RANDOLPH, MA - RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced today that it has acquired Savannah, Georgia-based Crown Transportation. The latest acquisition has expanded the distribution and logistics company’s reach in the Southeast as well as its overall North American network. Henceforth, Crown Transportation will now be Crown IntermodaLogistics in keeping with RoadOne’s family of brands.
“I’m thrilled to add Crown IntermodaLogistics, a strong, experienced intermodal trucking and logistics company to our national footprint to deliver the increased capacity and comprehensive intermodal logistics solutions our customers’ supply chains depend on,” said Ken Kellaway, CEO of RoadOne IntermodaLogistics.
Crown’s Owner and President, Rick Prevatt, and COO, Steven McAllister, will continue to run the company, supported by RoadOne’s strong fuel, truck, and insurance purchasing capabilities; national warehousing and depot services; as well as advanced, end-to-end TMS TrueVision technology platform, according to a press release.
Crown strengthens RoadOne’s overall network with the addition of a container terminal in Savannah and 500,000-plus-square-feet of transload and warehousing capacity, as well as 100 trucks to serve port drayage and transload operations in this area. In addition, Crown provides specialization in overweight cargo handling and transloading.
“We are all excited to be joining the RoadOne team and looking forward to the next phase of our exciting history. RoadOne’s national presence, industry-leading resources, and strong entrepreneurial leadership team will provide us with the expertise we need to expand and build the nation-wide Crown IntermodaLogistics transload division. I am really excited about all the opportunities this will allow us to offer our existing, as well as new customers,” stated Prevatt.
RoadOne operates 1,300 trucks out of over 40 locations. Additionally, it has an extensive agent network with over 600 trucks running out of over 35 terminals under the brands First Coast, Mile High, U.S., American, and GuideOne IntermodaLogistics. RoadOne also has a drayage brokerage operation, RoadOne LogisticSolutions, located in Tampa, Florida.
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