Valley Express

What Valley Express does

Valley Express, Inc. is a privately held full-truckload freight carrier founded in 1979 and headquartered in Mapleton, North Dakota. The company operates under a forty-eight-state contract and general commodities authority with a fleet of more than 300 units, providing asset-based transportation for temperature-controlled, dry van, flatbed and step-deck, specialized, and hopper bottom freight, alongside brokerage coordination connecting shippers with owner-operators and pre-approved carriers. The stated go-to-market is sales-led, driven by inbound phone (800-726-7612) and website quote requests, with a multi-state office footprint across North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, and North Carolina.

The product surface spans multiple wholly owned subsidiaries unified under the 'Connecting the Dots' banner: Valley Worldwide handles international air and ocean import/export freight forwarding including FCL and LCL shipments, container consolidation, cross-docking, transloading, and warehousing; Valley Intermodal coordinates asset-based intermodal moves across ground, sea, and rail; and Valley Energy Services, Valley Tire, and Valley Logistics provide adjacent fuel, fleet-maintenance, and logistics-coordination services. The founding customer base comprised potato growers in the Upper Midwest; today the company serves 'thousands of shippers' across North America handling general cargo, oversized loads, hazardous materials, and high-value goods.

The business model is transaction-fee freight services priced via private quote rather than published pricing. Revenue is generated per load across asset-based trucking, brokerage spread, intermodal, and international forwarding contracts. Distribution is direct-to-shipper with no marketplace or reseller channel evidenced, supported by LinkedIn and Facebook brand presence and ATA-affiliated driver welfare programming. There is no disclosed revenue, no outside institutional investor, no M&A track record, and no public technology stack beyond the company-operated quote and contact website.

Name

Valley Express

Legal name

Valley Express, Inc.

Website

https://valleyworldwide.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Valley Express is a privately held, asset-based full-truckload carrier founded in 1979, operating across 48 US states with 300+ fleet units and a multi-subsidiary stack that adds international freight forwarding, intermodal, warehousing, and cross-docking for thousands of North American shippers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Transportation and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Distribution & Regional Linehaul Forwarding (TLACACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA), Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG)

Keywords

• Full-truckload freight
• Intermodal transportation
• International freight forwarding
• Logistics coordination
• Specialized cargo shipping

Headquarters

HQ city

Duluth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Truckload Transportation Services: Full-truckload freight transportation services including temperature-controlled, dry van, flatbed, specialized freight, and hopper bottom shipments across a forty-eight-state operating authority.
2. International Freight Forwarding: Air and ocean import/export freight transport services through Valley Worldwide, including FCL and LCL commercial shipments, container consolidation, and international logistics coordination.
3. Truck Brokerage: Brokerage coordination services connecting shippers with carrier networks, managing freight logistics across North America.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Valley Express is a comprehensive transportation and logistics company that provides full-truckload freight transportation across a forty-eight-state operating authority with a fleet of more than 300 units handling temperature controlled, dry van, flatbed & step deck, specialized, and hopper bottom freight. Through its Valley Worldwide subsidiary, it delivers international air and ocean freight forwarding (FCL and LCL), intermodal transportation across ground, sea, and rail, container consolidation, cross docking, and warehousing services to thousands of shippers across North America.

Product overview

Valley Express operates as a comprehensive transportation company with a multi-product portfolio. The core offering centers on Valley Express (parent company), providing North America ground transportation logistics under a forty-eight-state contract with over 300 fleet units. Valley Worldwide Logistics Solutions serves as the international arm, offering freight forwarding, intermodal transportation, container consolidation, cross docking, and warehousing services. The company also encompasses Valley Energy Services, Valley Intermodal, Valley Tire, and Valley Logistics as subsidiaries, all unified under the 'Connecting the Dots' mission to provide seamless logistics solutions across North America and globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Valley Express Full-Truckload Transportation Asset-based full-truckload freight transportation across a forty-eight-state operating authority, with a fleet of more than 300 units handling temperature controlled, dry van, flatbed & step deck, specialized, and hopper bottom freight. Targeted at shippers across North America requiring general cargo, specialized items, oversized loads, heavy equipment, hazardous materials, and high-value cargo transport.
• Valley Worldwide Logistics Solutions (International Freight Forwarding)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Trucking Associations (Chaplain Program)minorOthersValley Express is a member of the American Trucking Associations, specifically affiliated with the chaplain program for driver support and welfare services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Forward Air: Expedited less-than-truckload and logistics provider with specialized freight handling; comparable in serving time-sensitive, high-value, and specialized cargo shippers.
• Schneider National: Large asset-based truckload and intermodal carrier with similar full-truckload, intermodal, and logistics offerings; directly comparable multi-modal business model and customer base of North American shippers.
• Hub Group: Intermodal and logistics provider combining asset-based intermodal, truck brokerage, and forwarding — directly overlaps with Valley Intermodal and Valley Worldwide's multi-modal offerings.
• Werner Enterprises: Asset-based truckload carrier with dedicated, temperature-controlled, and flatbed services plus logistics; closely mirrors Valley's mix of specialized equipment and freight brokerage.
• Heartland Express: Asset-based irregular route truckload carrier with similar asset-heavy fleet model and long-haul domestic focus, comparable to Valley Express's 48-state operation.
• Landstar System: Asset-light truckload carrier built on owner-operator model with brokerage and specialized services; highly comparable owner-operator dependent structure to Valley Express.
• ArcBest: Multi-modal provider offering asset-based truckload, intermodal, and logistics solutions through its Panther Premium and MoLo brands; comparable diversified service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Largest US freight broker and 3PL; competes with Valley's brokerage and international forwarding capabilities for shipper spend, though operating as non-asset.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Major multi-modal provider with intermodal, dedicated, and ICS brokerage; directly competes for the same shipper relationships across truckload and intermodal services.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with broad truckload, intermodal, and logistics offerings; broader portfolio but overlaps heavily with Valley's core trucking and brokerage lanes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ValleyWorldwide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/valley-worldwide

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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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