What Summit Logistics does

Summit Logistics, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned refrigerated trucking company headquartered at 2424 S Garfield Road in Airway Heights, Washington, within the Spokane metropolitan area. The company provides asset-based refrigerated (reefer) transportation, full truckload, and less-than-truckload (LTL) services primarily over lanes connecting the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest United States. Its operational scope is supported by two driver engagement models — a Company Driver Program with average yearly gross compensation of approximately $86,000 plus sign-on bonuses, and an Independent Contractor Program structured around per-trip pay and one-year contracts — alongside an in-house fleet maintenance shop that services Volvo tractors and Great Dane/Thermo King trailers.

The company equips its trailers with tracking technology for real-time supply chain visibility and trains drivers in reefer temperature monitoring to safeguard cargo integrity. Operational tooling includes Motive electronic logging devices (ELDs) for hours-of-service compliance, PrePass for weigh-station bypass and toll management, and Tenstreet's IntelliApp for driver recruiting and onboarding. Customers engage via the company website's quote request form, direct phone outreach to the Airway Heights office, or through freight broker intermediaries. The only publicly named customer is MPI Transport, a brokerage whose testimonial appears on the company's website.

Summit Logistics operates as a regional carrier with no external institutional funding, no disclosed parent company, and no M&A activity on record. Revenue is generated on a transactional per-load or per-mile basis, with lane-specific, quote-based pricing that varies by cargo type and distance. The business model is capital-intensive in equipment but lean in headcount, with firmographics indicating 1-10 employees, consistent with a small carrier reliant on owner-operators and a compact corporate footprint.

Name

Summit Logistics

Legal name

Summit Logistics, Inc.

Website

https://summitlogisticsinc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Summit Logistics, Inc. is a family-owned, asset-based refrigerated trucking carrier based in Airway Heights, Washington, providing reefer transportation, truckload, and LTL services on Pacific Northwest to Midwest lanes for shippers and freight brokers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Airway Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Refrigerated Freight Transportation: Transportation of refrigerated cargo on a per-load or per-mile basis. Services include truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) options. Revenue is generated through freight charges based on lane, cargo type, and distance.
2. Driver Employment Services: Revenue from providing trucking services using company drivers, with compensation structured as pay per trip, mileage-based (CPM), plus additional pay for layovers and detention time.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Summit Logistics is a family-owned, asset-based refrigerated trucking carrier providing temperature-controlled transportation of perishable cargo between the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Core services include full truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL) consolidation, and general freight/logistics management, supported by a fleet of Volvo trucks with Great Dane/Thermo King reefer trailers equipped with real-time tracking and reefer monitoring.

Product overview

Summit Logistics is a family-owned, asset-based transportation company offering a unified suite of logistics and trucking services. The core offering consists of Refrigerated Transportation, Truckload Services, Less Than Truckload (LTL), and general Logistics management. These services are supported by two driver programs (Company Driver Program and Independent Contractor Program) and an on-site Fleet Maintenance Shop. The company operates primarily between the Pacific Northwest and Midwest regions, serving brokerage clients, shippers, and carriers requiring refrigerated cargo handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refrigerated Transportation

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Major multi-modal carrier including a sizable reefer truckload division. Competes for the same refrigerated shipper RFPs but offers intermodal, logistics, and dedicated as well.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Diversified supply chain and truckload provider with a dedicated refrigerated capacity offering. Competes for similar shipper relationships but at much broader scale and service portfolio.
• Heartland Express: Asset-based truckload carrier operating refrigerated and dry van services. Overlaps with Summit on TL service structure and asset-based ownership model.
• Werner Enterprises: Large truckload carrier with dedicated, refrigerated, and logistics services. Comparable reefer and dedicated offerings to Summit at much greater scale.
• CRST International: Large diversified carrier with refrigerated, flatbed, and dedicated capacity. Overlaps with Summit on asset-based reefer TL but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with a substantial refrigerated segment. Same asset-based TL/reefer model as Summit but vastly larger fleet and national footprint.

Direct peers

• Marten Transport: Public refrigerated truckload carrier with temperature-controlled and intermodal services. Directly comparable as an asset-based reefer-focused TL operator serving similar food and pharma shippers.
• Hirschbach Motor Lines: Private refrigerated carrier specializing in temperature-controlled truckload and dedicated services. Closely comparable niche, asset-based model, and shipper mix to Summit.
• Prime Inc. Asset-based refrigerated, flatbed, and tanker carrier with company driver and independent contractor programs. Highly comparable on reefer focus and driver-program structure.
• KLLM Transport Services: Refrigerated and dry truckload carrier with asset-based operations. Comparable reefer focus and TL/LTL service structure aimed at perishable-goods shippers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/summit-logistics-inc

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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