Chief Executive Officer, President & Director, Schneider National
Search every verified Mark Rourke interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Mark Rourke, CEO of Schneider National, discussed the company's 90th anniversary in 2025, attributing its longevity to the foresight of founders Al and Don Schneider and the company's ability to adapt to change. He stated that the company has been resilient through recessions, a depression, and global events, and emphasized the importance of embracing technology and safety advancements to remain relevant. Rourke noted that Schneider is diversified across truckload, intermodal, and logistics platforms, and said the company is focused on positioning itself for the future by bringing these services together for customers. Rourke highlighted Schneider's investment in nearshoring and Mexico, describing it as a "no-brainer" due to the CPKC railroad's service from Mexico to the Midwest and Southeast, where Schneider is the anchor provider. He also discussed the company's progress with battery-electric trucks, noting that Schneider reached one million zero-emission miles with its eCascadia trucks, and described the main challenge as building charging infrastructure. Regarding market conditions, Rourke said that tariff policies have led shippers to bring goods forward or pull back, and he expressed optimism about a potential bottoming in freight demand, though he noted it depends on the category and customer.
“One of the things I just reflect on regularly is really the foresight of Al and Don Schneider who really embraced change. The reason that you're around nine decades is that you didn't fight where the world was going.”
“How you stay relevant is that you're adapting and changing — technology, the safety technology, all the things that are happening. It just makes the company better and your ability to stand for the long haul.”
“We assessed what's the long-term trend of where products will be sourced. Coming out of the COVID era, the long supply chains coming across the whole globe was a problem and the ability to respond and be nimble — nearshoring and Mexico we thought would be a big winner long term.”
“We've been in Mexico for 30 years, but with the CPKC having the first service that doesn't have any handoffs that goes right from Mexico to the Midwest, now Mexico into the Southeast, and as the anchor provider on that railroad, we think we have the best solution. To us, it was a no-brainer.”
“It's really how do we want to position the organization for the future, and what I really like about our organization is we're so diversified across really three platforms — truckload, intermodal and one of our fastest growing is logistics.”
“What we have to figure out is how do we take advantage on behalf of our customers — how to bring those services together to grow and be relevant not only now but well into the future.”
“We do about 9 million freight miles a day as a company, which is 380 times around the globe. So, if you take that from a 5 million driver like Greg Swift, who celebrated that last year, you're talking about 150 times around the globe without having any type of mishap. It's just an incredible accomplishment.”
“We made a strategic pivot that said we wanted to have deep long-term relationships with our customers and dedicated contract services where we're signing up for a specific service with a specific set of resources. That gives us a chance to be stickier and more long-term with our customer.”
“One of the real attractive elements of Schneider acquiring a very successful, hundred-year-old company is that we have access to capital. We can let them achieve their growth potential that they may have been capped for lack of ability to attract capital.”
“Culture is so important. We think we're the best buyer, particularly for family-owned companies that care deeply about their life's work. Schneider comes from a similar background with a family feel but is also very contemporary and leaning forward to help that company over the long term achieve its potential.”
“We're really looking at where we have the ability to take all the information we gather and use artificial intelligence to help us make better decisions. AI acts as a digital assistant to our people doing the work, freeing them up to focus on more meaningful work higher in the value chain.”
“Most customers want an effortless experience served at the right time and in the right way. It's a combination of people and technology that makes that work. This is a people business at the end of the day, and how you combine those two things matters.”
“Our strategy is to have the best control for our customers. We own our box, our container, and the chassis. We do about 93-94% of the drayage on our company assets. By keeping that optimized within our control, we think we have the best customer experience and most efficient operations for the railroad partners.”
“Transportation is such an essential industry. I think 85% or 90% of the things that you and I buy at one point have been on a truck. That essential nature makes sure we're the economic engine of the economy. We focus on the customer, adapt and change, embrace new technologies and services to stay relevant and thrive.”
“I'm only the fourth CEO in the 90th year of the company, which is pretty amazing. I want to make sure I do everything I can to leave the company in a better place when I leave than when I got here. Our obligation is for the long term, and everything we do has to go through that prism.”
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