By George Mallet

OAK CREEK - John Schlueter walks down the aisles of his company's massive Oak Creek warehouse with an air of confidence. Business is good for Karl's Event Rental. The company just finished erecting 625 temporary structures (gigantic tents) for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

  "It's the single largest contract that Karl's has ever fulfilled," Schlueter said thoughtfully.

  Karl's, a 42 year old company, was already taking on large projects. The company has provided structures for everything from the Super Bowl to the Kentucky Derby to New York Fashion Week. 

  Karl's has roughly 60 Milwaukee-based employees in Vancouver and Whistler right now. They are handling the challenging work of erecting massive temporary structures on steep grades that can handle the extreme conditions of British Columbia. 

In 2009 Schneider earned the following awards:
•    Kohl’s 2008 Best Customer Service Award
•    Kohl’s 2008 Deconsolidator of the Year Award
•    Trinity Transport 2008 Carrier of Excellence
•    CaseStack 2008 Green Carrier Award
•    Dollar Tree 2008 Inbound Carrier of the Year
•    Dollar General 2008 Partner Carrier of the Year
•    Echo Global Logistics    2008 Transactional Carrier of the Year
•    PetSmart 2008 Dedicated Carrier Performance Achievement Award
•    Global CIO Executive Summit 10 Leaders and Change Agents for 2009
•    Lowe’s 2008 Inbound Truckload Carrier of the Year Award
•    Lowe’s 2008 Platinum Service Award
•    Wal-Mart 2008 Outbound Grocery Distribution Center of the Year (Bedford, PA)
•    Wal-Mart 2008 Outbound Perishable Distribution Center of the Year (Henderson, NC)
•    Kimberly-Clark 2008 Carrier of the Year (First-time award)
•    Bon-Ton Stores 2008 Award for Transportation Excellence
•    Georgia-Pacific 2009 Dedicated Carrier of the Year Award
•    Whirlpool Carrier of the Year
•    PEP Boys Intermodal Carrier of the Year
•    PEP Boys One-Way Carrier of the Year
•    FedEx Carrier of the Year
•    FedEx SmartPost 100 Percent Service Award
•    CHEP National Carrier of the Year
•    CHEP People’s Choice Award (CHEP’s Top Carrier of the Year Award)
•    Procter & Gamble Corporate Supplier Excellence Award
•    Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Award of Excellence
•    2009 American Business Awards Finalist: Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year (Sustainability)
•    APICS Association (The Association for Operations Management) Technology Partnership Award of Excellence
•    Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009
•    Junior Achievement of Wisconsin 2009 Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame Inductee
•    InformationWeek 500 (Rank: 163)
•    Marion University 2009 International Business Award
•    Risk & Insurance magazine Theodore Roosevelt Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Award
•    National Academy of Engineering 2009 National Academy of Engineering Inductee
•    Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) 2009 Collaborative Commerce Achievement Award:  Best Third-Party Provider
•    Logistics Management Quest for Quality – Bulk
•    Logistics Management Quest for Quality – Van Truckload
•    Logistics Management Quest for Quality – Intermodal
•    Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers (Rank: 9)
•    Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies (Rank: 7)
•    Inbound Logistics Top 100 Motor Carriers
•    Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL Providers
•    Eyefortransport Best 3PL for the Automotive Industry

About Schneider National, Inc.
Schneider National, Inc. is a premier provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services. Serving more than two-thirds of the FORTUNE 500 companies, Schneider National offers the broadest portfolio of services in the industry. The company’s transportation and logistics solutions include Van Truckload, Dedicated, Regional, Bulk, Intermodal, Transportation Management, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and International Logistics services.

Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National has provided expert transportation and logistics solutions for nearly 75 years. A $3.7 billion company, Schneider National conducts business in more than 28 countries worldwide. For more information about Schneider National, visit www.schneider.com.

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