Cross Car Line Services

Vehicle Distribution Overview
Rory Anne Hepner
General Manager Vehicle Distribution and
Logistics
Mercedes-Benz USA
Distribution Organization
Distribution Systems, Ordering & Allocation
•Equipment List and Documentation
•Vehicle Ordering, Linesets
•Vehicle Allocation
•Distribution System
Retail Vehicle Distribution
•Wholesale Plan
•Corporate Fleets
•Secondary Allocation
•Dealer/Field Support
Import and Logistics
•Customs
•Logistics
•Carrier interface
•Claims
Strategic VPC & VPC Operations
•VPC Planning and Process
•Vehicle inspections
•Vehicle mods
•Vehicle preparation and wholesale
•Smart & Vans/Ladson
2 x/3013 B. Osthaus
MBUSA Facilities
Unique Feature
MBUSA Buildings in 8 States, 3,000,000 Sq.
Ft. Approx 280,000 Sq. Meters
4 x Regional Offices
Parsippany, Chicago, Jacksonville, LA
NADA Best in 20 Yrs
3 x Vehicle Prep Centers & 2 x Marshalling Yard.
Baltimore, Brunswick, LA, Vance, Ladson.
5 x Parts Distribution Centers. Chicago, Fort
Worth, LA, Jacksonville, Robbinsville
Industry Benchmark
5 x Regional Training Centers
Houston, Itasca, Montvale, Cucamonga, Jacksonville
LA to Anchorage 3700km LA to Hawaii 4100km Jax to Puerto Rico 1800km
3 x/2013 B. Osthaus
MBUSA Vehicle Preparation Centers
(VPCs)
Baltimore Maryland
Brunswick, Georgia
• 94 total acres of land
• 50 total acres of land
• Distance from Port .3 miles
• Distance from Port 3
miles
• Annual Volume approx
140,000 units
• 105,000 sq ft of building
space
• 12,000 total parking
spaces
• Annual Volume approx
50,000 units
• 92,320 sq ft of building
space
• 4,600 units of total lot
capacity
Los Angeles, California
• 38 Total acres between 3
parcels of land
• VPC- 12 acres or 1,650
spaces
• Annual Volume approx 50,000
units
• 80,000 sq ft of building space
MBUSA Marshalling Yards
Vance, Alabama
•
The VMY serves as the staging
and shipping area for world wide
distribution (130 export
countries) of ML, GL, and R
Class vehicles
•
MBUSI owns the vehicles until
they physically leave the yard
•
50 acres of land for the
Marshalling Yard
•
A Sprung Structure is used as
the Accessory Installation Center
(AIC)
Ladson, South Carolina
•The Sprinter Marshalling Yard serves as
the staging and shipping location for all
US Sprinters
•10 acres of land for the Marshalling
Yard onsite
Thank You!