Schneider National Inc. to start trucking and logistics business in China.
Schneider National Inc is elated about getting approved to operate a trucking and logistics business in China. Based in Green Bay, Schneider is among the largest trucking firms in the United States, and has the distinction of being among the first to establish a business serving the internal Chinese market. The company in China will be called Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. Tianjin, a port city in the northeast, is China’s third-largest urban area.
Actual movement of trucks on the Chinese highways will commence sometime in the middle of 2007. Schneider intends to start conservatively small with around 50 trucks. They are also trying to acquire two Chinese trucking companies, which might happen around mid 2007. Schneider, in addition to trucking, will also offer warehousing, freight management and other transportation services in the Chinese market.
Schneider National, Inc. operates as a truckload and intermodal services company in the US, Canada and Mexico with five divisions that provide transportation and transportation-related services. Schneider National Carriers, Inc. provides truckload service throughout North America. It provides one-way van, dedicated, intermodal, brokerage and expedited services. Schneider Specialized Carriers, Inc. is a carrier for the industrial glass industry. In addition to glass, it provides transportation solutions to fit customers’ equipment shipping needs using qualified partner carriers.
Expansion activities into China have been on since 2005, when they opened an office in Shanghai. Not surprising, with the rapidly advancing Chinese economy and its various tie ups with the US. China is rich with opportunities for truckload carriers.