Roadrunner Announces Sale of its Flatbed Business Unit
December 09 2019 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (“Roadrunner” or the
“company”) (NYSE: RRTS), a leading asset-right transportation and
asset-light logistics service provider, today announced the sale of
its Flatbed business unit, for $30 million in cash, subject to
customary purchase price and working capital adjustments.
Roadrunner’s Flatbed business unit operates as D&E Transport
based in Clearwater, Minnesota, and provides reliable flatbed
service to a broad range of customers in the industrial,
agriculture and general freight markets. The business had revenue
of over $50 million for the trailing 12 months ended September 30,
2019 and was part of the company’s Truckload segment.
“The divestiture of the Flatbed business unit is another step
forward in our strategy to simplify our portfolio by focusing on
our value-added logistics and asset-light LTL segments,” said Curt
Stoelting, Chief Executive Officer of Roadrunner.
The company used the proceeds from the sale to repay finance
leases and debt and pay transaction costs, with the remaining
amount available for general corporate purposes.
About Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
Roadrunner Transportation Systems is a leading asset-right
transportation and asset-light logistics provider offering a full
suite of services and solutions under the Roadrunner®, Active
On-Demand® and Ascent Global Logistics® brands. The Roadrunner
brand offers less-than-truckload and over-the-road truckload
services. Active On-Demand offers premium mission critical air and
ground logistics solutions. Ascent Global Logistics offers domestic
freight management, retail consolidation, international freight
forwarding and customs brokerage. For more information, please
visit Roadrunner’s websites, www.rrts.com and www.ascentgl.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which relate to future events or performance.
Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements
regarding Roadrunner’s belief that the divestiture of the flatbed
business unit is another step forward in its strategy to simplify
its portfolio by focusing on its value-added logistics and
asset-light LTL. These statements are often, but not always, made
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statement. Such factors include, among others, risks related to the
restatement of Roadrunner’s previously issued financial statements,
the remediation of Roadrunner’s identified material weaknesses in
its internal control over financial reporting, the litigation
resulting from the restatement of Roadrunner’s previously issued
financial statements and the other risk factors contained in
Roadrunner’s SEC filings, including Roadrunner’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Because the risks,
estimates, assumptions and uncertainties referred to above could
cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements, you should not place
undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof, and,
except as required by law, Roadrunner assumes no obligation and
does not intend to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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