Roadrunner has expanded its less-than-truckload service by opening new lanes around the U.S. and into Canada.
The No. 113 FleetOwner 500: For-Hire carrier announced new service into Portland, Oregon, and Toronto and Montreal via Detroit. Roadrunner added 135 lanes to its network, building upon recent new market openings in Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Richmond, Virginia; and Las Vegas.
With the network expansion into Canada's largest metro markets, Roadrunner said these are its most extensive new market openings in five years.
Roadrunner's new lanes include:
- Dallas and Houston to Denver
- Nashville and Memphis to Denver
- The Northeastern U.S. to and from Nashville, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati
- Major Florida metros to Nashville and Memphis
- Service to Alaska and Hawaii
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This network expansion is part of the changes announced in 2023, including creating Guaranteed Service in select lanes, offering shippers on-time delivery by the promised date, or a full refund of charges and one-day service between its Southern California and Chicago locations.
"This is yet another piece of our strategic plan to grow our Smart Network," said Phil Thalheim, director of linehaul analytics at Roadrunner. "We constantly analyze our data to find out where it makes the most sense to add coverage. Both our algorithms and customers indicated that Canada was the next most sensible place for us to expand. We look forward to serving our neighbors to the north."
