Schneider Logistics Teams With iMark.com; Partnership Adds Transportation to iMark.com Services Offerings.Business Editors AUSTIN, Texas, GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2000 iMark.com, the global marketplace for buying and selling used equipment online, and Schneider Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Schneider National Schneider National, Inc. is the largest privately owned truckload carrier based out of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1935. The company is the third-largest of all trucking & logistics companies in the United States based on annual revenue. , Inc., North American's largest truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno transportation and logistics company, today announced an alliance in which Schneider's business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) e-commerce logistics services will be utilized by iMark.com's community of used manufacturing equipment buyers and sellers. "Offering the buyer transportation options when purchasing used equipment online is part of our strategy of adding services to complete the buying experience," said Brian Magierski, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder of iMark.com. "We're taking purchases to the next level. We don't view the transaction as being complete when the deal is made, we want to extend any service the customer needs to make their experience a complete one." iMark.com is the world's leading business-to-business online marketplace for buying and selling used industrial equipment. The iMark.com Buyer Services help buyers quickly locate the desired equipment and then choose any services needed to put the asset into production, including transportation, financing, spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. , maintenance supplies, and engineering services. The iMark.com alliance marks the second major B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. announcement for Schneider Logistics over the past week, further demonstrating Schneider's commitment to be the logistics provider of choice for B2B Internet marketplaces See vertical portal and Web hub. . "The most successful Internet market makers understand the importance of providing a strong transportation and logistics link," said Chris Lofgren, chief information and logistics officer for Schneider National. "We are very pleased to become the 'ship now' button for iMark.com, one of the top online marketplaces today. We will utilize our extensive freight management experience combined with technology leadership to bring the best, most cost-effective options to iMark.com buyers and sellers." The Schneider Logistics iMark.com transportation link will allow purchasers to arrange for shipping service after purchasing an item through iMark.com's site. Once a shipment request is made, Schneider's system will provide rates for multiple shipment options based on desired transit times transit time the time required for ingesta to pass through the gastrointestinal tract; a shorter transit time is seen in conditions associated with gut hypermotility, such as diarrhea. Delayed passage from any cause results in a longer transit time. and shipment characteristics. As soon as a shipment is underway, iMark.com customers will be able to track their shipments, and when the shipments are complete, Schneider will handle freight bill payment. Schneider brings to iMark.com customers established relationships with a broad array of transportation providers and a proven track record of moving major manufacturing equipment. Schneider will coordinate rigging rigging, the wires, ropes, and chains employed to support and operate the masts, yards, booms, and sails of a vessel. Standing rigging is semipermanent, consisting mainly of mast supports, the fore-and-aft stays, and the stays running from the masthead to each side and de-installing (removing used machinery from the seller's site); shipping via a variety of transportation modes, from trucks to rail freight; and rigging and installation at the buyer's site. "We've moved everything -- from Doppler weather radar systems headed for hilltop job sites in the Rockies -- to an aircraft fuselage via ocean vessel from the U.S. to France," said Lofgren. About iMark.com iMark.com is the world's leading business-to-business online marketplace for buying and selling used industrial equipment. The iMark.com Buyer Services help buyers quickly locate the desired equipment and then choose any services needed to put the asset into production, including transportation, financing, spare parts, maintenance supplies, and engineering services. The iMark.com Seller Services provides the seller with qualified buyers ready to purchase, as well as access to inventory, appraisal, and data entry services on the only non-exclusive used equipment marketplace in the industry. iMark.com has more than 15,000 registered customers with more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies using the Marketplace to buy and sell used equipment. iMark.com, an Austin, Texas, firm was founded in January 1999. For more information about iMark.com visit www.iMark.com, send an email to info@iMark.com or call 800/939-3261. About Schneider Logistics Schneider Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider National, Inc., provides comprehensive logistics solutions and world-class supply chain technology to business partners throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Schneider offers a wide range of services, including outsourced freight management and freight payment, analysis and transportation re-engineering, computer-based systems Computer-based systems Complex systems in which computers play a major role. While complex physical systems and sophisticated software systems can help people to lead healthier and more enjoyable lives, reliance on these systems can also result in loss of for shipment control, and carrier management. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National, Inc. is North America's largest truckload transportation and logistics company, with revenues of $2.7 billion. The company has a long history of using information technology to help its customers compete more effectively, and is ranked among the top 100 companies on the InformationWeek Top 500 List of Leading IT Innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. . For more information on Schneider, visit http://www.schneiderlogistics.com. |
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