Trademark

What Trademark does

Trademark Transportation, Inc. is a family-owned, non-asset third-party logistics provider founded in 1983 and headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The company specializes in temperature-controlled and dry less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, with a primary focus on the food and food ingredients industry, supplemented by service to consumer packaged goods (CPG) shippers and businesses with seasonal demand patterns. Service offerings span freight management and consolidation, LTL and truckload transportation, partial truckload and pool distribution, flatbed and specialized freight, cross-border and expedited shipping, multimodal solutions (drayage, rail, ocean, air), warehousing (long-term storage, cross-docking, consolidation), and managed services including network design and consulting.

The operational backbone is a custom-built, proprietary Transportation Management System (TMS) accessible to customers via an online portal, with decades of accumulated freight knowledge embedded into its logic. The TMS provides real-time tracking, automated routine communications, rate quoting, shipment tendering, and shipment status monitoring. Service delivery is executed through a nationwide network of carrier partners cultivated over decades of relationship-based collaboration, enabling the firm to act as a non-asset 3PL without owning trucks. The proprietary technology and long-tenured carrier relationships are positioned as the firm's principal sources of differentiation.

The business operates on a quote-based pricing model with multi-year contracts, generating revenue through transaction fees on transportation services, managed services fees, and warehousing fees. Go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, with direct phone engagement (800-646-2550), website quote requests, and content marketing supported by customer testimonials. Ownership remains private and family-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Trademark

Legal name

Trademark Transportation, Inc.

Website

https://trademarktrans.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trademark Transportation is a family-owned, non-asset 3PL founded in 1983, specializing in temperature-controlled LTL freight and consolidation for food and CPG shippers, supported by a proprietary TMS and a nationwide carrier network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temperature-Controlled Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking (4841), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated Transportation & Private Fleet Operations (Asset-Based) (TLAIAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) & FMCG (TLAIALAH)

Keywords

• Temperature-controlled logistics
• LTL transportation
• Freight consolidation
• Cold chain management
• Refrigerated freight

Headquarters

HQ city

Mendota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Services: End-to-end transportation management services including network design, consulting, and consolidation programs. Customers combine multiple shipments for single delivery through the company's nationwide carrier network.
2. Transportation Services: Temperature-controlled and dry LTL and truckload shipping, partial truckload and pool distribution, specialized freight (flatbed, oversized), cross-border and expedited shipping, and multimodal solutions including drayage, rail, ocean, and air freight.
3. Warehousing Services: Long-term storage, cross-docking, and consolidation services. Provides flexibility during seasonal spikes and supports supply chain operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trademark Transportation is a family-owned third-party logistics (3PL) provider that offers temperature-controlled and dry less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload transportation, freight consolidation, warehousing, and managed transportation services nationwide in the United States. The company specializes in serving food, food ingredients, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) shippers, leveraging a proprietary Transportation Management System (TMS) and a nationwide carrier network to consolidate shipments, ensure compliance with retailer delivery requirements, and protect product quality throughout the cold chain.

Product overview

Trademark Transportation is a family-owned 3PL provider offering a unified logistics platform centered on their proprietary Transportation Management System (TMS). Their service portfolio includes freight management and consolidation, LTL distribution, temperature-controlled transportation, warehousing, and managed services. The TMS serves as the core technology enabling shipment tracking, analysis, and optimization, with these services designed to work together as an integrated supply chain solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Services End-to-end transportation management offering network design, consulting, and consolidation programs for shippers; combines multiple shipments for single delivery through the company's nationwide carrier network.
• Freight Management & Consolidation Manages and protects freight by streamlining outbound and inbound shipments, gathering multiple frozen and refrigerated shipments for single delivery to reduce costs and handling.
• Temperature-Controlled & Dry LTL and Truckload Shipping Refrigerated and dry LTL and truckload transportation services for frozen and perishable goods shipped nationwide.
• Partial Truckload & Pool Distribution Shipping service for larger LTL shipments that take up part of a trailer, optimized through the company's nationwide pool distribution network.
• Flatbed, Oversized & Specialized Freight Transportation services for non-standard cargo requiring specialized handling or equipment such as flatbed or oversized configurations.
• Cross-Border & Expedited Shipping Express shipping services including cross-border logistics for time-sensitive shipments.
• Multimodal Solutions (Drayage, Rail, Ocean & Air) Integrated transportation solutions combining multiple shipping modes including drayage, rail, ocean and air freight.
• Product Protection (Cold Chain Management) Cold chain management service ensuring temperature-sensitive shipments arrive on time, intact, and on budget through real-time monitoring and proactive communication.
• Warehousing Storage and logistics support including consolidation, long-term storage, and cross-docking services to provide flexibility during seasonal spikes and support supply chain operations.
• Transportation Management System (TMS) Custom-built transportation management system that customers access via a web portal to track shipments, monitor status, request rate quotes, and tender shipments; embeds decades of operational freight knowledge into decision-making.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in total freight spend through consolidation and optimization programs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Nationwide Carrier NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrademark Transportation has established a dependable, nationwide network of carriers through solid, long-standing relationships. These carrier partners work with the company to serve customer needs, with the company emphasizing collaborative relationships where 'carrier input is invaluable' and carriers 'work with us' rather than for the company.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hub Group: Large multi-modal 3PL offering intermodal, truck brokerage, dedicated, and logistics services including temperature-controlled capabilities. Comparable in providing multi-service logistics to shippers, but at substantially larger scale.
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: One of the largest North American 3PLs and freight brokers with significant temperature-controlled and food logistics exposure. Comparable as a freight transportation arranger serving CPG/food shippers, but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• RXO (formerly XPO brokerage): Large asset-light freight brokerage spun out of XPO, with meaningful LTL and cold-chain capabilities. Comparable in arranging LTL freight for shippers, but with a tech-forward, digitally-led platform and substantially larger network.
• Saia LTL Freight: Publicly traded LTL carrier with national coverage and growing footprint in specialized freight. Comparable as an LTL service provider to CPG/food shippers, but as an asset-heavy carrier rather than an asset-light 3PL arranger.
• Echo Global Logistics: Technology-enabled 3PL and freight broker offering truckload, LTL, and intermodal services. Comparable as a non-asset freight arranger serving shippers across modes, but with broader scope beyond temperature-controlled specialization.

Direct peers

• Burris Logistics: Family-owned refrigerated warehousing, LTL, and logistics provider focused on food distribution. Highly comparable as a temperature-controlled LTL and warehousing specialist serving food shippers with a similar mid-market, relationship-driven model.
• KLLM Transport Services: Specialized reefer and LTL carrier focused on perishable and temperature-sensitive freight. Directly comparable as a temperature-controlled LTL provider serving the same food and CPG customer base.
• Marten Transport: Asset-based temperature-controlled truckload and LTL carrier with strong presence in food and CPG. Comparable as a temperature-controlled freight provider for food shippers, though primarily asset-based (owning its own trucks) versus Trademark's asset-light model.
• Landstar System: Asset-light freight network and 3PL with extensive agent-based model for LTL, truckload, and specialized freight including reefer. Comparable as a non-asset-based arranger of freight services with a focus on flexible capacity.

Emerging players

• Lineage Logistics: World's largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company, offering cold storage, LTL consolidation, and transportation. Comparable in serving food/cold-chain customers with warehousing and transportation, but heavily focused on cold storage rather than LTL.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TrademarkTrans
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trademark-transportation-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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