| 1935 |
Bought Bins Transfer & Storage and changed the name to Schneider Transport & Storage. Moved offices to a building once used as a stable. |
| 1939 |
Schneider Transport & Storage is incorporated in Nevada. |
| 1944 |
Schneider discontinued storing household goods, although Storage wasn't dropped from the name until the 1960's. |
| 1958 |
Schneider was granted its first interstate authority by the ICC. The first shipment was for Procter and Gamble (P&G) from their plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin to another P&G facility in Cheboygan, Michigan. |
| 1961 |
Don Schneider, Al's oldest son, joined the firm as manager, bringing the office staff to five. |
| 1962 |
Schneider Transport logo is adopted. |
| 1964 |
Schneider Transport merged with Packer City Transport. |
| 1968 |
Merged with Garrison Transport and added to Schneider's Operating Authority. |
| 1969 |
Purchased Kampo Transit, a 50-truck regional milk and fuel oil hauler. |
| 1970 |
Milestone grant of authority from the ICC to haul paper and paper products. Paper remains a significant part of the Schneider portfolio. |
| 1971 |
Purchased TransNational Truck (TNT), Amarillo, Texas. Departing from previous practice of incorporating all acquisitions into Schneider Transport, TNT remained a separate business unit. |
| 1974 |
Purchased National Refrigerated Transport (NRT), Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| 1975 |
Installed a state-of-the-art computerized control system. Move was light years ahead of system employed by the competition. Employed the first field sales representative. |
| 1976 |
Teamsters called a 'Wild Cat' strike on Schneider Transport. Tanker trailers added to the fleet, creating Schneider Bulk Carriers. The holding company, Schneider National, Inc. is formed. |
| 1977 |
The first bulk fuel site was installed at the Wise Garage in Dayton, Ohio. Christianson Oil was purchased to provide sufficient fuel of the appropriate quality. |
| 1979 |
The second OPEC fuel crisis caused gas rationing and fuel shortages. Schneider Transport responded with a national MPG campaign through the Schneider Fuel School, teaching 2000 drivers to drive 55 MPH and conserve fuel. |
| 1980 |
Congress passes the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, which provides for sweeping deregulation of the trucking industry. |
| 1981 |
ICC granted Schneider 49-state authority to carry all commodities except explosives and bulk. |
| 1982 |
To leverage the long distance network needed for the growing number of drivers, Schneider formed Schneider Communications to provide long-distance telephone service to customers in the Midwest. |
| 1983 |
Schneider Family Fitness Event initiated in Green Bay. |
| 1983 |
Founder, Al Schneider dies. |
| 1984 |
Purchased International Transport, Inc. of Rochester, Minnesota, the largest flat bed and heavy haul products company. |
| 1985 |
Schneider National Carriers (SNC) is formed by joining all of the separate business units purchased through the 70's and 80's. SNC is non-union, but Schneider Transport remains a union carrier under agreement with the Teamsters. |
| 1986 |
Schneider is the first carrier to install two-way satellite communication system in all 6,000 over-the-road trucks. First EDI, Electronic Data Interchange transactions. |
| 1988 |
Schneider Moving & Storage is sold. |
| 1989 |
Schneider National Carriers obtained authority to haul in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. |
| 1990 |
International Transport is changed to Schneider Specialized Carriers. |
| 1992 |
$1 Billion in annual revenue hit for the first time. Corporate Headquarters moved to the Customer Service and Corporate Business Center on South Packerland. |
| 1993 |
Schneider Logistics, Inc. is created. |
| 1994 |
Schneider Logistics awarded the General Motors Service Parts Operation contract. This is the largest logistics contract ever awarded. |
| 1995 |
Schneider Communications sold to Frontier Communications. Schneider Dedicated Operations converted Kimberly Clark private Fleet in the largest-ever dedicated fleet conversion. |
| 1996 |
Surpassed $2 Billion in annual revenue. |
| 1998 |
Purchased Highway Carrier Corporation, Builders Transport and Landstar Poole. |
| 2000 |
Purchased Tranzact Freight Payment Service. |
| 2004 |
Surpassed $3 Billion in annual revenue. |
| 2005 |
Schneider Logistics acquired American Port Services.
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