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Roadway recently implemented changes throughout our network. Thousands of pieces of equipment were repositioned to redefine the way we handle your shipments.
These changes set the stage for transit time and reliability improvements. Transit time has been reduced on 4,423 lanes with our standard service offering. Our Time-Critical ™ expedited offering reduced transit times on 1,531 lanes.
This increased speed and reliability bring you closer to your customers, especially in the largest metro markets and in eastern Canada.
We are connecting you to the markets you need to reach in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. with reliable two-day, three-day and coast-to-coast service.
Our goal—personalized service and solutions for you—remains the same. The difference now is we are faster and more reliable. And our service will get even better.
Read Mike's Column to learn more.
Roadway invites you to play fantasy baseball! Get into the game, your way. Achieve the highest team value at the end of the Roadway Baseball Challenge, and you could win your very own 60GB iPod®!
Sign up today.
Register By May 14 to play between May 15 through July 11. Create your fantasy team. Earn points. Win valuable prizes.
Grand Prize–60 GB iPod Video; 2nd Prize–4 GB iPod Nano; 3rd Prize–2 GB iPod Nano; 4th Prize–$100 Roadway Visa Gift Card; 5th Prize–$50 Roadway Visa Gift Card.
A second Roadway Baseball Challenge will start July 12th. Registration for the second challenge begins May 15th.
The Roadway 5th Annual Professional Freight Handlers Competition (PFHC) event was held April 23-25 in Akron, Ohio. The 2006 Grand Champion was also the 2005 Grand Champion Chuck Pearson, freight handling professional/driver account specialist from Valdosta, Georgia.
Chuck has been with Roadway for 17 years. A member of Valdosta, Georgia's IPI council, he has been injury-free for 15 years.
Randy DeVault, driver account specialist (Augusta, ME), received second place. Robbie Jarman, freight handling professional (Meridian, MS), received third place. Steve May, freight handling professional/driver account specialist (Milwaukee, WI) received the highest pre-trip inspection score award.
The PFHC was inspired by the American Trucking Associations' National Truck Driving Championships. Roadway created PFHC as a way to recognize its safe and skilled freight handling professionals.
Roadway employees competed in local run-offs to earn their way to this national competition.
Find out more about the Professional Freight Handlers Competition.
Bart Bryant, winner of the 2005 Memorial Tournament and the season-ending 2005 Tour Championship, is part of the Roadway team. In the 24th Official World Golf position, Bryant will wear the Roadway logo on his golf shirt at all PGA Tour events along with participating in special events.
Said Bryant: "I am glad to be a member of the Roadway team and will wear the Roadway logo with pride."
Get more details.
With the support of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Roadway is proud to share the second season of Times of Greatness, the first-ever mobile museum dedicated to Negro Leagues Baseball.
The tour will visit 30 cities throughout the 2006 baseball season, including first-time stops in Toronto, Seattle, San Francisco, Milwaukee and the Minor League cities of Portland, Memphis, Durham, Nashville and Harrisburg.
Featuring well-known greats like Buck O'Neil, James "Cool Papa" Bell, Josh Gibson and the illustrious Satchel Paige, the mobile educational exhibit offers a dynamic multi-media experience with historic film footage, one-of-a-kind photographs, interactive displays, players' equipment, team jerseys and other memorabilia from throughout the history of Negro Leagues Baseball.
Times of Greatness mobile exhibit visits professional ballparks, Roadway facilities and other exciting locations across the country. Check out the current tour schedule and public viewing dates at the tour schedule to experience it for yourself!
Roadway will be exhibiting in Washington D.C., San Antonio and Tucson in May:
If you are visiting these locations while the tradeshows are in town, stop and say hello!
View the 2006 Roadway Tradeshow schedule.
Roadway three-axle professional driver, David R. Messmer, won the three-axle competition and received the highest overall score in the eight competing categories at the 2006 Arizona State Truck Driving Championships sponsored by the Arizona Trucking Association.
Messmer is domiciled at the Roadway Phoenix, Arizona service center.
He now qualifies to compete in the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) National Truck Driving Championship held August 15-19, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This competition includes champions from each of the 50 states—nearly 400 top professional drivers.
