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From six million to fifteen

A full truckload carrier whose backup used to go home in somebody’s bag every night.
At a glance
Partner
Child Truck Line, and Child Logistics
Sector
Full truckload freight and brokerage
Where
Ridgefield, Washington
Work done
2018, and continuing
$6M → $15M
Annual revenue since the rebuild
80K → 385K
Square feet of warehouse
More than double the headcount
What was wrong

The backup went home in a bag

When we first looked at Child Truck Line in 2018 the equipment was dated, the security was thin, and there were no standards or processes to speak of. The old server needed a backup every night that somebody on the team took home with them.

That server went offline a few times a month. When it did, the whole operation waited on one person to restore access, often for several hours. For a carrier that is not an inconvenience; it is freight sitting still.

What we did

Standards first, then the warehouse

We moved the data onto cloud services, put the missing standards and processes in place, and modernized the infrastructure underneath both.

Then we designed and oversaw the buildout of a Wi-Fi network across the new warehouse, sized for live inventory scanning and machine management rather than for email.

What changed

What the business did next

Annual revenue went from six million dollars to fifteen. Headcount more than doubled. The company moved from an eighty thousand square foot facility to three hundred and eighty-five thousand, which is roughly three Costco warehouses.

None of that is our achievement. It is theirs. What we can say is that the technology stopped being the thing that decided how fast they could grow.

In their words
“We know trucking, not IT. That’s why we rely on Renascence IT Consulting. They are our one-stop shop for technology. At our regular meetings, we talk about our current IT needs and what to anticipate as my company grows and technology changes. They ‘future proof’ me. We also talk about overall business strategies. The team at RenIT is responsive and explains everything clearly without any unnecessary jargon. They are invested in our success and treat my business and money as their own.”
James Carroll · President, Child Truck Line

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