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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-K
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
Commission File Number 001-34734
 
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
     
       Delaware       
         20-2454942       
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
4900 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
       Cudahy, Wisconsin       
              53110            
(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
   
 
                      (414) 615-1500                      
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   The New York Stock Exchange
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
             
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant (7,978,796 shares), based on the closing price of the registrant’s Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2010 of $14.21, was $113,378,691. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such officers, directors, or 10% beneficial owners are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.
 
As of March 25, 2011, there were outstanding 30,188,167 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.
 
Documents Incorporated by Reference
 
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
 


 

 
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
 
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
             
PART I
ITEM 1.   BUSINESS     1  
ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS     14  
ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS     19  
ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES     19  
ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS     19  
ITEM 4.   RESERVED     20  
 
PART II
ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES     20  
ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA     22  
ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS     24  
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK     35  
ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA     35  
ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE     35  
ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES     36  
ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION     36  
 
PART III
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE     36  
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION     37  
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS     37  
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE     37  
ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES     37  
 
PART IV
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES     37  
 EX-21
 EX-23
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32.1
 EX-32.2
 
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or our future financial and operational performance. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding markets for our services; trends in revenues, margins, and estimated expenses; liquidity and anticipated cash needs and availability; and any statement that contains the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “forecast,” “foresee,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “seek,” “target,” “intend,” “goal” and other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements included in this report reflect our current expectations and beliefs, and we do not undertake publicly to update or revise these statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed in this annual report or future quarterly reports, press releases or company statements will not be realized. In addition, the inclusion of any statement in this report does not constitute an admission by us that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material. Furthermore, we wish to caution and advise readers that these statements are based on assumptions that may not materialize and may involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual events or performance to differ materially from those contained or implied in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the business and economic risks described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
 
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this document to “RRTS,” “our company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar names refer to Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries.


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PART I
 
ITEM 1.   BUSINESS
 
Overview
 
We are a leading non-asset based transportation and logistics service provider offering a full suite of solutions, including customized and expedited less-than-truckload, truckload brokerage, transportation management solutions, intermodal solutions (transporting a shipment by more than one mode, primarily via rail and truck), and domestic and international air. We utilize a broad third-party network of transportation providers, comprised of independent contractors (ICs) and purchased power providers, to serve a diverse customer base in terms of end market focus and annual freight expenditures. ICs are individuals or small teams that own or lease their own over-the-road transportation equipment and provide us with dedicated freight capacity. Purchased power providers are unrelated asset-based over-the-road transportation companies that provide us with freight capacity under non-exclusive contractual arrangements. Although we service large national accounts, we primarily focus on small to mid-size shippers, which we believe represent an expansive and underserved market. Our business model is highly scalable and flexible, featuring a variable cost structure that requires minimal investment in transportation equipment and facilities, thereby enhancing free cash flow generation and returns on our invested capital and assets.
 
We have three reportable operating segments:
 
Less-than-Truckload.  Our less-than-truckload (LTL) business involves the pickup, consolidation, linehaul, deconsolidation, and delivery of LTL shipments throughout the United States and into Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada. With a network of 17 service centers and over 200 third-party delivery agents, we employ a point-to-point LTL model that we believe serves as a competitive advantage over the traditional hub and spoke LTL model in terms of faster transit times, lower incidence of damage, and reduced fuel consumption. Our LTL segment also includes domestic and international air transportation services.
 
Truckload Brokerage.  Within our truckload (TL) brokerage business, we arrange the pickup and delivery of TL freight through our network of nine company dispatch offices and 71 independent brokerage agents primarily located throughout the Eastern United States and Canada. We offer temperature-controlled, dry van, and flatbed services and specialize in the transport of refrigerated foods, poultry, and beverages. We believe this specialization provides consistent shipping volume year-over-year. Our TL brokerage segment also includes our intermodal service offering.
 
Transportation Management Solutions.  Within our transportation management solutions (TMS) business, we offer a “one-stop” transportation and logistics solution, including access to the most cost-effective and time-sensitive modes of transportation within our broad network. Specifically, our TMS offering includes pricing, contract management, transportation mode and carrier selection, freight tracking, freight bill payment and audit, cost reporting and analysis, and dispatch. Our customized TMS offering is designed to allow our customers to reduce operating costs, redirect resources to core competencies, improve supply chain efficiency, and enhance customer service.
 
Our Industry
 
Over-the-Road Freight
 
The over-the-road freight sector includes both private fleets and “for-hire” carriers (ICs and purchased power providers). According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) the U.S. over-the-road freight sector represented revenue of approximately $665 billion in 2009 and accounted for approximately 82% of domestic freight transportation spend. The ATA estimates that U.S. over-the-road freight transportation will increase to over $1.1 trillion by 2021. Private fleets consist of tractors and trailers owned and operated by shippers that move their own goods and, according to the ATA, accounted for revenue of approximately $260 billion in 2009. For-hire carriers transport freight belonging to others, including LTL and TL freight, and accounted for revenue of approximately $285 billion in 2009, according to the ATA.


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LTL carriers specialize in consolidating shipments from multiple shippers into truckload quantities for delivery to multiple destinations. LTL carriers are traditionally divided into two categories — national and regional. National carriers typically focus on two-day or longer service across distances greater than 1,000 miles and often operate without time-definite delivery, while regional carriers typically offer time-definite delivery in less than two days. According to the ATA, the U.S. LTL market generated revenue of approximately $38.6 billion in 2009.
 
TL carriers dedicate an entire trailer to one shipper from origin to destination and are categorized by the type of equipment they use to haul a shipper’s freight, such as temperature-controlled, dry van, tank, or flatbed trailers. According to the ATA, excluding private fleets, revenue in the U.S. TL segment was approximately $246.2 billion in 2009.
 
Third-Party Logistics
 
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers offer TMS and distribution services including the movement and storage of freight. The U.S. 3PL sector revenue increased from $45.3 billion in 1999 to $107.1 billion in 2009, according to Armstrong & Associates, a leading supply chain market research firm. Although the U.S. 3PL sector declined by 15.7% in 2009 due to the recent economic downturn, Logistics Quarterly, a transportation logistics publication, anticipates that reported 2010 U.S. 3PL revenue will increase 8.0% over 2009 levels. In addition, only 7.9% of global logistics expenditures by U.S. businesses were outsourced in 2009, according to Armstrong & Associates. We believe that market penetration by 3PL providers will increase in the future as companies increasingly redirect their resources to core competencies and outsource their transportation and logistics requirements to 3PL providers in order to realize cost savings.
 
Factors Important to Our Business
 
Our success principally depends on our ability to generate revenues through our network of sales personnel and independent brokerage agents and to deliver freight in all modes safely, on time, and cost-effectively through a suite of solutions tailored to the needs of each customer. Customer shipping demand, over-the-road freight tonnage levels, and equipment capacity ultimately drive increases or decreases in our revenues. Our ability to operate profitably and generate cash is also impacted by purchased transportation costs, fuel costs, pricing dynamics, customer mix, and our ability to manage costs effectively.
 
Agent Network and Sales Personnel.  While many national asset-based LTL providers are encumbered by the fixed overhead costs associated with owning or leasing most or all of their de-consolidation and delivery facilities, we maintain our variable cost structure through the extensive use of delivery agents. We have a network of over 200 LTL delivery agents that provide cost-effective delivery coverage throughout North America. In addition to our agent network, we market and sell our LTL services through a sales force of over 100 people, consisting of account executives, sales managers, inside sales representatives, and commission sales representatives. In our TL business, we arrange the pickup and delivery of freight either through our 44 dispatchers in nine offices or through our network of 71 independent brokerage agents. Brokerage agents complement our network of dispatch offices by bringing pre-existing customer relationships, new customer prospects, and/or access to new geographic markets. Furthermore, brokerage agents typically provide immediate revenue and do not require us to invest in incremental overhead. Brokerage agents own or lease their own office space and pay for other costs associated with running their operation. In our TMS business, we have over 50 salespeople and commissioned sales agents. We also utilize our LTL sales force to cross-sell our TMS services.
 
Tonnage Levels and Capacity.  Competition intensifies in the transportation industry as tonnage levels decrease and equipment capacity increases. Our ability to maintain or grow existing tonnage levels is impacted by overall economic conditions, shipping demand, and over-the-road freight capacity in North America, as well as by our ability to compete effectively in terms of pricing, safety, and on-time delivery. We do business with a broad base of third-party carriers, which include ICs and purchased power providers, which reduces the impact of tightening capacity on our business.
 
Purchased Transportation Costs.  Purchased transportation costs within our LTL business represent amounts we pay to ICs or purchased power providers and are generally contractually agreed-upon rates. Purchased transportation costs within our TL brokerage business are typically based on negotiated rates for each load


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hauled. We pay commissions to each brokerage agent based on a percentage of margin generated. Within our TMS business, purchased transportation costs include payments made to our purchased power providers, which are generally contractually agreed-upon rates. Purchased transportation costs are the largest component of our cost structure and are generally higher as a percentage of revenues within our TL brokerage business than within our LTL and TMS businesses. Our purchased transportation costs typically increase or decrease in proportion to revenues.
 
Fuel.  The transportation industry is dependent upon the availability of adequate fuel supplies and the price of fuel. Fuel prices have fluctuated dramatically over recent years. The weekly per gallon price of diesel fuel ranged from a low of $2.02 in 2009 to $3.90 in March 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Within our LTL segment, our ICs and purchased power providers pass along the cost of diesel fuel to us, and we in turn attempt to pass along some or all of these costs to our customers through fuel surcharge revenue programs. Although revenues from fuel surcharges generally offset increases in fuel costs, other operating costs have been, and may continue to be, impacted by fluctuating fuel prices. The total impact of higher energy prices on other nonfuel-related expenses is difficult to ascertain. We cannot predict future fuel price fluctuations, the impact of higher energy prices on other cost elements, recoverability of higher fuel costs through fuel surcharges, and the effect of fuel surcharges on our overall rate structure or the total price that we will receive from our customers. Depending on the changes in the fuel rates and the impact on costs in other fuel- and energy-related areas, our operating margins could be impacted. Within our TL brokerage and TMS businesses, we pass fuel costs through to our customers. As a result, our operating income in these segments is less impacted by changes in fuel prices.
 
Pricing.  The pricing environment in the transportation industry also impacts our operating performance. Within our LTL business, we typically generate revenues by charging our customers a rate based on shipment weight, distance hauled, and commodity type. This amount is typically comprised of a base rate, a fuel surcharge, and any applicable service fees. Our LTL pricing is typically measured by billed revenue per hundredweight, often referred to as “yield.” Our LTL pricing is dictated primarily by factors such as shipment size, shipment frequency and consistency, length of haul, freight density, and customer and geographic mix. Within our TL brokerage business, we typically charge a flat rate negotiated on each loan hauled. Pricing within our TL brokerage business generally has fewer influential factors than pricing within our LTL business, but is also typically driven by shipment frequency and consistency, length of haul, and customer and geographic mix. Within our TMS business, we typically charge a variable rate on each shipment, in addition to transaction or service fees appropriate for the solution we have provided to meet a specific customer’s needs. Since we offer both LTL and TL shipping as part of our TMS offering, pricing within our TMS segment is impacted by similar factors. The pricing environment for all of our operations generally becomes more competitive during periods of lower industry tonnage levels and increased capacity within the over-the-road freight sector.
 
Our Strategy
 
Our goal is to be the leading non-asset based transportation and logistics service provider in North America. Our strategy includes continuing to:
 
Gain New Customers.  In 2010, we continued to expand our customer base, and we will continue to pursue greater market share in the LTL, TL brokerage, and TMS markets. Our expansive geographic reach and broad service offering provides us with the ability to add new customers seeking à la carte or “one-stop” transportation and logistics solutions. We also believe the pool of potential new customers will grow as the benefits of third-party TMS continue to be embraced.
 
Increase Penetration with Existing Customers.  With our comprehensive service offering and large network, we have substantial cross-selling opportunities and the potential to capture a greater share of each customer’s annual transportation and logistics expenditures. We believe that macroeconomic factors will provide us with opportunities to further penetrate existing customers. During the recent economic downturn, existing customers generally reduced their number of shipments and pounds per shipment. In 2010, we experienced increased revenue driven by greater shipment volume, improved load density, and the addition of new customers.
 
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our LTL, TL brokerage, and TMS platforms in part by successfully completing and integrating a number of accretive acquisitions. We intend to continue to pursue acquisitions that will complement our existing suite of services and extend our geographic reach. Our LTL delivery agents also present an opportunity for growth via acquisition. If we decide to offer outbound LTL service from a new strategic location, we could potentially acquire one of our delivery agents. With a scalable, non-asset based business model, we believe we can execute our acquisition strategy with minimal investment in additional infrastructure and overhead.
 
Expand Truckload Capacity.  During the second quarter and into the third quarter of 2010, TL pricing escalated dramatically before stabilizing during the fourth quarter. This occurred as a result of reduced truckload capacity in the over-the-road freight sector, coupled with increased shipping demand. While this pricing escalation increased revenues in our TL segment, it had an adverse impact on linehaul costs in our LTL segment. In order to mitigate this impact, we implemented initiatives to expand our truckload capacity, such as increasing and expanding utilization of our ICs on lanes most impacted by rising rates, and expanding the number of purchased power providers in our carrier base. We will continue efforts to recruit and retain additional ICs and expand our carrier base in order to reduce the impact of potential further tightening of industry truckload capacity. In addition, while we plan to maintain minimum asset intensity, we may consider investing in transportation equipment to service select lanes with consistent density if we believe we can achieve an attractive return on investment.
 
Continue Generating Free Cash Flows.  Our scalable business model and minimal capital expenditures enhances our ability to generate strong free cash flows. We believe an escalation in shipment and tonnage levels as well as continued expansion of our customer base will drive increased revenues and greater density throughout our network, thereby positively affecting our free cash flow generation. During the second half of 2010, we reduced our long-term debt by $13.5 million, from $34.0 million at June 30, 2010 to $20.5 million at December 31, 2010.
 
Our Services
 
We are a leading non-asset based transportation services provider offering a full suite of customized transportation solutions with a primary focus on serving the specialized needs of small to mid-size shippers. Because we generally do not own the transportation equipment used to transport our customers’ freight (we own minimal transportation equipment), we are able to focus solely on providing quality service rather than on asset utilization. Our customers generally communicate their freight needs to one of our transportation specialists on a shipment-by-shipment basis via telephone, fax, Internet, e-mail, or electronic data interchange. We leverage a diverse group of third-party carriers to provide scalable capacity and reliable service to our extensive customer base in North America.
 
Less-than-Truckload
 
Based on our industry knowledge, we believe we are the largest non-asset based provider of LTL transportation services in North America in terms of revenue. We provide LTL service originating from points within approximately 150 miles of our service centers to most destinations throughout the United States and into Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Within the United States, we offer national, long-haul service (1,000 miles or greater), inter-regional service (between 500 and 1,000 miles), and regional service (500 miles or less). We serve a diverse group of customers within a variety of industries, including retail, industrial, paper goods, manufacturing, food and beverage, health care, chemicals, computer hardware, and general commodities.
 
As the diagram below illustrates, we utilize a point-to-point LTL model that is differentiated from the traditional, asset-based hub and spoke LTL model. Our model does not require intermediate handling at a break-bulk hub (a large terminal where freight is offloaded, sorted, and reloaded), which we believe represents a competitive advantage in terms of timeliness, lower incidence of damage, and reduced fuel consumption. For example, we can transport LTL freight from Cleveland, Ohio to Los Angeles, California without stopping at a break-bulk hub, while the same shipment traveling through a traditional hub and spoke LTL model would likely be


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unloaded and reloaded at break-bulk hubs in, for example, Akron, Ohio and Adelanto, California prior to reaching its destination.
 
Representative Asset-Based
National Hub and Spoke LTL Model versus
Non-Asset Based National Point-to-Point LTL Model
 
     
Asset-Based
  Non-Asset-Based
National Hub and Spoke LTL Model
 
National Point-to-Point LTL Model
     
Shipper to End User
  Shipper to End User
     
• 5 different trucks
 
• 2 to 3 different trucks
     
• 5 different drivers
 
• 2 to 3 different drivers
     
• 4 service centers
 
• 1 to 2 service centers
     
• 10 handlings (loading/unloading)
 
• 4 to 6 handlings (loading/unloading)
     
• Standard 5 days
  • 3 to 5 days
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
We believe our model allows us to offer LTL average transit times more comparable to that of deferred air freight service than to standard national LTL service, yet more cost-effective. Key aspects of our LTL service offering include the following:
 
  •  Pickup.  In order to stay as close as possible to our customers, we prefer to handle customer pickups whenever cost-effective. We generally pick up freight within 150 miles of one of our service centers, utilizing primarily city ICs. Although we generally do not own the tractors or other powered transportation equipment used to transport our customers’ freight, we own or lease trailers for use in local city pickup and delivery (not for linehaul or our other LTL operations). In 2010, we picked up approximately 82% of our customers’ LTL shipments. The remainder was handled by agents with whom we generally have long-standing relationships.
 
  •  Consolidation at Service Centers.  Key to our model is a network of 17 service centers, as illustrated by the map below, that we lease in strategic markets throughout the United States. At these service centers, numerous smaller LTL shipments are unloaded, consolidated into truckload shipments, and loaded onto a linehaul unit scheduled for a destination city. In order to continually emphasize optimal load building and enhance operating margins, dock managers review every load before it is dispatched from one of our service centers.
 
  •  Linehaul.  Linehaul is the longest leg of the LTL shipment process. In dispatching a load, a linehaul coordinator at one of our service centers uses our technology system to optimize cost-efficiency and service by assigning the load to the appropriate third-party transportation provider, either an IC or purchased power provider. In 2010, ICs handled approximately 42% of our linehaul shipments. As industry-wide freight


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  capacity tightens with an anticipated market rebound, we believe our recruitment and retention efforts will allow us to increase IC utilization in order to maintain service and cost stability.
 
  •  De-consolidation and Delivery.  Within our unique model, linehaul shipments are transported to our service centers, delivery agents, or direct to end users without stopping at a break-bulk hub, as is often necessary under the traditional, asset-based hub and spoke LTL model. This generally reduces physical handling and damage claims, and reduces delivery times by one to three days on average. In 2010, we delivered approximately 22% of LTL shipments through our service centers, 77% through our delivery agents, and 1% direct to end users.
 
  •  Benefits of a Delivery Agent Network.  While many national asset-based LTL providers are encumbered by the fixed overhead associated with owning or leasing most or all of their de-consolidation and delivery facilities, we maintain our variable cost structure through the extensive use of delivery agents.
 
As the “LTL Service Center and Delivery Agent Network” map illustrates, we use over 200 LTL delivery agents to complement our service center footprint and to provide cost-effective full state, national, and North American delivery coverage. Delivery agents also enhance our ability to handle special needs of the final consignee, such as scheduled deliveries and specialized delivery equipment.
 
We believe a sustained recovery in the over-the-road freight sector would provide greater freight density and increased shipping volumes, thereby allowing us to build full trailer loads more quickly and deliver freight faster under our point-to-point model. We believe this will further distinguish our LTL service offering as even more comparable in speed to deferred air freight service, leading to enhanced market share and improved operating margins.
 
LTL Service Center and Delivery Agent Network
 
(MAP)
 
Truckload Brokerage
 
We are a leading TL brokerage operation in North America in terms of revenue. We provide a comprehensive range of TL solutions for our customers by leveraging our broad base of third-party carriers who operate temperature-controlled, dry van, and/or flatbed capacity. Although we specialize in the transport of refrigerated


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foods, poultry, and beverages, we also provide a variety of TL transportation solutions for dry goods ranging from paper products to steel, as well as flatbed service for larger industrial load requirements. Our intermodal capabilities, which are included in our TL segment, include drayage, which is the transport of freight between ocean ports or rail ramps and shipping docks. We arrange the pickup and delivery of TL freight either through our nine company dispatch offices (operated by our employees) or through our network of 71 independent brokerage agents. Our dispatch offices and brokerage agents are located primarily throughout the Eastern United States and Canada, as illustrated on the map below.
 
TL Dispatcher and Agent Network
 
(MAP)
 
Company Dispatchers.  Our 44 company brokers, whom we refer to as dispatchers, not only engage in the routing and selection of our transportation providers, but also serve as our internal TL sales force, responsible for managing existing customer relationships and generating new customer relationships. Because the performance of these individuals is essential to our success, we offer attractive incentive-based compensation packages that we believe keep our dispatchers motivated, focused, and service-oriented.
 
Dispatch Office Expansion.  We have traditionally expanded our dispatch operations based upon the needs of our customers. Going forward, we plan to open new dispatch offices, particularly in geographic areas where we lack coverage of the local freight market. Importantly, opening a new dispatch office requires only a modest amount of capital — it usually involves leasing a small amount of office space and purchasing communication and information technology equipment. Typically the largest investment required is in working capital as we generate revenue from new customers. While the majority of growth within our dispatch operations has been organic, we will continue to evaluate selective acquisitions that would allow us to quickly penetrate new customers and geographic markets.
 
Independent Brokerage Agents.  In addition to our dispatchers, we also maintain a network of independent brokerage agents that have partnered with us for a number of years. Brokerage agents complement our network of dispatch offices by bringing pre-existing customer relationships, new customer prospects, and/or access to new geographic markets. Furthermore, they typically provide immediate revenue and do not require us to invest in incremental overhead. Brokerage agents own or lease their own office space and pay for their own communications equipment, insurance, and


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any other costs associated with running their operation. We only invest in the working capital required to execute our quick pay strategy and generally pay a commission to our brokerage agents ranging from 40-70% of the margin we earn on a TL shipment. Similar to our dispatchers, our brokerage agents engage in the routing and selection of transportation providers for our customer base and perform sales and customer service functions on our behalf.
 
Brokerage Agent Expansion.  We believe we offer brokerage agents a very attractive partnership opportunity. We offer access to our reliable network of over 175 ICs (operating over 300 power units) and broad base of purchased power providers and invest in the working capital required to pay these carriers promptly and assume collection responsibility. We believe this has contributed to our reputation for quality and reliable service, as well as to the consistent growth of our brokerage agent network. During 2010, we have expanded our TL brokerage agent network from 42 agents to 71 agents. Additionally, 20 of our brokerage agents each generated more than $1 million in revenue in 2010. We believe our increased development efforts and attractive value proposition will allow us to further expand our brokerage agent network and enhance the growth of our TL brokerage business.
 
Transportation Management Solutions
 
Our TMS offering is designed to provide comprehensive or à la carte 3PL services. We provide the necessary operational expertise, information technology capabilities, and relationships with third-party transportation providers to meet the unique needs of our customers. For customers that use the most comprehensive service plans, we complement their internal logistics and transportation management personnel and operations, enabling them to redirect resources to core competencies, reduce internal transportation management personnel costs and, in many cases, achieve substantial annual freight savings. Key aspects of our TMS capabilities include the following:
 
  •  Procurement.  After an in-depth consultation and analysis with our customer to identify cost savings opportunities, we develop an estimate of our customer’s potential savings and cultivate a plan for implementation. If necessary, we manage a targeted bid process based on a customer’s traffic lanes, shipment volumes, and product characteristics, and negotiate rates with reputable carriers. In addition to a cost-efficient rate, the customer receives a summary of projected savings as well as our carrier recommendation.
 
  •  Shipment Planning.  Utilizing our technology systems and an expansive multi-modal network of third-party transportation providers, we determine the appropriate mode of transportation and select the ideal provider. In addition, we provide load optimization services based on freight patterns and consolidation opportunities. We also provide rating and routing services, either on-site with one of our transportation specialists, off-site through our centralized call center, or online through our website. Finally, we offer merge-in-transit coordination to synchronize the arrival and pre-consolidation of high-value components integral to a customer’s production process, enabling them to achieve reduced cycle times, lower inventory holding costs, and improved supply chain visibility.
 
  •  Shipment Execution.  Our transportation specialists are adept at managing time-critical shipments. Our technology system prompts a specialist to hold less time-sensitive shipments until other complementary freight can be found to complete the shipping process in the most cost-effective manner. We maintain constant communication with third-party transportation providers from dispatch through final delivery. As a result, our expedited services are capable of meeting virtually any customer transit or delivery requirement. Finally, we provide the ability to track and trace shipments either online or by phone through one of our transportation specialists.
 
  •  Audit and Payment Services.  We capture and consolidate our customers’ entire shipping activity and offer weekly electronic billing. We also provide freight bill audit and payment services designed to eliminate excessive or incorrect charges from our customers’ bills.
 
  •  Performance Reporting and Improvement Analysis.  Customers utilizing our web reporting system have the ability to query freight bills, develop customized reports online, and access data to assist in financial and operational reporting and planning. Our specialists are also actively driving process improvement, continually using our technology to identify incremental savings opportunities and efficiencies for our customers.
 
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We believe our comprehensive service approach and focus on building long-term customer relationships lead to greater retention of existing business compared to a more short-term gain sharing model employed by many 3PL providers. We believe our approach is more sustainable in the event freight capacity tightens and it becomes more difficult for 3PL providers employing the gain sharing model to generate substantial incremental savings for shippers after the first year of implementation. Before becoming fully operational with a customer, we conduct thorough feasibility and cost savings analyses and collaborate with the customer to create a project scope and timeline with measurable milestones. We believe this approach enables us to identify any potential issues, ensure a smooth integration process, and set the stage for long-term customer satisfaction. Within our TMS operation, we have consistently met customer implementation deadlines and achieved anticipated levels of freight savings.
 
Capacity
 
We offer scalable capacity and reliable service to our extensive customer base in North America through a diverse third-party network of transportation providers. Our various transportation modes include LTL, TL and intermodal, and domestic and international air. No single carrier accounted for more than 4% of our 2010 purchased transportation costs. We ensure that each carrier is properly licensed and we regularly monitor their capacity, reliability, and pricing trends. Enhanced visibility provided by our technology systems allows us to leverage the competitive dynamics within our network to renegotiate freight rates and provide our customers with more cost-effective transportation solutions while enhancing our operating margins.
 
We continually focus on building and enhancing our relationships with reliable transportation providers to ensure that we not only secure competitive rates, but that we also gain access to consistent capacity, especially during peak shipping seasons. Because we own minimal transportation equipment used to deliver our customers’ freight, these relationships are critical to our success. We typically pay our third-party carriers either a contracted per mile rate or the cost of a shipment less our contractually agreed-upon commission, and generally pay within seven to ten days from the delivery of a shipment. We pay our third-party carriers promptly in order to drive loyalty and reliable capacity.
 
Our third-party network of transportation providers can be divided into the following groups:
 
Independent Contractors.  Independent contractors are a key part of our long-term strategy to maintain service and provide cost stability. In selecting our ICs, we adhere to specific screening guidelines in terms of safety records, length of driving experience, and personnel evaluations. In the event of tightening of over-the-road freight capacity, we believe we are well positioned to increase our utilization of ICs as a cost-effective and reliable solution.
 
To enhance our relationship with our ICs, we offer per mile rates that we believe are highly competitive and often above prevailing market rates. In addition, we focus on keeping our ICs fully utilized in order to limit the number of “empty” miles they drive. We regularly communicate with our ICs and seek new ways to enhance their quality of life. We believe our efforts increase IC retention which, in our opinion, ultimately leads to better service for our customers.
 
Purchased Power.  In addition to our large base of ICs, we have access to a broad base of purchased power providers. We have established relationships with carriers of all sizes, including large national trucking companies and small to mid-size regional fleets. With the exception of safety incentives, purchased power providers are generally paid under a similar structure as ICs within our LTL and TL brokerage businesses. In contrast to contracts established with our ICs, however, we do not cover the cost of liability insurance for our purchased power providers.
 
Delivery Agents.  For the de-consolidation and delivery stages of our LTL shipment process, our network of 17 service centers is complemented by over 200 delivery agents. The use of delivery agents is also a key part of our long-term strategy to maintain a variable cost, scalable operating model with minimal overhead.
 
Intermodal Capabilities.  We maintain intermodal capability within our TL brokerage segment and through relationships with third-party carriers who rent capacity on Class 1 railroads throughout North America. Intermodal transportation rates are typically negotiated between us and the capacity provider on a customer-specific basis.
 
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customers. Under our arrangement, FreightCo Logistics is responsible for all services, and we receive a commission based on a percentage of the total bill. In 2010, our domestic/international air freight services represented less than 1% of our LTL revenues.
 
Customers
 
Our goal is to establish long-term customer relationships and achieve year-over-year growth in recurring business by providing reliable, timely, and cost-effective transportation and logistics solutions. While we possess the scale, operational expertise, and capabilities to serve shippers of all sizes, we focus primarily on small to mid-size shippers, which we believe represent a large and underserved market. We serve an extensive customer base within a variety of end markets, with no customer accounting for more than 3.0% of 2010 revenue and no industry sector accounting for more than 18.0% of 2010 revenue. Our growth was driven by our sales team and a focus on shippers seeking to reduce their exposure to asset-based logistics providers. We believe this reduces our exposure to a decline in shipping demand from any customer and a cyclical downturn within any end market.
 
Sales and Marketing
 
In addition to our 71 TL brokerage agents, we currently market and sell our transportation and logistics solutions through over 160 sales personnel located throughout the United States and into Canada. We are focused on actively expanding our sales force to new geographic markets where we lack a strong presence. Our objective is to leverage our collective, national sales force to sell our full suite of transportation services. We believe this will allow us to capture a greater share of a shipper’s annual transportation and logistics expenditures.
 
Our sales force can be categorized by primary service offering:
 
  •  Less-than-Truckload.  Our LTL sales force of over 100 people consists of account executives, sales managers, inside sales representatives, and commission sales agents.
 
  •  Truckload Brokerage.  We have 44 dispatchers and 71 independent brokerage agents located primarily in the Eastern United States and Canada. We believe that this decentralized structure enables our salespeople to better serve our customers by developing an understanding of local and regional market conditions, as well as the specific transportation and logistics issues facing individual customers. Our dispatchers and brokerage agents seek additional business from existing customers and pursue new customers based on this knowledge and an understanding of the value proposition we can provide.
 
  •  Transportation Management Solutions.  We have 50 TMS salespeople and agents. We will also utilize our LTL sales force to enhance the market reach and penetration of our TMS offering and to capitalize on the opportunity to cross-sell a broader menu of services to new and existing customers.
 
Competition
 
We compete in the North American transportation and logistics services sector. Our marketplace is extremely competitive and highly fragmented. We compete with a large number of other non-asset based logistics companies, asset-based carriers, integrated logistics companies, and third-party freight brokers, many of whom have larger customer bases and more resources than we do.
 
In our markets, we compete with global asset-based integrated logistics companies such as FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service, Inc., against whom we compete in all of our service lines; asset-based freight haulers, such as Arkansas Best Corporation, Con-Way, Inc., Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., and YRC Worldwide, Inc., against whom we compete in our core LTL and TL service offerings; non-asset based freight brokerage companies, such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. and Landstar System, Inc., against whom we compete in our core LTL and TL service offerings; third-party logistics providers that offer comprehensive TMS, such as Echo Global Logistics, Inc., Schneider Logistics, Inc., and Transplace, Inc., against whom we compete in our TMS offering; and smaller, niche transportation and logistics companies that provide services within a specific geographic region or end market.


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We believe we compete favorably by offering shippers attractive transportation and logistics solutions designed to deliver the optimal combination of cost and service. To that end, we believe our most significant competitive advantages include:
 
  •  our comprehensive suite of transportation and logistics services, which allow us to offer à la carte or a “one-stop” value proposition to shippers of varying sizes and accommodate their diverse needs and preferred means of processing and communication;
 
  •  our non-asset based, variable cost business model, which allows us to generate strong free cash flows and focus greater attention on providing optimal customer service than on maintaining high levels of asset utilization;
 
  •  our focus on an expansive market of small to mid-size shippers who often lack the internal resources necessary to manage complex transportation and logistics requirements and whose freight volumes may not garner the same level of attention and customer service from many of our larger competitors;
 
  •  our technology systems, which allow us to provide scalable capacity and high levels of customer service across a variety of transportation modes; and
 
  •  our knowledgeable management team with experience leading high-growth logistics companies and/or business units, which allows us to benefit from a collective entrepreneurial culture focused on growth.
 
Seasonality
 
Our operations are subject to seasonal trends that have been common in the North American over-the-road freight sector for many years. Our results of operations for the quarter ending in March are on average lower than the quarters ending in June, September, and December. Typically, this pattern has been the result of factors such as inclement weather, national holidays, customer demand, and economic conditions.
 
Technology
 
We believe the continued development and innovation of our technology systems is important to providing our customers with the most cost-effective, timely, and reliable transportation and logistics solutions. Our objective is to allow our customers and vendors to easily do business with us via the Internet. Our customers have the ability, through a paperless process, to receive immediate pricing, place orders, track shipments, process remittance, receive updates on arising issues, and review historical shipping data through a variety of reports over the Internet.
 
Our LTL operation utilizes web-based servers with customized software applications to improve every aspect of our LTL model and manage our broad carrier base from pickup through final delivery. Our corporate headquarters and service centers are completely integrated, allowing real-time data to flow between locations. Additionally, we make extensive use of electronic data interchange, or EDI, to allow our service centers to communicate electronically with our carriers’ and customers’ internal systems. We offer our EDI-capable customers a paperless process, including document imaging and shipment tracking and tracing. As part of our ongoing initiative to enhance our information technology capabilities, our LTL operation has developed a proprietary carrier selection tool used to characterize carriers based on total cost to maximize usage of the lowest available linehaul rates.
 
Our TL brokerage operation uses a customized technology system to broker our customers’ freight. Our software enhances our ability to track our third-party drivers, tractors, and trailers, which provides customers with visibility into their supply chains. Additionally, our systems allow us to operate as a paperless operation through electronic order entry, resource planning and dispatch.
 
We continually enhance our TMS technology system and have integrated other proven transportation management software packages with the goal of providing customers with broad-based, highly competitive solutions. Through an extensive use of database configuration and integration techniques, hardware and software applications, communication mediums, and security devices, we are able to design a customized solution to address each customer’s unique shipping needs and preferred method of processing. Our web-based technology allows us to process and service customer orders, track shipments in real time, select optimal modes of transportation, execute


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customer billing, provide carrier rates, establish customer specific profiles, and retain critical information for analysis. We use this system to maximize supply chain efficiency through mode, carrier, and route optimization.
 
Employees
 
As of December 31, 2010, we employed 1,054 personnel, which included 14 management personnel, 157 sales and marketing personnel, 578 operations and other personnel, and 305 LTL dock personnel. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and we consider relations with our employees to be good.
 
Regulation
 
The federal government has substantially deregulated the provision of ground transportation and logistics services via the enactment of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, the Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform Act of 1994, the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994, and the ICC Termination Act of 1995. Prices and services are now largely free of regulatory controls, although states have the right to require compliance with safety and insurance requirements, and interstate motor carriers remain subject to regulatory controls imposed by the Department of Transportation (DOT), and its agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Motor carrier, freight forwarding, and freight brokerage operations are subject to safety, insurance, and bonding requirements prescribed by the DOT and various state agencies. Any air freight business is subject to commercial standards set forth by the International Air Transport Association and federal regulations issued by the Transportation Security Administration.
 
We are also subject to various environmental and safety requirements, including those governing the handling, disposal and release of hazardous materials, which we may be asked to transport in the course of our operations. If hazardous materials are released into the environment while being transported, we may be required to participate in, or may have liability for response costs and the remediation of such a release. In such case, we also may be subject to claims for personal injury, property damage, and damage to natural resources. Our business is also subject to changes in legislation and regulations, which can affect our operations and those of our competitors. For example, new laws and initiatives to reduce and mitigate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions could significantly impact the transportation industry. Future environmental laws in this area could adversely affect our ICs’ costs and practices and our operations.
 
We are also subject to the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA), which is a new FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes. CSA is an enforcement and compliance model that involves evaluations of individual motor carriers for a 24-month period involving safety-based roadside inspection violations, out-of service violations, and safety performance in the following categories: unsafe driving, fatigued driving (hours-of-service rules), driver fitness, controlled substances/alcohol, vehicle maintenance, cargo-related, and crash indicator. The evaluations are then used by the FMCSA to select carriers for audit and other interventions.
 
We are also subject to regulations to combat terrorism that the Department of Homeland Security (including Customs and Border Protection agencies) and other agencies impose.
 
We believe that we are in compliance with current laws and regulations. Our failure to maintain compliance could result in substantial fines or revocation of our permits or licenses.
 
Insurance
 
We insure our ICs against third-party claims for accidents or damaged shipments and we bear the risk of such claims. We maintain insurance for vehicle liability, general liability, and cargo damage claims. We maintain an aggregate of $40.0 million of vehicle liability and general liability insurance. The vehicle liability insurance has a $500,000 deductible. We carry aggregate insurance against the first $1.0 million of cargo claims, with a $100,000 deductible. Because we maintain insurance for our ICs, if our insurance does not cover all or any portion of the claim amount, we may be forced to bear the financial loss. We attempt to mitigate this risk by carefully selecting carriers with quality control procedures and safety ratings.


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In addition to vehicle liability, general liability, and cargo claim coverage, our insurance policies also cover other standard industry risks related to workers’ compensation and other property and casualty risks. We believe our insurance coverage is comparable in terms and amount of coverage to other companies in our industry. We establish insurance reserves for anticipated losses and expenses and periodically evaluate and adjust the reserves to reflect our experience.
 
Executive Officers
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of December 31, 2010:
 
             
Name
 
Age
 
Position
 
Mark A. DiBlasi
    55     President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Peter R. Armbruster
    52     Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
Brian J. van Helden
    42     Vice President — Operations
Scott L. Dobak
    48     Vice President — Sales and Marketing
 
Mark A. DiBlasi has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2006. Mr. DiBlasi has served as a director of our company since July 2006. Prior to joining our company, Mr. DiBlasi served as Vice President — Southern Division for FedEx Ground, Inc., a division of FedEx Corporation, from July 2002 to January 2006. Mr. DiBlasi was responsible for all operational matters of the $1.2 billion-revenue Southern Division, which represented one-fourth of FedEx Ground, Inc.’s total operations. From February 1995 to June 2002, Mr. DiBlasi served as the Managing Director of two different regions within the FedEx Ground, Inc. operation network. From August 1979 to January 1995, Mr. DiBlasi held various positions in operations, sales, and terminal management at Roadway Express before culminating as the Chicago Breakbulk Manager.
 
Peter R. Armbruster has served as our Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary since December 2005. From March 2005 to December 2005, Mr. Armbruster served as our Vice President — Finance. Mr. Armbruster held various executive positions at Dawes Transport from August 1990 to March 2005. Prior to joining Dawes Transport, Mr. Armbruster was with Ernst & Young LLP from June 1981 to July 1990, where he most recently served as Senior Manager.
 
Brian J. van Helden has served as our Vice President — Operations since April 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. van Helden held various leadership positions over ten years with FedEx Ground while most recently serving as a Regional Managing Director for FedEx Ground, Inc., a division of FedEx Corporation, from July 2003 to April 2007, where he was responsible for operational matters in the Midwest and New England. Prior to that, Mr. van Helden held various operations positions with UPS and Roadway Express.
 
Scott L. Dobak has served as our Vice President — Sales and Marketing since January 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Dobak served as Vice President — Corporate Sales for Yellow Transportation, Inc. where he was responsible for the $1.5 billion-revenue Corporate Sales Division from December 2000 to January 2007. Mr. Dobak was the Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing — Chicago from July 1997 to December 2000 with Yellow Transportation, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Dobak served as an Area General Manager for Yellow Transportation, Inc. from January 1995 to July 1997.
 
Available Information
 
Our website is www.rrts.com. Through our website, we make available free of charge all of our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, our proxy statements, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our current reports on Form 8-K as well as Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 Reports for our directors, officers, and principal stockholders, together with amendments to those reports. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable after their electronic filing with the SEC. Our website also includes corporate governance information, including our Code of Conduct, our Code of Ethics for the CEO and Senior Financial Officers, and our Board Committee Charters. Information included on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report.


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ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS
 
You should carefully consider the following factors, together with all the other information included in this report, in evaluating our company and our business. Various factors exist that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this report, we believe the following are some of the important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations:
 
Fluctuations in the price or availability of fuel, a prolonged continuation in the upward trend of fuel prices, and limitations on our ability to collect LTL fuel surcharges may adversely affect our results of operations.
 
We are subject to risks associated with fuel charges from our ICs and purchased power providers in our LTL and TL businesses. The tractors operated by our ICs and purchased power providers require large amounts of diesel fuel, and the availability and price of diesel fuel are subject to political, economic, and market factors that are outside of our control. The weekly per-gallon price of diesel fuel has been on an upward trend since 2009. The weekly per-gallon price of diesel fuel ranged from a low of $2.02 in 2009 to $3.90 in March 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Our ICs and purchased power providers pass along the cost of diesel fuel to us, and we in turn attempt to pass along some or all of these costs to our customers through fuel surcharge revenue programs. There can be no assurance that our fuel surcharge revenue programs will be effective in the future. Market pressures may limit our ability to assess our fuel surcharges. At the request of our customers, we have at times temporarily capped the fuel surcharges at a fixed percentage pursuant to contractual arrangements that vary by customer. Currently, less than 1% of our customers have contractual arrangements with varying levels of capped fuel surcharges. If fuel surcharge revenue programs, base freight rate increases, or other cost-recovery mechanisms do not offset our exposure to rising fuel costs, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
 
A decrease in levels of capacity in the over-the-road freight sector could have an adverse impact on our business.
 
Based on our research, we believe the over-the-road freight sector has experienced levels of excess capacity. The current operating environment in the over-the-road freight sector resulting from an economic downturn, fluctuating fuel costs, industry-specific regulations such as CSA and hours-of-service rules, and other economic factors are causing a tightening of capacity in the sector generally, and in our carrier network specifically, which could have an adverse impact on our ability to execute our business strategy and on our business.
 
A significant or prolonged economic downturn, particularly the recent downturn in the over-the-road freight sector, or a substantial downturn in our customers’ business, could adversely affect our revenue and results of operations.
 
The over-the-road freight sector has historically experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to, among other things, economic recession, downturns in business cycles, increasing costs and taxes, fluctuations in energy prices, price increases by carriers, changes in regulatory standards, license and registration fees, interest rate fluctuations, and other economic factors beyond our control. All of these factors could increase the operating costs of a vehicle and impact capacity levels in the over-the-road freight sector. Carriers may charge higher prices to cover higher operating expenses, and our operating income may decrease if we are unable to pass through to our customers the full amount of higher purchased transportation costs. Additionally, economic conditions may adversely affect our customers, their need for our services, or their ability to pay for our services. If the current economic downturn causes a reduction in the volume of freight shipped by our customers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.


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We operate in a highly competitive industry and, if we are unable to adequately address factors that may adversely affect our revenue and costs, our business could suffer.
 
Competition in the transportation services industry is intense. Increased competition may lead to revenue reductions, reduced profit margins, or a loss of market share, any one of which could harm our business. There are many factors that could impair our ability to maintain our current profitability, including the following:
 
  •  competition with other transportation services companies, some of which have a broader coverage network, a wider range of services, and greater capital resources than we do;
 
  •  reduction by our competitors of their freight rates to gain business, especially during times of declining growth rates in the economy, which reductions may limit our ability to maintain or increase freight rates, maintain our operating margins, or maintain significant growth in our business;
 
  •  solicitation by shippers of bids from multiple carriers for their shipping needs and the resulting depression of freight rates or loss of business to competitors;
 
  •  development of a technology system similar to ours by a competitor with sufficient financial resources and comparable experience in the transportation services industry; and
 
  •  establishment by our competitors of cooperative relationships to increase their ability to address shipper needs.
 
If we are unable to expand the number of our sales representatives and brokerage agents, or if a significant number of our existing sales representatives and brokerage agents leave us, our ability to increase our revenue could be negatively impacted.
 
Our ability to expand our business will depend, in part, on our ability to attract additional sales representatives and brokerage agents. Competition for qualified sales representatives and brokerage agents can be intense, and we may be unable to attract such persons. Any difficulties we experience in expanding the number of our sales representatives and brokerage agents could have a negative impact on our ability to expand our customer base, increase our revenue, and continue our growth.
 
In addition, we must retain our current sales representatives and brokerage agents and properly incentivize them to obtain new customers and maintain existing customer relationships. If a significant number of our sales representatives and brokerage agents leave us, our revenue could be negatively impacted. A significant increase in the turnover rate among our current sales representatives and brokerage agents could also increase our recruiting costs and decrease our operating efficiency.
 
We may not be able to successfully execute our acquisition strategy, and any acquisitions that we undertake could be difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our results of operations.
 
We plan to increase our revenue and expand our service offerings in the market regions that we serve through the acquisition of complementary businesses. In the future, suitable acquisition candidates may not be available at purchase prices that are attractive to us. In pursuing acquisition opportunities, we will compete with other companies, some of which have greater financial and other resources than we do. We may not have available funds or common stock with a sufficient market price to complete a desired acquisition, or acquisition candidates may not be willing to receive our common stock in exchange for their businesses. If we are unable to secure sufficient funding for potential acquisitions, we may not be able to complete strategic acquisitions that we otherwise find advantageous. Further, if we make any future acquisitions, we could incur additional debt or assume contingent liabilities.
 
Strategic acquisitions involve numerous risks, including the following:
 
  •  failure of the acquired company to achieve anticipated revenues, earnings, or cash flows;
 
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  •  problems integrating the purchased operations with our own, which could result in substantial costs and delays or other operational, technical, or financial problems;
 
  •  potential compliance issues with regard to acquired companies that did not have adequate internal controls;
 
  •  diversion of management’s attention or other resources from our existing business;
 
  •  risks associated with entering markets in which we have limited prior experience; and
 
  •  potential loss of key employees and customers of the acquired company.
 
Our reliance on ICs to provide transportation services to our customers could limit our expansion.
 
Our transportation services are conducted in part by ICs, who are generally responsible for paying for their own equipment, fuel, and other operating costs. Our ICs are responsible for providing the tractors and trailers they use related to our business. Certain factors such as increases in fuel costs, insurance costs, and the cost of new and used tractors, reduced financing sources available to ICs for the purchase of equipment, or the impact of CSA and hours-of-service rules could create a difficult operating environment for ICs. Turnover and bankruptcy among ICs in the over-the-road freight sector often limits the pool of qualified ICs and increases the competition among carriers for their services. If we are required to increase the amounts paid to ICs in order to obtain their services, our results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent increased expenses are not offset by higher freight rates. Additionally, our agreements with our ICs are terminable by either party upon short notice and without penalty. Consequently, we regularly need to recruit qualified ICs to replace those who have left our pool. If we are unable to retain our existing ICs or recruit new ICs, our results of operations and ability to expand could be adversely affected.
 
Our executive officers and key personnel are important to our business, and these officers and personnel may not remain with us in the future.
 
We depend substantially on the efforts and abilities of our senior management. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to retain our current management and to attract and retain qualified personnel in the future. Competition for senior management is intense, and we may not be able to retain our management team or attract additional qualified personnel. The loss of a member of senior management would require our remaining executive officers to divert immediate and substantial attention to fulfilling the duties of the departing executive and to seeking a replacement. The inability to adequately fill vacancies in our senior executive positions on a timely basis could negatively affect our ability to implement our business strategy, which could adversely impact our results of operations.
 
Our third-party carriers must meet our needs and expectations, and those of our customers, and their inability to do so could adversely affect our results of operations.
 
Our business depends to a large extent on our ability to provide consistent, high quality, technology-enabled transportation and logistics solutions. We generally do not own or control the transportation assets that deliver our customers’ freight, and we generally do not employ the people directly involved in delivering the freight. We rely on third parties to provide less-than-truckload, truckload and intermodal brokerage, and domestic and international air services and to report certain information to us, including information relating to delivery status and freight claims. This reliance could cause delays in providing our customers with timely delivery of freight, important service data, and in the financial reporting of certain events, including recognizing revenue and recording claims. If we are unable to secure sufficient transportation services to meet our customer commitments, or if any of the third parties we rely on do not meet our needs or expectations, or those of our customers, our results of operations could be adversely affected, and our customers could switch to our competitors temporarily or permanently.
 
One or more significant claims, our failure to adequately reserve for such claims, or the cost of maintaining our insurance for such claims, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
 
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drivers are lost or damaged, and the carriers may not have adequate insurance coverage. Such accidents usually result in equipment damage and, unfortunately, can also result in injuries or death. Although these drivers are not our employees and all of these drivers are ICs or work for third-party carriers, from time to time claims may be asserted against us for their actions or for our actions in retaining them. Claims against us may exceed the amount of our insurance coverage, or may not be covered by insurance at all. A material increase in the frequency or severity of accidents, claims for lost or damaged goods, liability claims, or workers’ compensation claims, or unfavorable resolutions of any such claims, could adversely affect our results of operations to the extent claims are not covered by our insurance or such losses exceed our reserves. Significant increases in insurance costs or the inability to purchase insurance as a result of these claims could also reduce our profitability and have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
 
The cost of compliance with, liability for violations of, or modifications to existing or future governmental regulations could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
 
Our operations are subject to certain federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. These regulations and requirements are subject to change based on new legislation and regulatory initiatives, which could affect the economics of the transportation industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and the cost of providing, transportation services. The DOT and its agencies, such as the FMCSA, and various state and local agencies exercise broad powers over our business, generally governing such activities as engaging in motor carrier operations, freight forwarding, and freight brokerage operations, as well as regulating safety. As a motor carrier authorized by the DOT, we must comply with the safety and fitness regulations promulgated by the DOT, including those relating to drug and alcohol testing, driver qualification, and hours-of-service requirements. There also are regulations specifically relating to the trucking industry, including testing and specifications of equipment, product handling requirements, and hazardous material requirements. In addition, we must comply with certain safety, insurance, and bonding requirements promulgated by the DOT and various state agencies. Compliance with existing, new, or more stringent measures could disrupt or impede the timing of our deliveries and our ability to satisfy the needs of our customers. In addition, we may experience an increase in operating costs, such as security costs, as a result of governmental regulations that have been and will be adopted in response to terrorist activities and potential terrorist activities. The cost of compliance with existing or future measures could adversely affect our results of operations. Further, we could become subject to liabilities as a result of a failure to comply with applicable regulations.
 
Our operations are subject to various environmental laws and regulations, the violation of which could result in substantial fines or penalties.
 
From time to time, we arrange for the movement of hazardous materials at the request of our customers. As a result, we are subject to various environmental laws and regulations relating to the handling, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials. If our customers or carriers are involved in an accident involving hazardous materials, or if we are found to be in violation of applicable laws or regulations, we could be subject to substantial fines or penalties, remediation costs, or civil and criminal liability, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, current and future laws and regulations relating to carbon emissions and the effects of global warming can be expected to have a significant impact on the transportation sector generally and the operations and profitability of some of our carriers in particular, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
 
If our ICs are deemed by regulators to be employees, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
 
Tax and other regulatory authorities have in the past sought to assert that ICs in the trucking industry are employees rather than ICs. There can be no assurance that these authorities will not successfully assert this position or that tax laws and other laws that currently consider these persons ICs will not change. If our ICs are determined to be our employees, we would incur additional exposure under federal and state tax, workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits, labor, employment, and tort laws, including for prior periods, as well as potential liability for employee benefits and tax withholdings. Our business model relies on the fact that our ICs are ICs and not


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deemed to be our employees, and exposure to any of the above factors could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
 
Our financial results may be adversely impacted by potential future changes in accounting practices.
 
Future changes in accounting standards or practices, and related legal and regulatory interpretations of those changes, may adversely impact public companies in general, the transportation industry, or our operations specifically. New accounting standards or requirements, such as a conversion from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles to International Financial Reporting Standards, could change the way we record revenues, expenses, assets, and/or liabilities or could be costly to implement. These types of regulations could have a negative impact on our financial position, liquidity, results of operations and/or access to capital.
 
If we are unable to maintain and enhance our technology systems, demand for our services and our revenue could decrease.
 
Our TMS business relies on our technology systems to track and store externally and internally generated market data, analyze the capabilities of our carrier network, and recommend cost-effective carriers in the appropriate transportation mode. To keep pace with changing technologies and customer demands in the future, we must correctly interpret and address market trends and enhance the features and functionality of our technology systems in response to these trends. We may be unable to implement the appropriate features and functionality of our technology systems in a timely and cost-effective manner, which could result in decreased demand for our services and a corresponding decrease in our revenue.
 
Seasonal sales fluctuations and weather conditions could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
 
The transportation industry is subject to seasonal sales fluctuations as shipments generally are lower during and after the winter holiday season. The productivity of our carriers historically decreases during the winter season because companies have the tendency to reduce their shipments during that time and inclement weather can impede operations. At the same time, our operating expenses could increase because harsh weather can lead to increased accident frequency rates and increased claims. If we were to experience lower-than-expected revenue during any such period, our expenses may not be offset, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
 
Terrorist attacks, anti-terrorism measures, and war could have broad detrimental effects on our business operations.
 
As a result of the potential for terrorist attacks, federal, state, and municipal authorities have implemented and continue to follow various security measures, including checkpoints and travel restrictions on large trucks. Such measures may reduce the productivity of our ICs or increase the costs associated with their operations, which we could be forced to bear. For example, security measures imposed at bridges, tunnels, border crossings, and other points on key trucking routes may cause delays and increase the non-driving time of our ICs, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. War, risk of war, or a terrorist attack also may have an adverse effect on the economy. A decline in economic activity could adversely affect our revenues or restrict our future growth. Instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism or war also could impact our ability to raise capital. In addition, the insurance premiums charged for some or all of the coverage currently maintained by us could increase dramatically or such coverage could be unavailable in the future.
 
If we fail to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, it could result in inaccurate financial reporting, sanctions, or securities litigation, or could otherwise harm our business.
 
As a public company, are required to comply with the standards adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley regarding internal control over financial reporting. Compliance with Section 404 requires dedicated internal resources and a significant amount of time and effort. We continue to expand our resources, through efforts such as recently increasing our


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finance and compliance staff by adding a corporate controller and manager of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. We may experience higher than anticipated operating expenses, as well as increased independent auditor fees as we continue our compliance efforts. We are required to be fully compliant under Section 404 by the end of fiscal 2011, and at that time our management will be required to deliver a report that assesses the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and we will be required to deliver an attestation report of our auditors on our management’s assessment of our internal controls. Completing documentation of our internal control system and financial processes, remediation of control deficiencies, and management testing of internal controls will require substantial effort by us. We cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the required management assessment by our reporting deadline. Failure to implement these changes in a timely, effective or efficient manner could harm our operations, financial reporting or financial results, and could result in our being unable to obtain an unqualified report on internal controls from our independent auditors.
 
Our ability to raise capital in the future may be limited, and our failure to raise capital when needed could prevent us from achieving our growth objectives.
 
We may in the future be required to raise capital through public or private financing or other arrangements. Such financing may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and our failure to raise capital when needed could harm our business. Additional equity financing may dilute the interests of our stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants and could reduce our profitability. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to grow our business or respond to competitive pressures.
 
Our growth and profitability may not continue, which may result in a decrease in our stock price.
 
There can be no assurance that our long-term growth objectives will be achieved or that we will be able to effectively adapt our management, administrative, and operational systems to respond to any future growth. Future changes in and expansion of our business, or changes in economic or political conditions, could adversely affect our operating margins. Slower or less profitable growth or losses could adversely affect our stock price.
 
ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES
 
Our corporate headquarters are located in Cudahy, Wisconsin, where we lease 28,824 square feet of space. The primary functions performed at our corporate headquarters are accounting, treasury, marketing, human resources, linehaul support, claims, safety and information technology support. We lease 5,170 square feet of space in Mars Hill, Maine, which houses our TL brokerage operation headquarters. We lease 24,000 square feet of space in Hudson, Ohio, which houses our TMS operation.
 
We lease 17 service centers for our LTL operation, throughout the United States, each of which is interactively connected. Each service center manages and is responsible for the freight that originates in its service area. The typical service center is configured to perform cross-dock and limited short-term warehouse operations. Our TL brokerage operation leases eight of its nine company dispatch offices throughout the Northeast region of the United States and Canada. In addition, our TMS segment leases three service centers throughout the Northeast region of the United States.
 
We believe that our current facilities are in good working order and are capable of supporting our operations for the foreseeable future; however, we will continue to evaluate leasing additional space as needed to accommodate growth.
 
ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
From time to time, we are involved in litigation and proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently involved in any legal proceeding that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.


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ITEM 4.   RESERVED
 
PART II
 
ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Market Information on Common Stock
 
Our common stock has been trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RRTS” since May 13, 2010. Prior to that time, there was no public market for our common stock. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of our common stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
                 
    High   Low
 
Fiscal 2010:
               
First quarter
    N/A       N/A  
Second quarter (May 13 — June 30, 2010)
  $ 14.47     $ 13.25  
Third quarter
  $ 15.05     $ 10.67  
Fourth quarter
  $ 14.89     $ 10.34  
 
Stockholders
 
As of March 25, 2011, there were approximately 30,188,167 holders of record of our common stock. On March 25, 2011, the closing sale price of our common stock was $14.94 per share.
 
Dividends
 
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently plan to retain any earnings to finance the growth of our business rather than to pay cash dividends. Payments of any cash dividends in the future will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, and capital requirements, as well as other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. Our current debt agreements prohibit us from paying dividends without the consent of our lenders.


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Performance Graph
 
The following line graph compares cumulative total shareholder returns for the period from May 13, 2010 through December 31, 2010 for (1) our common stock; (2) the Nasdaq Composite Index; and (3) the Nasdaq Transportation Index. The graph assumes an investment of $100 on May 13, 2010, which was the first day on which our stock was listed on the New York Stock Market. The calculations of cumulative stockholder return on the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Nasdaq Transportation Index include reinvestment of dividends. The calculation of cumulative stockholder return on our common stock does not include reinvestment of dividends because we did not pay any dividends during the measurement period. The historical performance shown is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
 
The performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. The performance graph will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of our company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
 
COMPARISON OF 8 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., the NASDAQ Composite Index
and the NASDAQ Transportation Index
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
 
* $100 invested on 5/13/10 in stock or 4/30/10 in index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.


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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
The following presents selected financial data for each fiscal year in the five-year period ended December 31, 2010. As our past operating results are not necessarily indicative of our future operating results, you should read the selected financial data below in conjunction with Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this report.
 
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008(1)     2007     2006(2)  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 632,018     $ 483,322     $ 565,907     $ 538,007     $ 399,441  
Purchased transportation costs
    494,045       378,858       453,953       425,568       302,296  
Personnel and related benefits
    61,853       52,621       58,282       55,354       49,716  
Other operating expenses
    41,168       33,988       39,099       37,311       33,033  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,114       2,967       2,465       1,840       1,072  
Acquisition transaction expenses
    569       1,148                    
Restructuring and IPO related expenses
    1,500             3,416              
                                         
Operating income
    29,769       13,740       8,692       17,934       13,324  
Interest on long-term debt
    7,954       13,226       12,969       13,937       11,457  
Dividends on preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption
    200       200       200       160        
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    15,916                   1,608        
                                         
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    5,699       314       (4,477 )     2,229       1,867  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    2,108       337       (1,139 )     1,294       1,184  
                                         
Net income (loss)
    3,591       (23 )     (3,338 )     935       683  
Accretion of Series B preferred stock
    765       1,950                    
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 2,826     $ (1,973 )   $ (3,338 )   $ 935     $ 683  
                                         
Earnings (loss) per share available to common stockholders:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.11     $ (0.11 )   $ (0.20 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.05  
Diluted
    0.11       (0.11 )     (0.20 )     0.06       0.05  
Pro Forma diluted earnings per share(3)
    0.59                          
Weighted average common stock outstanding:
                                       
Basic
    25,779       17,656       17,061       15,114       13,205  
Diluted
    26,777       17,656       17,061       15,134       13,205  
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
                                       
Total assets
  $ 348,297     $ 333,281     $ 285,883     $ 255,880     $ 259,711  
Total debt (including current maturities)
    20,500       138,935       106,254       102,420       116,306  
Series A preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption
    5,000       5,000       5,000       5,000        
Redeemable common stock
          1,740       1,740       1,765       1,865  
Total stockholders’ investment
    348,297       333,281       129,987       103,870       102,317  
Other Data:
                                       
EBITDA(4)
  $ 16,967     $ 16,707     $ 11,157     $ 18,166     $ 14,396  
Capital expenditures
    2,500       2,292       1,168       1,867       1,052  
Working capital — current assets less current liabilities (end of period)
    42,383       18,038       12,537       15,539       19,946  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,110       778       802       12,470       9,516  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,080 )     (34,216 )     (27,208 )     (3,187 )     (41,857 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (2,210 )     34,214       27,006       (11,535 )     34,285  


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(1) On February 29, 2008, our controlling stockholder acquired all the outstanding capital stock of a group of TMS companies collectively referred to as GTS. On May 18, 2010, we acquired GTS by way of merger simultaneous with the consummation of our IPO. As such, because we were under common control with GTS as of February 29, 2008, the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated balance sheet, and other data for the periods presented include the results of GTS from February 29, 2008.
 
(2) On October 4, 2006, our controlling stockholder acquired all the outstanding capital stock of a group of TL brokerage companies collectively referred to as Sargent. On March 14, 2007, we acquired Sargent by way of merger. As such, because we were under common control with Sargent as of October 4, 2006, the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated balance sheet, and other data for the periods presented include the results of Sargent from October 4, 2006.
 
(3) Pro forma diluted earning per share is computed by dividing adjusted net income of $18,363, assuming the IPO and the sale of additional shares upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option occurred at the beginning of 2010, and assuming an effective tax rate of 38%, by the diluted shares outstanding.
 
(4) EBITDA represents earning before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Our Management uses EBITDA as a supplement measure in evaluating our operating performance and when determining executive incentive compensation. Our management believes EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our performance compared to other companies in our industry because it assists in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of business. The calculation of EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes, and the accounting effects of capital spending. These items may vary for different companies for reason unrelated to the overall operating performance of a company’s business. EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Although our management uses EBITDA as a financial measure to assess the performance of our business compared to that of others in our industry, EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
 
The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA:
 
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,591     $ (23 )   $ (3,338 )   $ 935     $ 683  
Plus: Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    2,108       337       (1,139 )     1,294       1,184  
Plus: Total interest expense
    8,154       13,426       13,169       14,097       11,457  
Plus: Depreciation and amortization
    3,114       2,967       2,465       1,840       1,072  
                                         
EBITDA
  $ 16,967     $ 16,707     $ 11,157     $ 18,166     $ 14,396  
                                         
 
The following expenses have not been added to net income (loss) in the calculation of EBITDA above:
 
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,
    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006
    (In thousands)
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
  $ 15,916     $     $     $ 1,608     $      —  
Restructuring and IPO related expenses
    1,500             3,416              
Acquisition transaction expenses
    569       1,148                    


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ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
This financial review presents our operating results for each of our three most recent fiscal years and our financial condition at December 31, 2010. You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth under Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”
 
Overview
 
We are a leading non-asset based transportation and logistics service provider offering a full suite of solutions, including customized and expedited LTL, TL brokerage, TMS, intermodal solutions (transporting a shipment by more than one mode, primarily via rail and truck), and domestic and international air. We utilize a broad third-party network of transportation providers, comprised of ICs and purchased power providers, to serve a diverse customer base in terms of end market focus and annual freight expenditures. Although we service large national accounts, we primarily focus on small to mid-size shippers, which we believe represent an expansive and underserved market. Our business model is highly scalable and flexible, featuring a variable cost structure that requires minimal investment in transportation equipment and facilities, thereby enhancing free cash flow generation and returns on our invested capital and assets.
 
We have three reportable operating segments:
 
Less-than-Truckload.  Our LTL business involves the pickup, consolidation, linehaul, deconsolidation, and delivery of LTL shipments throughout the United States and into Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada. With a network of 17 service centers and over 200 third-party delivery agents, we employ a point-to-point LTL model that we believe serves as a competitive advantage over the traditional hub and spoke LTL model in terms of faster transit times, lower incidence of damage, and reduced fuel consumption. Our LTL segment also includes domestic and international air transportation services.
 
Truckload Brokerage.  Within our TL brokerage business, we arrange the pickup and delivery of TL freight through our network of nine company dispatch offices and 71 independent brokerage agents primarily located throughout the Eastern United States and Canada. We offer temperature-controlled, dry van, and flatbed services and specialize in the transport of refrigerated foods, poultry, and beverages. We believe this specialization provides consistent shipping volume year-over-year. Our TL brokerage segment also includes our intermodal service offering.
 
Transportation Management Solutions.  Within our TMS business, we offer a “one-stop” transportation and logistics solution, including access to the most cost-effective and time-sensitive modes of transportation within our broad network. Specifically, our TMS offering includes pricing, contract management, transportation mode and carrier selection, freight tracking, freight bill payment and audit, cost reporting and analysis, and dispatch. Our customized TMS offering is designed to allow our customers to reduce operating costs, redirect resources to core competencies, improve supply chain efficiency, and enhance customer service.
 
Recent Acquisitions
 
In December 2009, we acquired certain assets of Bullet Freight Systems, Inc. through our wholly owned subsidiary, Bullet Transportation Systems, Inc. (referred to as Bullet). Bullet is a non-asset based transportation and logistics company that provides a variety of services throughout the United States and into Canada. Bullet provides LTL services as well as 3PL services such as TL and intermodal brokerage and air freight forwarding. Bullet has operations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Illinois, and utilizes ICs and an extensive third-party network of purchased power providers to deliver its freight. Bullet provides services to a broad range of industries and customers, including leading manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers.
 
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integration of shipments from Bullet’s customer base into our operations increased the freight density and balance in our less-than-truckload network. The additional density and greater balance in our network resulted in higher operating margins and improved levels of customer service through reduced transit times.
 
Simultaneous with the consummation of our IPO in May 2010, we acquired GTS by way of merger. GTS is a provider of third-party logistics and TMS based in Hudson, Ohio. Since the addition of GTS’ service offering, we have been able to provide shippers with a “one-stop” transportation and logistics solution, including access to the most cost-effective and time-sensitive modes of transportation within our broad network of third-party carriers.
 
In September 2009, we acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of Mesca Freight Services, LLC (referred to as Mesca) for purposes of expanding our current market presence and service offerings in the TMS segment. Mesca operates as a non-asset based, third-party logistics provider from its headquarters in Maine.
 
In December 2009, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Great Northern Transportation Services, Inc. (referred to as GNTS) for purposes of expanding our current market presence and service offerings in the TMS segment. GNTS is an agent of Mesca and operates from New Hampshire.
 
In February 2010, we acquired all the outstanding stock of Alpha Freight Systems, Inc. (referred to as Alpha) for purposes of expanding our current market presence and service offerings in the TMS segment. Alpha is an agent of Mesca and operates from Ohio.
 
In February 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Morgan Southern, Inc. (referred to as Morgan Southern) for purposes of expanding our intermodal presence within our TL segment. Headquartered in Georgia, Morgan Southern provides primarily intermodal transportation and related services.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires that we make estimates and assumptions. In certain circumstances, those estimates and assumptions can affect amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related footnotes. In preparing our financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements, giving due consideration to materiality. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable. Application of the accounting policies described below involves the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. The following is a brief discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates.
 
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
 
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the estimated fair value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of a business acquired. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually using a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value at the “reporting unit” level. Our reporting units are our operating segments as this is the lowest level for which discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by management. The impairment test for goodwill involves comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is required to measure the goodwill impairment loss. The second step includes hypothetically valuing all the tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Then, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, we recognize an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess, not to exceed the carrying amount. For purposes of our impairment test, the fair value of our reporting units are calculated based upon an average of an income fair value approach and market fair value approach.
 
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Income Taxes
 
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are recovered or settled. The use of estimates by management is required to determine income tax expense, deferred tax assets and any related valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities. The determination of a valuation allowance is based on estimates of future taxable income by jurisdiction in which the deferred tax assets will be recoverable. In making such a determination, all available positive and negative evidence, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations, is considered. When evaluating the need for a valuation allowance as of December 31, 2010, we considered that we achieved cumulative net income before provision for income taxes for the most recent two years. Further, we achieved cost savings from the restructuring and synergies related to the Bullet acquisition and a reduction of interest expense related to the IPO that will further increase our ability to realize the benefits of the net operating loss carry forwards. The tax deductibility of the goodwill related to our acquisitions will reduce taxable income in future years. We estimate that we will utilize all existing net operating losses carry forwards before their expiration. These estimates can be affected by a number of factors, including possible tax audits or general economic conditions or competitive pressures that could affect future taxable income. Although management believes that the estimates are reasonable, the deferred tax asset and any related valuation allowance will need to be adjusted if management’s estimates of future taxable income differ from actual taxable income. An adjustment to the deferred tax asset and any related valuation allowance could materially impact the consolidated results of operations. At December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there was no valuation allowance recorded.
 
At December 31, 2010 we had $41.6 million of gross federal net operating losses which are available to reduce federal income taxes in future years and expire in the years 2025 through 2029. We are subject to federal and state tax examinations for all tax years subsequent to December 31, 2005. Although the pre-2006 years are no longer subject to examinations by the Internal Revenue Service and various state taxing authorities, NOL carryforwards generated in those years may still be adjusted upon examination by the IRS or state taxing authorities if they have been or will be used in the future.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
LTL revenue is recorded when all of the following have occurred: an agreement of sale exists; pricing is fixed or determinable; and collection of revenue is reasonably assured. We use a percentage of completion method to recognize revenue, which results in an allocation of revenue between reporting periods based on the distinctive phases of each LTL transaction completed in each reporting period, with expenses recognized as incurred. Management believes that this is the most appropriate method for LTL revenue recognition based on the multiple distinct phases of a typical LTL transaction, which is in contrast to the single phase of a typical TL transaction.
 
TL revenue is recorded when all of the following have occurred: an agreement of sale exists; pricing is fixed or determinable; delivery has occurred; and our obligation to fulfill a transaction is complete and collection of revenue is reasonable assured. This occurs when we complete the delivery of a shipment.
 
TMS transportation revenue and related transportation costs are recognized when the shipment has been delivered by a third-party carrier. Fee for services revenue is recognized when the services have been rendered. At the time of delivery or rendering of services, as applicable, our obligation to fulfill a transaction is complete and collection of revenue is reasonably assured. We offer volume discounts to certain customers. Revenue is reduced as discounts are earned.
 
We typically recognize revenue on a gross basis, as opposed to a net basis, because we bear the risks and benefits associated with revenue-generated activities by, among other things, (1) acting as a principal in the transaction, (2) establishing prices, (3) managing all aspects of the shipping process, and (4) taking the risk of loss for collection, delivery and returns. Certain TMS transactions to provide specific services are recorded at the net amount charged to the client due to the following factors: (A) we do not have latitude in establishing pricing, and (B) we do not bear the risk of loss for delivery and returns; these items are the risk of the carrier.


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Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, summary LTL, TL, TMS, corporate, and consolidated statement of operations data. Such revenue data for our LTL, TL, and TMS business segments are expressed as a percentage of consolidated revenues. Other statement of operations data for our LTL, TL, and TMS business segments are expressed as a percentage of segment revenues. Total statement of operations data are expressed as a percentage of consolidated revenues.
 
                                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
    (In thousands, except for %)  
 
Revenues:
                                               
LTL
  $ 409,914       64.9 %   $ 316,119       65.4 %   $ 366,527       64.8 %
TL
    158,724       25.1 %     134,815       27.9 %     171,419       30.3 %
TMS
    65,902       10.4 %     34,472       7.1 %     29,848       5.3 %
Eliminations
    (2,522 )     (0.4 )%     (2,084 )     (0.4 )%     (1,887 )     (0.3 )%
                                                 
Total
    632,018       100.0 %     483,322       100.0 %     565,907       100.0 %
Purchased transportation costs:
                                               
LTL
    307,721       75.1 %     235,602       74.5 %     279,289       76.2 %
TL
    140,380       88.4 %     119,050       88.3 %     153,419       89.5 %
TMS
    48,466       73.5 %     26,290       76.3 %     23,132       77.5 %
Eliminations
    (2,522 )     (0.4 )%     (2,084 )     (0.4 )%     (1,887 )     (0.3 )%
                                                 
Total
    494,045       78.2 %     378,858       78.4 %     453,953       80.2 %
Net revenues:(1)
                                               
LTL
    102,193       24.9 %     80,517       25.5 %     87,238       23.8 %
TL
    18,344       11.6 %     15,765       11.7 %     18,000       10.5 %
TMS
    17,436       26.5 %     8,182       23.7 %     6,716       22.5 %
                                                 
Total
    137,973       21.8 %     104,464       21.6 %     111,954       19.8 %
Other operating expenses:(2)
                                               
LTL
    78,856       19.2 %     69,047       21.8 %     80,060       21.8 %
TL
    11,141       7.0 %     10,771       8.0 %     11,781       6.9 %
TMS
    11,458       17.4 %     5,829       16.9 %     4,479       15.0 %
Corporate
    3,635       0.6 %     2,110       0.4 %     4,477       0.8 %
                                                 
Total
    105,090       16.6 %     87,757       18.2 %     100,797       17.8 %
Depreciation and amortization:
                                               
LTL
    1,676       0.4 %     1,716       0.5 %     1,410       0.4 %
TL
    744       0.5 %     656       0.5 %     593       0.3 %
TMS
    694       1.1 %     595       1.7 %     462       1.5 %
                                                 
Total
    3,114       0.5 %     2,967       0.6 %     2,465       0.4 %
Operating income:
                                               
LTL
    21,661       5.3 %     9,754       3.1 %     5,768       1.6 %
TL
    6,459       4.1 %     4,338       3.2 %     5,626       3.3 %
TMS
    5,284       8.0 %     1,758       5.1 %     1,775       5.9 %
Corporate
    (3,635 )     (0.6 )%     (2,110 )     (0.4 )%     (4,477 )     (0.8 )%
                                                 
Total
    29,769       4.7 %     13,740       2.8 %     8,692       1.5 %
Interest expense
    8,154       1.3 %     13,426       2.8 %     13,169       2.3 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    15,916       2.5 %           0.0 %           0.0 %
                                                 
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    5,699       0.9 %     314       0.1 %     (4,477 )     (0.8 )%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    2,108       0.3 %     337       0.1 %     (1,139 )     (0.2 )%
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    3,591       0.6 %     (23 )     (0.0 )%     (3,338 )     (0.6 )%
                                                 
Accretion of Series B preferred stock
    765       0.1 %     1,950       0.4 %           0.0 %
                                                 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 2,826       0.4 %   $ (1,973 )     (0.4 )%   $ (3,338 )     (0.6 )%
                                                 
 
 
(1) Reflects revenues less purchased transportation costs.
 
(2) Reflects the sum of personnel and related benefits, other operating expenses, acquisition transaction expenses, and restructuring and IPO related expenses.


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Year Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Revenues
 
Consolidated revenues increased by $148.7 million, or 30.8%, to $632.0 million in 2010 from $483.3 million in 2009.
 
LTL revenues increased by $93.8 million, or 29.7%, to $409.9 million in 2010 from $316.1 million in 2009. This reflects year-over-year LTL tonnage growth of 21.3%, driven by a 22.1% increase in the number of LTL shipments, slightly offset by a 0.6% decline in weight per shipment. Our LTL tonnage increase was driven by new customer growth and the Bullet acquisition. In addition to growth in tonnage and shipments, our revenue per hundredweight including fuel surcharges increased during the year by 7.0%. This reflects increased fuel prices year-over-year and an increase in revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel of 3.6%, which resulted from the stabilization in the LTL pricing environment, our yield improvement initiatives, and a change in freight mix that provided an increased revenue per hundredweight.
 
TL revenues increased by $23.9 million, or 17.7%, to $158.7 million during 2010 from $134.8 million in 2009, primarily driven by a 5.4% increase in the number of loads, a year-over-year increase in revenue per load of 11.7%, and the expansion of our TL brokerage agent network.
 
TMS revenues increased by $31.4 million, or 91.2%, to $65.9 million in 2010 from $34.5 million in 2009, primarily as a result of the addition of new customers, as well as the acquisition of Mesca and GNTS during the second half of 2009 and Alpha during the first quarter of 2010, which are reflected in our results from their respective acquisition dates.
 
Purchased Transportation Costs
 
Purchased transportation costs increased by $115.1 million, or 30.4%, to $494.0 million in 2010 from $378.9 million in 2009.
 
LTL purchased transportation costs increased by $72.1 million, or 30.6%, to $307.7 million in 2010 from $235.6 million in 2009, and increased as a percentage of LTL revenues to 75.1% from 74.5%. This increase was primarily the result of tighter capacity in the truckload market, which caused an increase in rates paid to our third-party linehaul carriers, as well as rising fuel costs. Excluding fuel surcharges, our average linehaul cost per mile increased to $1.22 in 2010 from $1.18 in 2009. This increase was partially offset by our yield improvement initiatives and linehaul cost reduction initiatives that included the utilization of our ICs on lanes most impacted by rising rates.
 
TL purchased transportation costs increased by $21.3 million, or 17.9%, to $140.4 million in 2010 from $119.1 million in 2009, and increased slightly as a percentage of TL revenues to 88.4% from 88.3%, primarily due to rising truckload rates not yet passed on to contract customers, expansion of our truckload brokerage agent network, and payment of related commissions to new agents.
 
TMS purchased transportation costs increased by $22.2 million, or 84.4%, to $48.5 million in 2010 from $26.3 million in 2009. This primarily resulted from recent acquisitions, which expanded the TMS offering to include a broader range of services. TMS purchased transportation costs as a percentage of TMS revenues decreased to 73.5% from 76.3%, primarily as a result of the acquisitions of Mesca, GNTS, and Alpha, which provide higher margin services.
 
Other Operating Expenses
 
Other operating expenses, which reflect the sum of the personnel and related benefits, other operating expenses, acquisition transaction expenses, and IPO related expenses line items shown in our consolidated statements of operations, increased by $17.3 million, or 19.8%, to $105.1 million in 2010 from $87.8 million in 2009.
 
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revenue growth. Due to our scalable operating model and targeted cost reduction initiatives, LTL other operating expenses as a percentage of LTL revenues decreased to 19.2% in 2010 from 21.8% in 2009.
 
Within our TL business, other operating expenses increased by $0.3 million, or 3.4%, to $11.1 million in 2010 from $10.8 million in 2009. As a percentage of TL brokerage revenues, this represents a decrease to 7.0% from 8.0% and is primarily due to increases in market pricing and tonnage, as well as continued expansion of our TL brokerage agent network because price per ton increased and we are able to service more tonnage without adding additional costs.
 
Within our TMS business, other operating expenses increased by $5.7 million, or 96.6%, to $11.5 million in 2010 from $5.8 million in 2009, primarily as a result of the Mesca, GNTS, and Alpha acquisitions. As a percentage of TMS revenues, this represents an increase to 17.4% from 16.9%.
 
Other operating expenses that were not allocated to our LTL, TL, or TMS businesses increased to $3.6 million in 2010 from $2.1 million in 2009. The $3.6 million incurred during 2010 resulted from $1.5 million of IPO costs with the remaining $2.1 million representing corporate salaries, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition transaction expenses and management termination fees. The $2.1 million incurred during in 2009 primarily represents acquisition transaction expenses and stock-based compensation expense.
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization was $3.1 million in 2010 and $3.0 million in 2009, reflecting increases in property, plant, and equipment. Within our LTL business, depreciation and amortization was $1.7 million during both 2010 and 2009. Depreciation and amortization within our TL business was $0.7 million during both 2010 and 2009. Within our TMS business, depreciation and amortization was $0.7 million in 2010 and $0.6 million in 2009.
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income increased by $16.1 million, or 116.7%, to $29.8 million in 2010 from $13.7 million in 2009. As a percentage of revenues, operating income increased to 4.7% in 2010 from 2.8% in 2009.
 
Within our LTL business, operating income increased by $11.9 million, or 122.1%, to $21.7 million from $9.8 million, and also increased as a percentage of LTL revenues to 5.3% from 3.1%.
 
Within our TL business, operating income increased by $2.2 million, or 48.9%, to $6.5 million from $4.3 million, and also increased as a percentage of TL brokerage revenues to 4.1% from 3.2%.
 
Within our TMS business, operating income increased by $3.5 million to $5.3 million from $1.8 million, and also increased as a percentage of TMS revenues to 8.0% from 5.1%.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest expense decreased by $5.2 million, or 39.3%, to $8.2 million in 2010 from $13.4 million in 2009, primarily attributable to the reduction of our outstanding indebtedness resulting from the application of the net proceeds from our IPO, partially offset by interest expense attributable to the Bullet acquisition and the Mesca, GNTS, and Alpha acquisitions.
 
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt
 
In connection with the reduction of our outstanding indebtedness as a result of our IPO and our entering into a new credit agreement, we incurred a one-time loss on early extinguishment of debt of $15.9 million in 2010. This charge consisted of (i) $10.6 million of prepayment penalties, (ii) the payment of $2.6 million of unaccreted discount on our junior subordinated notes, (iii) the non-cash write-off of $2.2 million of deferred debt issuance costs, and (iv) the payment of legal and other miscellaneous fees of $0.5 million.


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Income Tax
 
Income tax provision was $2.1 million in 2010 compared to $0.3 million in 2009. The effective tax rate was 37.0% in 2010 compared to 107.3% in 2009. The effective income tax rate varies from the federal statutory rate of 34.0% primarily due to state and Canadian income taxes as well as the impact of items causing permanent differences.
 
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders
 
Net income available to common stockholders was $2.8 million in 2010 compared to a net loss of $2.0 million in 2009. Net income available to common stockholders during 2010 was impacted by $0.8 million of accretion of Series B preferred stock dividends compared to an impact of $2.0 million in 2009. Upon completion of our IPO, our shares of Series B preferred stock were converted into shares of our common stock and such accretion was eliminated as of the date of conversion.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
Revenues
 
As a result of the economic downturn, consolidated revenues decreased by $82.6 million, or 14.6%, to $483.3 million in 2009 from $565.9 million in 2008.
 
Despite adding over 6,000 new LTL customers in 2009 (excluding customers added in connection with the Bullet acquisition), LTL revenues decreased by $50.4 million, or 13.8%, to $316.1 million in 2009 from $366.5 million in 2008. This was primarily a result of declines in over-the-road freight tonnage, a competitive pricing environment, and declines in diesel fuel prices. During 2009, LTL tonnage decreased by 4.6% from 2008, driven by a 4.1% decrease in the number of LTL shipments and a 0.5% decline in weight per shipment. The economic downturn also drove a 2.3% decline in revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel surcharges year-over-year. As a result of a decline in fuel prices, revenue per hundredweight including fuel surcharges declined by 9.7%.
 
TL revenues decreased by $36.6 million, or 21.4%, to $134.8 million in 2009 from $171.4 million in 2008, primarily due to market tonnage declines, a competitive pricing environment, and declines in diesel fuel prices from historic highs experienced in 2008. We partially offset these market factors by continuing to expand our TL brokerage agent network from 24 agents as of June 30, 2008 to 42 agents as of December 31, 2009.
 
TMS revenues increased by $4.6 million, or 15.5%, to $34.5 million in 2009 from $29.9 million in 2008, primarily as a result of the addition of two TMS businesses during the second half of 2009, which are not reflected prior to their respective acquisition dates.
 
Purchased Transportation Costs
 
Purchased transportation costs decreased by $75.1 million, or 16.5%, to $378.9 million in 2009 from $454.0 million in 2008.
 
LTL purchased transportation costs decreased by $43.7 million, or 15.6%, to $235.6 million in 2009 from $279.3 million in 2008, and decreased as a percentage of LTL revenues to 74.5% from 76.2%. Lower freight density and lower revenue per hundredweight were more than offset by our cost reduction initiatives, such as terminal consolidations and target rate negotiations with our third-party transportation network.
 
TL purchased transportation costs decreased by $34.3 million, or 22.4%, to $119.1 million in 2009 from $153.4 million in 2008. As a percentage of TL revenues the decrease represents a modest improvement from 89.5% to 88.3%.
 
TMS purchased transportation costs increased by $3.2 million, or 13.7%, to $26.3 million in 2009 from $23.1 million in 2008, but decreased as a percentage of TMS revenues to 76.3% from 77.5%. This primarily resulted from TMS acquisitions during the second half of 2009, which expanded the TMS offering to include higher margin services.


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Other Operating Expenses
 
Other operating expenses (which reflect the sum of the personnel and related benefits, other operating expenses, acquisition transaction expenses, and transaction and restructuring and IPO related expenses line items shown in our consolidated statements of operations) decreased by $13.0 million, or 12.9%, to $87.8 million in 2009 from $100.8 million in 2008.
 
Within our LTL business, other operating expenses decreased by $11.1 million, or 13.8%, to $69.0 million in 2009 from $80.1 million in 2008. Due to our scalable operating model and targeted cost reduction initiatives, LTL other operating expenses as a percentage of LTL revenues remain consistent at 21.8% in 2009 and 2008.
 
Within our TL business, other operating expenses decreased by $1.0 million, or 8.6%, to $10.8 million in 2009 from $11.8 million in 2008. As a percentage of TL revenues, this represents an increase to 8.0% from 6.9% and is primarily due to revenue declines resulting from declines in TL industry tonnage and pricing, including fuel costs, as well as increased investment in our TL brokerage agent recruitment efforts.
 
Within our TMS business, other operating expenses increased to $5.8 million in 2009 from $4.5 million in 2008 as a result of TMS acquisitions during the second half of 2009. As a percentage of TMS revenues, other operating expenses increased to 16.9% in 2009 from 15.0% in 2008, primarily due to acquisitions during the second half of 2009.
 
Other operating expenses that were not allocated to our LTL, TL, or TMS businesses decreased to $2.1 million in 2009 from $4.5 million in 2008. The $2.1 million incurred in 2009 primarily represents acquisition transaction expenses, management agreement expenses, and stock-based compensation expense. The $4.5 million incurred in 2008 primarily represents acquisition transaction expenses, IPO related expenses, management agreement expenses, and stock-based compensation expense.
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization increased to $3.0 million in 2009 from $2.5 million in 2008. Within our LTL business, depreciation and amortization was $1.7 million in 2009 and $1.4 million in 2008. Depreciation and amortization within our TL business was $0.7 million in 2009 and $0.6 million in 2008. Within our TMS business, depreciation and amortization was $0.6 million in 2009 and $0.5 million in 2008.
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income increased by $5.0 million, or 58.1%, to $13.7 million in 2009 from $8.7 million in 2008. As a percentage of revenues, operating income increased to 2.8% in 2009 from 1.5% in 2008.
 
Within our LTL business, operating income increased by $4.0 million, or 69.1%, to $9.8 million from $5.8 million, which represents an increase as a percentage of LTL revenues to 3.1% from 1.6%.
 
Within our TL business, operating income decreased by $1.3 million, or 22.9%, to $4.3 million from $5.6 million, which represents a slight decrease as a percentage of TL brokerage revenues to 3.2% from 3.3%.
 
Within our TMS business, operating income was $1.8 million during both 2009 and 2008, but decreased as a percentage of TMS revenues to 5.1% from 5.9%.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest expense increased to $13.4 million in 2009 from $13.2 million in 2008, primarily attributable to incremental debt financing to support the Bullet acquisition and TMS segment acquisitions.
 
Income Tax
 
Income tax provision was $0.3 million in 2009 compared to a benefit of $1.1 million in 2008. The effective tax rate was 107.3% in 2009 compared to 25.4% in 2008. The effective income tax rate in each period varies from the federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to state and Canadian income taxes as well as the impact of items causing permanent differences.


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Net Loss Available to Common Stockholders
 
Net loss available to common stockholders was $2.0 million in 2009 compared to a net loss of $3.3 million in 2008. Net loss available to common stockholders in 2009 was impacted by $2.0 million of accretion of Series B preferred stock dividends.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Historically, our primary sources of cash have been borrowings under our revolving credit facility, sale of subordinated notes, equity contributions, and cash flows from operations. Our primary cash needs are to fund normal working capital requirements, finance capital expenditures, and repay our indebtedness. As of December 31, 2010, we had $1.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, $29.2 million of availability under our credit facility, and $41.4 million in net working capital.
 
Although we can provide no assurances, amounts available under our credit facility, net cash provided by operating activities, and available cash and cash equivalents should be adequate to finance working capital and planned capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months. Thereafter, we may find it necessary to obtain additional equity or debt financing as we continue to execute our business strategy.
 
We consummated our IPO in May 2010. The net proceeds we received from the IPO were approximately $115.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and related expenses. We used the IPO proceeds to prepay $40.4 million of outstanding debt under our previous credit facility, $42.8 million to retire subordinated notes and accrued interest and $31.8 million to retire our junior subordinated notes and accrued interest, including prepayment penalties of $10.6 million.
 
In June 2010, we consummated the sale of an additional 403,286 shares of common stock pursuant to a partial exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase additional shares granted to the underwriters of our IPO. The net proceeds from this exercise were $5.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and related expenses, all of which was used to repay $5.3 million of outstanding debt under our current credit facility.
 
Our current credit facility consists of a revolving line of credit, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $55.0 million, of which up to $5.0 million may be used for Swing Line Loans (as defined in the credit facility agreement) and up to $8.0 million may be used for letters of credit. The credit facility matures on May 18, 2015.
 
Advances under our credit facility agreement bear interest at either (a) the Eurocurrency Rate (as defined in the credit facility agreement), plus an applicable margin in the range of 2.5% to 3.0%, or (b) the Base Rate (as defined in the credit facility agreement), plus an applicable margin in the range of 1.5% to 2.0%.
 
Our credit facility agreement requires us to meet financial tests, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum cash flow leverage ratio. In addition, our credit facility agreement contains negative covenants limiting, among other things, additional indebtedness, capital expenditures, transactions with affiliates, additional liens, sales of assets, dividends, investments and advances, prepayments of debt, mergers and acquisitions, and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. Our credit facility agreement also contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, events of bankruptcy and insolvency, failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the credit agreement to be in full force and effect, and a change of control of our business. As of December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.
 
We used $43.3 million of borrowings under our credit facility, together with restricted cash of $4.1 million, to retire our outstanding debt remaining after the use of our IPO proceeds, as well as to pay $4.6 million of transaction and financing expenses.
 
During the second half of 2010, we have generated substantial cash from operations and have paid down approximately $13.0 million in debt. We continually seek acquisitions to enhance our current service offerings in each of our segments. We used approximately $20.0 million from our revolving credit line in connection with the Morgan Southern acquisition. We anticipate that we will generate enough cash flow from operations to repay the additional $20.0 million in debt by the end of 2011.


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Cash Flows
 
A summary of operating, investing and financing activities are shown in the following table (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Net cash provided by (used in):
                       
Operating activities
  $ 2,110     $ 778     $ 802  
Investing activities
    (1,080 )     (34,216 )     (27,208 )
Financing activities
    (2,210 )     34,214       27,006  
                         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (1,180 )   $ 776     $ 600  
                         
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
Cash provided by our operating activities primarily consists of net income (loss) adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, deferred interest, share-based compensation, provision for bad debts, deferred taxes and the effect of changes in working capital and other activities.
 
The difference between our $3.6 million 2010 net income and the $2.1 million cash provided by operating activities during 2010 was primarily attributable to a $16.0 million increase in our accounts receivable, a $1.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, partially offset by a $5.7 million increase in accounts payable, a $1.8 million increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities, and a variety of non-cash charges, including $2.7 million of deferred interest, a $2.2 million loss on early extinguishment of debt, and $3.8 million of depreciation and amortization.
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
Cash used in investing activities was $1.1 million during 2010, which primarily reflects the release of restricted cash of $4.1 million, $2.9 million used for a business acquisition and $2.5 million of capital expenditures used to support our operations.
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
Cash used in financing activities was $2.2 million during 2010, which primarily reflects net payments of $122.1 million on our credit facilities and other long-term debt, proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $120.2 million and payments of $0.4 million for capital leases.


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Quarterly Results of Operations
 
The following table presents unaudited consolidated statement of operations data for each of the eight quarters in the period ended December 31, 2010. We believe that all necessary adjustments have been included to fairly present the quarterly information when read in conjunction with our annual consolidated financial statements and related notes. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent quarter.
 
                                 
    First
  Second
  Third
  Fourth
    Quarter(1)   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter
    (In thousands, except per share data)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2010:
                               
Total revenues
  $ 142,762     $ 159,770     $ 163,690     $ 165,796  
Net revenues (total revenues less purchased transportation costs)
    32,095       35,334       35,061       35,483  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    2,488       (10,581 )     7,375       6,417  
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
    942       (6,377 )     4,384       3,877  
Earnings (loss) per share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.05     $ (0.25 )   $ 0.15     $ 0.13  
Diluted
    0.05       (0.25 )     0.14       0.12  
Year ended December 31, 2009:
                               
Total revenues
  $ 110,524     $ 120,196     $ 124,670     $ 127,932  
Net revenues (total revenues less purchased transportation costs)
    23,833       26,569       26,520       27,542  
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (997 )     1,561       987       (1,237 )
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
    (1,210 )     381       126       (1,270 )
(Loss) earnings per share:
                               
Basic
  $ (0.07 )   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.07  
Diluted
    (0.07 )     (0.02 )     0.01       0.07  
 
 
(1) On February 29, 2008, our controlling stockholder acquired all the outstanding capital stock of GTS. On May 18, 2010, we acquired GTS by way of merger simultaneous with the consummation of our IPO. As such, because we were under common control with GTS as of February 29, 2008, the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated balance sheet, and other data for the periods presented include the results of GTS from February 29, 2008.
 
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
 
The following table sets forth a summary of our material contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of the end of 2010 (in thousands):
 
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
          Less Than
                More Than
 
    Total     1 Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     5 Years  
 
Long-term debt
  $ 20,500     $     $     $ 20,500     $  
Capital leases
    3,270       688       635       561       1,389  
Operating leases
    30,734       6,120       10,397       8,443       5,774  
Preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption
    5,142       200       4,942              
                                         
Total
  $ 59,646     $  7,006     $ 15,974     $ 29,504     $  7,163  
                                         


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any transactions, arrangements, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities that are reasonably likely to materially affect our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, or capital resources. We have no special purpose or limited purpose entities that provide off-balance sheet financing, liquidity, or market or credit risk support; engage in leasing, hedging, or research and development services; or have other relationships that expose us to liability that is not reflected in the financial statements.
 
Seasonality
 
Our operations are subject to seasonal trends that have been common in the North American over-the-road freight sector for many years. Our results of operations for the quarter ending in March are on average lower than the quarters ending in June, September, and December. Typically, this pattern has been the result of factors such as inclement weather, national holidays, customer demand, and economic conditions.
 
Effects of Inflation
 
Based on our analysis of the periods presented, we believe that inflation has not had a material effect on our operating results as inflationary increases in fuel and labor costs have generally been offset through fuel surcharges and price increases.
 
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Commodity Risk
 
In our LTL, TL, and TMS businesses, our primary market risk centers on fluctuations in fuel prices, which can affect our profitability. Diesel fuel prices fluctuate significantly due to economic, political, and other factors beyond our control. Our ICs and purchased power providers pass along the cost of diesel fuel to us, and we in turn attempt to pass along some or all of these costs to our customers through fuel surcharge revenue programs. There can be no assurance that our fuel surcharge revenue programs will be effective in the future. Market pressures may limit our ability to pass along our fuel surcharges.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
We have exposure to changes in interest rates on our revolving credit facility. The interest rate on our revolving credit facility fluctuates based on the prime rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin. Assuming our $55.0 million revolving credit facility was fully drawn, a 1.0% increase in the borrowing rate would increase our annual interest expense by $0.5 million. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes and are not engaged in any interest rate swap agreements.
 
ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
Reference is made to the financial statements, the reports of our independent registered public accounting firm, and the notes thereto commencing at page F-1 of this report, which financial statements, reports, and notes are incorporated herein by reference. For the Quarterly Results of Operations, see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
 
ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
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ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
This annual report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
 
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, misstatements, errors, and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been or will be prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls also can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, internal controls may become inadequate as a result of changes in conditions, or through the deterioration of the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
 
ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION
 
There were no items requiring reporting on Form 8-K that were not reported on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of the year covered by this Form 10-K.
 
PART III
 
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
The information required by this Item relating to our directors and corporate governance is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The information required by this Item relating to our executive officers is included under the caption “Executive Officers” within Item 1.


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ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
PART IV
 
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(a)   Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
 
(1) Financial Statements are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this report.
 
(2) Other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or because required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
 
(b)   Exhibits
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  3 .1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(1)
  3 .2   Second Amended and Restated Bylaws(1)
  4     Second Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2007, by and among the Registrant and the stockholders named therein(2)
  10 .1   Employment Letter Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Mark A. DiBlasi(3)
  10 .2   Employment Letter Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Peter R. Armbruster(3)
  10 .3   Employment Letter Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Brian J. van Helden(4)
  10 .4   Employment Letter Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Scott L. Dobak(4)
  10 .5   2010 Incentive Compensation Plan(1)
  10 .6   Form of Indemnification Agreement(1)
  10 .7   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2010, by and among the Registrant; GTS Transportation Logistics, Inc.; and Group Transportation Services Holdings, Inc.(1)
  10 .8   Advisory Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Thayer | Hidden Creek Management, L.P.(1)
  10 .9   Commitment letter, dated April 19, 2010, from U.S. Bank National Association to the Registrant(5)
  10 .10   Credit Agreement, dated May 18, 2010, among the Registrant, the Lenders (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as LC Issuer, Swing Line Lender, and Administrative Agent(6)


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  21     List of Subsidiaries
  23     Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  31 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
  31 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
  32 .1   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
  32 .2   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(1) Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152504) as filed with the SEC on May 7, 2010.
 
(2) Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152504) as filed with the SEC on September 11, 2008.
 
(3) Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152504) as filed with the SEC on March 4, 2010.
 
(4) Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152504) as filed with the SEC on April 5, 2010.
 
(5) Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152504) as filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010.
 
(6) Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on May 20, 2010.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
 
  By: 
/s/  Mark A. DiBlasi
Mark A. DiBlasi
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: March 30, 2011
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  Mark A. DiBlasi

Mark A. DiBlasi
  President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  Peter R. Armbruster

Peter R. Armbruster
  Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  Scott D. Rued

Scott D. Rued
  Chairman of the Board   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  Christopher L. Doerr

Christopher L. Doerr
  Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  Ivor J. Evans

Ivor J. Evans
  Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  James D. Staley

James D. Staley
  Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  William S. Urkiel

William S. Urkiel
  Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  Chad M. Utrup

Chad M. Utrup
  Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  Judith A. Vijums

Judith A. Vijums
  Director   March 30, 2011
         
/s/  James L. Welch

James L. Welch
  Director   March 30, 2011


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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
         
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries
Cudahy, Wisconsin
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ investment, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    (In thousands)  
 
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 996     $ 2,176  
Accounts receivable, net
    73,222       57,887  
Deferred income taxes
    6,367       1,578  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    10,414       8,501  
                 
Total current assets
    90,999       70,142  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
    6,894       7,518  
OTHER ASSETS:
               
Goodwill
    246,888       244,671  
Other noncurrent assets
    3,516       10,950  
                 
Total other assets
    250,404       255,621  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 348,297     $ 333,281  
                 
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $     $ 8,768  
Accounts payable
    37,241       31,184  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    11,375       12,152  
                 
Total current liabilities
    48,616       52,104  
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities
    20,500       130,167  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    8,492       4,627  
PREFERRED STOCK SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION
    5,000       5,000  
                 
Total liabilities
    82,608       191,898  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 9)
REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK
               
Redeemable common stock $.01 par value; 260 shares issued and outstanding
          1,740  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT:
               
Series B convertible preferred stock; 1,792 shares issued and outstanding
          13,950  
Class A common stock $.01 par value; 14,567 shares issued and outstanding
          147  
Class B common stock $.01 par value; 299 shares authorized; 283 shares issued and outstanding
          3  
Common stock $.01 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 30,147 and 3,092 shares issued and outstanding
    301       31  
Additional paid-in capital
    262,088       125,803  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    3,300       (291 )
                 
Total stockholders’ investment
    265,689       139,643  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
  $ 348,297     $ 333,281  
                 
 
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ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Revenues
  $ 632,018     $ 483,322     $ 565,907  
Operating expenses:
                       
Purchased transportation costs
    494,045       378,858       453,953  
Personnel and related benefits
    61,853       52,621       58,282  
Other operating expenses
    41,168       33,988       39,099  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,114       2,967       2,465  
Acquisition transaction expenses
    569       1,148        
Restructuring and IPO related expenses
    1,500             3,416  
                         
Total operating expenses
    602,249       469,582       557,215  
                         
Operating income
    29,769       13,740       8,692  
Interest expense:
                       
Interest on long-term debt
    7,954       13,226       12,969  
Dividends on preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption
    200       200       200  
                         
Total interest expense
    8,154       13,426       13,169  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    15,916              
                         
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    5,699       314       (4,477 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    2,108       337       (1,139 )
                         
Net income (loss)
    3,591       (23 )     (3,338 )
Accretion of Series B preferred stock
    765       1,950        
                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 2,826     $ (1,973 )   $ (3,338 )
                         
Earnings (loss) per share available to common stockholders:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.11     $ (0.11 )   $ (0.20 )
                         
Diluted
  $ 0.11     $ (0.11 )   $ (0.20 )
                         
Weighted average common stock outstanding:
                       
Basic
    25,779       17,656       17,061  
                         
Diluted
    26,777       17,656       17,061  
                         
 
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ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
 
                                                                                                 
                                                                Accumulated
       
    Series B Convertible
                                        Additional
    Retained
    Other
    Total
 
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Class A Common Stock     Class B Common Stock     Paid-In
    Earnings
    Comprehensive
    Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     (Deficit)     Income     Investment  
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2007
        $           $       —       14,567,522     $      147       282,502     $        3     $ 100,649     $ 3,070     $        1     $ 103,870  
                                                                                                 
Issuance of Series B preferred stock
    1,791,768       12,000                                                                               12,000  
Issuance of Common Stock
                    2,358,932       24                                       16,606                       16,630  
Share-based compensation
                                                                    835                       835  
Purchase and cancellation of common stock
                                                                    (9 )                     (9 )
Comprehensive loss:
                                                                                               
Net change in unrealized gains and losses
                                                                                    (1 )     (1 )
Net loss
                                                                            (3,338 )             (3,338 )
                                                                                                 
Total comprehensive loss
                                                                                            (3,339 )
                                                                                                 
BALANCE, December 31, 2008
    1,791,768     $ 12,000       2,358,932     $ 24       14,567,522     $ 147       282,502     $ 3     $ 118,081     $ (268 )   $     $ 129,987  
                                                                                                 
Accretion of Series B preferred stock (15% per annum)
            1,950                                                       (1,950 )                      
Issuance of Common Stock
                    732,645       7                                       5,158                       5,165  
Issuance of warrants
                                                                    3,000                       3,000  
Share-based compensation
                                                                    714                       714  
Forgiveness of payable to affiliates
                                                                    800                       800  
Net loss
                                                                            (23 )             (23 )
                                                                                                 
BALANCE, December 31, 2009
    1,791,768     $ 13,950       3,091,577     $ 31       14,567,522     $ 147       282,502     $ 3     $ 125,803     $ (291 )   $     $ 139,643  
                                                                                                 
Accretion of Series B preferred stock (15% per annum)
            765                                                       (765 )                      
Issuance of Common Stock
                    10,002,707       98                                       121,875                       121,973  
Conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to Common Stock
    (1,791,768 )     (14,715 )     2,202,497       22                                       14,693                        
Conversion of Class A Common Stock to Common Stock
                    14,567,522       147       (14,567,522 )     (147 )                                              
Conversion of Class B Common Stock to Common Stock
                    282,502       3                       (282,502 )     (3 )                              
Share-based compensation
                                                                    482                       482  
Net income
                                                                            3,591               3,591  
                                                                                                 
BALANCE, December 31, 2010
        $       30,146,805     $ 301           $           $     $ 262,088     $ 3,300     $     $ 265,689  
                                                                                                 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 


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ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
    (In thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,591     $ (23 )   $ (3,338 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    3,817       3,681       2,901  
Gain on disposal of buildings and equipment
    (207 )     (35 )      
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    2,224              
Deferred interest
    2,728       2,771       1,163  
Share-based compensation
    482       714       835  
Provision for bad debts and freight bill adjustments
    938       1,186       737  
Deferred tax benefit
    (1,777 )     (80 )     (1,422 )
Changes in:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (15,967 )     (3,998 )     5,431  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (1,166 )     (1,305 )     (847 )
Accounts payable
    5,659       (669 )     (5,168 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,788       (1,464 )     510  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,110       778       802  
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Restricted cash
    4,066       934       (5,000 )
Additional payments for acquisition earnouts
                499  
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
    (2,910 )     (32,957 )     (20,604 )
Capital expenditures
    (2,500 )     (2,292 )     (1,168 )
Proceeds from sale of buildings and equipment
    264       99       63  
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,080 )     (34,216 )     (27,208 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Borrowings under old revolving credit facilities
    28,810       73,400       136,155  
Payments under old revolving credit facilities
    (64,470 )     (66,865 )     (136,775 )
Borrowings under new revolving credit facilities (net of issuance costs)
    58,989              
Payments under new revolving credit facilities
    (39,369 )            
Long-term debt borrowings
    1,184       29,000       7,827  
Long-term debt payments
    (107,213 )     (6,475 )     (5,600 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock (net of issuance costs)
    120,232       5,165       13,430  
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
                12,000  
Repurchase and retirement of stock
                (34 )
Reduction of capital lease obligation
    (373 )     (11 )     3  
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (2,210 )     34,214       27,006  
                         
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (1,180 )     776       600  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
                       
Beginning of period
    2,176       1,400       800  
                         
End of period
  $ 996     $ 2,176     $ 1,400  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS INFORMATION:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 9,153     $ 10,972     $ 11,221  
Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds)
  $ 321     $ 470     $ (71 )
Noncash issuance of common stock for acquisition
  $     $     $ 3,200  
Noncash Series B convertible preferred stock dividend
  $ 765     $ 1,950     $  
Noncash forgiveness of payable to affiliates
  $     $ 800     $  
Noncash notes and warrants issued for acquisition of business (face amount)
  $     $ 3,000     $  
 
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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1.   Organization, Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
 
Nature of Business
 
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) is headquartered in Cudahy, Wisconsin and has three operating segments, less-than-truckload (“LTL”), truckload brokerage (“TL”) and transportation management solutions (“TMS”). Within its LTL business, the Company operates 17 service centers throughout the United States, complemented by relationships with over 200 delivery agents. Within its TL business, the Company operates nine dispatch offices and is augmented by 71 independent agents. The TMS business provides a “one-stop” transportation and logistics solution. From pickup to delivery, the Company leverages relationships with a diverse group of third-party carriers to provide scalable capacity and reliable, customized service to customers in North America. The Company operates primarily in the United States.
 
On February 29, 2008, Thayer | Hidden Creek Partners II, L.P. (“THCP II”), through an indirect majority-owned subsidiary, GTS Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“GTS”), acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Group Transportation Services, Inc. and all of the outstanding membership units of GTS Direct, LLC (the “Transaction”). THCP II is an affiliate of Thayer Equity Investors V, L.P., the controlling shareholder of the Company. GTS was formed on February 12, 2008 and there were no substantive operations from date of inception until the Transaction on February 29, 2008. On May 18, 2010, GTS merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “GTS Merger”).
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
Transfers of net assets or exchanges of equity interests between entities under common control do not constitute business combinations. Because the Company and GTS had the same control group immediately before and after the GTS Merger, the GTS Merger has been accounted for as a combination of entities under common control on a historical cost basis in a manner similar to a pooling of interests. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the GTS Merger occurred on February 29, 2008, the date of common control. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of GTS for all periods presented. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Segment Reporting
 
The Company determines its operating segments based on the information utilized by the chief operating decision maker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to allocate resources and assess performance. Based on this information, the Company has determined that it has three operating segments, which are also reportable segments: LTL, TL and TMS.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash equivalents are defined as short-term investments that have an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase and are readily convertible into cash. The Company maintains cash in several banks and, at times, the balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company does not believe it is exposed to any material credit risk on cash. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately $12.3 million and $9.7 million, respectively,


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
of checks drawn in excess of book balances were classified as accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Cash equivalents consist of overnight investments in an interest bearing sweep account.
 
Restricted Cash
 
In December 2008, the Company deposited $5.0 million into a restricted cash account pursuant to the terms of the Keep Well Agreement entered into in conjunction with the issuance of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The agreement called for termination when all funds were used or all senior debt obligations had been paid in full. On May 18, 2010, the Company retired all outstanding senior debt obligations and the Keep Well Agreement was terminated and the restricted cash balance of $4.1 million was released. At December 31, 2009, restricted cash of $4.1 million was included in other noncurrent assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Accounts Receivable
 
Accounts receivable represent trade receivables from customers and are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts and pricing allowances of approximately $1.5 million and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Management estimates the portion of accounts receivable that will not be collected and accounts are written off when they are determined to be uncollectible. Accounts receivable are uncollateralized and are generally due 30 days from the invoice date.
 
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 
The Company provides reserves for accounts receivable. The rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Beginning balance
  $ 1,200     $ 899     $ 1,447  
Acquisitions
    14       79        
Provision, charged to expense
    938       1,186       737  
Write-offs, less recoveries
    (628 )     (964 )     (1,285 )
                         
Ending balance
  $ 1,524     $ 1,200     $ 899  
                         
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. For financial reporting purposes, depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
 
         
Buildings and leasehold improvements
    5-15 years  
Furniture and fixtures
    5 years  
Equipment
    5 years  
 
Accelerated depreciation methods are used for tax reporting purposes.
 
Property and equipment and other long-lived assets are reviewed periodically for possible impairment. The Company evaluates whether current facts or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets to be held and used may not be recoverable. If such circumstances are determined to exist, an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows produced by the long-lived asset, or the appropriate grouping of assets, is compared to the carrying value to determine whether impairment exists. If an asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured based on quoted market prices in active markets, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including discounted value of estimated future cash flows. The Company reports an asset to be disposed of at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated net realizable value.


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
 
Goodwill and other intangible assets result from business acquisitions. The Company accounts for business acquisitions by assigning the purchase price to tangible and intangible assets and liabilities. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values and the excess of the purchase price over amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill.
 
Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually using a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value at the “reporting unit” level. The Company’s reporting units are its operating segments as this is the lowest level for which discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by management. The impairment test for goodwill involves comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is required to measure the goodwill impairment loss. The second step includes hypothetically valuing all the tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Then, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, the Company recognizes an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess, not to exceed the carrying amount. For purposes of the Company’s impairment test, the fair value of its reporting units are calculated based upon an average of an income fair value approach and market fair value approach. Based on these tests, the Company concluded that the fair value for all reporting units is substantially in excess of the respective reporting unit’s carrying value. Accordingly, no goodwill impairments were identified in 2010, 2009 or 2008.
 
Other intangible assets recorded consist of definite lived customer relationships. The Company evaluates its other intangible assets for impairment when current facts or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets to be held and used may not be recoverable. No indicators of impairment were identified in 2010, 2009 or 2008.
 
Debt Issue Costs
 
Debt issue costs represent costs incurred in connection with the financing agreements described in Note 7. The debt issue costs aggregate to $0.8 million and $2.3 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and have been classified in the consolidated balance sheets as other noncurrent assets. Such costs are being amortized over the expected maturity of the financing agreements using the effective interest rate method.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company’s share based payment awards are comprised of stock options. Cost for the Company’s stock options is measured at fair value and recognized over the vesting period of the award.
 
Income Taxes
 
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. The provision (benefit) for income taxes is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Fair values of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate cost. The estimated fair value of long-term debt has been determined using market information and valuation methodologies, primarily discounted cash flow analysis. These estimates require considerable judgment in interpreting market data, and changes in assumptions or estimation methods could significantly affect the fair value estimates. The estimated fair value of


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
the senior debt approximates its carrying value at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2009, based on the borrowing rates available to the Company for loans with similar terms and average maturities, the estimated fair value of the subordinated debt was $40.5 million and the estimated fair value of the preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption was $4.7 million.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
LTL revenue is recorded when all of the following have occurred: an agreement of sale exists; pricing is fixed or determinable; and collection of revenue is reasonably assured. The Company uses a percentage of completion method to recognize revenue as the various stages of the sales transaction are completed.
 
TL revenue is recorded when all of the following have occurred: an agreement of sale exists; pricing is fixed or determinable; delivery has occurred; and the Company’s obligation to fulfill a transaction is complete and collection of revenue is reasonably assured. This occurs when the Company completes the delivery of a shipment.
 
TMS revenue is recorded when the shipment has been delivered by a third-party carrier. Fee for services revenue is recognized when the services have been rendered. At the time of delivery or rendering of services, as applicable, the Company’s obligation to fulfill a transaction is complete and collection of revenue is reasonably assured. The Company offers volume discounts to certain customers. Revenue is reduced as discounts are earned.
 
The Company typically recognizes revenue on a gross basis, as opposed to a net basis, because it bears the risks and benefits associated with revenue-generated activities by, among other things, (1) acting as a principal in the transaction, (2) establishing prices, (3) managing all aspects of the shipping process and (4) taking the risk of loss for collection, delivery and returns. Certain transactions to provide specific services are recorded at the net amount charged to the client due to the following factors: (A) the Company does not have latitude in establishing pricing and (B) the Company does not bear the risk of loss for delivery and returns; these items are the risk of the carrier.
 
Insurance
 
The Company uses a combination of purchased insurance and self-insurance programs to provide for the cost of vehicle liability, cargo damage and workers’ compensation claims. The portion of self-insurance accruals which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities relates primarily to vehicle liability and cargo damage claims. The Company periodically evaluates the level of insurance coverage and adjusts insurance levels based on risk tolerance and premium expense.
 
The measurement and classification of self-insured costs requires the consideration of historical cost experience, demographic and severity factors, and judgments about the current and expected levels of cost per claim and retention levels. These methods provide estimates of the liability associated with claims incurred as of the balance sheet date, including claims not reported. The Company believes these methods are appropriate for measuring these highly judgmental self-insurance accruals. However, the use of any estimation method is sensitive to the assumptions and factors described above, based on the magnitude of claims and the length of time from incurrence of the claims to ultimate settlement. Accordingly, changes in these assumptions and factors can materially affect actual costs paid to settle the claims and those amounts may be different than estimates.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
The Company reports all derivative financial instruments on its balance sheet at fair value and has established criteria for designation and evaluation of effectiveness of transactions entered into for hedging purposes. The Company employs, from time to time, derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate changes and to limit the volatility and impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows. The Company does not enter into other derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company faces credit risk if the counterparties to these transactions are unable to perform their obligations; however, the Company seeks to minimize this risk by entering into transactions with counterparties that are major financial institutions with high credit ratings. The Company has not had any derivative contracts since 2008.


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Company may, at its discretion, terminate or de-designate any such hedging instrument agreements prior to maturity. At that time, any gains or losses previously reported in accumulated other comprehensive income on termination would be amortized into interest expense or interest income to correspond to the recognition of interest expense or interest income on the hedged debt. If such debt instrument is also terminated, the gain or loss associated with the terminated derivative included in accumulated other comprehensive income at the time of termination of the debt would be recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
2.   Acquisitions
 
On September 15, 2009, through GTS, the Company acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of Mesca Freight Services, LLC (“Mesca”) for purposes of expanding its current market presence and service offerings in the TMS segment. Mesca operates as a non-asset based, third-party logistics provider from its headquarters in Maine. Total consideration was $9.1 million, including $1.8 million of cash acquired. A working capital adjustment in the amount of $0.1 million was paid by GTS in 2010. The acquisition price and related financing fees of approximately $0.1 million were financed with proceeds from the issuance of common stock by GTS of $4.2 million and borrowings under a credit facility of $4.4 million. GTS incurred $0.6 million of transaction expenses related to this acquisition.
 
In addition to cash paid at closing, the Mesca purchase agreement calls for contingent consideration in the form of an earnout. The former owners of Mesca are entitled to receive a payment equal to the amount by which Mesca’s earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined in the purchase agreement, exceeds $1.6 million for the years ending December 31, 2010 and 2011. Approximately $2.4 million has been included in goodwill and is included in the TMS segment.
 
On December 7, 2009, through GTS, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Great Northern Transportation Services, Inc. (“GNTS”) for purposes of expanding its current market presence and service offerings in the TMS segment. GNTS is an agent of Mesca and operates from New Hampshire. Total consideration was $1.7 million, including $0.2 million of cash acquired. The acquisition price was financed with proceeds from the issuance of common stock by GTS of $0.9 million and borrowings under a credit facility of $0.9 million. GTS incurred $0.2 million of transaction expenses related to this acquisition.
 
In addition to cash paid at closing, the GNTS purchase agreement calls for contingent consideration in the form of an earnout. The former owner of GNTS is entitled to receive a payment equal to the amount by which GNTS’ earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined in the purchase agreement, exceeds $0.6 million for the years ending December 31, 2010 and 2011. Approximately $0.2 million has been included in goodwill and is included in the TMS segment.
 
On December 11, 2009, the Company acquired certain assets of Bullet Freight Systems, Inc. (“Bullet”) for purposes of expanding its market presence and service offerings in the LTL segment. Bullet operates as a common and contract motor carrier pursuant to U.S. Department of Transportation authority and is engaged primarily in transportation of less-than-truckload shipments. Bullet has operations based out of four service centers and operates throughout the United States. Total consideration was $27.2 million. The acquisition price and related financing fees of approximately $1.1 million were financed with borrowings under credit facilities of $8.8 million and the issuance of $19.5 million face value of junior subordinated notes, including $3.0 million issued to the selling shareholders. In conjunction with the issuance of the junior subordinated notes, the Company issued warrants with a fair value of $3.0 million. The Company incurred $0.5 million of transaction expenses related to this acquisition.
 
On February 12, 2010, through GTS, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of Alpha Freight Systems, Inc. (“Alpha”) for purposes of expanding its current market presence and service offerings in the TMS segment. Total consideration was $2.0 million, including $0.1 million of cash acquired. The acquisition price was financed with proceeds from the issuance of common stock by GTS of $1.0 million and borrowings under a credit facility of $1.2 million. GTS incurred $0.3 million of transaction expenses related to this acquisition.


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The following is a summary of the allocation of the purchase price paid to the fair value of the net assets (in thousands):
 
                                 
    Mesca     GNTS     Bullet     Alpha  
 
Accounts receivable
  $ 1,895     $ 706     $ 3,940     $ 519  
Other current assets
    69                   8  
Property and equipment
    170             170       25  
Goodwill
    8,986       1,643       26,068       1,869  
Customer relationship intangible assets
    246             800        
Other noncurrent assets
    1       1       46        
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (4,010 )     (819 )     (3,819 )     (511 )
                                 
Total
  $ 7,357     $ 1,531     $ 27,205     $ 1,910  
                                 
 
The Mesca, GNTS, Bullet and Alpha goodwill is a result of acquiring and retaining their existing workforces and expected synergies from integrating their operations into the Company.
 
On a pro forma basis, assuming the acquisition had closed on January 1, 2008, Bullet would have contributed revenues to the Company of $72.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $48.0 million for the period ended December 10, 2009. The impact of Bullet to the Company’s net income during these periods would not have been material. The Company’s results of operations were not materially impacted by the acquisitions of MESCA, GNTS, or Alpha, individually or in aggregate. The results of operations and financial condition of these acquisitions have been included in our consolidated financial statements since their acquisition dates.
 
3.   Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Land and improvements
  $ 47     $ 47  
Building and leasehold improvements
    2,439       2,172  
Furniture and fixtures
    5,742       5,248  
Equipment
    8,031       7,282  
                 
Gross property and equipment
    16,259       14,749  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (9,365 )     (7,231 )
                 
Property and equipment, net
  $ 6,894     $ 7,518  
                 
 
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
 
Capital Lease
 
The Company has a building and certain equipment classified as a capital lease. The recorded value of the building and the equipment is included in property and equipment, net as of December 31 as follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Building and equipment
  $ 2,099     $ 2,074  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    (620 )     (320 )
                 
Total
  $ 1,479     $ 1,754  
                 


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under the capital lease with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
         
    Amount  
 
Year Ending:
       
2011
  $ 686  
2012
    367  
2013
    268  
2014
    276  
2015
    285  
Thereafter
    1,389  
         
Total minimum lease payments
    3,270  
Less: amount representing interest
    (1,610 )
         
Present value of net minimum lease payments(1)
  $ 1,660  
         
 
 
(1) Reflected in the consolidated balance sheets as current other liabilities and other long-term liabilities of $0.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
 
4.   Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of all acquisitions over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired. The Company completes an impairment test of goodwill annually. This impairment test did not result in any impairment losses. There is no goodwill impairment for any of the periods presented in our financial statements.
 
The following is a rollforward of goodwill from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2010 by reportable segment (in thousands):
 
                                 
    LTL     TL     TMS     Total  
 
Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2008
  $ 159,339     $ 25,776     $ 23,208     $ 208,323  
Acquisition of Bullet
    25,719                   25,719  
Acquisition of Mesca
                8,986       8,986  
Acquisition of GNTS
                1,643       1,643  
                                 
Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2009
    185,058       25,776       33,837       244,671  
Acquisition of Alpha
                1,869       1,869  
Adjustment to the Bullet acquisition
    348                   348  
                                 
Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2010
  $ 185,406     $ 25,776     $ 35,706     $ 246,888  
                                 


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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Intangible assets consist of customer relationships acquired from business acquisitions. Intangible assets at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):
 
                                                 
    December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    Gross
          Net
    Gross
          Net
 
    Carrying
    Accumulated
    Carrying
    Carrying
    Accumulated
    Carrying
 
    Amount     Amortization     Value     Amount     Amortization     Value  
 
TL
  $ 1,800     $ 1,530     $ 270     $ 1,800     $ 1,170     $ 630  
LTL
    800       160       640       800             800  
TMS
    546       232       314       546       122       424  
                                                 
Total customer relationships
  $ 3,146     $ 1,922     $ 1,224     $ 3,146     $ 1,292     $ 1,854  
                                                 
 
The customer relationships intangible assets are amortized over their five-year useful life. Estimated amortization expense for each of the four succeeding fiscal years based on the intangible assets at December 31, 2010, is as follows (in thousands):
 
         
    Amount  
 
2011
  $ 540  
2012
    270  
2013
    219  
2014
    195  
         
Total
  $ 1,224  
         
 
5.   Restructuring and IPO Related Expenses
 
Beginning September 1, 2008, the Company announced and initiated restructuring initiatives aimed at reducing its fixed cost structure and rationalizing its footprint. These initiatives included the announcement of the closure of certain terminals as well as the reduction in hourly and salaried headcount of approximately 100 employees. In addition, due to deterioration in economic conditions and the significant downturn in the public equity markets, the Company postponed its pursuit of an initial public offering (“IPO”) during the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company initiated its new IPO process in January 2010 and closed the transaction on May 18, 2010. Restructuring and IPO related costs included in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations include costs for management termination fees, severance and related benefits, write-off of the 2008 IPO costs and other restructuring costs. In the segment reporting (see Note 16), all of these costs except for the IPO costs are reflected in the LTL segment. Restructuring and IPO expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Severance and related costs
  $     $     $ 220  
Other restructuring costs
                589  
IPO related expenses
    1,500             2,607  
                         
Total restructuring and IPO expenses
  $ 1,500     $     $ 3,416  
                         


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Restructuring accrual activity is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Beginning accrual balance
  $ 66     $ 467     $  
LTL segment costs incurred
                809  
LTL segment severance and related cost payments
                (220 )
LTL segment other restructuring cost payments
    (66 )     (401 )     (122 )
                         
Ending accrual balance
  $     $ 66     $ 467  
                         
 
6.   Fair Value Measurement
 
Accounting guidance on fair value measurements for certain financial assets and liabilities requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
 
Level 1 — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2 — Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
 
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions or external inputs from inactive markets.
 
A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The following table presents information, as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, about the Company’s financial liabilities, the contingent purchase price related to acquisitions that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, according to the valuation techniques the Company used to determine their fair values (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31, 2009  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
 
Contingent purchase price related to acquisitions
  $   —     $   —     $ 2,705  
                         
Total liabilities at fair value
  $     $     $ 2,705  
                         
 
                         
    December 31, 2010  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
 
Contingent purchase price related to acquisitions
  $   —     $   —     $ 2,977  
                         
Total liabilities at fair value
  $     $     $ 2,977  
                         
 
In measuring the fair value of the contingent payment liability, the Company used an income approach that considers the expected future earnings of the acquired businesses and the resulting contingent payments, discounted at a risk-adjusted rate.
 
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of the Company’s beginning and ending Level 3 financial liability balance year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
         
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 2,705  
Adjustment to contingent purchase obligation
    272  
         
Balance as of December 31, 2010
  $ 2,977  
         


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7.   Long-Term Debt and Interest Rate Caps
 
Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Senior debt:
               
Revolving credit facility
  $ 20,500     $  
Revolving credit facility — RRTS
          35,660  
Revolving credit facility — GTS
          950  
Term Loans — RRTS
          34,500  
Term loans — GTS
          9,925  
                 
Total senior debt
    20,500       81,035  
Subordinated notes
          41,134  
Junior subordinated notes, net of unaccreted discount of $3.0 million
          16,766  
                 
Total debt
    20,500       138,935  
Less: Current maturities
          (8,768 )
                 
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities
  $  20,500     $ 130,167  
                 
 
2010
 
In connection with the IPO, the Company entered into a new credit agreement on May 18, 2010 with U.S. Bank National Association. The credit agreement is five-year, $55 million revolving credit facility collateralized by all assets of the Company and is subject to a borrowing base equal to 85% of the Company’s eligible receivables. The credit agreement contains certain financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum cash flow leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in the credit agreement. Borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at either (a) the Eurocurrency Rate (as defined in the credit agreement), plus an applicable margin in the range of 2.5% to 3.0%, or (b) the Base Rate (as defined in the credit agreement), plus an applicable margin in the range of 1.5% to 2.0%. The revolving credit facility also provides for the issuance of up to $8.0 million in letters of credit. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $5.3 million. Total availability under the revolving credit facility was $29.2 million as of December 31, 2010. At December 31, 2010, the interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 3.0%.
 
The Company used the IPO proceeds to prepay $40.4 million of outstanding debt under the RRTS Agreement (defined below), $42.8 million to retire senior subordinated notes and accrued interest, and $31.8 million to retire junior subordinated notes and accrued interest, including prepayment penalties of $10.6 million. The remaining amount of debt under the RRTS Agreement and GTS Agreement (as defined below) was paid with the proceeds from the new credit agreement on May 18, 2010.
 
2009
 
The Company’s old senior credit agreement (the “RRTS Agreement”) was secured by all assets of the Company and included a $50.0 million revolving credit facility and a $40.0 million term loan. The revolving credit facility also provided for the issuance of up to $6.0 million in letters of credit. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $4.4 million. Total availability under the revolving credit facility was $4.4 million as of December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, the interest rate on the revolving credit facility and term notes was LIBOR (0.2% at December 31, 2009) plus 5%.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Company entered into a consent, waiver and second amendment to the RRTS Agreement effective December 23, 2008, which made certain changes to the RRTS Agreement, including modification of the restrictive covenants and a consent to enter into the Keep Well Agreement. As of December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in the second amendment to the RRTS Agreement.
 
GTS’ old senior credit agreement (the “GTS Agreement”), as amended during 2009, was secured by all assets of the Company and included a $4.0 million revolving credit facility and a $10.3 million term loan. The revolving credit facility also provided for the issuance of up to $1.0 million in letters of credit. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $20,000 outstanding letters of credit. Total availability under the revolving credit facility was $3.0 million as of December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, the interest rate on the revolving credit facility and term loan was LIBOR (0.23% at December 31, 2009) plus 4.0%. As of December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in the GTS Agreement.
 
The subordinated notes included cash interest of 12% plus a deferred margin, accrued quarterly, that was treated as deferred interest and added to the principal balance of the note each quarter. The deferred interest ranged from 3.5% to 7.5% depending on the Company’s total leverage calculation, as defined, payable at maturity on August 31, 2012. The subordinated notes were held by American Capital, Ltd. (“American Capital”), Sankaty Credit Opportunities, L.P., Sankaty Credit Opportunities II, L.P. (collectively “Sankaty”), and RGIP, LLC. (“RGIP”), who we or continue to be stockholders of the Company (see Note 15).
 
On December 11, 2009, in connection with the Bullet acquisition, the Company entered into a $16.5 million face amount junior subordinated notes agreement. The junior subordinated notes included interest of 20% accrued quarterly that was deferred and added to the principal balance of the note each quarter and was payable at maturity on February 28, 2013. The majority ($15.5 million) of the junior subordinated notes were held by Eos Capital Partners III, L.P., Eos Partners, L.P. (collectively, “Eos”), Sankaty, RGIP and certain individuals associated with Thayer | Hidden Creek Partners, L.L.C. (“THCP”), who are also stockholders of the Company (see Note 15). Also in connection with the Bullet acquisition, the former Bullet owners were issued $3.0 million face amount of junior subordinated notes in form identical in all material respects as described above.
 
In addition, the junior subordinated notes agreement required the Company to pay a premium upon repayment of the junior subordinated notes. The applicable premium began at 50% and decreased to 10% over the life of the note. At maturity, the premium was equal to 10% of the outstanding balance. Accordingly, this amount was accreted to interest expense and the outstanding note balance over the life of the debt.
 
8.   Stockholders’ Investment
 
Common Stock
 
On March 14, 2007, the Company increased the total number of authorized shares of capital stock from 29,121,030 to 44,799,200, of which 44,495,572 were designated Class A common stock (voting), 298,628 shares were designated Class B common stock (non-voting), and 5,000 shares were designated as mandatory redeemable preferred stock.
 
On May 7, 2010, the Company effected a 149.314-for-one stock split of all outstanding shares of its Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Series B preferred stock and related warrants. The consolidated financial statements retrospectively restated to reflect this stock split. In addition, in connection with the IPO all shares of common stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Series B preferred stock were converted into a single class of new common stock. The Company’s preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption were not included in the stock split.
 
Common stock has voting rights — one vote for each share of common stock. Class A common stock had voting rights and Class B common stock did not have voting rights. All classes of common stock participate equally in earnings and dividends. All common stock is subject to a Shareholders’ Agreement which includes restrictions on transferability and “piggyback” registration rights. Such agreement provides that if, at any time after an initial


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public offering, the Company files a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any underwritten sale of shares of any of the Company’s equity securities, the stockholders may request that the Company include in such registration the shares of common stock held by them on the same terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being sold in such registration.
 
In addition to piggyback registration rights discussed above, certain of the Company’s stockholders have demand registration rights. In March 2007, the Company entered into a second amended and restated stockholders’ agreement, pursuant to which certain of the Company’s stockholders were granted Form S-3 registration rights. The amended and restated stockholders’ agreement provides that, any time after the Company is eligible to register its common stock on a Form S-3 registration statement under the Securities Act, certain of the Company’s stockholders may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their shares of common stock. These stockholders are limited to a total of two of such registrations. In addition, if the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act for any underwritten sale of shares of any of its securities, stockholders party to the amended and restated stockholders’ agreement may request that the Company include in such registration the shares of common stock held by them on the same terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being sold in such registration.
 
The Shareholder’s Agreement defines certain circumstances, including a change in control, whereby all stockholders are obligated to sell their common stock on the same terms as Thayer Equity Investors V, L.P. (“Thayer V”), the majority shareholder of the Company and an affiliate of THCP. See Note 9 regarding Class A common stock that may be subject to redemption.
 
Warrants to Acquire Common Stock
 
On March 14, 2007, in connection with the Sargent Transportation Group, Inc. (“STG”) Merger, the Company issued to existing STG stockholders warrants to acquire 2,269,263 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $13.39 per share. The warrants are exercisable at the option of the holder any time prior to March 13, 2017.
 
On December 11, 2009, in connection with the issuance of the junior subordinated notes discussed in Note 7, the Company issued warrants to acquire 1,746,971 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $8.37 per share. The warrants are exercisable at the option of the holder any time prior to December 11, 2017. The $3.0 million fair value of the warrants at the date of issuance has been reflected as a component of additional paid-in capital in stockholders’ investment in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The holders exercised 268,765 warrants during the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
9.   Redeemable Common Stock
 
Certain shares of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock were issued in 2006 and classified as mezzanine equity. These shares, all held by current and former employees of the Company, were subject to redemption at fair value by the Company in the event of death or disability of the holder, as defined, during a seven-year period from the date of original issuance. On June 30, 2010, all of these former and current employees waived their right to have these shares repurchased by the Company. As a result, the consolidated financial statements reflect these shares as common stock as of December 31, 2010.
 
10.   Preferred Stock
 
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock
 
In March 2007, the Company issued and had outstanding 5,000 shares of non-voting Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), which are mandatorily redeemable by the Company at $1,000 per share, in cash, on November 30, 2012. The Series A Preferred Stock receives cash dividends annually on April 30 at an annual rate equal to $40 per share, and if such dividends are not paid when due, such annual dividend rate shall increase to $60 per share and continue to accrue without interest until such delinquent payments are made. At December 31, 2010


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and December 31, 2009, $142,000 is recorded as a current liability, respectively. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are restricted from transferring such shares and the Company has a first refusal right and may elect to repurchase the shares prior to the mandatory November 30, 2012 redemption. Upon liquidation and certain transactions treated as liquidations, as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Series A Preferred Stock has liquidation preferences over the Company’s common stock. The number of issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the $1,000 per share repurchase price, and the annual cash dividends are all subject to equitable adjustment whenever there is a stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar event. As long as there is Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, no dividends may be declared or paid on common stock of the Company.
 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
 
In December 2009, the Company issued and had outstanding 1,791,768 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), which were convertible, at the option of the holder, at $6.70 per share into Class A common stock. The Series B Preferred Stock was entitled to receive a dividend payable in cash when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company at the rate of 15% per annum on each share of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, compounding quarterly. To the extent not paid, dividends accumulate. The Series B Preferred Stock, including accumulated dividends, was converted into 2,082,766 shares of common stock immediately prior to the closing of the IPO.
 
11.   Stock-Based Compensation
 
In 2010, the Company adopted its 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2010 Plan”), which allows for the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of common stock. The 2010 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock units and other awards to our employees and directors. As of December 31, 2010, no awards were granted under the 2010 Plan.
 
The Company previously maintained a Key Employee Equity Plan (“Equity Plan”), a stock-based compensation plan that permitted the grant of stock options to Company employees and directors. Stock options under the Equity Plan were granted with an exercise price equal to or in excess of the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Such options vest ratably over a two or four year service period and are exercisable ten years from the date of grant, but only to the extent vested as specified in each option agreement.
 
GTS previously maintained a Key Employee Equity Plan (“GTS Plan”) as well, which permitted the grant of stock options to employees and directors. Stock options under the Equity Plan were granted with an exercise price equal to or in excess of the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Such options vest ratably over a two or four year service period and are exercisable ten years from the date of grant, but only to the extent vested as specified in each option agreement. In connection with the Company’s merger with GTS effective upon the IPO, all options granted pursuant to the GTS Equity Plan outstanding at the effective time of the merger became options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
 
No options were granted by GTS or by the Company in 2010. Stock-based compensation expense was $0.5 million, $0.7 million, and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The related estimated income tax benefit recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, net of estimated forfeitures, was $0.2 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
 
Prior to the Company’s IPO, the fair value of such option award was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair values of the Company’s common stock for options granted were determined through the contemporaneous application of a discounted cash flow method. Because the Company’s stock was privately held at the time the options were granted, it was not practical to determine the Company’s share price volatility. Accordingly, the Company used the historical share price volatility of publicly traded companies within the transportation and logistics sector as a surrogate for the expected volatility of the Company’s stock. The Company currently plans to retain any earnings to finance the growth of its business rather than to pay cash


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dividends. As such, a zero dividend yield has been assumed in the Company’s Black-Scholes valuation model. The expected life of the options represents the expected time that the options granted will remain outstanding. The risk-free rate used to calculate each option valuation is based on the U.S. Treasury rate at the time of option grants for a note with similar lifespan. The specific assumptions used to determine the weighted average fair value of stock options granted were as follows:
 
                 
    Year Ended December 31,
    2010     2009   2008
 
Risk free interest rate
        2.6% - 3.1%   2.7% - 3.2%
Dividend yield
         
Expected volatility
        36.5% - 42.2%   33.7% - 33.8%
Expected life (years)
        6   6
Weighted average fair value of stock options granted
        $1.64   $2.26
 
A summary of the option activity under the Equity Plan for the year ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, is as follows:
 
                                 
                Weighted
       
                Average
       
          Weighted
    Remaining
       
          Average
    Contractual
    Aggregate
 
          Exercise
    Term
    Intrinsic
 
    Shares     Price     (Years)     Value  
                      (In thousands)  
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
    1,613,244     $     11.17              8.1     $        —  
                                 
Granted
    360,464       8.61                  
Exercised
                           
Forfeited
    (67,190 )     6.70                  
                                 
Outstanding at December 31, 2008
    1,906,518     $ 10.84       7.6     $  
                                 
Granted
    159,767       12.36                  
Exercised
                           
Forfeited
    (7,466 )     6.70                  
                                 
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
    2,058,819     $ 10.98       6.8     $  
                                 
Granted
                           
Exercised
    (90,834 )     7.08                  
Forfeited
    (24,500 )     10.57                  
                                 
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
    1,943,485     $ 11.16       5.8     $ 6,414  
                                 
 
There were 1,638,623, 1,345,394, and 944,832 options exercisable at December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. At December 31, 2010, for exercisable options, the weighted-average exercise price was $11.34, the weighted average remaining contractual term was 5.5 years and the estimated aggregate intrinsic value was $3.30. All granted options are non-qualified options. The amount of options vested or expected to vest as of December 31, 2010 does not differ significantly from the amount outstanding.
 
As of December 31, 2010, there was $0.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options granted under the Equity Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a period extending four years from each grant date.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
12.   Earnings (Loss) Per Share
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share in 2008 and 2009 did not assume this same exercise of stock options and conversion of warrants as they were deemed anti-dilutive due to the net loss available to common stockholder. In 2010, diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average common stock outstanding plus stock equivalents that would arise from the assumed exercise of stock options and conversion of warrants using the treasury stock method. There is no difference, for any of the periods presented, in the amount of net income (loss) available to common stockholders used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
 
The following table reconciles basic weighted average stock outstanding to diluted weighted average stock outstanding (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Basic weighted average stock outstanding
    25,779       17,656       17,061  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Employee stock options
    453              
Warrants
    545              
                         
Dilutive weighted average stock outstanding
    26,777       17,656       17,061  
                         
 
The Company had additional stock options and warrants outstanding of 3,123, 4,870 and 3,198 as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were not assumed to be exercised under the treasury stock method or were anti-dilutive.
 
13.   Income Taxes
 
The components of the Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Current:
                       
Federal
  $     $ (61 )   $ (23 )
Foreign, state and local
    331       478       306  
Deferred:
                       
Federal
    1,859       32       (1,376 )
Foreign, state and local
    (82 )     (112 )     (46 )
                         
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ 2,108     $ 337     $ (1,139 )
                         


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Company’s income tax provision (benefit) varied from the amounts calculated by applying the U.S. statutory income tax rate to the pretax income (loss) as shown in the following reconciliations (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Statutory federal rate
  $ 1,938     $ 108     $ (1,523 )
Meals and entertainment
    114       78       142  
State income taxes — net of federal benefit
    195       185       (126 )
Tax credit
    (85 )     (195 )      
Canadian income taxes
    50       2       5  
Preferred dividend
    68       68       68  
Other
    (172 )     91       295  
                         
Total
  $ 2,108     $ 337     $ (1,139 )
                         
 
The tax rate effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant elements of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Current deferred income tax assets:
               
Net operating losses
  $ 5,100     $  
Accounts receivable
    605       426  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    662       1,152  
                 
Total
  $ 6,367     $ 1,578  
                 
Noncurrent deferred income tax assets (liabilities):
               
Net operating losses
  $ 10,513     $ 14,099  
Goodwill
    (15,758 )     (12,421 )
Other, net
    551       194  
                 
Total
  $ (4,694 )   $ 1,872  
                 
 
The net noncurrent deferred income tax liability of $4.7 million is classified in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of other long-term liabilities at December 31, 2010. The net noncurrent deferred income tax asset of $1.9 million is classified in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of other noncurrent assets at December 31, 2009.
 
At December 31, 2010, the Company had $41.6 million of gross federal net operating losses which are available to reduce federal income taxes in future years and expire in the years 2025 through 2030.
 
There were no unrecognized tax benefits recorded as of December 31, 2010 and 2009. It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. No income tax related interest or penalties were included in accrued income taxes as of December 31, 2010 or 2009. The Company is subject to federal and state tax examinations for all tax years subsequent to December 31, 2005. Although the pre-2006 years are no longer subject to examinations by the Internal Revenue Service and various state taxing authorities, NOL carryforwards generated in those years may still be adjusted upon examination by the IRS or state taxing authorities if they have been or will be used in a future period.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
14.   Commitments and Contingencies
 
Employee Benefit Plans
 
The Company sponsors a defined contribution profit sharing plan in which substantially all employees of the Roadrunner Transportation Services, Inc. are eligible to participate. In 2010, the Company amended the Plan to suspend the safe harbor provision which ended the a standard employer match but the plan allows the Company to make a discretionary match as determined by the board of directors up to an additional 50% of contribution up to 4% of an employee’s compensation. In 2009 and 2008 the plan calls for the Company to match 100% of employee contributions up to 4% of an employee’s compensation and allows the Company to make a discretionary match as determined by the board of directors up to an additional 50% of contribution up to 4% of an employee’s compensation. Total expense under this plan was $0, $0.8 million, and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
The Company sponsors a defined contribution profit sharing plan for substantially all full-time employees of Sargent. In 2010, the Company amended the Plan to suspend the safe harbor provision which ended the standard employer match. In 2009 and 2008 the Company elected the safe harbor match and the plan called for the Company to match 100% of employee contributions up to 3% of an employee’s compensation and 50% of contributions on the next 2% of an employee’s compensation. Total expense under this plan was $0, $0.1 million and $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
The Company sponsors a defined contribution profit sharing plan for substantially all full-time employees of Group Transportation Services, Inc. The Company matches employee contributions up to 100% of the first 3% and 50% for 4% and 5% of eligible earnings. Matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan totaled $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively and $0.1 million for the period from February 29, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
 
The Company sponsors a defined contribution profit sharing plan for substantially all full-time employees of Mesca Freight Services, Inc. The plan matches 3% of eligible employee wages. Total expense under this plan was $0.1 million for December 31, 2010 and $0.1 million from September 15, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
 
Operating Leases
 
The Company leases terminals and office space under noncancelable operating leases expiring on various dates through 2020. The Company incurred rent expense from operating leases of $9.3 million, $8.3 million and $9.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Aggregate future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with an initial term in excess of one year were as follows as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
         
Year Ending
  Amount
 
2011
  $ 6,120  
2012
    5,748  
2013
    4,649  
2014
    4,336  
2015
    4,107  
Thereafter
    5,774  
 
Contingencies
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a defendant in several property and other claims. In the aggregate, the Company does not believe any of these claims will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The Company maintains liability insurance coverage for claims in excess of $500,000 per


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
occurrence and cargo coverage for claims in excess of $100,000 per occurrence. Management believes it has adequate insurance to cover losses in excess of the deductible amount. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had reserves for estimated uninsured losses of $2.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
 
15.   Related Party Transactions
 
In 2008, Thayer Capital Management, L.P. (“Thayer”), the management company for Thayer V and an affiliate of THCP, and Eos Management, Inc., an affiliate of Eos, earned $0.4 million in management fees from RRTS, all of which remained unpaid as of December 31, 2008. In 2009, this amount was forgiven by Thayer and Eos Management, Inc., and is reflected as a capital contribution within the Company’s statement of stockholders’ investment for the year ended December 31, 2009. The management fee was terminated as of January 1, 2009.
 
Thayer | Hidden Creek Management, L.P. (“THC Management”), an affiliate of GTS’ largest stockholder, earned management fees of $0.2 million during both 2009 and the period from February 29, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Additionally, GTS paid THC Management $0.3 million in both 2009 and 2008 in conjunction with the acquisitions of GTS, Mesca and GNTS and related debt financing.
 
In 2010, the Company paid $3.5 million in aggregate to THC Management and EOS Management for the termination of the management agreement of GTS and the initial public offering of RRTS and related debt refinancing.
 
As part of the 2007 acquisition of Big Rock Transportation, Inc., Midwest Carriers, Inc., Sargent Trucking, Inc., B&J Transportation, Inc., and Smith Truck Brokers, Inc. (collectively, “Sargent”), the Company was required to pay an earnout to the former Sargent owners and now Series A Preferred Stock holders. At both December 31, 2010 and 2009, $0.8 million related to the amounts earned in 2006 and 2007 was classified as a long-term liability. The Company’s obligation to make further contingent payments to the former Sargent owners terminated as of December 31, 2009.
 
As part of the Bullet acquisition, the Company issued eight-year warrants exercisable for an aggregate 268,765 shares of Class A common stock payable to the former Bullet owners. These warrants were exercised in July of 2010. Additionally, certain existing stockholders and their affiliates also received eight-year warrants exercisable for an aggregate 1,388,620 shares of Class A common stock payable to existing stockholders and their affiliates. These warrants are still outstanding as of December 31, 2010.
 
16.   Segment Reporting
 
The Company determines its operating segments based on the information utilized by the chief operating decision maker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to allocate resources and assess performance. Based on this information, the Company has determined that it has three operating segments, which are also reportable segments: LTL, TL and TMS.
 
These reportable segments are strategic business units through which the Company offers different services. The Company evaluates the performance of the segments primarily based on their respective revenues and operating income. Accordingly, interest expense and other non-operating items are not reported in segment results. In addition, the Company has disclosed a corporate segment, which is not an operating segment and includes IPO related expenses, acquisition transaction expenses, corporate salaries and stock-based compensation expense.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The following table reflects certain financial data of the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Revenues:
                       
LTL
  $ 409,914     $ 316,119     $ 366,527  
TL
    158,724       134,815       171,419  
TMS
    65,902       34,472       29,848  
Eliminations
    (2,522 )     (2,084 )     (1,887 )
                         
Total
  $ 632,018     $ 483,322     $ 565,907  
                         
Operating Income:
                       
LTL
  $ 21,661     $ 9,754     $ 5,768  
TL
    6,459       4,338       5,626  
TMS
    5,284       1,758       1,775  
Corporate
    (3,635 )     (2,110 )     (4,477 )
                         
Total operating income
  $ 29,769     $ 13,740     $ 8,692  
Interest expense
    8,154       13,426       13,169  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    15,916              
                         
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ 5,699     $ 314     $ (4,477 )
                         
Depreciation and Amortization:
                       
LTL
  $ 1,676     $ 1,716       1,410  
TL
    744       656       593  
TMS
    694       595       462  
                         
Total
  $ 3,114     $ 2,967     $ 2,465  
                         
Capital Expenditures:
                       
LTL
  $ 1,323     $ 1,840     $ 812  
TL
    987       406       286  
TMS
    90       46       70  
                         
Total
  $ 2,500     $ 2,292     $ 1,168  
                         
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Total Assets:
               
LTL
  $ 259,706     $ 245,508  
TL
    49,533       45,967  
TMS
    44,905       42,520  
Corp. 
           
Eliminations
    (5,847 )     (714 )
                 
Total
  $ 348,297     $ 333,281  
                 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
17.   Subsequent Event
 
On February 3, 2011, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Morgan Southern for approximately $20.0 million in cash. Morgan Southern is a privately-held provider of intermodal transportation and related services. With 19 terminals located throughout the United States, Morgan Southern serves the majority of the key intermodal markets in the United States. Its customer base consists primarily of direct shippers, intermodal marketing companies, steamship lines and other port and rail related transportation industries. The acquisition was financed with borrowings under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility.


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