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COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | AUGUST 2015 45 INNOVATORS SCHNEIDER Green Bay, Wis. How they do it Schneider has been in business for 80 years, and today its portfolio of trans- portation solutions includes regional, long haul, expedited, dedicated, bulk, intermodal, brokerage, cross-dock logis- tics, supply chain management and port logistics. The privately-held company provides services throughout North America and China. To solve the consumer electronics pro- vider's transportation security problem, Schneider's Expedited Services Team worked with the customer's security team to put its transit security protocols to work, deploying a series of solutions to tighten security within the client's supply chain. The manufacturer's freight began trav- eling only on trucks with team drivers, a move that helps reduce freight vulner- ability because the load is rarely at rest. Schneider's team drivers also received security briefings before starting a high- value load assignment, reminding them to be aware of their surroundings at all times while reviewing standard security procedures, including: • Having a full tank of fuel when arriv- ing for a delivery and avoiding breaks in the first 250 miles; • Stopping only at secure locations, including Schneider's network of 35 facilities equipped with advanced security technologies and monitored continuously; T oday's shippers realize that nearly any cargo in transit is at risk of being compromised by ever-more sophisticated criminals. If a customer is shipping trailers filled with pharmaceuticals or the latest high-tech gadgets such as cell phones or tablets, it's likely the dry van will be a target. According to Schneider (CCJ Top 250, No. 8), that's exactly what was happening to one of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers. The consumer electronics provider had identified a need to revise its security procedures and policies to keep up with the latest criminal activities and trends. In doing so, the company found that a gap with its providers was not able to be closed. The company was looking for a more stringent security process that would ensure that its high-value shipments would make it from its distribution centers to their final destinations – securely and safely. It turned to Schneider, which has celebrated declining cargo thefts for several years. However, 2014 marked a milestone for the truckload, intermodal and logistics pro- vider: The company had zero cargo thefts last year. Making that accomplishment even more signifi cant is the fact that Schneider has more than 13,000 drivers who last year moved more than 4 million loads with the company's familiar orange-colored equipment that includes nearly 12,000 power units and 50,000 trailers. Schneider also serves the majority of U.S. ports of entry, maintaining and managing more than 6 million square feet of warehouse space that provides public and contract warehousing and cross-dock services. Brian Bobo, vice president of enterprise security, says the Green Bay, Wis.-based company has been able to beat the cargo theft odds because of its holistic, layered ap- proach to security. "To be successful, we can't rely solely on doing one thing fl awlessly," Bobo says. The company's holistic, layered approach leads to zero cargo thefts in 2014. Schneider celebrates stellar year of security BY DEAN SMALLWOOD