R+L Carriers Opens New Missouri Service Center
1/13/2025 - Wilmington, Ohio - Ohio-based transportation company R+L Carriers is pleased to announce the opening of a new service center in Strafford, Missouri (SPR). This facility will replace operations at the former Strafford location, utilizing updated infrastructure and additional amenities to better service local and regional customers.
Located at 5575 E State HWY OO, this service center is directly adjacent to the previous site at 5403. The Strafford terminal boasts 150 dock doors, a 1-bay maintenance shop, five-lane fuel island and 9,000 square feet of office space. This new location will offer greater capacity compared to the previous terminal, reducing transit times as well as enhancing overall service capability.
In addition to servicing the Strafford area, SPR will also deliver to Springfield, Ozark, Branson, Joplin, Rolla and Poplar Bluff, among other local markets. Overall, R+L Carriers maintains three service centers in Missouri, with the St. Louis and Kansas City locations situated further north, along the Interstate 70 east-west corridor.
"Our new Strafford service center is well positioned to accommodate a higher shipment volume compared to the previous facility," said Greg Bronner, R+L Carriers Vice President of Marketing and Business Critical Sales. "Expanding our service footprint allows greater operational flexibility to deliver our full portfolio of services to new and returning customers. Additionally, this location will continue to deliver freight along the I-44 corridor, as well as support both interstate and intrastate commerce. The Strafford service center currently employs nearly 115 personnel, including drivers, freight handlers, mechanics, customer service, sales staff and several other positions."
About R+L Carriers
Based in the United States, R+L Carriers is a Global Freight Transportation and Logistics company that has remained family-owned and operated since 1965. R+L Carriers offers one of the most comprehensive networks of nationwide service centers for LTL, Truckload, Expedited and Cross-Border Shipping. In addition to its core value-added shipping solutions, R+L Carriers has a portfolio of services that extends to International Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and Customs Brokerage.
Learn about R+L Carriers: rlc.com