What Zero Waste Logistics does

Zero Waste Logistics is a privately held, U.S.-based logistics optimization consultancy headquartered at 1600 Hunt Drive, Suite E, Normal, Illinois. Founded in 2009, the firm operates with a headcount of 11-50 employees and is led by Founder and Managing Director Parker Scheuermann and Director Barrett Scheuermann, who personally anchor both client relationships and engagement delivery. According to company materials, the firm has delivered more than $250 million in cost savings to clients across its customer base, modeled over 100,000 logistics routes, and reduced more than 150 million miles of fleet activity.

The company's core offering is a suite of professional services that combine analytics, engineering, and strategy to redesign logistics networks. Its capabilities break down into five horizontal service lines: Retail & Distribution, Dedicated Fleet Management, Order Fulfillment Operations, Manufacturing Logistics, and Construction Logistics. Underlying capabilities include route modeling and optimization, supply chain network design, fleet schedule planning, inventory strategy, and consolidation/deconsolidation operations. The firm reports multi-continental engagement scope, particularly within manufacturing logistics, despite operating from a single U.S. office.

Zero Waste Logistics generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements sold directly to enterprise clients. Pricing is quote-based and structured around multi-year contracts, with no publicly disclosed rates, no self-serve product, and no software-as-a-service platform in evidence. Go-to-market is enterprise-field-sales-driven: the two managing directors engage clients directly, supported by a corporate website and LinkedIn presence for top-of-funnel visibility. The firm markets across five verticals (food and beverage, automotive parts, retail, manufacturing, and construction) without disclosed named customer logos, suggesting a relationship-led, reference-based acquisition motion.

Name

Zero Waste Logistics

Legal name

Zero Waste Logistics

Website

https://zerowastelogistics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zero Waste Logistics is a privately held U.S. logistics optimization consultancy that delivers analytics, engineering, and strategy services across retail, fleet, fulfillment, manufacturing, and construction verticals for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Logistics Consulting Services: Zero Waste Logistics generates revenue through consulting and professional services engagements, providing analytics, engineering, and strategic services to optimize client logistics operations. Revenue is derived from project-based engagements focused on solving specific logistics challenges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Zero Waste Logistics is a professional services firm that delivers logistics consulting and optimization engagements combining analytics, engineering, and strategy. The firm solves client logistics problems through route modeling, supply chain network design, fleet optimization, fulfillment operations improvement, and manufacturing and construction logistics consulting.

Product overview

Zero Waste Logistics is a logistics optimization services firm offering a unified suite of consulting and analytics services. The core offering includes logistics analytics and optimization services that combine world-class analytics, engineering, strategy, and supported logistics talent. Supporting service lines include Dedicated Fleet Management for route optimization and schedule planning, Order Fulfillment Operations for inventory and supply chain integration, Manufacturing Logistics Solutions for production network efficiency, and Construction Logistics for time-sensitive delivery networks. The company has delivered over $250 million in cost savings, modeled 100,000+ routes, and reduced more than 150 million miles across industries including retail, distribution, automotive, food and beverage, and construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logistics Analytics & Optimization Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $250 Million+ in cost savings delivered across client base
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• enVista: Supply chain and logistics consulting firm offering network design, transportation management, and fulfillment optimization services to enterprise clients — a direct boutique competitor with a comparable service portfolio to Zero Waste Logistics.
• Chainalytics (now part of Uber Freight): Supply chain consulting firm specializing in transportation optimization, network design, and procurement with a similar boutique consulting model serving large enterprises across multiple industries.
• 4C Supply Chain Consulting: Specialized supply chain and logistics consulting firm with comparable focus on transportation, distribution, and operational optimization for mid-market and enterprise clients.
• MWPVL International: Boutique supply chain and logistics consultancy focused on distribution center design, network optimization, and transportation strategy — a highly comparable service portfolio to Zero Waste Logistics' core offering.
• Camelot Management Consultants: Management consulting firm with a dedicated supply chain and logistics practice serving enterprise clients across multiple industries, offering similar analytical and strategic services.
• Logistics Bureau: Logistics consulting and supply chain optimization services firm similar in size and approach to Zero Waste, helping companies improve distribution and transport efficiency.

Emerging players

• Cerasis: Logistics technology and managed transportation services provider with overlapping consulting content; primarily technology-led but addresses similar transportation optimization challenges.
• Kenco Group: Third-party logistics provider that also offers supply chain consulting and optimization services, representing a hybrid operator-consultant model that overlaps with Zero Waste's offering.

Others

• MercuryGate: Transportation management system (TMS) software vendor addressing route optimization and freight execution — an adjacent technology substitute for some of the consulting work Zero Waste performs.

Broad incumbents

• Coyote Logistics (UPS subsidiary): Large freight brokerage and logistics services company (now part of UPS) with broader service offerings including freight arrangement at scale — an incumbent competitor in the broader logistics services space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/parker-scheuermann-10ba0b8

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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