Schneider National Inc. has unveiled its new state-of the-art Operating Center in Portland, Ore., funded with the help of a $610,000 financing package from the Portland Development Commission (PDC).

Representatives from Schneider National and the PDC celebrated the grand opening with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the new facility located at 12986 N.E. Whitaker Way in Portland.
The Operating Center serves as a regional hub for more than 450 Schneider drivers living in the West, including drivers in Oregon, Washington and California. Schneider worked closely with the Portland Development Commission to utilize the organization’s Quality Jobs Program and Economic Opportunity Fund, which are designed to encourage quality job growth and the investment in targeted industries in urban renewal areas.
“After 20 years in our former location, it became necessary to expand operationally to better support our drivers’ needs, and the company’s hiring efforts and training programs,” said Todd Jadin, senior vice president of operations at Schneider National. “We have a long-standing relationship with the city of Portland, and the generous support from the PDC enabled us to create a more comfortable, easily accessible facility for current and future drivers.”
Schneider National’s new Operating Center will provide company drivers and owner-operators with an array of amenities including laundry facilities, food service, Internet access, equipment maintenance and fuel. Services will be available 24 hours per day and the new Operating Center also offers office space for recruiting and for training on the company’s innovative driver simulator. On average, approximately 100 drivers per day will come through the facility.