Haley Cawthon
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Roadtex Transportation has opened two new locations in Greenville, South Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, according to a June 18 press release.
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The terminals add 50,000 square feet to the New Jersey-based company’s nationwide footprint.
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Both facilities are equipped with different benefits, such as improved technology, more capacity and expanded transportation and warehousing capabilities, Roadtex said.
Roadtex, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics, offers facilities with temperature-controlled technology and tools for shipping and warehousing a variety of goods, like confectioneries, food and beverage and healthcare products.
The company’s network growth comes as demand for cold storage solutions is on the rise, according to a report by Grand View Research. Last year, North America alone accounted for 34% of the revenue for the global cold storage market.
Roadtex chose South Carolina and Tennessee for their strategic locations, expanding its network of 32 food-grade terminals across the country, the release said. The new facilities feature technology that allows time-definite solutions for mass merchants.
"In addition to GPS tracking of trailer locations, enabling us to monitor temperature-controlled shipments on the road, we're also implementing electronic manifesting for real-time track and trace, greatly reducing the risk of loss and further advancing our services,” Matt Zucconi, VP of operations at Roadtex, said in the release.
Notably, Echo Global Logistics — which acquired Roadtex in 2022 — is primarily a technology business, although it also offers freight brokerage and managed transportation solutions in North America.
Roadtex isn’t the only LTL carrier scaling its warehouse network to meet demand, with some taking an M&A approach to growth. Canada Cartage, for instance, announced a deal to acquire refrigerated freight provider Coastal Pacific Xpress in December. More recently, HTL Freight, a third-party logistics company, bought Ts3 Logistics, another temperature-controlled LTL carrier.
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