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Roadtex

Food-grade and temperature-controlled logistics provider

Overview

Roadtex is a nationwide food-grade and temperature-controlled logistics provider that moves and stores perishable and sensitive goods through a network of over 30 terminals across the contiguous United States. It offers temperature-controlled LTL and truckload freight, pool distribution, and FDA-certified, FSMA-compliant warehousing, plus specialized services such as retail consolidation and direct-to-consumer fulfillment backed by real-time temperature monitoring and alerts. It serves confectionery, healthcare, food and grocery, and retail customers, including major retailers and mass merchants. What sets Roadtex apart is its 100% food-grade terminal network and one-stop-shop model spanning freight, warehousing, and consolidation, with a reported 98.5% of loads delivered on time and damage-free. The goal is to provide reliable, compliant, temperature-controlled handling of food and other sensitive products from origin to destination.

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About Roadtex

Simplify's Rating
Why Roadtex is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Food & AgricultureIndustrial & Manufacturing

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Commerce City, CO

Founded

1992

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What believers are saying

  • Echo's September 2026 suite spans 8 million square feet across 40-plus facilities.
  • Roadtex gives Echo next-day reach to 85% of the contiguous U.S. for time-sensitive freight.
  • Roadtex's October 2026 hiring signal shows sustained demand for load planning and temperature-controlled operations.

What critics are saying

  • Echo absorbed Roadtex into a broader suite, diluting Roadtex's standalone brand and pricing power.
  • Integration with ITS Logistics threatens service disruptions, systems overlap, and account churn through 2027.
  • Food-safety or temperature excursion failures would damage Roadtex's compliance reputation and trigger lost contracts.

What makes Roadtex unique

  • Roadtex runs 32 temperature-controlled facilities and 100% food-grade terminals nationwide.
  • Echo fused Roadtex and ITS Logistics in September 2026 into one integrated network.
  • Roadtex specializes in 55°-65°F shipments for food, nutrition, confectionery, and pharmaceuticals.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options
  • Wellness Program
  • Mental Health Support
  • Gym Membership
  • Stock Options
  • Company Equity
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

3%
PR Newswire
Sep 24th, 2026
Echo unites Roadtex and ITS Logistics to form integrated North American supply chain network

Echo Global Logistics has integrated its subsidiaries ITS Logistics and Roadtex into a unified North American Supply Chain Solutions Suite. The combined network spans 8 million square feet of warehousing space across more than 40 facilities, enabling next-day reach to 85% of the contiguous US. Echo acquired Roadtex in 2022 and ITS in March 2026. Roadtex brings over 30 years of experience in food-grade, temperature-controlled transportation and warehousing, whilst ITS offers omnichannel distribution and fulfilment capabilities. The integrated suite provides services from port to warehouse to end user, including distribution, fulfilment, warehousing, temperature-controlled transportation, retail consolidation, and parcel solutions. The offering targets compliance-focused industries such as food and beverage, consumer goods, and life sciences.

Logistics Management
May 7th, 2022
Echo Global Logistics inks definitive agreement to acquire Roadtex

Chicago-based third-party logistics and technology-enabled transportation services provider Echo Global Logistics said this week that it has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Somerset, N.J.-based Roadtex Transportation Corporation, a national provider of integrated temperature-controlled supply chain services, for the confectionary, food, nutrition, and pharmaceutical mass retailer end-markets.

ROI-NJ
May 6th, 2022
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. acquires Roadtex Transportation, Inc.

Echo Global Logistics Inc. will acquire Roadtex and its Roadtex Transportation Management and Roadtex Transportation units under a definitive agreement.

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