MTS

What MTS does

Marino Transportation Services (MTS) is a privately held, family-owned trucking and logistics company headquartered at 3101 Annolis Road, Baltimore, Maryland, with 101-250 employees. The company was established in 1999 and operates with more than 40 years of cumulative trucking and transportation experience under the Marino family. It serves B2B industrial and commercial customers — explicitly including Fortune 500 enterprises — across a horizontal set of use cases rather than a single end-vertical.

MTS's core offerings span dedicated contract transportation (volume pick-ups and deliveries, multiple stops, time-definite, shuttle and yard operations), specialized liquid asphalt transportation (inter-refinery, refinery-to-plant, plant-to-job-site, and on-site pump-off), flatbed and curtain-side van operations, warehousing and distribution programs, and LTL pricing and management. The underlying technology layer is a Transportation Management System (TMS) that interfaces directly with clients' ERP systems to enable routing, pricing, and supply-chain optimization.

The business model is B2B and quote-based, with revenue generated through contract transportation engagements, owner-operator partnerships that deploy company-owned trailers across local, regional, and dedicated long-haul routes, and value-added logistics services such as warehousing. Go-to-market is consultative and relationship-led: the company emphasizes direct engagement with enterprise clients, word-of-mouth referrals from Fortune 500 relationships, and brand credentials including its recognition as a top-ten trucking company in Maryland.

Name

MTS

Website

https://gomts.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Marino Transportation Services (MTS) is a family-owned Baltimore-based trucking and logistics company providing dedicated contract transportation, liquid asphalt hauling, flatbed, warehousing, and LTL management to B2B industrial customers including Fortune 500 enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transportation Services Revenue: MTS generates revenue through providing dedicated contract transportation, liquid asphalt transportation, flatbed operations, curtain side van operations, and warehousing and distribution programs. The company serves B2B customers with transportation solutions including volume pick up and deliveries, multiple stops, time definite deliveries, shuttle and yard operations, inter refinery transportation, and LTL pricing and management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MTS (Marino Transportation Services) is a family-owned trucking and transportation logistics company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The company provides dedicated contract transportation, liquid asphalt transportation, flatbed operations, curtain side van operations, warehousing and distribution programs, and LTL pricing and management services to B2B industrial and commercial customers including Fortune 500 enterprises, asphalt plants, refineries, and manufacturers.

Product overview

MTS encompasses two distinct entities: (1) A Russian telecom operator providing mobile network services, autonomous network infrastructure powered by AI, and connected car IoT services using SIM cards and mobile network infrastructure. (2) Marino Transportation Services, a US trucking company providing dedicated contract transportation, liquid asphalt transport, flatbed and curtain-side van operations, warehousing, and LTL pricing/management services using TMS software. The telecom MTS operates BondVision, a European fixed income trading platform, as part of Euronext.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dedicated Contract Transportation B2B transportation logistics services for industrial and commercial customers, including volume pick-up and deliveries, multiple-stop pick-up and deliveries, time-definite pick-up and deliveries, and shuttle and yard operations performed under dedicated contract arrangements.
• Liquid Asphalt Transportation Specialized hauling of liquid asphalt for the construction and refinery supply chain, covering inter-refinery transportation, refinery to asphalt plant transportation, asphalt plant to manufacturing plant and job site deliveries, and on-site pump-off deliveries at customer locations.
• Flatbed Operations Flatbed trucking operations for industrial and commercial cargo that requires open-deck transport, operated as part of MTS's broader transportation portfolio.
• Curtain Side Van Operations Curtain-side van trucking operations that provide protected side-loading and unloading access, offered as part of MTS's multi-modal transportation services for industrial and commercial customers.
• Warehousing and Distribution Programs Storage and distribution program services that support cargo management for B2B customers, complementing MTS's line-haul transportation offerings.
• LTL Pricing and Management Less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing and freight management services for B2B customers, delivered through Transportation Management System (TMS) software applications designed to interface with the customer's ERP systems.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• China MobilecoreTechnology or Integration · 27 March 2026Russian operator MTS signed a long-term cooperation agreement with China Mobile to collaborate on deploying autonomous network infrastructure based on artificial intelligence in Russia. The agreement also includes plans to launch new complex solutions for B2B partners at MTS.
• JetourcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 March 2026MTS implemented connected car services on Jetour vehicles including T2, Dashing, and X70+ crossovers, using its SIM cards and mobile network infrastructure. The solution enables drivers to remotely start the engine, lock the car, manage climate controls, and access multimedia services via a mobile app.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hub Group: US transportation and logistics provider combining dedicated trucking, intermodal, and brokerage — relevant peer on integrated enterprise transportation services.
• Marten Transport: Mid-market long-haul and intermodal trucking carrier with a similar mix of dedicated, refrigerated, flatbed, and brokerage services to enterprise customers — a close comparability on service mix and mid-tier scale.
• Heartland Express: Mid-market US long-haul truckload carrier, comparable to MTS in dedicated and asset-based services for enterprise shippers.
• ArcBest: US asset-based transportation and logistics provider with LTL, truckload, and dedicated services — close comparability on dedicated enterprise transportation and integrated TMS capabilities.
• Saia Inc. US LTL trucking carrier with strong enterprise customer orientation. Comparable to MTS's LTL pricing and management offering though centered on LTL rather than truckload.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Major US long-haul and dedicated trucking operator serving large enterprise shippers across flatbed, van, and intermodal — directly comparable on dedicated transportation and customer profile, though at national scale.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with broad dedicated, LTL, and logistics offerings — overlapping with MTS's flatbed/van/dedicated mix.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: One of the largest US trucking and intermodal carriers, with dedicated contract and dry van services that overlap directly with MTS's core dedicated and LTL offerings, though at vastly greater scale.
• Werner Enterprises: Large US fleet offering dedicated, long-haul van, and logistics services. Comparable to MTS in dedicated contract transportation and serving Fortune 500 shippers.

Regional players

• Cowan Systems: Mid-Atlantic US trucking and logistics company operating out of the Baltimore/DC region with dedicated and logistics services; comparable geographic focus and service mix to MTS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/marinotransport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mts-marino-transportation-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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