Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Jan. 24, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001440024
Document Type	10-Q/A
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (the “Amendment” or “Form 10-Q/A”) to amend our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 10, 2016 (the “Original Form 10-Q”). The purpose of this Amendment is to restate our previously issued condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information in the Original Form 10-Q. This Form 10-Q/A also revises our previous evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,423,391