What Celeritas Freight Solutions does

Celeritas Freight Solutions is a privately held, asset-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2009. The company operates across four core product lines: freight brokerage (access to thousands of carrier partners), asset-based capacity (200+ company-owned power units staffed by company drivers and owner operators), rail consolidation, warehousing and delivery (anchored by a brick-and-mortar rail facility in Chicago, IL handling intermodal, consolidation, and last-mile distribution), and a Data Analysis offering delivered through sister company TransData that provides lane portfolio analysis, vendor routed lane assessments, and customer price quotation tools. Service coverage spans all lower 48 states plus Canada and targets shippers and receivers in food, produce, manufacturing, retail, and beverage verticals, with a complementary carrier-facing business that onboards motor carriers and owner operators via dedicated Quick Pay, Load Finder, and Post Your Truck tools.

Underlying the service portfolio is a vertically integrated operating model that pairs proprietary data analysis technology (TransData) with physical freight capacity, allowing the company to bundle brokerage, dedicated fleet, intermodal, warehousing, and analytics in a single relationship. The technology stack emphasizes transparent, data-driven products (lane visibility, freight-spend reduction analytics, vendor routed lane assessment) rather than AI/ML capabilities, and there is no disclosed API, SDK, or customer-facing platform beyond the website quote form. Integration depth is positioned as consultative rather than platform-native.

Celeritas generates revenue through transaction fees on freight movements across brokerage and asset-based operations, supplemented by handling fees and freight surcharges from the Chicago rail, intermodal, and warehousing facility. Go-to-market is sales-led: direct phone sales, website quote capture, and president-level engagement for enterprise partnerships, with no public pricing tiers and a quote-based commercial model. The company is independently owned, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent entity, or public filings. Operational scale is documented as 200+ power units and over 200,000 loads delivered since founding, supported by 101-250 employees and ongoing hiring across Sales, Carrier Development, Operations, and Human Resources.

Name

Celeritas Freight Solutions

Legal name

Celeritas Freight Solutions

Website

https://celeritasfreight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Celeritas Freight Solutions is a privately held Chicago-based 3PL founded in 2009, offering freight brokerage, asset-based trucking (200+ power units), rail consolidation, warehousing, and data analytics through sister company TransData, serving shippers and carriers across the continental US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Brokerage and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking (4841), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation Management & Managed Freight (Dedicated Transport, Brokerage-Managed) (TLAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Border Freight Brokerage (USMCA/EU, etc.) (TLADAMAN), Intermodal Drayage & Container Haulage (Asset-Based) (TLAIAMAC), Cross-Dock & Transload Operations (Asset-Based) (TLAIAMAD)

Keywords

• Freight brokerage services
• Asset-based trucking
• Warehousing and distribution
• Rail consolidation logistics
• Supply chain management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Brokerage Services: Arranging the movement of freight for customers across the US and Canada through a network of carriers. Revenue generated through transaction fees on freight movements.
2. Asset-Based Transportation: Company-owned fleet of 200+ power units providing direct transportation capacity. Revenue generated from hauling freight using company drivers and owner operators.
3. Rail Consolidation and Warehousing: Chicago-based rail facility handling intermodal, consolidation, warehousing, and delivery services. Revenue generated through handling fees and freight surcharges.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Celeritas Freight Solutions is a national third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering freight brokerage, asset-based transportation through 200+ owned power units, Chicago-based rail consolidation, warehousing and delivery services, and data analysis tools via its sister company TransData. The company serves shippers and receivers across the continental United States and Canada in food, produce, manufacturing, retail, and beverage industries, providing single-load moves through to designated major transportation vendor arrangements.

Product overview

Celeritas Freight Solutions is a national 3PL transportation company offering a unified platform of logistics services comprising four core product lines: Brokerage (access to thousands of carriers), Asset Based Capacity (200+ owned power units), Rail Consolidation/Warehousing/Delivery (Chicago facility), and Data Analysis (proprietary technology via sister company TransData). These are supplemented by a comprehensive suite of transportation services including refrigerated trailers, dry vans, flatbed, team service, dray, warehousing, consolidation, local distribution, expedited services, drop trailers, refrigerated LTL, dedicated fleet coverage, and loss prevention services. The company operates primarily in the continental US and Canada serving food, produce, manufacturing, retail, and beverage industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brokerage Freight brokerage service providing access to Celeritas' owned fleet plus thousands of quality carriers, using a vertically integrated and consultative approach to add supply chain value for shippers and receivers across the continental US and Canada.
• Asset Based Capacity Company-owned fleet operations of over 200 power units combining company drivers and owner operators, providing short- and long-term transportation capacity across the lower 48 states and Canada since 2009.
• Rail Consolidation, Warehousing & Delivery Brick and mortar rail facility in Chicago, IL handling rail, intermodal, consolidation, warehousing, and delivery requirements for shipments ranging from single loads to thousands, supporting full supply chain execution.
• Data Analysis (powered by TransData) Transparent, actionable, data-driven supply chain products delivered through sister company TransData, providing complete and perpetual lane portfolio analysis, spot access for vendor routed lane assessments, and customer price quotation tools to reduce freight spend and increase asset-based capacity utilization.
• Carrier Services (Quick Pay, Load Finder, Post Your Truck) Dedicated carrier services including Quick Pay, Load Finder, Post Your Truck, and secure onboarding designed to attract and retain motor carriers and owner operators of all sizes seeking freight loads and professional partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in Freight Spend
• +4 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TransDatacoreTechnology or IntegrationTransData is a sister company of Celeritas Freight Solutions that provides proprietary technology for transparent actionable data-driven products. Services include complete and perpetual lane portfolio analysis, spot access for vendor routed lane assessments, and potential customer price quotation tools.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hub Group: Hub Group is an asset-based intermodal and logistics provider with brokerage and dedicated capacity. Highly comparable to Celeritas given its combined asset-plus-brokerage model, intermodal drayage focus, and national footprint anchored in the Midwest.
• Landstar System: Landstar operates an asset-light freight network using owner operators and independent agents, complemented by brokerage. Comparable to Celeritas's hybrid asset+carrier network model, with similar exposure to truckload cyclicality and shipper relationships across multiple verticals.
• ArcBest: ArcBest is an asset-based LTL carrier with integrated asset-light logistics (MoLo Solutions) and truckload brokerage. Comparable to Celeritas as a multi-mode 3PL combining owned fleet capacity with brokerage and supply chain solutions.
• Echo Global Logistics: Echo is a tech-enabled non-asset-based 3PL providing truckload, LTL, and intermodal brokerage. Comparable to Celeritas on the brokerage and managed transportation side, particularly for mid-market shippers in food, retail, and manufacturing.
• NFI Industries: NFI is a privately held, family-owned asset-based 3PL with dedicated trucking, brokerage, warehousing, and intermodal. Closely comparable to Celeritas in ownership profile, vertical integration, and Midwest operational roots.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Schneider is a large publicly traded truckload, intermodal, and logistics provider. Comparable to Celeritas across asset-based trucking and intermodal drayage, though Schneider operates at significantly greater scale with public financial disclosure.
• C.H. Robinson: C.H. Robinson is the largest North American non-asset-based 3PL with global freight forwarding. Comparable to Celeritas on the brokerage and managed transportation side, especially for shippers needing multimodal capacity and analytics.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner is a large asset-based truckload carrier with dedicated, logistics, and brokerage services. Comparable to Celeritas's asset-based capacity plus brokerage model, with deeper dedicated fleet exposure and broader enterprise customer base.
• RXO: RXO is a tech-enabled asset-light freight brokerage spun out from XPO. Comparable to Celeritas on brokerage and managed transportation, and competes directly for the same mid-market shipper base with greater technology investment and public-company scale.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Knight-Swift is the largest truckload carrier in North America with logistics, LTL, and intermodal segments. Comparable to Celeritas on asset-based trucking and brokerage, though vastly larger and publicly traded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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