Schneider Invests in Chemicals Supply Marketplace

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

Schneider National Inc. provides transportation and logistics services. The firm's transportation solutions include van truckload, dedicated, regional, bulk, intermodal, brokerage, supply chain management, port logistics services and engineering, and freight payment services.

Schneider National Inc. provides transportation and logistics services.  Its minority stake in ChemDirect includes an agreement that will make Schneider a transportation and logistics provider for the startup, in addition to what is estimated to be about a $5 to $10 million stake in the company as part of its Series A.

The Wall Street Journal: Trucking Company Schneider Invests in Chemicals Supply Marketplace

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

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