USF eLogistics Signs Contract With Auto Parts Distributor PartZone
25 September 2000
USF eLogistics Signs Contract With Auto Parts Distributor PartZone
LONG GROVE, Ill.--Sept. 25, 2000--USF eLogistics, a logistics subsidiary of USF Worldwide Logistics, announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide integrated transportation solutions for PartZone.com, a leading online distributor of recycled auto parts. Under the agreement, USF eLogistics will provide PartZone with comprehensive transportation management services ranging from negotiating carrier contracts to freight bill payment and auditing--including claims management."USF eLogistics is delighted to have the opportunity to work with PartZone to develop state-of-the-art transportation solutions that meet the needs of their customers," said Doug Christensen, President and CEO of USF Worldwide Logistics. "Our proprietary transportation software supports carrier selection and routing, customer notification and shipment status updates. It will deliver shipping cost and service information on a real-time basis to customers so that they can make a purchase decision based on a total delivered cost. It also makes it possible to give customers critical information about available part alternatives--including total delivered cost, transit time, and mode of transport.
"Many e-commerce companies fail to recognize the strategic value of transportation management in providing products to their customers," said Pat Callahan, co-founder and VP Operations for PartZone. "Supplying this service gives us a significant advantage over our competitors."
Headquartered in Evanston, IL., PartZone is a full service distributor that locates parts, coordinates their delivery, processes payments, and provides warranties on every item sold. It has access to the inventory of hundreds of part suppliers across the nation and is rapidly bringing them online to service the needs of its growing customer base of professional repair facilities and insurance companies. For more information on PartZone, call 847.492.8700 or www.partzone.com
As a business unit of USF Worldwide Logistics, USF eLogistics provides complete supply chain solutions for online retailers and manufacturers. Other USF Worldwide Logistics operations provide transportation management, dedicated fleet, contract warehousing and dedicated cross-docking; assembly and distribution; reverse logistics; and domestic and international freight forwarding.
USFreightways , the parent of USF Worldwide Logistics, also provides high-value, regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation and premium regional & national truckload transportation. For more information, contact the company at www.usfreightways.com.