Chicago carrier expands service into Western Canada

Chicago-based-trucking company Roadrunner announced it is now operating in Western Canada with services into Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

The move follows the launch of less-than-truckload shipping into Toronto and Montreal earlier this year. The new LTL service into Western Canada will be available for all its origin locations that ship freight to Seattle, Wash.

“We are launching new service to Western Canada on the heels of ultra-successful openings of Toronto and Montreal earlier this year. Our customers have repeatedly asked us to complement our Eastern and Central Canada offering to include the West,” said Tomasz Jamroz, COO at Roadrunner. “We are playing into our strengths in these markets, and we are able to provide the service, quality and on-time LTL experience our customers now expect from Roadrunner.”

“Our smart network keeps expanding with service to Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver,” added Ryan Schelb, vice-president of network strategy and expansion at Roadrunner. “We use data and analytics to analyze which markets we are opening next to provide the best long-haul LTL service. The service to Western Canada will benefit immensely from having Seattle as our launching point, since our metro-to-metro network is so unique in the LTL world.”

The network expansion further into Canada follows several strategic enhancements from Roadrunner, including the creation of Guaranteed Service in select lanes, which offers shippers on-time delivery by the promised date or a full refund of charges, the opening of a new Atlanta service center, and 1-day service between its Southern California and Chicago locations.