PartZone Offers Nationwide Shipment of Recycled Auto Parts Purchased Online
26 September 2000
PartZone Offers Nationwide Shipment of Recycled Auto Parts Purchased Online
EVANSTON, Ill.--Sept. 26, 2000--PartZone, Inc., a leading distributor of recycled auto parts, announced today that it has signed an agreement with USF eLogistics, a leading provider of logistics and transportation management services for online retailers and manufacturers, that will enable PartZone to ship parts purchased online to auto repair professionals nationwide.Under the agreement, USF eLogistics will provide PartZone with traditional freight management services including negotiating carrier contracts, paying and auditing freight bills and managing claims. In addition, proprietary USF eLogistics software will enable PartZone to track and trace customer orders from the time of purchase through final delivery.
"PartZone offers professional automotive repair facilities a cost-effective alternative for replacement parts by providing access to a broad supply of the highest quality recycled parts," said Pat Callahan, PartZone co-founder and vice president of operations. "Our relationship with USF eLogistics will enable us to ship nationwide and allow us to deliver even greater value to our customers by providing the shipping cost and service information they need to base purchase decisions on total delivered cost."
"Since recycled parts are located all across the country, timely and accurate delivery is essential to PartZone's value proposition," Callahan said. "Profitability of our professional auto repair customers is driven by their ability to minimize vehicle repair time. Our ability to speed parts delivery represents a significant competitive advantage for PartZone," he said.
"Leveraging the superior technology and deep transportation management expertise of USF eLogistics will enable us to offer ready access to a wide selection of parts at competitive prices," Callahan said. USF eLogistics is part of the US Freightways Corp. family of companies, a $2 billion leader in the transportation and logistics industry.
Headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, PartZone, Inc. is a virtual distributor of recycled auto parts. PartZone greatly reduces overall vehicle repair costs for insurers and consumers by enabling auto repair shops to locate, purchase and obtain high quality recycled auto parts faster and more efficiently than ever before. More than an online catalog, PartZone locates parts, coordinates delivery, processes payments and provides warranties on every part sold. Online access to the inventory of hundreds of high quality parts suppliers across the nation is available at its Web site (www.partzone.com).