Nexus is able to offer superior services to the paper industry because:

• Nexus load planners have a vast knowledge of the delivery preferences of U.S. printers and merchants.  This influences daily load planning decisions and carrier selection.

• Shipment consolidation opportunities result in transportation savings and faster deliveries.

• Distribution centers in 3 regions allow paper manufacturers to distribute product strategically with added flexibility.

• Nexus fleet drivers and the core carriers in the Nexus network have served U.S. printers and merchants for decades, resulting in a more intimate understanding of the time sensitivity of shipments.

• Each Nexus DC features a tenured warehouse staff trained in paper handling and the art of maintaining paper grade facilities.

• Nexus can legally retrieve and receive heavy containers of paper directly into its Chicago warehouse via the Nexus Chicago Land Bridge.

• Specialized processes serving the paper industry include dedicated pool trucks, consigned inventory programs, and automated shipment tracking services capable of providing updates to consignee, customer and merchant parties simultaneously.