ATS (Anderson Trucking Service)

What ATS (Anderson Trucking Service) does

Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. (ATS) is a privately held, family-owned transportation and logistics company headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota, founded in 1955 by Harold Anderson and led today by CEO and Chairman Rollie Anderson and President Brent Anderson. The company operates across North America and internationally, offering an end-to-end portfolio that includes asset-based dry van, flatbed, heavy haul, reefer, and dedicated transportation services, complemented by freight brokerage, international and cross-border shipping, intermodal/multimodal services, project logistics, secure transportation, warehousing and yard management. ATS serves enterprise and mid-market shippers across diversified end-markets including equipment/industrial (e.g., Storm Equipment), heavy machinery, temperature-controlled perishables, and international supply chains, with customer relationships anchored on long-cycle reliability and a Safety-Driven operating culture that supports a 99.9% regulatory in-service rate.

Underlying the services is a hybrid operating model combining owned assets with a third-party brokerage carrier network. The technology layer centers on Lytx Driver Safety Suite video telematics, ELD-based hours-of-service compliance, the ATS Customer Portal for shipment management, the ATS Freightmatch digital carrier-matching platform, and a Load Tracker real-time visibility tool, with automated carrier compliance screening via third-party integrations (TIAWatchDog, Carrier 411, Freight Guard). The company has no public AI/ML capabilities of its own disclosed, but has invested in a formalized technology function under its first CIO (hired 2021).

ATS generates revenue primarily through transaction-fee freight transportation and brokerage, with managed-services revenue from warehousing and yard management. Pricing is quote-based and customized per shipment (no public price list), and go-to-market is enterprise field sales, supported by a customer-facing website with quote request intake, a 1-800 contact center, dedicated customer/driver portals, and a content-marketing engine (Learning Hub, Beyond the Road podcast) that generates inbound shipper demand. ATS operates through seven wholly-owned subsidiaries including ATS Logistics Services, Sureway, ATS International, ATS Projects, ATS Secure, and acquired brands Warren Specialized Logistics and Prestera Trucking, and employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people with the organization reportedly doubling in size since 2015.

Name

ATS (Anderson Trucking Service)

Legal name

Anderson Trucking Service, Inc.

Website

https://atsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is a family-owned, St. Cloud, Minnesota-based transportation and logistics company founded in 1955 that provides asset-based trucking, freight brokerage, international/cross-border shipping, project logistics, and warehousing to enterprise shippers across North America and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trucking and Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Shipping Management, Labeling & Carrier Integration (Multi-Carrier) (TLAEACAE)

Keywords

• Freight transportation services
• Truckload shipping
• Freight brokerage
• Heavy haul logistics
• Warehousing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Cloud

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Core revenue from transporting freight across North America and internationally, including dry van, flatbed, heavy haul, reefer, and dedicated transportation services
2. Freight Brokerage: Revenue from brokering freight between shippers and carriers, taking transaction-based fees on managed shipments
3. Project Logistics: Specialized logistics services for complex, oversized, or project cargo requiring custom transportation solutions
4. Warehousing and Yard Management: Storage and warehouse services including yard management for freight requiring temporary or long-term storage

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is an asset-based transportation and logistics company that provides freight shipping services across North America and internationally. The company offers a portfolio of services including dry van, flatbed, heavy haul, reefer (temperature-controlled), dedicated transportation, freight brokerage, cross-border shipping, international shipping, intermodal/multimodal, project logistics, and warehousing/yard management, supported by technology tools such as the Load Tracker, ATS Customer Portal, and ATS Freightmatch platform.

Product overview

Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is a transportation and logistics company offering a comprehensive suite of freight shipping services across North America and globally. The portfolio consists of core asset-based trucking services (Dry Van, Flatbed, Heavy Haul, Reefer, Dedicated) complemented by Freight Brokerage, International Shipping, Project Logistics, and Warehousing services. Supporting these are technology tools including Load Tracker for real-time shipment visibility and ATS Freightmatch for digital freight matching. ATS positions itself as a full-service transportation provider backed by 70 years of experience, serving shippers across diverse industry segments with both asset-based capacity and brokered carrier networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ATS Logistics Services: Freight brokerage division of ATS
• ATS International
• ATS Projects
• ATS Specialized
• ATS Secure
• ATS Freightmatch

Products and services

• Dry Van Shipping Standard enclosed trailer shipping service for palletized and general freight across North America, featuring 53-foot trailers for dry goods transportation.
• Dedicated Transportation Dedicated shipping service providing exclusive truck capacity and routing for high-volume shippers requiring consistent, customized transportation solutions.
• Freight Brokerage Third-party logistics service connecting shippers with vetted carriers, leveraging technology and automation for carrier review, compliance checking, and shipment management.
• Flatbed Shipping Open-deck trailer shipping service for oversized, machinery, and construction materials that cannot fit in enclosed trailers.
• Heavy Haul Trucking Specialized oversized and overweight freight transportation requiring permits, route planning, specialized trailers, and experienced drivers for loads exceeding standard legal limits.
• Temperature Controlled Shipping (Reefer) Refrigerated trailer shipping service for perishable goods requiring precise temperature control, including food-grade transportation capabilities.
• Cross-Border Shipping International freight services facilitating shipments between the U.S. and Canada/Mexico, including customs documentation and compliance management.
• International Shipping Global transportation solutions including ocean freight, air cargo, and worldwide logistics management for import/export shipments.
• Inter/Multimodal Shipping Combined transportation services integrating multiple modes (truck, rail, ship) for optimized freight movement across domestic and international lanes.
• Project Logistics Specialized logistics services for complex, oversized project shipments including engineering equipment, industrial machinery, and infrastructure components.
• Warehousing & Yard Management Storage and distribution services including warehouse facilities, yard management, transloading, and inventory management for supply chain optimization.
• Load Tracker Real-time shipment tracking tool enabling customers to monitor freight location, transit status, and delivery progress throughout the transportation process.
• ATS Freightmatch Digital freight matching platform connecting carriers with available loads and shippers with transportation capacity through technology-enabled matching.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% regulatory in-service rate ensuring minimal delays from compliance issues

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LytxcoreTechnology or IntegrationLytx provides the Driver Safety Suite video telematics technology used across the ATS fleet to monitor driver behavior and ensure consistent safe driving practices. This technology integration supports ATS's Safety-Driven culture and 99.9% regulatory in-service rate.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Major public carrier with truckload, intermodal, dedicated, and brokerage services — directly comparable to ATS's multi-mode portfolio and enterprise customer base.
• Hub Group: Public intermodal and logistics provider with dedicated and brokerage operations. Comparable to ATS's intermodal/multimodal and dedicated service lines targeting enterprise shippers.
• TFI International: Public multi-mode transportation and logistics company operating across LTL, truckload, dedicated, and logistics in North America. Comparable diversification profile and acquisition-driven growth model.
• Werner Enterprises: Public truckload carrier offering dedicated, one-way, and logistics services with comparable scale and a similar mix of asset-based operations and brokerage. Directly comparable on customer profile and service breadth.
• ArcBest: Public asset-based logistics provider combining LTL, truckload, and integrated logistics. Comparable to ATS in offering multi-modal capacity to enterprise shippers across North America.
• Schneider National: Large US public truckload, intermodal, and logistics provider with similar diversified service mix across dry van, intermodal, and dedicated. ATS competes for the same enterprise shipper base across North America.
• Heartland Express: Public irregular-route truckload carrier serving similar North American freight lanes with comparable asset-based operations and mid-market enterprise customer base.
• Landstar System: Asset-light truckload and freight network that, like ATS, balances asset-based and brokered capacity. Competes for similar shipper relationships with a variable-cost operating model.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload operator with broad truckload, LTL, and logistics services. Comparable to ATS in asset-based scale and diversification strategy, including recent acquisitions in specialized segments.

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Largest North American freight broker and 3PL, providing brokerage and managed transportation across multiple modes. Not a direct truckload peer, but competes with ATS Logistics Services on brokered capacity for enterprise shippers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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