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• Schneider Unit Wins Contract To Serve Whirlpool Corp.

  - 2007-06-04

  Schneider Logistics said its American Port Services subsidiary won a multiyear contract from appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. to handle transloading, warehousing and distribution services near the Port of Savannah.Schneider Logistics said its American Port Services subsidiary won a multiyear contract from appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. to handle transloading, warehousing and...

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• Wal-Mart Contract with Schneider Logistics Subsidiary Establishes Import Distribution Center in Chicagoland Area; New 3.4 Million Square Foot Facility to Bring 300 New Jobs to the Area

  - 2006-05-15

  GREEN BAY, Wis. & BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, today announced that its American Port Services subsidiary has signed a significant warehousing contract with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Under the contract, American Port Services will provide the world's...

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• 10 Steps to a Flatter World

  - 2005-10-10

  iSIGHTThe world is becoming flat, and if you work in trucking, logistics or information technology, you are probably helping to flatten it.That is one of the messages in Thomas L. Friedman's new book, "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century." Advances in trucking, logistics and IT...

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• Where, Oh where, has my trailer gone?(AppSnaps)(American Port Services )(AeroScout)(Brief article)

  - 2005-09-01

  How do you find a particular tractor-trailer and track its movements when it's somewhere within a 60 acre facility full of other trailers? That's the problem American Port Services APS had at its cross-docking facility in Savannah, GA, operated by APS on behalf of one of...

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• Schneider Logistics, Inc. Completes Acquisition of American Port Services; Parent Company Schneider National Becomes the First Full Truckload Carrier to Offer Port Transloading Services

  - 2005-08-29

  GREEN BAY, Wis. and SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of American Port Services, a leading U.S. provider of port transloading/deconsolidation, warehousing and distribution services. By linking the resources of...

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• Schneider Logistics has agreed to acquire American Port Services, a leading U.S. provider of port transloading/deconsolidation, warehousing, and distribution services in Savannah, Ga.(Brief Article)

  - 2005-08-11

  Schneider Logistics has agreed to acquire American Port Services, a leading U.S. provider of port transloading/deconsolidation, warehousing, and distribution services in Savannah, Ga. "Linking the inland truckload/deconsolidation, intermodal and third-party capacity of Schneider National with American Port Services transloading and port dray operation will create...

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• American Port Services Fuels Significant Growth by Increasing Supply Chain Efficiency and Visibility with AGI Worldwide; Increased Capabilities Enable Leading Logistics Services Provider to Boost Revenues with the 'Who's Who' of Retailing

  - 2005-08-10

  ATLANTA -- AGI Worldwide, a top global provider of supply chain execution solutions and services, today announced that American Port Services APS, a leading third-party logistics provider, has significantly grown their business by successfully leveraging AGI's supply chain expertise, industry best-practices and technology. Armed with a supply chain to continually...

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• Schneider Logistics to Buy American Port Services

  - 2005-06-27

  Company Says Purchase Allows It to Offer 'Port-to-Door' ShippingSchneider Logistics said June 17 it signed a definitive agreement to acquire American Port Services to increase its offering of port-related services.Terms of the deal were not announced by Schneider Logistics, a subsidiary of Schneider National, the nation's largest.' truckload carrier.American Port...

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• Schneider Logistics, Inc. Announces Pending Acquisition of American Port Services; Acquisition Will Make Parent Company Schneider National First Full Truckload Carrier to Offer Port Transloading Services

  - 2005-06-17

  GREEN BAY, Wis. and SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire American Port Services, a leading U.S. provider of port transloading/deconsolidation, warehousing, and distribution services. Upon completion, Schneider...

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• RFID deployed at cross-docking site.(Best Practices)(Radio Frequency Identification)(American Port Services)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-01-01

  Third-party logistics provider American Port Services APS has deployed an RFID system at its 60-acre cross-docking facility in Savannah, Ga. APS is using technology from AeroScout and AGI Worldwide to implement a wireless RFID system that tracks the location of hundreds of trailers at the facility...

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