Roadrunner announced a new product suite release, including its first-ever proprietary tariff, RFDS1000, designed to govern all domestic LTL shipments tendered to Roadrunner.
“This is a historic moment for Roadrunner and for our customers,” says Tomasz Jamroz, president and COO. “By launching RFDS1000, we take full ownership of how our network is priced, how services are structured, and how we engage with our customers — on our terms, aligned to our standards. This functionality significantly enhances our ability to provide highly competitive pricing of expedited services that is strategically tailored to align with our expansive LTL SmartNetwork. By leveraging advanced logistics and data-driven analytics, we optimized our pricing models to provide effectively an expediated-parcel-like service ensuring that our customers receive the best possible value while maintaining efficiency and reliability in our delivery services.”
Key takeaways:
· Roadrunner’s transition to its own tariff eliminates dependency on third-party rating engines and legacy tariffs, enabling consistent, transparent pricing across the Roadrunner Smart Network using a single pricing discount compared to multiple discounts, each applicable to a specific lane.
· Plus, a clearly published, carrier-owned tariff improves billing accuracy and reduces confusion over accessorial charges and rules.
· Roadrunner now offers customized service and pricing programs aligned to shipper-specific needs, including contractual guarantees and strategic partnerships.
· Roadrunner’s Weight-Based DIM Pricing is a transparent model that prices freight based on shipment weight and dimensions, reducing the risk of surprises, unexpected reclassifications, mounting complexity in traditional class-based pricing. It was designed to meet specific needs of international shippers and freight forwarders traditionally served by niche players.
· Powered by DIM-based pricing, Roadrunner’s A2A Service delivers fast, reliable airport-to-airport solutions for freight forwarders. Built on Roadrunner’s revitalized national LTL network, Roadrunner’s A2A network connects major U.S. airport cities through direct long-haul linehaul routes, reducing dwell time, handling, and delays. By combining late evening cut-off times, early morning recoveries, transit speeds, real-time tracking and visibility, and ultra-low exception ratios, Roadrunner enables forwarders to meet tighter deadlines and deliver superior customer experience.
· Roadrunner’s A2A Service delivers competitive, predictable rates tailored for volumetric and lightweight cargo; proximity to major airports via Roadrunner-owned facilities; extended evening tender windows and first-available recoveries for maximum schedule flexibility; proprietary, point-to-point network to reduce handoffs, improving reliability and speed; advanced digital tools and integrations for live updates from pickup to delivery and more.
· Roadrunner also unveils its Dynamic Volume Quote Model, a real-time, adaptive pricing engine that allows shippers to capitalize on opportunities and optimize their spend within the Roadrunner Smart Network.
