CUDAHY, Wis., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Roadrunner Transportation Systems (NYSE: RRTS)
today announced the formation of Roadrunner Temperature Controlled
(RRTC). Roadrunner Temperature Controlled focuses on providing
temperature controlled solutions for both large and small customers
and is the result of combining two long-standing transportation
providers, M. Bruenger and R&M Transportation into a single
company to expand geographical market coverage and build upon an
already strong group of approximately 400 drivers.
"We fully expect the customer experience with Roadrunner
Temperature Controlled to be a positive one and are excited to
become a larger provider in temperature controlled transportation,"
said Paul Schlegel, Executive Vice
President of Roadrunner Temperature Controlled. "We've invested in
technology and our people to develop a quality network, fully
committed to providing best in class service to our customers.
We're proud of the team we've built, fully capable of meeting all
of our customers' temperature controlled transportation needs."
Roadrunner Temperature Controlled brings together decades of
refrigerated freight and logistical experience, combined with the
latest temperature control technologies to give customers a premier
refrigerated shipping experience. By combining its
temperature-controlled subsidiaries, Roadrunner Transportation
Systems has created a flexible, integrated refrigerated trucking
network to provide customers with the best in class, on time
service at competitive rates.
"This advancement has been in the works for quite some time,"
said Curt Stoelting, President and
COO of Roadrunner Transportation Systems. "We are creating a
temperature controlled network that will control more than 400
tractors and manage more than 650 temperature controlled trailers.
Our equipment, technology and service offerings are top-of-line and
make us a strong competitor in the industry."
Roadrunner Temperature Controlled provides transportation
solutions for frozen foods, meat, seafood, produce, beverages, ice
cream, pharmaceutical goods and many other products requiring
Temperature controlled transit. The new Roadrunner Temperature
Controlled offers a wide array of quality services like Hazmat and
Smartway certifications, convenient terminal locations, real-time
load tracking, EDI, FMSA compliance and dedicated customer
service.
To provide customers with top of the line technology, Roadrunner
Temperature Controlled utilizes McLeod TMS, ORBCOMM tracking for
real-time satellite load location updates and Electronic Logging
Devices. The nationwide temperature controlled network includes
approximately 100 professional company drivers and over 300
independent owner operators.
For a complete list of solutions offered, or to learn more about
Roadrunner Temperature Controlled, please visit its website at:
www.rrts.com.
About Roadrunner Transportation Systems,
Inc.
Roadrunner is a leading asset-right transportation and
asset-light logistics service provider offering a full suite of
solutions under the Roadrunner Freight, Roadrunner Express,
Roadrunner Temperature Controlled, Roadrunner Truckload Plus,
Roadrunner Intermodal Services and Ascent Global Logistics® brands.
The Roadrunner brand offers solutions including
less-than-truckload, air and ground domestic and cross-border
expedite, dry van and temperature controlled truckload logistics
and intermodal services. The Ascent Global Logistics brand offers
domestic freight management, retail consolidation. international
freight forwarding and customs brokerage. For more information,
please visit Roadrunner's websites, www.rrts.com and
http://ascentgl.com/.
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SOURCE Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.