What Mastery Logistics Systems does

Mastery Logistics Systems, Inc. is a privately held software company founded in 2019 by Jeff Silver, the founder of Coyote Logistics (sold to UPS in 2015 for approximately $1.8 billion). The company develops MasterMind, a cloud-native SaaS transportation management system (TMS) that it positions as "The World's First Lovable TMS," targeting large carriers, enterprise shippers, and third-party logistics providers across North America. MasterMind is built on Microsoft Azure with Snowflake as the data platform and is designed to consolidate freight procurement, contract management, routing guide automation, back-office invoicing, intermodal planning, and in-application CRM into a single configurable system. The product suite is extended by Minion, a self-service admin portal enabling configuration and integration management without hard coding, and MasterMind Drive, a mobile application for drivers. MasterMind supports truckload, LTL, intermodal, drayage, private fleet, and managed transportation workflows, and includes multilingual English/Spanish/French-Canadian support with Canadian and U.S. cross-border compliance features.

Mastery sells exclusively via direct enterprise field sales with a consultative motion, multi-year contracts, and a dedicated customer journey team providing phased implementation support. Customers include Werner Enterprises (strategic equity investor and flagship deployer as of 2022), Keurig Dr Pepper (private fleet, 400 vehicles), Bison Transport (multi-country operations), Red Classic, MoLo/ArcBest (first customer since 2019, 1,000+ trained users), Schneider, Prime, Averitt, Ruan, CAT, Hirschbach, Covenant, and Trailer Bridge. The leadership team is dominated by former Coyote Logistics, UPS, CH Robinson, LLamasoft, and Accenture executives, and the engineering organization comprises more than 160 engineers, designers, and programmers. The company has been recognized as a 2025 Top Tech Startup by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

The business model is recurring SaaS subscription revenue with quote-based, multi-year enterprise contracts; specific pricing is not disclosed publicly. Channel mix is direct only, with marketing driven by content (blog, newsroom), industry conferences (ATA MCE, IANA IMDL Expo, TPM), earned media through PRNewswire and trade publications, video case studies, and customer testimonials. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional Lake Forest, Illinois address referenced for privacy inquiries, and operates across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Name

Mastery Logistics Systems

Legal name

Mastery Logistics Systems, Inc.

Website

https://mastery.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Mastery Logistics Systems is a private SaaS company founded in 2019 that offers MasterMind, a cloud-native transportation management system (TMS) for large carriers, enterprise shippers, and logistics service providers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier TMS (Trucking Dispatch & Back-Office) (TLAEAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carrier/Ship-From TMS (Shipper-Facing Execution) (TLAEAAAA), Brokerage/3PL TMS (Freight Brokerage Operations) (TLAEAAAB), TMS Planning & Optimization (Network Design, Mode/Carrier Selection) (TLAEAAAL), Contract & Tariff Management (Carrier Contracts, Accessorials, Lane/Zone Rates) (TLAEAIAB), Ocean/Container TMS (TLAEAAAE)

Keywords

• Transportation management software
• Cloud-based TMS platform
• Freight procurement automation
• Intermodal logistics solutions
• Supply chain automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS TMS Subscription: Cloud-based SaaS transportation management system delivered as subscription pricing. MasterMind TMS is provided as a comprehensive cloud-based SaaS solution with automated release deployments ensuring customers always experience the latest version.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mastery Logistics Systems sells MasterMind, a cloud-based SaaS transportation management system (TMS) marketed as The World's First Lovable TMS. The platform unifies freight procurement, contract management, routing guide assignment, back-office invoice processing, advanced analytics, and an in-application transportation CRM for large North American carriers, shippers, and 3PLs. It is sold as multi-year enterprise subscriptions with quote-based pricing, supported by a dedicated customer journey team and the Minion self-service configuration portal.

Product overview

Mastery Logistics Systems offers MasterMind TMS as a unified cloud-based SaaS transportation management platform, which the company positions as "The World's First Lovable TMS." The core product MasterMind is supplemented by Minion, a self-service admin portal for configuration and integrations, and an integrated CRM module. MasterMind Drive provides mobile access for drivers. The platform covers all major transportation modes including truckload, LTL, drayage, bulk, dedicated, private fleets, freight brokerages, and fleet management. Key features include automation capabilities (freight procurement, contract management, routing guides, back office), advanced analytics (driver selection, fleet planning, mode selection), Service Tolerance for managing customer-specific service expectations, External Routes for drayage and intermodal visibility, Dynamic Patterns for algorithmic route planning, and multilingual support for cross-border North American operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MasterMind: The World's First Lovable TMS - cloud-based SaaS transportation management system designed for size, stability, speed, efficiency, and automation for carriers, shippers, and logistics providers
• Minion
• MasterMind Drive

Products and services

• MasterMind TMS Cloud-based SaaS transportation management system built for size, stability, speed, efficiency, and automation within and across functional areas. Provides multi-modal visibility and control across truckload, LTL, private/dedicated fleets, drayage, intermodal, ocean, and rail for large North American carriers, shippers, and 3PLs.
• Minion Self-service admin portal for MasterMind that delivers Connection Station (third-party integrations), Rules Engine (workflow configuration), and Financials (accounting setup), enabling customers to configure and modify their TMS without custom development.
• MasterMind CRM In-application CRM tailored to transportation needs, featuring Dynamic Contacts, Grow Opportunities (KPIs tied to customer and carrier records), and holistic customer management covering spot quotes, contracts, escalations, bids, and commitments.
• MasterMind Drive Mobile application that brings MasterMind route details to driver devices, including two-way messaging capabilities between drivers and dispatchers to enable route-level communication and dispatch management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 hours saved per week - Customers using Patterns for automated load building have reported average time savings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Red ClassiccoreTechnology or Integration · 16 July 2026Red Classic selected MasterMind TMS to support fleet and managed transportation operations. Selection based on functionality, flexibility, planning capabilities, scalability, integration capabilities, user experience and Mastery's transportation expertise.
• Bison TransportcoreTechnology or Integration · 15 April 2025Bison Transport partnered to implement MasterMind for simplifying tech stack with a modern platform. Partnership supports Bison's expansion including U.S. and Mexico divisions and ongoing acquisitions with scalable, enterprise-grade system.
• Keurig Dr PeppercoreTechnology or Integration · 17 March 2025Keurig Dr Pepper implemented MasterMind over four months to unify operations in one system, eliminating Excel/phone/email inefficiencies. KDP manages 400-vehicle fleet and thousands of loads weekly with standardized workflows across all regions.
• Trailer BridgecoreTechnology or Integration · 6 January 2021Trailer Bridge implementing MasterMind across all business units by 2023. Cloud-based system connects business units, locations, and employees within single system. Trailer Bridge is award-winning ocean shipping and brokerage with operations between Jacksonville, San Juan, and Dominican Republic.
• Werner EnterprisesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Strategic partnership announced November 2020 including equity investment and ongoing strategic advisement by Werner to drive continued product development. Werner deployed MasterMind TMS as their first cloud-based transportation system in company history, supporting their Cloud First, Cloud Now strategy and Werner EDGE initiative. Werner is one of the nation's largest transportation and logistics companies with $2.7B in 2021 revenues.
• MoLo (ArcBest)flagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019MoLo became Mastery's first customer in 2019 and has since trained over 1,000 end users in MasterMind TMS. Partnership includes comprehensive training program with designated Champions and phased rollout during pandemic. MoLo acquired by ArcBest in 2020.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationMasterMind is powered by Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure for enterprise-grade scalability and security.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationMasterMind is powered by Snowflake data platform, enabling customers to unlock AI capabilities and data-driven decisions with analytics integration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• E2open: End-to-end supply chain platform with TMS functionality serving large shippers and 3PLs. Competes for enterprise multi-modal transportation RFPs.
• Oracle Transportation Management: Enterprise TMS within Oracle's broader SCM cloud suite. Competes for large shipper and 3PL TMS deals across multi-modal transportation and global supply chain orchestration.
• Manhattan Active TM: Cloud-based TMS from Manhattan Associates, packaged within its broader supply chain commerce platform. Targets the same enterprise shippers and 3PLs as MasterMind.
• Blue Yonder (formerly JDA): Supply chain platform with TMS capabilities, broader than transportation alone. Competes for enterprise TMS RFPs that include warehouse, planning and labor modules.
• Descartes Systems Group: Logistics technology provider offering TMS, routing, and visibility solutions to carriers, shippers and 3PLs — broad portfolio competes with parts of MasterMind.
• Trimble Transportation: TMS, fleet management and visibility offerings focused heavily on the trucking carrier market — overlapping Mastery's flagship carrier customer segment.

Emerging players

• Turvo: Cloud-native TMS purpose-built for 3PLs and freight brokers — directly overlapping Mastery's logistics service provider segment with a similar modern, single-platform approach.
• Aljex Software: Cloud TMS for freight brokerages and 3PLs — smaller, narrower competitor focused on broker operations overlapping MasterMind's brokerage/3PL module.

Direct peers

• MercuryGate: Multi-modal transportation management system provider serving shippers, carriers and 3PLs with a SaaS TMS — closest direct competitor to MasterMind in scope, architecture and customer segments.
• McLeod Software: Long-standing TMS and dispatch software vendor focused on trucking carriers and brokers. Overlaps directly with Mastery's carrier and brokerage-targeted customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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