What Alliance Shippers does

Alliance Shippers, Inc. is a privately held North American logistics and transportation services corporation founded in 1977 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, with corporate administration in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and 501–1,000 employees. The company describes itself as the largest privately owned Intermodal Marketing Company (IMC) in the United States and operates more than 40 regional and international sales and operating facilities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Its service portfolio spans temperature-controlled transportation, domestic intermodal rail-highway services, highway brokerage, international ocean and air freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and Mexico cross-border freight management, serving customers in temperature-sensitive verticals such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, as well as general freight shippers and international importers/exporters.

The company's operating technology centers on its proprietary ALLZ temperature-controlled fleet — 1,300 refrigerated units and 200 refrigerated containers equipped with two-way cellular telematics and solar-powered refrigeration batteries that enable real-time location tracking and remote temperature adjustment without stopping the shipment. Customers access shipment status through a cloud-based visibility portal with downloadable temperature data, and the company's "The Perfect Shipment®" program frames operations around four measurable objectives: on-time pickup, on-time delivery, exception-free delivery, and accurate freight billing. Alliance also operates an "Overseas Operating System" that consolidates international logistics data from multiple sources into a unified portal, and offers an "Alliance Highway Capacity" brokerage supported by more than 27,000 contracted carriers and full EDI integration. Long-standing partnerships with BNSF Railway provide priority intermodal train access and access to more than 84,000 intermodal containers, while the company has been an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 2006 and holds C-TPAT certification for cross-border operations.

Alliance generates revenue primarily through transactional and contractual freight transportation and logistics fees, with pricing provided on a custom quote basis rather than published rates. Its go-to-market is enterprise-focused and sales-led, executed through nine U.S. regional operating offices plus an Alliance International division. As of January 30, 2026, the company divested its ocean freight (ASI International) and customs brokerage (Alliance Customs Clearance) subsidiaries to Logwin Logistics — a roughly €2 billion global freight forwarder — while Alliance Shippers, Inc. itself continues to operate independently and now relies on Logwin as its exclusive backbone for worldwide logistics services.

Name

Alliance Shippers

Legal name

Alliance Shippers Inc.

Website

https://alliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Alliance Shippers is a privately held North American logistics provider offering temperature-controlled, intermodal, highway brokerage, and Mexico cross-border freight services across 40+ facilities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It serves food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and general freight shippers using a proprietary refrigerated fleet with telematics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood Cliffs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transportation and Logistics Services: Comprehensive freight transportation and logistics solutions including temperature-controlled shipping, intermodal transport, highway brokerage, and international freight forwarding. Services are rendered on a per-shipment basis with both transactional and contractual arrangements available.
2. Customs Brokerage Services: Customs documentation management, duty/tax calculation, inspection coordination, and regulatory compliance services for importers and exporters. As of January 2026, this service operates under Logwin Logistics partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alliance Shippers is a North American third-party logistics provider offering truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal rail, flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and drayage trucking, plus warehousing and home delivery services. It combines asset-based capacity with brokerage across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico through subsidiaries including Royal Hawaiian Express, Pacific International Logistics, and International Express Trucking.

Product overview

Alliance Shippers Inc. offers a comprehensive logistics and transportation service platform with multiple integrated service lines operating across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The core portfolio includes Temperature Control (refrigerated fleet with telematics), Domestic Intermodal (rail-highway transportation as a top IMC), Alliance Highway Capacity (brokerage with 27,000+ contracted carriers), Alliance International (global ocean/air freight forwarding as NVOCC), Customs Brokerage (US Customs documentation management), and Mexico Cross-Border Services (C-TPAT certified border crossing management). The services are unified by the company's Perfect Shipment® Program and supported by proprietary tracking technology and customer portals for real-time visibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALLZ Fleet: The company's proprietary temperature-controlled fleet equipped with two-way cellular communications and solar battery-powered refrigeration units for tracking and monitoring shipments.
• The Perfect Shipment®
• Alliance Highway Capacity

Products and services

• Full Truckload (FTL) Full-truckload transportation services for shippers requiring dedicated trailer capacity across North America.
• Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Consolidated freight services for smaller shipments that do not require a full trailer, across the U.S. and cross-border.
• Intermodal Rail-Truck Transportation Intermodal service combining rail and truck movement for long-haul North American freight.
• Drayage Container drayage moving freight between ports and inland destinations, supporting cross-border and port traffic.
• Flatbed Transportation Flatbed trucking for oversized or non-containerized freight such as construction, manufacturing, and industrial cargo.
• Refrigerated / Temperature-Controlled Transportation Temperature-controlled freight services operated through subsidiary Royal Hawaiian Express, serving customers needing cold-chain capacity.
• Expedited / Time-Critical Transportation Time-sensitive freight services with priority routing, dedicated drivers, and team-driver options to meet tight delivery windows.
• Warehousing and Distribution Storage, inventory management, and distribution services to support supply chain operations.
• White-Glove Home Delivery Home delivery services including inside placement, unpacking, debris removal, and reverse logistics for high-value consumer goods.
• International and Cross-Border Logistics (Mexico/U.S./Canada) Cross-border transportation and logistics services spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• Brokerage / Capacity Solutions Freight brokerage providing additional truckload capacity through outside carriers when in-house capacity is constrained.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~67% CO2 emissions reduction via railway transport compared to highway
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BNSF RailwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership providing access to priority intermodal trains. This relationship enables Alliance Shippers to offer expedited intermodal services when customers need faster delivery timelines.
• EPA SmartWay ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant/Provider since 2006. SmartWay partnership demonstrates commitment to fuel efficiency and reduced environmental impact in transportation operations.
• Logwin AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs of January 30, 2026, ASI International and Alliance Customs Clearance became part of the U.S. group of Logwin Logistics. Logwin is a $2 Billion Euro company with 2,000 employees and offices on every continent. This partnership provides the exclusive backbone for worldwide logistics services.
• C-TPAT Certified PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive network of C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) certified partners for cross-border freight movement between US, Canada, and Mexico.
• Railroad PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides access to more than 84,000 intermodal containers for freight movement across North America's rail network.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hub Group: Public US-based Intermodal Marketing Company operating dedicated and intermodal drayage plus logistics services. The most directly comparable IMC competitor in North America, with similar BNSF/railroad partnerships and temperature-controlled capability investments.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: One of the largest US truckload and intermodal operators with Intermodal Capacity Solutions (ICS) segment competing directly with Alliance's domestic intermodal offering, plus a dedicated Contract Services segment overlapping on highway capacity and dedicated capacity.
• Schneider National: Major US truckload, intermodal and logistics provider operating the Schneider Intermodal service plus logistics brokerage — directly comparable across highway, intermodal, and dedicated capacity solutions including temperature-controlled equipment.
• Landstar System: Asset-light truckload broker with BCO (business capacity owner) model that competes directly with Alliance Highway Capacity and temperature-control freight by aggregating independent agents and owner-operators.
• RXO: Spun off from XPO in 2022 as a pure-play tech-enabled freight brokerage; directly competitive with Alliance Highway Capacity and Alliance International on asset-light brokerage, with much larger digital tooling.
• Echo Global Logistics: Technology-enabled truckload and less-than-truckload freight broker with managed transportation capabilities; competes directly with Alliance Highway Capacity and the Perfect Shipment-style service program.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: One of the largest US truckload carriers with significant refrigerated capacity plus Knight Logistics and U.S. Xpress integration — competing with Alliance on temperature control, dedicated and highway brokerage.
• TFI International: Canadian-headquartered multi-mode freight provider with US LTL, truckload, logistics and dedicated services — comparable to Alliance's North American multi-mode footprint including Canada and Mexico cross-border operations.

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Largest US third-party logistics provider with global freight forwarding, NAST (North American Surface Transportation) brokerage and Managed Services — a broader incumbent that competes across virtually every Alliance service line.

Emerging players

• Coyote Logistics (UPS Supply Chain Solutions): Now part of UPS SCS, this asset-light truckload broker competes directly with Alliance Highway Capacity on US freight, with shipper synergies and digital capabilities through the UPS ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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