Pep Boys Launches Companywide TMS

August 2012 Integrated Solutions For Retailers

By Bob Johns, associate editor

The company aims to improve supply chain visibility, accuracy, and efficiency with an upgraded transportation management system.

Pep Boys, with roughly 750 stores and 7,000 service bays, is one of the largest auto parts and service providers in the U. S. Started in 1921 by four Navy buddies in Philadelphia, Pep Boys has grown to over $2 billion in revenue and employs more than 16,000 people. With a company this size, transportation management can be a nightmare. That is why Pep Boys began an integral relationship with Transplace to implement a transportation management system (TMS) as early as 2006.