What Caltran Engineering does

Caltran Engineering Group, Inc. is a Florida-based, privately held transportation engineering consulting firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Miami, with additional offices in Tampa and Plantation. The firm delivers a six-line professional services portfolio to public-sector clients: Traffic Engineering, Highway/Roadway Design, Planning, Multimodal & Freight, Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) and Maintenance, and Data Collection. Its primary customer is the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), for which Caltran is pre-qualified across multiple service groups and executes work across FDOT Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7, supplemented by contracts with Florida municipalities and counties including Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami Gardens, the City of Miramar, and the Miami-Dade Downtown Development Authority.

The firm's underlying technology stack is built around transportation planning and data collection tooling rather than a proprietary software platform. It combines traditional field collection methods — video-analytics, Bluetooth, GPS, RFIDs/LPRD, and GIS tracking — with integrations to third-party big-data sources including Streetlight, AirSage, and Strava, and more recently TomTom (2025 partnership) for traffic and location analytics. Core analytical work spans traffic modeling, forecasting, simulation, PD&E and corridor studies, multimodal and freight planning, GIS-based analysis, and Highway Performance Monitoring System work.

Caltran operates a project-based professional services revenue model, winning work through FDOT task orders, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contracts, and municipal continuing services agreements via qualifications-based selection and competitive bidding. Pricing is quote-based and contracted through government procurement rather than publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to government transportation departments, with no channel partners, resellers, or private-sector distribution. Marketing relies on a bilingual (English/Spanish) corporate website, organic search, and the public display of FDOT qualifications. The company employs 11-50 people across its three Florida offices, has no disclosed institutional investment, and operates as an independent, owner-managed firm.

Name

Caltran Engineering

Legal name

CALTRAN Engineering Group, Inc.

Website

https://caltrangroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caltran Engineering Group is a privately held Florida transportation engineering consulting firm providing traffic engineering, highway design, planning, CEI, and data collection services primarily to FDOT and Florida municipal clients across four FDOT districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Traffic engineering services
• Transportation planning consulting
• Highway design services
• Construction engineering inspection
• Transportation data collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional services revenue from transportation engineering, planning, and design consulting contracts. Revenue generated through negotiated government contracts, qualifications-based selections, and task order agreements with FDOT districts and municipal clients. Services include preliminary engineering, design, CEI, and data collection.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Caltran Engineering Group is a Florida-based transportation engineering consulting firm delivering traffic engineering, highway/roadway design, transportation planning, multimodal and freight planning, construction engineering inspection (CEI), and traffic/highway data collection services. The firm is pre-qualified with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) across multiple service groups and provides these services primarily to FDOT district offices and municipal government clients throughout Florida.

Product overview

Caltran Engineering Group is an engineering consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services for transportation and infrastructure projects. The company provides six core service lines: Traffic Engineering (traffic operations studies, modeling, forecasting, and signalization), Highway/Roadway Design (roadway and highway design, drainage, tolling, ITS, and lighting), Planning (GIS, pavement management, and corridor studies), Multimodal & Freight (freight planning, transit services, and intermodal connectivity), CEI and Maintenance (construction inspection and project support), and Data Collection (traffic data using video-analytics, Bluetooth, GPS, and big data sources). These services are primarily delivered to public sector clients including the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and municipal governments throughout Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traffic Engineering Engineering consulting services providing traffic operations studies, traffic impact studies, traffic circulation analysis, PD&E studies, modeling, traffic forecasting, signalization, scoping reports, and safety countermeasures for transportation projects. Delivered primarily to FDOT and municipal government clients.
• Highway / Roadway Design Engineering design services for roadway and highway projects including drainage, tolling facilities, signage, pavement markings, ITS, roadway lighting, traffic control, PS&E processing, and construction phase services for Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build projects. Delivered to FDOT and municipal clients.
• Planning Transportation planning services including GIS analysis, pavement management system analysis, traffic monitoring site selection and design, roadway characteristics inventory, highway performance monitoring, and railroad-highway crossing inventory. Delivered primarily to FDOT district offices.
• Multimodal & Freight Freight and multimodal transportation planning including freight evaluations, transit services, FTA inspections, freight demand modeling, intermodal connectivity planning, and multimodal data collection. Delivered to FDOT and public sector clients.
• CEI and Maintenance Construction Engineering Inspection and maintenance services including project management, daily inspection, documentation, submittal review, constructability reviews, value engineering, materials testing, and FDOT maintenance unit support. Delivered to FDOT for roadway construction projects.
• Data Collection Traffic and highway data collection services using video-analytics, RFIDs/LPRD, Bluetooth, travel-time video/GPS, GIS tracking, and big data sources such as Streetlight, AirSage, and Strava. Delivered to FDOT, municipal governments, and other clients requiring traffic studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed preliminary engineering and design tasks for multiple FDOT district projects including corridor studies, simulations, and GIS analysis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TomTomcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025TomTom provides traffic data and location analytics to CALTRAN Engineering Group. This partnership enables CALTRAN to enhance its analytical capabilities and provide high-quality consulting services to public sector clients. CALTRAN uses TomTom data to analyze travel patterns, including support for Miami-Dade County's mobility plan for the 26 FIFA World Cup matches. TomTom's traffic data integration strengthens CALTRAN's data-driven transportation consulting offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and infrastructure services giant with extensive transportation planning, design, and CEI practices that compete for large FDOT mega-projects and program management contracts.
• Kimley-Horn: One of the largest US engineering consulting firms with a deep transportation planning, traffic engineering, and roadway design practice serving state DOTs and municipalities, directly comparable to Caltran's FDOT-focused services but at national scale.
• WSP Global: International engineering consultancy with a large US transportation practice serving state DOTs and municipalities; competes for similar planning, design, and CEI engagements in Florida.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a substantial transportation infrastructure business serving state and municipal clients across the US.
• HNTB Corporation: National engineering firm with a major highway, bridge, and transportation planning practice serving state DOTs; competes for similar FDOT district contracts and offers overlapping CEI and design services.

Direct peers

• TranSystems: Transportation-focused engineering consultancy covering planning, traffic, roadway design, and CEI for state DOTs and municipalities; closely comparable service portfolio and public-sector go-to-market.
• Iteris Inc. Intelligent transportation systems and traffic data analytics firm serving DOTs and municipalities; overlaps with Caltran's data collection, traffic engineering, and big-data analytics capabilities.
• Volkert Inc. Engineering firm with a strong Southeast US footprint and a dedicated transportation practice (highway design, traffic, planning, CEI); directly comparable mid-size competitor for FDOT and municipal contracts in Florida.
• American Structurepoint: Mid-size engineering firm with a strong transportation planning, traffic engineering, roadway design, and CEI practice serving state DOTs and municipalities, with comparable Southeast US presence.
• DRMP Inc. Florida-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm with transportation, traffic, roadway design, planning, and CEI practices serving FDOT and municipal clients throughout the state.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/caltrangroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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