Excerpt from: North America Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
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| March 06, 2008 | | The Reliance Network will provide LTL, TL and supply chain freight services to their customers. | Effective March 1st six regional carriers will form an alliance called The Reliance Network. The carriers include: Averitt Express, Canadian Freightways/Epic Express, DATS Trucking, Lakeville Motor Express, Land Air Express of New England, and Pitt Ohio Express. The Reliance Network will provide Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Truckload (TL), and supply chain freight services. Benefits include: - Complete coverage of the US, Canada and Mexico
- Improved transit times
- Working with local transportation specialist for all shipments
- Over 25,000 tractors and trailers
- Shipment visibility throughout the network
- Secure data management
Analyst Chris Brady, president of Commercial Motor Vehicle Consulting (CMVC), stated “with the alliance, a carrier can offer their customers service beyond their operational regions. They couldn’t do that before. Maybe, if it was a good customer, they may have made a deal with an outside owner-operator. But now they have a service they can go to.” He also stated that an alliance of 6 companies will be difficult. Brady added: “The more partners, the more likely there will be problems. Success will come down to how easily they can work together.” | | |
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