“Our Business is Built on Service”
Rosenau® Transport Ltd. Approaches 60 and Keeps Rolling Along
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TL, full load, bulk, hot shot/express, consolidation, overnight service, decks, dry vans, heated vans, one time delivery or scheduled delivery – if it needs to be shipped across Alberta’s western provinces, it can be moved by Rosenau® Transport Ltd. Ken Rosenau is the director of operations and the grandson of the founders. “There isn’t one industry that we will not try and service,” he says with pride. The company was founded in Calgary in 1957 by Gus and Colleen Rosenau. What started with a single half-ton truck has blossomed to over 700 employees; three generations of family at the helm; more than 500,000 square feet of space across multiple facilities capable of handling cross docking, storage, break bulk, and dangerous goods; and over 14 acres of secure yard space. Rosenau also boasts an impressive roster of rolling stock that includes air ride tractors, van trucks with power tailgates, heated vans, reefer vans, decks, container chassis, and bulk belly dump trailers. Ken’s father, Carl, has been the president of the company since 1988. “We were never going to go any bigger than Calgary,” he laughs. Calgary was just the beginning. Rosenau now operates terminals out of: Brandon, Brooks, Calgary, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Fox Creek, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Manning, Medicine Hat, Peace River, Prince George, Red Deer, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Vancouver, Wainwright, Whitecourt and Winnipeg. What makes Rosenau continue to grow in a volatile economy and a competitive industry? It comes down to experience and teamwork.
Ken and Carl Rosenau.
“We’re all in it for the long haul, and there’s no such thing as ‘I.’ It’s all about the team and the customers that we service,” says Carl. He doesn’t let the current state of the economy worry him. He sees the way the economy affects his industry as an opportunity. “It’s tough out there,” he admits. “You just have to find new efficiencies and new ways of doing things, and when we come out of it, we’re going to be a better company because of it.” For nearly 60 years, the goal of Rosenau has been to provide outstanding transportation service to the supply-chain management sector of Western Canada, and many decades of continued success prove that they have more than achieved this goal. Rosenau Transport Ltd. looks forward to continuing to move you now and into the future.
Suite 200, 2950 Parsons Road Edmonton, AB T6N 1B1 Phone (780) 431-2877 • Toll Free 1-800-465-9659 • www.rosenau.ca