SBS Worldwide leases trucks to increase service flexibility
News Release
SBS Worldwide Inc
June 22, 2012
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Global transportation provider SBS Worldwide has leased
two <SPAN style="COLOR: black">own-branded trucks</SPAN> in the Chicago area in
order to further improve its ability to meet customer requirements and handle
continued growth.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><BR><FONT size=3>SBS Worldwide, which has been established for almost
30 years, has <SPAN style="COLOR: black">leased the trucks – in the company’s
distinctive livery – as a pilot program</SPAN>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black" lang=EN-GB>The initiative will improve
SBS’s</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-GB> ability to meet
customers’ JIT (just in time) requirements by allowing <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">it</SPAN> to deliver <SPAN style="COLOR: black">cargo more
quickly to</SPAN> O’Hare International airport to meet deadlines for
departure<SPAN> </SPAN>flights<SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>as well as
meet the pickup and delivery requirements of customers in the Chicago
area.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The trucks will also help make sure SBS Worldwide is
able to provide adequate trucking capacity to meet continued volume growth in
the Chicago area.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>SBS Worldwide US Managing Director Lars Kloch says:
“Leasing our own trucks with our company logo further improves our flexibility
and helps develop our branding needs in Chicago. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>“If our growing customer base has any last minute
requirements, we have our trucks as back up in case our carefully selected third
party logistics providers are unable to meet the demands. The branding also
means they act as moving billboards, helping to promote SBS
Worldwide.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The smaller of the two trucks allows SBS Worldwide to
enter and leave O’Hare International Airport, Chicago<SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, more quickly </SPAN>and is used for loose cargo that is
picked up and delivered in the airport.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Meanwhile, the larger truck is used for the main airline
transfers on a daily basis from <SPAN style="COLOR: black">the SBS
warehous</SPAN>e in Elmhurst<SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>to O’Hare
International on inbound and outbound shipments.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The decision to lease the trucks follows an in-depth
analysis of the company’s Midwest operation and how it could be improved to
create efficiencies and better meet customer demand.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Similar reviews will be carried <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">out in SBS’s three other US regions – South</SPAN> East,
North East and West.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Global transportation provider SBS Worldwide has leased
two <SPAN style="COLOR: black">own-branded trucks</SPAN> in the Chicago area in
order to further improve its ability to meet customer requirements and handle
continued growth.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><BR><FONT size=3>SBS Worldwide, which has been established for almost
30 years, has <SPAN style="COLOR: black">leased the trucks – in the company’s
distinctive livery – as a pilot program</SPAN>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black" lang=EN-GB>The initiative will improve
SBS’s</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-GB> ability to meet
customers’ JIT (just in time) requirements by allowing <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">it</SPAN> to deliver <SPAN style="COLOR: black">cargo more
quickly to</SPAN> O’Hare International airport to meet deadlines for
departure<SPAN> </SPAN>flights<SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>as well as
meet the pickup and delivery requirements of customers in the Chicago
area.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The trucks will also help make sure SBS Worldwide is
able to provide adequate trucking capacity to meet continued volume growth in
the Chicago area.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>SBS Worldwide US Managing Director Lars Kloch says:
“Leasing our own trucks with our company logo further improves our flexibility
and helps develop our branding needs in Chicago. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>“If our growing customer base has any last minute
requirements, we have our trucks as back up in case our carefully selected third
party logistics providers are unable to meet the demands. The branding also
means they act as moving billboards, helping to promote SBS
Worldwide.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The smaller of the two trucks allows SBS Worldwide to
enter and leave O’Hare International Airport, Chicago<SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, more quickly </SPAN>and is used for loose cargo that is
picked up and delivered in the airport.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Meanwhile, the larger truck is used for the main airline
transfers on a daily basis from <SPAN style="COLOR: black">the SBS
warehous</SPAN>e in Elmhurst<SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>to O’Hare
International on inbound and outbound shipments.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The decision to lease the trucks follows an in-depth
analysis of the company’s Midwest operation and how it could be improved to
create efficiencies and better meet customer demand.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Similar reviews will be carried <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">out in SBS’s three other US regions – South</SPAN> East,
North East and West.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal
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