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June 29, 2015
INTERN JOB SHADOW
Austin, Eric, Emily, Jacob, Jennifer, Zach
Intern Group 2
June 29, 2015
Xingyi Zhou (Alok Kumar): Network Intern
Main Responsibilities
1. Check rates on some of the
major lanes between XPO,
CSX, & Streamline
2. Location of missing equipment
Importance to the Company
• Affects our
competitiveness and
margins of profit on loads
• Reduces unnecessary
costs with ideal equipment
Austin Schenk, Operations
June 29, 2015
• Daily Routine
• Use AS400 and RO
• Inventario Reports for Whirlpool
• Conference calls with Class 1 Railroads
• Potential delays, continuous improvement, maintenance issues, etc
• Update Accepting or declining accessorial
• Bi-weekly conference calls for chassis
• Importance to XPO
• Reports Up-to-date
• Load destination accuracy
• Importance to Sales Department
• Fulfilling customer service requirements
Eric Mosshammer, Sales
Brian Brousseau (Nikki Ford): Operations
June 29, 2015
• Organizational Impact
• Trouble shooting
• Relationship to Network
• Working with Rail Optimizer
• Areas of Improvement
• Hotlines and Instant Chat
Emily Rumford, Network
Thom Harvey (Ed VanWinkle): Operations
June 29, 2015
• Heart of the business
• Sales Reps – customer side
• Carrier Reps – carrier side
• Freight Optimizer
• Building relationships, constant communication
• Recording paperwork
• XPO profit margin – rate difference between customer and carrier
Accounting Impacts (Intermodal)
• Accessorial charges
• Dray charges
• Accruals
• Revenue recognition
• Journal Entries
Improvements
• Difficult, no outside
control
• Backhaul carriers
• Sending bill to accounting
Alex Cook (Paul Vanbergen): Brokerage
Jacob Keverline, Accounting
June 29, 2015
AS400
Rail Optimizer
Intermodal Drayage Report
• Check In and Out Times
• Primarily Uses The Three Systems Pictured
• Signs Carriers up for Rail Optimizer
• Ensures Loads are in Correct Location
Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Tax
Andrew Hammer (GaryAhlstrom & Terry Carswell ): Operations
June 29, 2015
Stephen Hoynacki (Gene Coker): Customer Service
Zach Wnek, FP&A
• Essential to daily operations
• Affects key financial numbers
• Customers contact reps mostly
through e-mails and phone calls
• Reps resolve issues through the
Rail Optimizer
• Re-routing containers
• Ensuring deliveries are made
on time
• Billing and keeping track of
freeloads
• Meet the customer’s needs
• Top three priorities of the job:
1. The customer
2. Communication and
teamwork
• Color coding e-mails
3. Time management –
complete tasks with the highest
assigned priorities
• Billing issues have the
highest priority
• Revenue generators
• Constant awareness of e-
mail inbox
June 29, 2015
THANK YOU
Are there any questions?
Intern Group 2

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Final Project 1

  • 1. June 29, 2015 INTERN JOB SHADOW Austin, Eric, Emily, Jacob, Jennifer, Zach Intern Group 2
  • 2. June 29, 2015 Xingyi Zhou (Alok Kumar): Network Intern Main Responsibilities 1. Check rates on some of the major lanes between XPO, CSX, & Streamline 2. Location of missing equipment Importance to the Company • Affects our competitiveness and margins of profit on loads • Reduces unnecessary costs with ideal equipment Austin Schenk, Operations
  • 3. June 29, 2015 • Daily Routine • Use AS400 and RO • Inventario Reports for Whirlpool • Conference calls with Class 1 Railroads • Potential delays, continuous improvement, maintenance issues, etc • Update Accepting or declining accessorial • Bi-weekly conference calls for chassis • Importance to XPO • Reports Up-to-date • Load destination accuracy • Importance to Sales Department • Fulfilling customer service requirements Eric Mosshammer, Sales Brian Brousseau (Nikki Ford): Operations
  • 4. June 29, 2015 • Organizational Impact • Trouble shooting • Relationship to Network • Working with Rail Optimizer • Areas of Improvement • Hotlines and Instant Chat Emily Rumford, Network Thom Harvey (Ed VanWinkle): Operations
  • 5. June 29, 2015 • Heart of the business • Sales Reps – customer side • Carrier Reps – carrier side • Freight Optimizer • Building relationships, constant communication • Recording paperwork • XPO profit margin – rate difference between customer and carrier Accounting Impacts (Intermodal) • Accessorial charges • Dray charges • Accruals • Revenue recognition • Journal Entries Improvements • Difficult, no outside control • Backhaul carriers • Sending bill to accounting Alex Cook (Paul Vanbergen): Brokerage Jacob Keverline, Accounting
  • 6. June 29, 2015 AS400 Rail Optimizer Intermodal Drayage Report • Check In and Out Times • Primarily Uses The Three Systems Pictured • Signs Carriers up for Rail Optimizer • Ensures Loads are in Correct Location Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Tax Andrew Hammer (GaryAhlstrom & Terry Carswell ): Operations
  • 7. June 29, 2015 Stephen Hoynacki (Gene Coker): Customer Service Zach Wnek, FP&A • Essential to daily operations • Affects key financial numbers • Customers contact reps mostly through e-mails and phone calls • Reps resolve issues through the Rail Optimizer • Re-routing containers • Ensuring deliveries are made on time • Billing and keeping track of freeloads • Meet the customer’s needs • Top three priorities of the job: 1. The customer 2. Communication and teamwork • Color coding e-mails 3. Time management – complete tasks with the highest assigned priorities • Billing issues have the highest priority • Revenue generators • Constant awareness of e- mail inbox
  • 8. June 29, 2015 THANK YOU Are there any questions? Intern Group 2

Editor's Notes

  1. Check in and out times daily Primarily uses microsoft excel, AS400 and Rail Optimizer Ensures loads get to where they are supposed to Confirm loads for the next day Sign carriers up for the new system Will be much easier when there is one system