Logistics Tech Outlook

R2 Logistics
Improving Logistics with Data Reporting

Frank Dreischarf, VP of Supply Chain Solutions, R2 LogisticsFrank Dreischarf, VP of Supply Chain Solutions
As businesses grow increasingly focused on optimizing their supply chain operations, logistics service providers are under tremendous pressure to enhance productivity and control costs through transportation management systems. While the industry reinforces the operational dynamics of contractual transportation to expand the productivity horizons, a multitude of transportation entities is significantly functioning on inefficient models of managing their transportation spend. Unaware of their expenditure on inbound transportation, outbound transportation, inner plant and spend by mode, these small and mid-sized contractual transportation organizations do not have enough resources to accommodate a managed transportation group to deal with the concerns of evaluating extra costs. In order to facilitate efficient logistics solutions to this widely underserved market of small and mid-sized shippers, R2 Logistics developed its proprietary Transportation Management System (TMS).

Built from a shipper’s perspective, R2’s TMS system is a cloud-based solution that specifically targets the inefficiencies of managing transportation spend through its unique reporting capabilities. Unlike other TMSs, R2’s platform eliminates the requirement for an overview analyst to understand and segregate the data points. The platform provides the customer with robust reporting, dashboards and an interactive mobile KPI report enabling the shipper to receive and have access to all of their freight cost and service reporting in real time accessible through the device of their choice. Frank Dreischarf, VP of Supply Chain Solutions, R2 Logistics, states, “Our system can easily connect with the shippers’ and carriers’ ERP systems via API or EDI while also supporting shippers who are operating manually.”

In addition to the standard reporting packages offered by R2, the company also provides customized reporting for its customers. The system also allows itself to be used as a reporting and data aggregator for the customers using other TMSs. The R2 TMS takes the information from the pre-installed TMS of the customer and provides interactive reporting and customer reporting on top of it and in line with the client’s requirement. “This provides significant productivity to the client’s transportation analyst and allows him to utilize this reporting to analyze their freight,” adds Dreischarf.


Our system can easily connect with the shippers’ and carriers’ ERP systems via API or EDI while also supporting shippers who are operating manually


Illustrating the success stories of R2’s engagements, Dreischarf cites a case study of one of the customers who had their manufacturing plants across North America. Before getting R2 onboard, the manufacturing firm hadn’t employed any TMS solution to effectively manage their freight spend. R2 stepped in with its TMS platform to give them visibility across their entire network of transportation process and enabled them to reduce their expedite spending by 90 percent.

Started as a truckload brokerage supporting tier 1 automotive, today R2 Logistics is a full-service 3PL catering primarily to automotive, manufacturing, food and beverage, chemicals, heavy industrials and CPG industries. With around 20 percent of its daily volume constituting the same day emergency and expedite shipments, the company continues to layer on service on the technology side that allows our customers to gain greater visibility across their supply chain spend. Setting a record-breaking revenue growth last year, R2 Logistics’ growth has been remarkably robust and is consequent of its service performance with not only the new customers but also its existing customers. “We are very focused on our growth for the next few years, and we see a ton of opportunity to help companies become more educated and gain visibility to parts of their business that have forever been hidden,” concludes Dreischarf.

R2 Logistics News

R2 Logistics Announces New CEO Katie Quinn with Owner Ben Gase to Remain as Chairman of the Board

Current R2 Logistics CEO, Ben Gase, steps down and names current COO, Katie Quinn, as his replacement.
DALLAS -- R2 Logistics announced today that Katie Quinn, currently the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO), will assume to role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 1, 2024. As CEO, Quinn will steer R2 Logistics' Third-Party Logistics services and strategic supply-chain solutions into the future.
Quinn succeeds Ben Gase, previous CEO of R2 Logistics. He will remain in his position of company owner and Chairman of the Board. This marks the first change in CEO since the company's founding in 2007.
"Katie's financial and operational leadership makes her an outstanding fit as CEO," said Gase. "I am confident in her commitment to uphold R2 Logistics' service-driven culture. With her thorough understanding of our business, the company is well positioned to continue its strategic growth track."
Quinn started her career with R2 Logistics in 2013 and has since held senior positions including Recruiting Manager, Vice President of Administration and COO. Her focus has been on hiring talented individuals who want to build their career with R2, strive to win and always provide top-tier customer service.
"Listening to individuals on all levels of our organization in order to recognize and capitalize on opportunities for improvement is what drives me every day," said Quinn. "I look forward to leading the company and embracing new opportunities while maintaining our firm tradition of offering a superior customer service experience."
Top 10 Freight Management Companies - 2018

Company
R2 Logistics

Management
Frank Dreischarf, VP of Supply Chain Solutions

Description
R2 Logistics is a 3PL company providing transportation services, logistics and transportation management solutions