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RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Names Jeff Provow as VP and GM of US and American IntermodaLogistics

- Strengthens the company's agent drayage and brokerage expansion -

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Names Jeff Provow as VP and GM of US and American IntermodaLogistics
DC Velocity Staff
By DC Velocity StaffAug 14, 2016
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Randolph, Massachusetts, August 15, 2016 - RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a leading single source intermodal, distribution, and logistics services company, announces today that Jeff Provow has joined the company as VP and General Manager of US IntermodaLogistics and American IntermodaLogistics, RoadOne's North American agent drayage and brokerage affiliates.

Jeff will support the expansion of US and American IntermodaLogistics' national footprint and support the development of regional agent-drayage businesses. Entrepreneurs will have a full-range of services available to them from RoadOne including: sales and marketing support, financial assistance, insurance, equipment purchasing programs and back office support. Another area of support is safety which is a core component of intermodal trucking.

Prior to joining RoadOne, Jeff was president and managing partner of JSP Logistics Inc. a terminal operator under the ARL network of agents. JSP operated terminals in Jacksonville, Savannah and Dallas. Over a 10 year period, Jeff and his partner grew JSP to $5 million in revenue with 50 owner operators. At CSX Intermodal, Jeff led sales and pricing teams, as well as customer service and terminal operations in the Southern and Western U.S. regions.

"Jeff has the business development, operational and managerial experience to successfully expand our current intermodal drayage agent model in new markets, as well as support established markets. With Jeff on our team we're further strengthening our commitment to being a single source solution for customers," said Ken Kellaway, CEO of RoadOne IntermodaLogistics.

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
RoadOne delivers a comprehensive single source logistics solution to customers by providing the highest quality, reliable port and rail container drayage, terminal operations, dedicated truckload solutions, transloading, warehousing and distribution solutions nationwide. RoadOne operates in over 40 locations with over 1,000 drayage tractors throughout key intermodal locations across North America.

RoadOne is committed to serving the changing logistics and transportation service needs of customers throughout North America. This vision of consistently offering diversified service offerings means that RoadOne will grow and innovate to help customers meet not only their business requirements but also increase the satisfaction of their customers. For additional information, visit: www.roadone.com


US IntermodaLogistics and American IntermodaLogistics are part of Quality Logistics Services, a RoadOne IntermodaLogistics sister company. These Agent intermodal trucking firms are run by local entrepreneurs and are backed by the same leadership, ownership and umbrella of Safety, Sales, Systems, and Financial support as RoadOne. For additional information, visit: www.usintermodal.net and https://americanil.com/

More Info: https://www.roadone.com

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