TranSystems

What TranSystems does

TranSystems is a privately held engineering and architectural consulting firm founded in 1966 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm delivers planning, design, and construction solutions across transportation infrastructure (bridges, roadways, rail systems, aviation, ports and marine, public transit, and freight rail), as well as buildings, water (treatment, dams, pipelines), and power (substation, transmission, renewable energy). Service offerings span core capabilities such as bridge design and inspection, roadway and highway design, rail systems, architecture, and water/wastewater treatment, alongside complementary solutions including program management, construction engineering and inspection, geospatial analysis, asset management, digital delivery, and alternative project delivery.

The company pursues a sustained acquisition-led growth strategy, completing at least four transactions in recent years: L.R. Kimball (2021, Pennsylvania), SEPI Engineering & Construction (2022), Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani / WBCM (2023, Baltimore/Mid-Atlantic), and NCM Engineering (2024). These deals have broadened TranSystems' multimodal transportation capabilities, expanded its geographic footprint into the Mid-Atlantic and Pennsylvania, and materially increased headcount beyond the 750-employee figure cited at the time of the L.R. Kimball deal.

TranSystems is led by Tim Rock (CEO) and Richard Morsches (Chairman of the Board). Its revenue model is consistent with project-based professional services contracts typical of the U.S. AEC industry, with clients spanning federal agencies, state DOTs, municipalities, aviation authorities, ports, and private infrastructure owners. Revenue, pricing, and ownership details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

TranSystems

Website

https://transystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

TranSystems is a Kansas City-based, privately held engineering and architectural consulting firm founded in 1966 that provides planning, design, and construction solutions across transportation, buildings, water, and power infrastructure for public and private clients through an acquisition-driven growth strategy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

TranSystems is a transportation consulting firm that provides engineering and architectural planning, design, and construction solutions. The firm delivers multimodal transportation services including bridge design and inspection, roadway and highway design, rail systems, construction management, planning, advanced mobility, and complementary solutions such as asset management, environmental and regulatory services, and program management across the United States.

Product overview

TranSystems is a transportation consulting firm. Based on available sources, TranSystems has pursued an acquisition-based growth strategy, acquiring Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC (WBCM) in 2023 and L.R. Kimball in 2021 to expand its multimodal transportation focus and infrastructure capabilities. The company serves the transportation and engineering consulting sector, with acquisitions strengthening its presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transportation Engineering Services
• Architecture and Building Design Services
• Construction Management and Engineering Inspection
• Program Management
• Water and Wastewater Engineering Services
• Power and Energy Engineering Services
• Rail Systems Engineering
• Aviation Engineering Services

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered expanding mid-atlantic presence and expanding multimodal transportation focus.

• Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC (WBCM)expanding mid-atlantic presenceOthers · 19 June 2023TranSystems Corp. acquired Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC (WBCM), an engineering consulting firm based in Baltimore, to expand its presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and across the U.S.
• L.R. Kimballexpanding multimodal transportation focusOthers · 3 June 2021TranSystems Corp. acquired Pennsylvania-based architecture and engineering firm L.R. Kimball. The acquisition expanded TranSystems' multimodal transportation focus and increased its infrastructure team to 150 in Pennsylvania, joining its total workforce of 750 employees.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stantec: Stantec's US infrastructure practice covers transportation planning, roadway, bridge and transit design, competing head-to-head with TranSystems for state, municipal and federal design work.
• Parsons Corporation: Parsons provides transportation engineering, intelligent transportation systems, and rail/transit design services, directly overlapping TranSystems' core rail, TMC and advanced mobility offerings.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a private, employee-owned planning and engineering design firm specializing in transportation, land development and environmental services - directly comparable in size, ownership model and service mix to TranSystems.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned engineering, architecture and consulting firm with significant transportation and infrastructure design practices, frequently competing with TranSystems on rail, aviation and port programs.
• HDR Inc. HDR is an employee-owned A&E firm with a substantial US transportation practice covering highways, transit, freight rail and bridges - one of TranSystems' closest like-for-like competitors.
• WSP USA: WSP's US transportation practice delivers planning, design, and program management for highways, bridges, transit and rail - directly overlapping TranSystems' core service line and competing for the same DOT and transit agency RFPs.
• Michael Baker International: Michael Baker provides transportation planning, design and construction engineering services for DOTs, toll authorities and transit agencies - a near-direct comparable to TranSystems in size, geography and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global engineering and infrastructure design firm with a large US transportation business serving DOTs, transit agencies and federal clients - a much larger incumbent competing for the same programs as TranSystems.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with US infrastructure design practices overlapping TranSystems' water, transportation and environmental service lines.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs operates a major critical infrastructure and transportation design consulting practice, providing planning, program management and engineering services for the same public-sector clients TranSystems serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/transystems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A4 records

Investments

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