Transplace Names Thomas K. Sanderson President and Chief Operating Officer; Sanderson adds more than 20 years of logistics experience to Transplace executive team.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4530480 PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003 Transplace, Inc., a leading provider of transportation and logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet services, today announced that Thomas K. Sanderson has joined the company as president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Sanderson brings more than 20 years of industry experience in logistics technology and services. Most recently, he served as chairman, 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 president of Clicklogistics; a company that provided hosted logistics technology solutions and outsourced logistics management services to manufacturers and retailers. Sanderson was also president and co-owner of PTCG PTCG Pokémon Trading Card Game , the company that created OptiBid, the first optimization-based transportation procurement system. Prior to that, he spent three years at J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and five years at 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. . His consulting experience includes five years with Mercer Management Consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects . Sanderson has a master's in business from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. and is a frequent speaker at industry events as well as author of numerous articles. He will report to Dr. Jun-Sheng Li, chairman and chief executive officer. "After an extensive search, we are excited to have Tom join our team," said Dr. Li. "With the growth of Transplace, we have always wanted to strengthen our executive management team. Tom has the right mix of background and experience in third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. services and technology, management leadership skills, and an in-depth understanding of customers. In his new role, Sanderson will provide leadership and manage all operations of our business." "Transplace has an excellent reputation in the industry due to its Fortune 500 client base, its comprehensive transportation and logistics management services, and its technology," said Sanderson. "I am excited to be part of the Transplace winning team and look forward to contributing to its continued growth and success." Transplace (www.transplace.com) is a lead logistics provider for transportation logistics solutions through a fully integrated web-based transportation platform of services allowing customers to collaborate on transportation logistics strategy, planning and execution. Transplace offers a full menu of logistics and transportation management services, ranging from complete outsourcing, as a third-party logistics provider and load control center, to a single source for shipment transportation assistance. Transplace also provides services to ease the burden of maintaining compliant files by automating employee file maintenance, drug and alcohol testing, recruiting and orientation process. Transplace was formed in 2000 through the merger of existing logistics business units of Covenant Transport, Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., M.S. Carriers, Inc., Swift Transportation Co., Inc., U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., and Werner Enterprises, Inc. 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