Syfan Logistics

What Syfan Logistics does

Syfan Logistics is a privately held, family-owned third-party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered on a 65+ acre campus in Gainesville, Georgia, with more than 450 team members and operations spanning the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Founded in 1981 with roots in Gainesville's poultry industry, the company serves enterprise customers primarily in food commodities (refrigerated and frozen goods, poultry, dairy, produce, seafood) and automotive parts (recognized with a GM Supplier of the Year award), alongside dedicated capabilities in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, retail/consumer, construction materials, electronics, and paper products. Service breadth covers full truckload, LTL (launched January 2024), flatbed, expedited, temperature-controlled refrigerated freight, power-only, port drayage, and Freight Management Services (a managed-services program targeting shippers with $3.5M+ in annual freight spend).

The operating model is hybrid: asset-based capacity through wholly owned subsidiary Syfan Transport (private fleet with refrigerated, dry van, and flatbed trailers) is combined with a brokerage layer drawing on a carrier partner network of thousands of providers concentrated in the top 25% of US carriers by reliability. Technology runs on McLeod Software under a partnership dating to the late 1980s, supplemented by ORBCOMM cold-chain monitoring (FSMA-compliant), real-time GPS, API/EDI integration, customized customer portals, and visibility integrations with MacroPoint, Project44, and FourKites. A planned McLeod Version 25.2 upgrade (April 2026) extends automation and analytics capabilities.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on brokerage, transaction fees on owned-fleet transportation, managed-services fees for the Freight Management Services program, and transaction fees from freight factoring via sister company Trilogy Solutions (opened 2022). The sibling portfolio also includes Turbo Terminal Tractors. Syfan maintains no external institutional investors and is led by Jim Syfan (CEO and co-founder), Greg Syfan (President and co-founder), Steve Syfan (Executive Vice President and co-founder), and Gloria Syfan (co-founder).

Name

Syfan Logistics

Legal name

Syfan Logistics, Inc.

Website

https://syfanlogistics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Syfan Logistics is a family-owned, asset-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider in Gainesville, Georgia, with 450+ team members serving enterprise shippers of refrigerated foods and automotive parts across the US, Mexico, and Canada via its own fleet plus carrier partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trucking and Freight Brokerage Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation Management Services (TMS-as-a-Service / Managed Transportation) (TLAIANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Equipment Transport (Flatbed, Step-Deck, Lowboy, Car Carrier) (TLAIAMAH), 4PL / Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) & Control Tower (TLAIAAAB), Load Planning, Optimization & Network Design (TLAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Third-party logistics
• Refrigerated freight transport
• Truckload brokerage
• Cold chain shipping
• Freight management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Services: Core 3PL logistics services including brokerage, freight management, and coordination with carrier partners. Draws from an expansive network of carrier partners to fill capacity gaps.
2. Asset-Based Carrier (Syfan Transport): Private fleet operations with owned trucks and trailers including dry vans, flatbeds, and temperature-controlled refrigerated trailers. Revenue generated from direct freight transportation services.
3. Freight Management Services (FMS): On-site operations management to oversee truck freight programs, bid procurement, mode optimization, and load execution for significant cost savings and operational efficiencies.
4. Freight Factoring (Trilogy): Sister company Trilogy provides quick-pay and accounting services exclusively to the trucking industry, helping carriers with financial management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Syfan Logistics is a full-service third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering truckload, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, flatbed, expedited, port drayage, and freight management services across the US, Mexico, and Canada. The company combines an asset-based private fleet (Syfan Transport) with a network of third-party carrier partners, specializing in refrigerated/frozen foods and manufactured automobile parts. Sister brand Trilogy provides freight factoring services exclusively to trucking industry carriers.

Product overview

Syfan Logistics is a full-service third-party logistics (3PL) provider and asset-based carrier offering a comprehensive portfolio of logistics services. The core offering is Syfan Logistics (3PL services) combined with Syfan Transport (asset-based carrier arm). Subsidiary brands include Trilogy Solutions (freight factoring) and Turbo Terminal Tractors. Key service modules include Full Truckload, 3PL LTL, Flatbed, Syfan Expedited, Temperature Control Shipping, Refrigerated Freight, Power Only Trucking, and Port Drayage. The company also offers Syfan Freight Management Services (FMS) for comprehensive supply chain optimization. Industry-specific shipping solutions cover food commodities, automotive parts, pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, manufacturing, construction materials, retail/consumer products, electronics, paper products, and parcel shipping. The company operates across continental US, Mexico, and Canada with a 450+ team member workforce headquartered in Gainesville, Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Syfan Transport: Asset-based carrier arm of Syfan Logistics providing truckload capacity with a large private fleet of over-the-road trucks, refrigerated trailers, dry vans, and flatbeds.
• Trilogy
• Syfan Expedited

Products and services

• Syfan Logistics 3PL Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced spoilage claims and fewer load rejections due to improper temperature control
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McLeod SoftwarecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1980Long-standing partnership with McLeod Software since the late 1980s when both companies were in early formation. Syfan serves as beta testing site for innovative software developments. Partnership covers customer portals, load-status reporting, and supply chain management for orders, carrier matching, invoicing, and accounting. Version 25.2 upgrade planned for April 2026.
• Trilogy Solutions, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrilogy is a sister company providing freight factoring services exclusively to the trucking industry. Provides quick-pay and accounting solutions for mid-sized to small carriers who don't have time or resources for financial management. Opened in 2022, Trilogy focuses on top customer service as one of the industry's best factoring companies.
• Turbo Terminal TractorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company alongside Syfan Logistics and Trilogy. Turbo Terminal Tractors specializes in terminal tractor solutions, expanding the company's portfolio of transportation-related businesses.
• ORBCOMMcoreTechnology or IntegrationCold-chain monitoring system provider. ORBCOMM system meets all FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) requirements for greater food security and safety. Features two-way wireless tracking and monitoring of reefers and containers, fuel sensors, temperature monitoring, and remote lockdown function.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Large publicly-traded asset-based carrier and 3PL with dedicated, intermodal, brokerage, and logistics divisions. Directly comparable to Syfan across truckload, dedicated capacity, and managed transportation; substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Public Fortune 500 carrier with an Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS) brokerage alongside dedicated, intermodal, and final mile. Comparable to Syfan's asset-plus-brokerage hybrid model and customer-vertical approach to food and automotive shippers.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest U.S. truckload carrier with a sizeable logistics (brokerage) segment. Operates similar asset-plus-asset-light mix as Syfan, serving comparable refrigerated and general freight shippers; vastly larger in scale.
• ArcBest: Public LTL carrier (ABF Freight) with truckload brokerage and supply chain solutions. Overlaps with Syfan's newly launched LTL division and existing brokerage/FMS business.

Direct peers

• Hub Group: Asset-based intermodal and logistics provider with truckload brokerage and dedicated services. Closely comparable to Syfan's model of owning capacity while brokering third-party capacity, and competing for similar enterprise freight management contracts.
• Werner Enterprises: Asset-based truckload carrier with dedicated and logistics (brokerage) divisions of comparable size and vertical mix to Syfan. Comparable in refrigerated, dedicated, and managed transportation offerings.
• RXO Inc. Pure-play tech-enabled freight brokerage spun out of XPO. Competes head-to-head with Syfan's brokerage and freight management business for enterprise shipper freight, with significantly heavier technology investment.
• Landstar System: Asset-light freight network that uses owner-operators and brokers to serve similar enterprise shippers. Comparable to Syfan's carrier-partner-driven model; much larger but more asset-light.
• Echo Global Logistics: Technology-driven 3PL brokerage serving shippers across truckload, LTL, and managed transportation. Direct competitor in the brokerage layer; Syfan differentiates via owned refrigerated fleet.
• Coyote Logistics: Major U.S. freight brokerage owned by UPS, with digital freight matching and managed transportation offerings. Directly comparable to Syfan Logistics' 3PL brokerage and FMS businesses at the enterprise shipper level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/syfanlogistics
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syfan-logistics

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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