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North American Logistics Services | Risk Mitigation | Load Connect | Modal Services | Benefits of Working with a Top Logistics Company

Rockfarm Offers A Full Suite Of Logistics and Transportation Services Across The US, Canada, And Mexico, Including All Modes.

Our logistics services support growing companies by effectively deploying technology and resources to the direct benefit of our clients. Helping companies grow by creating visibility within the supply chain market is challenging. Having the team to support your supply chain is critical to your success and ours. Whether a client has one shipment per month or over 1000, we handle each freight shipment with the same importance.

Risk Mitigation

Gain access to comprehensive supply chain insights to enable more proactive responses to trends and challenges affecting the logistics industry.

We utilize a combination of propriety and non-propriety system platforms for comprehensive management of all logistics functions. With experience handling cold chain, hazmat, and industrial products, our team of logistic experts are prepared to provide quality service to a diverse range of industries.

Quality Carrier Network

Our dedicated teams of service professionals promise customer satisfaction. Beginning with the carrier selection process, we know that our service and safety hinge on the use of trusted, established carrier partners. Our carrier partners go through a qualification process confirming identity, active insurance coverage, and their safety rating.

New trucking companies are starting up daily, and it’s our job to evaluate the ever-growing pool of potential carrier providers to ensure only the best are hauling our client’s freight. To become a qualified RT&T Logistics partner, a carrier must have an established active operating authority and meet minimum insurance requirements for commercial auto and cargo coverage. The carrier must also comply with FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) policies to maintain an adequate safety rating.
Cloud-Based Track & Trace

Our utilization of technology concentrates on helping our clients grow. With visibility to track and trace data, we ensure our valued customers are able to focus on their growing business without the headaches and worries regarding shipment progress.

Our tracking and tracing team monitors each driver via their GPS location. This location is updated within our TMS, providing full visibility to our client with the driver’s location.

Our clients can access the carrier’s locations using either our smartphone app or web portal. Tracking GPS locations gives us the ability to stay proactive. If a driver is showing off route or behind schedule, we are able to provide routing solutions, rather than waiting for the driver to call in with a delay. Our tracking and tracing process also drives safety. We strive to keep drivers’ concentration on the road and not on the phone with our team.
Peace Of Mind

We understand the importance of service to the client. We stand out from our competitors with our 20-minute maximum response time regarding client inquiries, such as freight quotes, carrier capacity, and routing status. Our team of dedicated account representatives keeps communication open.

As an industry-leading freight fulfillment service, we operate as an extension of your logistics department. Should an issue arise with a shipment, we know our client’s directives and policies. Being aware of your operations gives us the ability to make decisions and implement a solution.

Additionally, our TMS is designed to generate shipment reports empowering your logistics team to maintain efficiency. Our ability to provide real-time updates gives you the assurance that your critical shipments are on time. In addition, detailed and summary reporting is available historically to give you the visibility needed to meet the demanding customer requirements inherent in today’s supply chain.

When you leverage our North American logistics team to enhance your supply chain, you can be certain that you are working with industry experts who value lasting relationships. We synthesize customer service with technology to alleviate pain points, providing your business with a consistent, top-quality partnership.

Smart Source

We have stepped out of the typical freight broker world and created our own unique approach to logistics to drive client satisfaction and fulfill our carrier’s capacity. We understand that without our trusted carrier partnerships, we cannot succeed. Smart Source has enabled us to successfully bridge the gap that compromised service and carrier partnerships allowing us to meet and exceed our partner’s and client’s needs.

At RT&T Logistics our freight routes via our internal routing guide and Smart Source before hitting a public board. We saw a need for using our trusted carrier partners first, with public boards being a last resort. We qualify our carriers that are included within Smart Source. Our clients see the same carriers hitting their dock regularly. By tendering our shipments via our routing guides and Smart Source, our carriers see our commitment to keeping them moving and, in return, provide the service our clients need and deserve.

Our cloud-based application allows for use on any web–connected device, such as your smartphone, tablet, or desktop. This enables drivers to easily pick up their next load after delivery without having to call in. Our Smart Source prioritizes visibility to our trusted carrier network before posting on any public boards. So, you can be certain that any non-contracted lanes you need to be shipped are picked up and dropped off by pre-qualified carriers committed to providing best-in-class service.

In addition to the rapid growth in trade between North America and Asia, trade among the NAFTA countries continues to grow at a very fast pace. As companies take advantage of sourcing and distribution opportunities across North America, we are continually driving value–added services to reduce costs for our clients and improve customer experiences.

Our expertise and extensive network throughout North America empower execution at the local, regional, national, and international levels.

Whether by land, by air, or by sea, we stand prepared to connect you with trusted partners at competitive rates with a direct line of sight to you as the customer.

Air

The culmination of your company’s efforts is recognized at the time of delivery. Your transportation department is often tasked with being the bridge to a successful outcome when a challenge arises. Whether it is an internal challenge or one due to your supplier or client, the challenge remains to create a positive customer experience. Extending your logistics resources supports a solution that delivers the path to meet your customer expectations.

Our team is committed to presenting all modal options and seamlessly executing the shipment. Our team of experts has coordinated and managed all air service levels across multiple industries.
Ground Expedite

Expedite is often associated with utilizing air transportation or a dedicated exclusive-use vehicle from pickup to delivery. As shippers often scramble to move their time-sensitive shipments, they fail to take advantage of all reliable transportation options.

Our team has developed an expedited ground network built upon the combination of highly reliable carriers performing pickup and delivery to/from a local cross-dock and a team driver line-haul service connecting the cross-dock locations. Utilizing our network of carrier partners, we work with our clients in selecting the best mode of transit for each time-sensitive shipment (expedited ground, dedicated ground, or air).
Less-Than-Truckload

Traditional LTL carriers market themselves as a “one-stop shop” for your LTL needs, but moving your shipment via their network can take the form of “trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.” As they are incentivized to drive density in their network, there may be a better service to which you have no access.

We take a two-pronged approach to LTL transit, comprised of the leading LTL carriers at the local, regional, and national levels, and a non-traditional LTL approach. This approach utilizes open capacity within our truckload partners as multi-stop truckload routings or pool distribution within select regions. Through our partner model, we enable shippers to access an LTL carrier with the best match for the requirements of each shipment.

In addition to our LTL routing options, we manage multi-stop truckload routes and inbound consolidation centers for some of the world’s largest manufacturers, as part of their strategy for inbound LTL shipments. Optimizing your LTL capacity establishes the best strategic routing option for your supply chain.
Intermodal

Intermodal transport has experienced highly rapid growth in recent years. It is no coincidence that this growth has taken place during a time in which rail providers have made significant investments in improving their infrastructure. At the same time, the significant increase in fuel costs has shifted the viability of intermodal transport to a positive balance in many more scenarios.

We have been no stranger to this industry shift. In addition to proactively being a leader in intermodal transportation, our team is highly specialized in executing a seamless cross-border intermodal service.

Our expertise, systems, and relationships are driving a new standard in this growing industry segment.
Rail

Rail transport is the most significantly underutilized mode within the transportation industry. Utilization of rail equipment within the rail networks provides an opportunity to shift higher-cost over-the-road shipments to the rail networks. The advancements in the rail industry coupled with increased fuel costs in over-the-road transport have made rail transport an increasingly attractive option. Rail transport is currently a viable transportation option in numerous scenarios across many industries. There are significant cost savings opportunities that are not realized each year due to a lack of awareness regarding the opportunity and/or a lack of confidence that rail transportation can be properly executed.

In addition to rail transport being a possibility for dense products in the long haul lanes of your ongoing operations, rail transport can often be leveraged to transport large equipment. Our team of experts can execute rail shipments for both your ongoing operations and large equipment movements.
Truckload

Our initial operations began as a full-service truckload broker. Although our roots were founded in the dry van business, both refrigerated and specialized equipment (e.g., flatbed) transport have become a very large percentage of our overall truckload business.

Similar to other large 3PLs, our portfolio of carrier partners numbers in the thousands of carriers within our database. Nevertheless, we take a different approach by continuously rationalizing our carrier base to strengthen partnerships with high-performing carriers. At the same time, our carrier qualification program is among the most stringent in the industry, and all of our qualified partners fully understand the repercussions of non-compliance to our standards.
Consolidation, Distribution and Fulfillment

Our logistics services drive further efficiencies within your operations and assist you in meeting all of your unique business requirements (UBRs).

International Logistics Company Solutions

Our team leverages an extensive cross-dock network for strategic optimization across inbound consolidation centers and pool distribution sites across high-velocity, long-haul lanes. In addition to providing cost savings, the consolidation and pool distribution sites service reduces handling and typically improves transit time. Our cross-border expertise, Canada-Mexico, and US-Mexico deliver the needed knowledge to create a seamless delivery to your Canada and Mexico-based customers. With a basic review of your shipment characteristics and a small degree of planning, your cross-border challenges can plug into this strategic network.

With support from our Global Distribution & Logistics team, we provide flexibility to the geographic location at which each service can be executed.

Retail and E-Commerce Logistics Services

Our expertise in the retail arena ensures not only compliance in avoiding chargebacks, but also promotes your sales growth through building and maintaining an outstanding vendor scorecard. We manage the entire spectrum of requirements beginning with the interpretation of vendor manuals and routing guides, maintenance of item data within the retailer interfaces, execution of labeling and packing requirements, and management of orders and EDI communication as needed. We provide the option for the consignment of inventory and direct financial reconciliation with the retailer.

With the explosive growth in e-commerce, companies are increasingly deciding to identify a shopping cart solution that will integrate with their current supply chain to identify the “cost to serve” the burgeoning e-commerce opportunity. Our fulfillment solutions will place your company name & logo on the packing list and include any additional marketing or promotional materials within the shipment, providing your company with additional brand-building opportunities and increased interaction with consumers. Your company remains the face of the operation while we manage the complexity behind the scenes. Lower your “cost to serve” with a Rockfarm solution.

Comprehensive Fulfillment Logistics and Supply Chain Management

No matter the specifics of your business, or where and how your team works, we can put together a customized package of services based on your needs. As a division of Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions, RT&T Logistics has an extensive background in helping its clients succeed. Here are a few of the many ways we can help:

By providing peace of mind and proactive risk management overall logistics functions.
By using sophisticated, cloud-based fulfillment technology to create and share data-driven insights that save you money.
By helping you meet challenges associated with cold chain integrity, hazmat transportation, just-in-time delivery models, and other issues.
By developing mutually beneficial partnerships with carriers and matching them with clients via our Load Connect service.
By drawing from our expansive knowledge base and the business intelligence of our clients to map out more effective supply routes.
By helping you find the best mode of transportation for your product.
By offering additional consolidation, distribution, and fulfillment services that satisfy your unique business requirements.

An American Transportation Logistics Company You Can Count On

Rockfarm possesses a breadth of capabilities and expertise within the field of domestic transportation fulfillment services as a third-party fulfillment logistics company. While our customers all share a vested interest in minimizing risk and lowering costs across the supply chain, they also have other priorities that require staff time and resources.

Outsourcing some or all of your supply chain management to a third party like Rockfarm lets you benefit from our expertise in this increasingly complex field. We do the challenging work of keeping your product moving efficiently with our logistics solutions while meeting all legal and regulatory requirements. Keep browsing our website to learn more about our services.

Benefits of Working With a Top Logistics Company

Rockfarm is a logistics service company that combines technology, customer service, and process improvement techniques. When you choose us, you partner with an established logistics veteran that stays on the cutting edge of the transportation industry. You remain the face of your company while we take care of the behind-the-scenes transportation. At Rockfarm, we offer:

Expertise: As subject matter experts at every stage of the order lifecycle, our transportation solutions are vast. Our approach integrates with your supply chain management strategy from end to end. Skilled in many modal services and cross-border logistics, we get your shipments delivered.
Experience: We have provided solutions in the logistics field for over a decade. We have extensive experience working with small to mid-sized businesses and Fortune 500 companies.
Lower cost to serve: Our approach integrates process improvements, technology, and customer service. We help you lower your freight expenses and extend your resources. With our transparency, you’ll reach a lower cost to serve every customer.
Tailored approach: We look at your business processes, logistics strategy, and industry to tailor solutions that meet your unique needs.

Working With RT&T Logistics

If you’re interested in our intermodal transportation logistics services or other 3PL solutions, contact RT&T Logistics today. We work with small, medium, and Fortune 500 businesses located throughout North America. We are a client-focused business that takes the time to learn about your industry and its specific logistics requirements. From there, we provide a specially tailored approach and customized package of services.

Because of this, no two clients are alike. Each new relationship begins with an in-depth consultation so we can get to know your operation and your broader goals. To get started with our truckload and brokerage, call us at 815.573.0155 or visit our Contact Us page and submit a request to our head office. We’ll be in touch in 24 hours or sooner to help you take the next steps.

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