Eagle Transport Corporation

What Eagle Transport Corporation does

Eagle Transport Corporation, headquartered in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is a privately held, family-controlled tanker and bulk carrier founded by Don Stallings in 1968. The company transports refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, ethanol, biofuels, jet fuel, crude oil), liquid and dry chemicals (caustic soda, solvents, polymers, powders, pellets), and dry bulk commodities across 20+ terminals concentrated in the Southeastern United States and extending into Texas. Its named customer base includes national fuel retailers, convenience store chains, port operators, and industrial chemical shippers, served on a direct B2B basis with company-owned equipment and drivers; pricing is quote-based and negotiated by terminal managers with individual accounts.

Eagle operates a fleet of 500+ tractors and 650 trailers supported by 800+ team members (with one source indicating 1,000+ across terminals). Assets include Freightliner Cascadia and Peterbilt 579 power units with automated transmissions, ELD and telematics integrations, and a DriveCam safety coaching program wrapped by the company-wide SOAR (Safety, Operational Excellence, Accountability, Respect) framework. The company is recognized as one of the top three petroleum carriers by volume nationally, holds EPA SmartWay and American Chemistry Council Responsible Care designations, and pursues an ongoing acquisition strategy — including Golden Gallon (2003), Eastern Tennessee Transport (mid-2000s), and Bulk Carriers, Inc. of Dalton, Georgia (May 2023) — to extend its terminal network and vertical mix.

Its business model is asset-heavy, transaction-fee transportation services rather than software or marketplace. The most notable technology vector is Eagle's lead fuel-carrier development partnership with Gravitate on an AI-Driven Transportation Management System (TMS) purpose-built for refined-fuels common carriers, with stated capabilities including AI-powered automatic order creation, autonomous fuel dispatch, optimized routing, and ELD/telematics ingestion — currently managing 4,200+ trucks and 5,800+ drivers across the broader Gravitate platform. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company remains family-controlled with no institutional capital evidenced in the available data.

Name

Eagle Transport Corporation

Legal name

Eagle Transport Corporation

Website

https://eagletransportcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Eagle Transport Corporation is a privately held, family-controlled petroleum, chemical, and dry bulk tanker carrier founded in 1968 and headquartered in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It operates 500+ tractors, 650 trailers, and 20+ terminals across the Southeast and Texas, serving fuel retailers, convenience store chains, and industrial chemical shippers as one of the top three U.S. petroleum carriers by volume.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rocky Mount

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Transportation Services: Transportation and logistics services for refined petroleum products, delivering fuel to retail stations, convenience stores, and commercial customers across the Southeast.
2. Chemical Transportation Services: Specialized transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk products, including caustic soda, solvents, polymers, and powder/pellet products. Services expanded significantly since 2011.
3. Dry Bulk Transportation: Dry bulk product transportation services, expanded through the 2023 acquisition of Bulk Carriers and organic growth in markets like Kingsport and Dalton.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eagle Transport Corporation is a for-hire tank truck carrier that transports refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, ethanol, biofuels, jet fuel, crude oil), liquid and dry bulk chemicals (caustic soda, solvents, polymers, powders, pellets), and plastics for fuel retailers, convenience stores, and industrial customers across the southeastern United States. Operating 20-plus terminals and a fleet of more than 500 tractors and 650 trailers, the company provides direct, company-operated delivery with company-employed drivers from company-owned equipment.

Product overview

Eagle Transport Corporation is a trucking and logistics service company established in 1969, specializing in the transportation of petroleum products, chemicals, and dry bulk products across the southeastern United States. It operates more than 20 terminals with a fleet of over 400 power units and approximately 650 trailers, serving customers in petroleum, chemical, and hazardous materials sectors. The company also partnered with Gravitate to co-develop an AI-driven Transportation Management System (TMS) for the refined-fuels common carrier market. Eagle Transport is not a software product company; it provides transportation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eagle: Company brand used in marketing and operations, with 'SOAR' (Safety, Operational Excellence, Accountability, Respect) as its core values program.

Products and services

• Petroleum Transportation Services Tank truck transportation of refined petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, ethanol, biofuels, jet fuel, and crude oil, delivered from Eagle Transport's 20-plus Southeast terminals directly to fuel retailers, convenience stores, commercial and industrial customers via company-owned equipment and company-employed drivers.
• Chemical Transportation Services Specialized tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk products, including caustic soda, solvents, polymers, powders, and pellets, operated from chemical-focused terminals in Kingsport, TN; Houston, TX; Dalton, GA; and Saint Gabriel, LA.
• Dry Bulk Transportation Services Dry bulk trucking services for powders, pellets, and other dry bulk products (including fertilizer and propane-adjacent products), expanded via the 2023 Bulk Carriers acquisition and organic growth, with terminals featuring specialized equipment such as on-site hopper wash capability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 3 petroleum carrier by volume in the nation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major acquisition and minor.

• GravitatecoreTechnology or Integration · 21 February 2026Eagle Transport is a development partner in Gravitate's AI-driven Transportation Management System (TMS), purpose-built for refined-fuels common carriers. The platform manages over 4,200 trucks and 5,800 drivers across carrier and private-fleet operations, with fully autonomous fuel dispatch workflows as the stated goal.
• Texas Trans-EasterncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2026Lead fuel carrier partner in Gravitate's AI-driven TMS development for the petroleum logistics supply chain.
• CLI TransportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2026Lead fuel carrier partner in Gravitate's AI-driven TMS development for the petroleum logistics supply chain.
• Aero EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2026Lead fuel carrier partner in Gravitate's AI-driven TMS development for the petroleum logistics supply chain.
• Bulk Carriers, Inc.major acquisitionStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2023Eagle Transport acquired Bulk Carriers, Inc. based in Dalton, Georgia in May 2023. Bulk Carriers provided quality dry bulk transportation services since 1998 with 22 tractors, 34 trailers, and 18 team members.
• Tennessee Fuel and Convenience Store AssociationminorOthersTrade association member supporting fuel and convenience store industry in Tennessee.
• Southeastern Convenience Store and Petroleum Marketers Association (SCCPMA)minorOthersTrade association membership supporting convenience store and petroleum marketing industry.
• SigmaminorOthersAmerica's leading fuel marketers organization.
• National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC)minorOthersNational trade association for tank truck carriers; Don Stallings served as board member.
• North Carolina Trucking AssociationminorOthersState trucking association membership supporting North Carolina transportation industry.
• North Carolina Petroleum and Convenience MarketersminorOthersState association for petroleum and convenience marketers in North Carolina.
• Virginia Petroleum and Convenience Marketers AssociationminorOthersState association for petroleum and convenience marketers in Virginia.
• Technology and Maintenance CouncilminorOthersTrucking industry technical and maintenance standards organization under American Trucking Associations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kenan Advantage Group: One of the largest petroleum and chemical tank truck carriers in North America, with a national footprint and similar service mix of refined fuels, chemicals, and specialty products. Directly comparable to Eagle as a tank-line common carrier serving fuel retailers and chemical shippers.
• Quality Carriers: Quality Distribution's chemical hauling subsidiary and the largest tank truck carrier in the U.S., specializing in bulk chemical transportation with national reach. Directly comparable to Eagle's chemical operations line and represents the scale benchmark in tank-truck common carriage.
• Groendyke Transport: Major tank truck carrier focused on bulk commodities including petroleum, chemicals, and food-grade products with nationwide operations. Comparable to Eagle across both petroleum and chemical hauling segments with similar safety-focused culture.
• Trimac Transportation: Canada-headquartered bulk trucking carrier with significant U.S. operations in petroleum, chemical, and dry bulk tank transportation. Comparable service lines and customer base, particularly in chemical and refined fuels hauling.
• Liquid Transport Corp: Mid-sized tank truck carrier specializing in liquid bulk transportation including chemicals and petroleum products. Comparable mid-market scale to Eagle with overlapping chemical and fuel-haul service offerings.
• Miller Transporters: Long-standing tank truck carrier focused on bulk liquid chemical and petroleum transportation across the Southeastern and Gulf Coast U.S. Highly comparable geographic footprint and customer overlap with Eagle Transport.
• Highway Transport: Specialty chemical tank truck carrier with strong reputation in bulk chemical distribution across the U.S. Comparable to Eagle's chemical operations line, with similar emphasis on safety, driver training, and hazmat certification.
• Dana Transport: Bulk chemical and petroleum carrier operating across the Eastern U.S., with overlapping service lines and customer segments to Eagle's chemical and dry bulk lines. Notably, Eagle hired personnel from Dana Transport, indicating direct labor market overlap.
• Grammer Industries: Family-owned tank truck carrier specializing in chemical and petroleum transportation with operations across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. Comparable family-controlled governance and similar mid-market specialty carrier positioning.
• Transport Service Company: Specialty chemical bulk carrier with a strong national footprint in liquid and dry bulk chemicals. Comparable to Eagle's chemical transportation line, particularly in industrial chemical and polymer hauling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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