RockTenn Awards Transplace Contract Renewal, Expands Transportation Management Responsibilities

JOC Staff |
March 9, 2010 (Dallas, TX) – Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the continuation of its relationship with RockTenn through a full contract expansion. The partnership continues RockTenn’s use of the award-winning Transplace Transportation Management System (TMS) to manage and optimize the company’s transportation operations.

RockTenn, a leading manufacturer of packaging products, merchandising displays and paperboard, selected Transplace in 2007 to help the company capture opportunities within the supply chain through improvement in transportation planning, administration, execution and management. Previously, RockTenn managed its transportation and freight services at the site level but decided to partner with Transplace to leverage Transplace’s people, processes and technology.

“From the beginning, Transplace brought an experienced team and proven technology solutions that assisted RockTenn with establishing a centralized transportation management approach, improving supply chain visibility and achieving significant transportation savings,” said RockTenn Vice President of Supply Chain Ben Cubitt. “RockTenn has greatly benefited from Transplace’s deep industry expertise and its shared commitment to the Lean Six Sigma process as a critical driver of continuous improvement. We continue to look to Transplace as a strategic partner to provide superior support for driving operational efficiencies and enabling RockTenn to achieve its business goals now and in the future.”

As part of the contract renewal, Transplace will assume responsibilities for RockTenn’s less-than-truckload (LTL) operations. This expanded service will allow RockTenn to take advantage of further optimization and consolidation opportunities.

“Our partnership with RockTenn is a great example of the deep relationships that Transplace develops with its customers,” said Tom Sanderson, president & CEO of Transplace. “RockTenn partnered with Transplace to co-host the most recent Transplace Vendor Collaborative Summit – an open forum for some of Transplace’s key consumer packaged goods (CPG) customers to come together and discuss challenges and best practices and enhance strategic relationships. As our partnership continues to evolve, we are identifying new opportunities within RockTenn’s transportation management operations to achieve cost savings, improve operational efficiencies and drive the bottom line.”

About RockTenn
RockTenn (NYSE:RKT) is one of North America's leading manufacturers of paperboard, containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging, with annual net sales of approximately $2.8 billion. RockTenn's 10,000 employees are committed to exceeding their customers' expectations - every time. The Company operates locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chilé and Argentina. For more information, visit www.rocktenn.com <http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww…; .

About Transplace
Transplace is a non-asset based third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering manufacturers and retailers the optimal blend of logistics technology and transportation management services. From complete logistics management outsourcing to intelligent transportation management systems (TMS) to supply chain network planning and design to high-quality brokerage services, Transplace has proven the ability to deliver both rapid return on investment and consistent value to customers. The company is recognized among the elite 3PLs in North America by a customer base that includes many of the largest shippers in the world.

The eighth annual Shipper Symposium…A Transplace Signature Event will be held May 11 – 13, 2010, in Phoenix. http://symposium.transplace.com/.

To learn more about Transplace and the people behind “I Am Transplace,” please visit www.transplace.com <http://www.transplace.com&gt; .