Fleet Start-up Process

When you roll with Schneider, your freight moves by way of the best minds in the business. Schneider enlists the industry’s leading experts to build your customized fleet and execute our tried-and-true process. Through our multidisciplinary approach, we roll up our collective sleeves to clearly define your transportation expectations, anticipate any and all challenges and work every efficiency to get your operation up and roaring.

Step 1 – Envisioning: Laying out expectations

Once a plan has been engineered and price agreed upon (all part of the bid process), we get started laying out your mandatories, gathering information about how your business runs and documenting every part of the operation.  We leave no question unanswered and no stone unturned. Here, we also determine benchmarks and stage gates to ensure everything runs smoothly. We even lock in contingency plans for quick, seamless troubleshooting along the way. All this to guarantee our Dedicated operation lives up to your expectation and beyond.

Step 2 – Support Department Planning: Tailoring the plan

Then we call in our team of specialists: “special ops” drivers, safety coordinators, customer service reps, project managers and maintenance technicians who work tirelessly to put our systems in place, tailoring every aspect of the plan to fit your supply chain. Weekly check-ins ensure everyone is in synch and onboard, and every process is documented, trained and continuously measured to drive continuous improvement.

Step 3 – Project Rehearsal: Trial running

Once our team has your operation set up, we begin working the implementation and running routes even before the start date, working out any glitches for flawless execution from day one. Every aspect of the Dedicated fleet process is covered and every member of the team has a complete understanding of their role by the time we haul the first load.

During this phase, our “special ops” drivers set out to experience all aspects of the job: who your customers are, finding the best approaches to docks and developing workarounds for any challenges along the way. This team will stay on-site as long as it takes to get your day-to-day team moving at full speed.

Step 4 – Deploying the Fleet: All systems go

We run at full capacity from the word go, and we don’t stop there. Our experts continue to hunt for and build in every efficiency. Keeping your operation running smoothly is an ongoing process, and we bust tail to guarantee you get the best service every step of the way. Just look at our 99% on-time performance record, which leaves just enough room to ensure we’ll never rest on our laurels. Plus, with one of the largest freight networks in the country, we can aggressively fill backhauls to save you money.

Step 5 – Postdeployment: Fine-tuning and absorbing change

Change happens, and with Schneider at the helm, problems won’t. We can help you adapt anytime by working our tried-and-true process as your business grows and evolves. Be it servicing new customers, roping in new sites and distribution centers or expanding into new regions, we make it all go smoothly. 

If you need a dedicated partner who can get moving even faster, our expert project managers can speed up the process. They know all the best places to trim the timetable and where the smart trade-offs lie to work a tight schedule and still deliver.

Next step, we make it happen.

Request a meeting today and let us earn your trust and partnership.