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Dedicated Contract
Transportation

Real-Time Tracking

Network Optimization

Value-Added Warehousing
and Cross-Docking

Certified Brokerage Services

Managed Transportation

Dock Scheduling

Freight Audit and Pay

3D Load
Configuration

Managed Transportation 5-10% savings potential

Best-of-breed Transportation Management System
RFP event management
Waterfall, broadcast and spot tendering functionality
Secure and develop carrier relationships
Drive supplier and carrier compliance
Process improvement

Dedicated Contract Transportation 2-4% savings potential

High level of service
Dedicated capacity
Safety focused
Consistent equipment and drivers
Backhaul revenue sharing

Value-Added Warehousing and Cross-docking 5-10% savings potential

Inventory management
Kitting and subassembly
Cycle counting
eKanban
Warehouse Management System

Certified Brokerage Services

Enables carrier capacity aggregation
Provides flexible capacity in a tight market

Network Optimization 5-10% savings potential

Site analysis
Shipment consolidation
Mode selection options: dedicated, TL, LTL, parcel, IM, rail
Continuous moves

Dock Scheduling 2-5% savings potential

Web portal allows 3PL, shipper and carrier to interactively schedule dock time
Contributes to shipper of choice status
Eliminates carrier delay and subsequent charges
Improves carrier capacity in a tight market

Freight Audit and Pay Process simplification and improved invoice accuracy

Because FA&P is part of our TMS, rates are known at time of tender acceptance
Carriers can choose match and pay or auto pay options
PODs are available via our portal

3D Load Configuration 2-5% savings potential

Pallet building, stacking matrix and trailer utilization
Improved cube utilization
Reduced load count

Real-time Tracking 1-3% savings potential

Truckload freight position updated every 15 minutes
Updates ETAs for single-stop and multi-stop truckload shipments
Enables proactive exception management utilizing color codes
Allows shipper, customer, carrier and 3PL interactive visibility

Integrated Solutions

When it all comes together, it really moves.

Optimize your entire supply chain with Ruan. Don’t spin your wheels with an inefficient supply chain. Reduce costs when you optimize your supply chain with Ruan, an asset-based 3PL. From comprehensive Supply Chain Solutions to Dedicated Contract Transportation to Value-Added Warehousing, we work with you to design a solution that brings everything together, seamlessly and affordably.

Our people work side-by-side with your team to uncover savings and areas for improvement. Then, our processes streamline every step of your supply chain, from mode selection to dock scheduling to freight pay and audit. And our innovative technology tools make your freight-and your savings-visible. Now you’re moving in the right direction.

Career Opportunities

Drivers

Our professional truck drivers are more than simply a part of this success; they are essential to it. Ruan drivers receive ongoing safety training, full benefits after 60 days and are recognized through several awards programs. More than 60 percent of our truck drivers are home every night, and nearly all are home multiple times per week. That makes for some very satisfied drivers—and is one of the reasons we have a driver retention rate five times the industry average.

Technicians

At Ruan, we are extremely proud of the caliber, professionalism and dedication of our maintenance team. Our diesel technicians and service managers utilize the latest diagnostic tools and equipment necessary to solve today's maintenance challenges. These diesel technicians are truly the engine that drives our business.

Operations

Each Ruan employee is an advocate for our customers—searching for ways to improve their supply chain and providing dedicated, personalized service. Achieving this takes a high level of teamwork and dedication, which is why the job of a Ruan terminal manager, dispatcher, service manager and operations manager is so important. We want you to use your abilities to be entrepreneurial and to take ownership of decision-making.

Corporate

We count among our loyal customers some of the largest, most respected corporations in the world, and the list keeps growing. Therefore, we hire talented, motivated individuals for our corporate office jobs—and in return we invest in their professional development and provide advancement opportunities. Ruan truly offers opportunities in every direction.

Prepare to Drive
Take the required steps to read yourself to drive.
Expand Your View
Look farther down the road so you have more time to react.
Maintain Proper Following Distance
Keep good visibility and have time to slow down.
Use Your Mirrors
Take frequent surveillance of those around you.
Execute Safe Lane Maneuvers
Use the S.O.S. system to safely change lanes.
Assess Intersections
Scan intersections before you get to them.
Adjust Speed for Conditions
Slower is safer.
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This issue is all about discovering the current and potential challenges that the ever-changing transportation industry faces and how Ruan is adapting to continue to provide excellent service to our customers and team members.

Disruptive Innovations Abound in Transportation Industry

Disruptive innovations ultimately change business models, create new markets, add value networks and improve or eliminate existing markets, established firms, products and alliances. In the world of trucking, disruptors are in abundance.