Organization, Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Organization, Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization, Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

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 and logistics (“TL”) and transportation management solutions (“TMS”). Within its LTL business, the Company operates 18 service centers throughout the United States, complemented by relationships with over 200 delivery agents. Within its TL business, the Company operates a network of 19 service centers, nine dispatch offices and is augmented by 76 independent agents. The Company operates its TMS business from three service centers throughout the United States. 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 | HCI Equity Partners III, L.P. (“HCI III”), 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”). HCI III 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 the Company.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of each segment 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.