Jeff Foster Trucking

What Jeff Foster Trucking does

Jeff Foster Trucking, Inc. is a privately-held, family-owned asset-based trucking and logistics company founded in 1981 by Jeff Foster in Superior, WI, with Brian Foster (founder's son) serving as Chief Operating Officer. The company operates a fleet of approximately 180 late-model tractors and more than 300 trailers across specialized divisions covering dry van, flatbed, petroleum, heavy haul/oversized (up to 120,000 lbs and 13-axle configurations), forestry, and liquid bulk transport, with coverage spanning 48 US states and all Canadian provinces. Customers include manufacturing, industrial, construction, forestry, petroleum, and chemical enterprises such as Sappi, USG, Gerdau, AMSOIL, and MEGlobal; the company states it is trusted by more than 20,000 companies and has completed 800,000+ deliveries.

The business extends well beyond linehaul through an integrated support ecosystem. Wholly-owned subsidiaries and divisions include Brimac (freight brokerage created 1994), Jeff Foster Collision Center (opened 1996), Twin Ports Warehouse (acquired from Georgia Pacific in 2002) and Duluth Harbor Industrial Park (acquired 2012) for warehousing, Jeff Foster Heavy Haul, Jeff Foster Bulk Services (chemical processing with plants in Superior, WI and Marlow, OK), RP Tankwash (chemical tanker washout), Jeff Foster Intermodal Transport (added 2021), SMS Superior Mineral Solutions (dry-goods import/repackaging, formed October 2023), and FFI international freight forwarding. GTM is sales-led B2B with quote-based pricing via website rate request forms, phone inquiries, and an inside sales team serving shippers across the US and Canada. The core technology stack is standard fleet-management tooling (PeopleNet GPS/mobile communications, Samsara ELD, EDI, Samsung Galaxy A9 in-cab tablets) rather than proprietary IP. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held with no institutional or private-equity investment and has remained under Foster family ownership since founding.

Name

Jeff Foster Trucking

Legal name

Jeff Foster Trucking, Inc.

Website

https://jefffostertrucking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jeff Foster Trucking is a family-owned, asset-based carrier headquartered in Superior, WI, operating 180+ tractors and 300+ trailers across flatbed, dry van, petroleum, heavy haul, forestry, and liquid bulk divisions, serving manufacturing, industrial, chemical, construction, and forestry customers across 48 US states and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Truckload Transportation Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking (4841), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Truck Transportation (484)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Truck Transportation of Crude, Refined Products & LPG (Bulk Road Haulage) (EUALADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk & Tanker Road Freight Forwarding (Dry Bulk, Liquids, Chemicals) (TLACACAL)

Keywords

• Flatbed trucking services
• Freight transportation logistics
• Heavy haul trucking
• Chemical bulk transport
• Warehousing storage services

Headquarters

HQ city

Superior

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trucking and Transportation Services: Core revenue stream from transportation services including flatbed, dry van, petroleum, heavy haul/oversized, forestry, and liquid bulk transport. Operates over 180 tractors and 300 trailers providing nationwide/regional coverage.
2. Freight Brokerage (Brimac): Brokerage division created in June 1994 to provide trucking for customer freight when schedules require using other carriers. Provides transportation solutions and customer service to shippers across the US and Canada.
3. Warehousing and Storage: Two large commercial/industrial storage facilities in Twin Ports area (Duluth Harbor Industrial Park and Twin Ports Warehouse) for storage of materials and equipment.
4. Bulk Services Manufacturing: Chemical manufacturing and repackaging services including dissolving dry to liquid, complex blends, packaging into supersacks and bags, and IBC tote services. Operations at Superior, WI and Marlow, OK plants.
5. Tankwash Services: Full-service chemical tanker washout facility open 7 days per week with 24/7 on-call availability. Also hosts liquid chemical blending operations.
6. Collision Repair Services: Body shop services opened in 1996, serving customers within 150-mile radius of Superior, Wisconsin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Jeff Foster Trucking is an asset-based trucking and transportation services company operating a fleet of more than 180 tractors and 300 trailers across multiple specialized divisions, including dry van, flatbed, petroleum, heavy haul/oversized, forestry, and liquid bulk (chemical) transport. Service coverage spans 48 US states and all Canadian provinces, with primary operations based in Superior, WI and Marlow, OK. The company complements its core trucking business with an integrated ecosystem of related services including freight brokerage (Brimac), warehousing, chemical bulk processing and packaging, tankwash, intermodal transport, collision repair, and international freight forwarding.

Product overview

Jeff Foster Trucking is a family-owned trucking and transportation services company operating as a single unified service provider with multiple specialized divisions. The core business centers on trucking and transportation services including Dry Van & Flatbed, Petroleum, Heavy Haul/Oversized, Forestry, and Liquid Bulk Transport. Complementing the core trucking operations, the company offers an ecosystem of related services through subsidiary divisions and brands: Jeff Foster Bulk Services (chemical processing and packaging), Brimac (freight brokerage), JFT Intermodal Transport, Twin Ports Warehouse & Storage and Duluth Harbor Industrial Park (warehousing), RP Tankwash (tanker cleaning), Jeff Foster Collision Center (collision repair), SMS Superior Mineral Solutions (dry goods import/repackaging), and FFI (freight forwarding). The company also operates a merchandise store and driver lease program. Services span nationwide and regional coverage across 48 US states and Canadian provinces with primary operations in Superior, WI and Marlow, OK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jeff Foster Heavy Haul: Heavy haul and oversized transportation division with fixed and stretch double drop trailers to 13 axle configurations.
• Brimac
• Jeff Foster Bulk Services
• RP Tankwash
• Jeff Foster Intermodal Transport
• Twin Ports Warehouse
• Duluth Harbor Industrial Park
• Jeff Foster Collision Center
• SMS (Superior Mineral Solutions)
• FFI (Foster Forwarding International)

Products and services

• Dry Van & Flatbed Transportation Nationwide and regional dry van and flatbed transport services operating a fleet of over 180 late-model tractors and more than 300 trailers, including freeze protection, across the 48 US states and all Canadian provinces.
• Petroleum Transport Bulk petroleum products transport for gasoline, fuel oil, asphalt, and other products serving customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan with late-model power units and a variety of trailers.
• Heavy Haul / Oversized Transport Over-dimensional transport services operated since 1999 with fixed and stretch double drop trailers up to 13 axle configurations capable of hauling loads up to 120,000 lbs; division housed at the Duluth Warehouse property.
• Forestry Transport Wood product transport services for logs, railroad ties, construction materials, and large timbers serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
• Liquid Bulk Transport Chemical transport services north of Mexico using 407/307 trailers for both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, supported by a terminal in Superior, WI with state-of-the-art pumps and air capability.
• Brimac Freight Brokerage Brokerage division formed in mid-1990s providing transportation solutions and customer service to shippers when the JFT fleet is at capacity, extending service coverage and capacity across the US and Canada.
• Jeff Foster Bulk Services Chemical processing and bulk services including dry-to-liquid dissolving, complex blending, packaging into supersacks down to 25kg bags, and IBC tote washing at plants in Superior, WI and Marlow, OK.
• JFT Intermodal Transport Intermodal container transport division established in 2021 during COVID-19 as an emergency response to ocean freight shipping industry requests, now part of the heavy haul group enabling capacity flexibility.
• Twin Ports Warehouse & Storage Open warehouse facility purchased from Georgia Pacific in 2002 offering truck and rail services and home to the Forestry division log yard serving local mills; future expansion planned for water access on Lake Superior.
• Duluth Harbor Industrial Park Industrial warehouse facility purchased from Georgia Pacific in 2012, serviced by truck and rail with future Lake Superior water access planned; home to the Jeff Foster Heavy Haul division.
• RP Tankwash Full-service chemical tanker washout facility at the Marlow, OK campus open 7 days per week with 24/7 on-call availability; also hosts liquid chemical blending operations for Jeff Foster Bulk Services.
• Jeff Foster Collision Center Body shop opened in 1996 with certified professional staff having 50+ years of combined experience, serving customers within a 150-mile radius of Superior, Wisconsin.
• SMS Superior Mineral Solutions Import and repackaging of dry goods from worldwide into industry-friendly size packaging for applications in the paper, paint, plastic, and rubber industries.
• FFI (Foster Forwarding International) Freight forwarding services operated in partnership with Conveyco based in Burnsville, MN for transport from anywhere in the world; expected to expand when the Superior warehouse port becomes active.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000+ successful deliveries completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 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.

• Shirts UnlimitedminorOthers · 8 February 2024Partnership with local Superior, WI business to create and manage Jeff Foster Trucking merchandise store. Shirts Unlimited handles online merchandise fulfillment while JFT operates on-site merchandise stores at Superior, WI and Marlow, OK terminals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: One of the largest asset-based truckload and intermodal carriers in North America. JFT's JFT Intermodal Transport division (est. 2021) and flatbed operations overlap with Schneider's portfolio; broader scale makes it an incumbent competitor rather than direct peer.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload operator with diversified segments (truckload, LTL, logistics) and significant refrigerated capacity. Comparable to JFT's diversification philosophy but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Ryder System: Fleet management, leasing, and dedicated transportation provider. Comparable to JFT's fleet ownership model, dedicated contract carriage, and maintenance/integration capabilities (mechanics team, collision repair, tankwash).
• TForce Freight (TFI International): LTL and truckload subsidiary of TFI International with a North American LTL/freight platform formed via UPS Freight acquisition. Comparable in industrial-customer focus, multi-modal capabilities, and North American lane coverage.
• ArcBest: Asset-based LTL plus asset-light logistics carrier serving industrial customers. Comparable to JFT in combining owned-asset capacity with a brokerage/logistics arm and in serving manufacturing/industrial end markets.

Direct peers

• Daseke: Asset-based trucking company specializing in flatbed, heavy haul, and specialized freight — directly comparable to Jeff Foster Trucking's flatbed and Heavy Haul divisions, including oversized loads requiring specialized trailers and multi-axle configurations.
• Heartland Express: Mid-large asset-based truckload carrier with a comparable mix of irregular-route and dedicated freight. Similar to JFT in being privately profitable and family/operator-influenced, operating its own fleet rather than relying primarily on owner-operators.
• Werner Enterprises: Public long-haul truckload and dedicated fleet operator of comparable scale to JFT's flatbed/dry-van core. Operates its own fleet plus a logistics segment (Werner Logistics) that maps to JFT's Brimac brokerage division.
• Marten Transport: Mid-cap temperature-controlled and specialized freight carrier with a similar private-to-public trajectory and comparable fleet scale to JFT. Comparable in serving industrial/manufacturing customers across multiple lanes with owned equipment.

Emerging players

• Hub Group: Intermodal and logistics services provider; comparable to JFT's JFT Intermodal Transport division and overall multimodal ambitions. Less direct overlap on flatbed/dry van but a relevant peer for the intermodal expansion thesis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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