GREEN BAY, Wis. — Schneider Logistics has announced the creation of AccessCanada, a new service offering that helps U.S. exporters to Canada reduce cost and take risk out of the supply chain.

The new service delivers simplified, cost-reducing access to the Canadian marketplace, the company says. With AccessCanada, Schneider combines truckload, crossdock warehousing and LTL services to expedite freight delivery into Canada without tying up shipper inventory or capital in warehouses.

“AccessCanada is an innovative solution which optimizes shippers’ networks with any combination of Schneider National or third-party transportation services,” the company states. “By servicing the Canadian market directly from the United States, shippers reduce cycle time and capital costs associated with bricks and mortar in Canada.”

To reach shippers’ destinations in Canada, freight is delivered from a distribution centre, manufacturing facility or import warehouse in the United States to a crossdocking facility in Canada. There, freight is divided into smaller shipments for final delivery by less-than-truckload carriers. AccessCanada clients, therefore, work with one carrier from start to finish.

“With AccessCanada, crossdocking work is done seamlessly so clients do not have to warehouse freight or worry about safety stock,” said John Ferguson, Canada General Manager of Schneider National. “AccessCanada provides U.S. exporters with a cost-effective integrated logistics solution from the point of origin to the customers’ shelves in Canada.”

Headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, Schneider Canada is the largest U.S.-based carrier in Canada and employs more than 750 Canadian associates.