![]() “The opening of a third service center in the LA basin, and fourth in all of California, is a direct result of our growth within the e-Commerce industry,” Toussaint adds. Riverside is slated to open in early August and will be located at 6550 Box Springs Boulevard in Riverside, CA. This facility will combine with existing service centers in Los Angeles and Commerce, CA to give Roadrunner Freight 280 dock doors and 257,909 square feet in the Southern California region. The Riverside, CA facility is a new location and will provide support to the company’s booming e-commerce service offering. Chicago is one of our busiest markets and this state-of-the-art facility will drastically increase our available capacity,” said Joseph Toussaint, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Roadrunner Freight. “This new service center in Chicago will be double the size of our existing facility. The facility spans 93,000 square feet with 139 dock doors and will also house Roadrunner Freight corporate functions, including Linehaul, Safety and Human Resources. The new Chicagoland facility is located at 850 Windham Parkway in Bolingbrook, IL and will begin operations on August 17, 2020. “We have seen a surge in demand since beginning our ‘Ship It Like You Own It’ commitment in October last year and we are excited to continue growing our network to benefit both our customers and drivers.” “These network changes are part of a broader effort within Roadrunner Freight to significantly invest in service,” said Frank Hurst, President of Roadrunner Freight. The three new facilities will add 169 dock doors into the Roadrunner Freight network and will further enhance the company’s top-quality LTL service offering across the nation. Trailers are able to be rented from the company, and the monthly fee as of 2013 was $800, with drivers being responsible for maintaining and repairing all trailers.Roadrunner Freight announced the expansion of its network with new service centers in Chicago, Philadelphia and Riverside, Calif. Owner-operators are able to receive $0 money down financing on 2016 vehicles, and you can also choose to work with the company’s carrier division if you do not want to own and operate your own truck. Referral bonuses are offered to drivers, but the company does not divulge how much will be paid to drivers as a result. New drivers that need to go to orientation are paid for their time, and drivers are paid for layovers and detention in most cases. The company does offer medical, retirement and other benefits, but most of the company’s drivers are owner-operators, and no information is provided on the cost or quality of the benefits offered.įreight tracking and monitoring allows for a streamlined route for all drivers, and there is very little downtime when working for the company. Offering professional communication, dispatch is very helpful to owner-operators, and will help drivers find loads that match their current demands. You will be required to work five days per week with the company, and the company does maintain all of its vehicles to the utmost degree. ![]() A $3,000 retention bonus is awarded annually.ĭrivers that work for the company seem to always have good things to say about RoadRunner Transporation. ![]() ![]() Carriers: Pay averages $1,200 per week, with pay up to $.45 per mile.Truckload Plus: This division offers 85% revenue, but no averages are listed.Intermodal: $2,700 average pay weekly with incentives (up to $.44 per mile).Since there are many divisions within the company, let’s take this time to recap what the pay is for each division: ![]()
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