Component Runner, LLC

10/02/2025

As I write this post, the 2025 BCMC show is happening right now in Omaha, Nebraska! For 18 years we've been excited to host a booth at the show.
This is the first year since we started in 2007 that we've ever taken a break from exhibiting at the show, but rest assured, we're here in the office, working hard as always to take care of our customers' wood Roof and Floor Truss and wood Wall Panel needs!
Give us a shout to find out how we can help you with your MiTek truss and panel designs.
O: (314) 374-7400
E: [email protected]

11/01/2024

Hard to believe another year has gone by! Just three weeks ago we were in Milwaukee, WI at the 2024 BCMC show.
It was a great show and we had the pleasure of seeing some old friends that we've had the honor of working with for several years, as well as having conversations with new folks who were interested in how Component Runner, LLC can help their design team stay ahead of the workload.
Have a great fall everybody and we look forward to seeing you all again!

09/25/2023

Another great year at the BCMC show in Indianapolis this year!

Thanks to all our customers who stopped by to say hello and thank you to all those who visited our booth to talk to us about their design needs!

09/14/2022

Component Runner, LLC is excited to be celebrating our 15th anniversary at BCMC 2022 in Columbus, Ohio!

We appreciate all the customers we’ve been able to serve over these last 15 years.

07/02/2019

Today marks 12 years since we officially started Component Runner, LLC. As I was thinking about what to write, last year's post came up and I realized I couldn't say it any better today than I did a year ago. --Dave Bailey--

Happy Anniversary to us! Eleven years old. On Monday, July 2, 2007 we officially launched Component Runner, LLC and eleven years later we can look back on an incredible journey. We have had the honor of serving over 200 MiTek component manufacturers and have completed over 5,000 jobs ranging from small, single-family homes to large multi-story, multi-building commercial projects.
One thing that has always been clear is that Component Runner only exists because of our team of dedicated and professional people. While Chip and I initially got the ball rolling, it wouldn't have gone far without the men and women who would eventually be Component Runner. We have been blessed to work with some of the finest designers and Project Managers in the industry, and we continue to excel with our current team lineup.
We have watched the MiTek suite of component design software change and grow over our eleven years and we have grown right along with it. As we start to see the integration of MiTek's new "Structure Engineering" features we are right there with them, learning the new features as we speak so we can continue to serve our customers in the best way possible.
Check our our website at www.ComponentRunner.com for more information. We'd love to count you as one of our new customers as we continue into our second decade in business!
To our past and existing customers, THANK YOU for giving us the opportunity to serve your component design needs. It's a privilege to earn your trust and help you grow your businesses.
Sincerely,
Chip Dean - President
Dave Bailey - VP of Operations

07/02/2018

Happy Anniversary to us! Eleven years old. On Monday, July 2, 2007 we officially launched Component Runner, LLC and eleven years later we can look back on an incredible journey. We have had the honor of serving over 200 MiTek component manufacturers and have completed over 5,000 jobs ranging from small, single-family homes to large multi-story, multi-building commercial projects.
One thing that has always been clear is that Component Runner only exists because of our team of dedicated and professional people. While Chip and I initially got the ball rolling, it wouldn't have gone far without the men and women who would eventually be Component Runner. We have been blessed to work with some of the finest designers and Project Managers in the industry, and we continue to excel with our current team lineup.
We have watched the MiTek suite of component design software change and grow over our eleven years and we have grown right along with it. As we start to see the integration of MiTek's new "Structure Engineering" features we are right there with them, learning the new features as we speak so we can continue to serve our customers in the best way possible.
Check our our website at www.ComponentRunner.com for more information. We'd love to count you as one of our new customers as we continue into our second decade in business!
To our past and existing customers, THANK YOU for giving us the opportunity to serve your component design needs. It's a privilege to earn your trust and help you grow your businesses.
Sincerely,
Chip Dean - President
Dave Bailey - VP of Operations

03/21/2018

In the beginning, Component Runner's focus was to do building modeling only. Creating wood floor truss, roof truss and wood wall panel layouts in MiTek's eFrame layout software. The idea was that since the layout portion of the truss design process typically takes 70 - 75% of the time on a job, we could help the customer's existing design staff by handling that part of the workload for them. The customer would review the layout upon its return and then handle the engineering of the individual truss designs/wall panel details in-house. Our thinking was that managing all the specifics of each customer's truss engineering preferences would be too difficult, and that was best left to them to handle.

Our customers changed our direction for us.

There was an overwhelming plea for help for us to perform the truss engineering and wall panel detailing in our office, as well as the layout work. For those customers looking for a scalable design solution who needed help in their office handling their design overflow, they simply didn't have the manpower to do the design portion of the work. We answered that call for help.

What has developed in the years since is a detailed customer setup process. We not only gather information about exactly which version of the MiTek software suite our customer is running and capture their default software settings to mimic here in our office, but we perform a detailed interview to complete our Customer Design Preference Form. This comprehensive form includes multiple details about how our customers like to have their trusses designed and wall panels detailed. It's similar to hiring an experienced employee, but knowing they still need to be trained to perform the work the way that particular company wants it done. We become that new employee.

The better we get to know our customers and understand their design preferences, the more detailed this preferences form becomes over time. If we ever need to add more of our design staff to a customer's account to help with increased workload, the detailed preference form ensures consistent quality across all jobs.

Today, we perform building modeling (layout) work, wood floor and roof truss design (engineering), wall panel detailing and material takeoff work. We also serve as "checkers" for companies who want a second pair of eyes to look over their in-house designers' work before sending it out to the shop for production.

Since starting our business in July 2007 we have completed over 6,000 jobs for over 200 MiTek customers in North America and Canada. As our customers request different ways for us to help support their in-house design team, we are always eager to figure out ways to help them anyway we can. We encourage our customers to be creative in the ways they utilize our team to supplement their own.

Give us a call and let us know how we can help you with your component design needs today!

01/03/2018

Happy New Year to all of our valued customers, old and new! We are excited for what the new year will bring. Let us know how we can help you make this the best year ever for your company by giving us a call and seeing how we can help you with your component design overflow needs!

11/02/2017

The Component Runner team was proud to once again display our services at the 2017 BCMC show in Omaha, Nebraska. This was the biggest BCMC show we have seen in about ten years and as always, it was a great pleasure and thrill to meet our existing customers face-to-face and to talk to lots of potential new customers about their component design needs. Check us out at www.ComponentRunner.com!