflects the findings of the latest annual third-party logistics report published by professor Dr. John Langley of the Georgia Institute of Technology in cooperation with Capgemini, DHL and SAP. This year's survey of third-party logistics users shows that, in Europe, the number outsourcing their freight audit and payment functions has risen to 22 percent from last year's figure of 10 percent.

Schneider Logistics highlights a number of areas in which its expertise and technology delivers improvements for companies seeking to enhance the quality of their operational cost control while simultaneously reducing administrative cost.

"By adopting an outsourced freight audit solution which involves proven technology and substantial experience, customers gain two key benefits," explained Jason Denne, director of business development at Schneider Logistics. "First, the solution eliminates carrier invoice errors which account for between two and seven percent of their existing annual freight cost. Second, a single database for all transportation modes and geographies quickly identifies new opportunities to further optimize supply chain operations which normally translates into an additional six to eight percent reduction in an organization's existing freight spend."

Schneider points out that reliable data is the foundation of supply chain and financial management, and information developed through the freight audit and payment process permits the comprehensive analysis of logistics operations and transport related costs.

About Schneider Logistics, Inc.

Schneider Logistics, Inc. is an international logistics provider to Global 2000 companies. Schneider Logistics helps customers capture strategic business value from their supply chains in the form of lower distribution costs, reduced inventory, improved customer service and increased availability to working capital. Together with its subsidiaries American Port Services and American Overseas Air Freight, the company provides end-to-end supply chain management, transportation management and international logistics services.

Schneider Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider National, a premier provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National has provided expert logistics and transportation solutions for more than 70 years. A $3.5 billion company, Schneider National conducts business in more than 28 countries in North America, Europe and Asia, and continues to grow its international service offerings. For more information about Schneider Logistics visit www.schneiderlogistics.com or call (800) 558-6767.