Schenker expands night express services
Leading German freight transport company Schenker has expanded its specialised night express services. For standard parcel services, the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary cooperates with UPS.
Schenker Germany announced that its “NightPlus” service has grown to some 2.1 million consignments per year. Goods are collected in late afternoon or early evening and delivered by 08:00 the following workday morning, or even by 06:00 or 07:00 if required by customers.
The specialist express service is targeted at customers with urgent items such as spare parts that have to be delivered before the start of the working day. Automotive workshops and repair centres are a key customer group.
“Workshops can now repair vehicles more quickly, production systems can be brought back into operation earlier, and expensive storage of spare parts is no longer necessary,” commented Aloys Winn, Schenker Germany board member and responsible for overland transport.
The service is backed up by an internet-based IT system that enables customers to track and trace items. Deliveries are available throughout Germany as well as to destinations in Benelux, Denmark, Austria and Switzerland.
