Freightwire

What Freightwire does

Freightwire is a privately held third-party logistics (3PL) provider founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kaysville, Utah. The company operates as a shipping intermediary, aggregating customer shipment volume across three core service lines — eCommerce (packages 1 oz to 5 lbs with front-end automation), Parcel (domestic and international small parcel via FedEx/UPS), and Freight (LTL, full truckload, and air freight) — and reselling capacity from a network of 26,500+ active carriers that includes FedEx, UPS, Old Dominion, SAIA, YRC, Estes, XPO Logistics, and others. Freightwire serves SMB through enterprise shippers across retail, manufacturing, and eCommerce, with stated guaranteed savings of 8-12% off discounted shipping rates and 10-15% off UPS discounted rates for qualifying shippers.

The company's underlying technology is Hyperion TMS, a proprietary cloud-based Transportation Management System that provides order management, automated tracking, custom labels, custom invoicing, USPS address validation, and a customer-facing shipment tracking portal. Freightwire monetizes primarily on a transaction-based take rate, earning a spread between negotiated carrier rates and customer pricing, with secondary revenue from carrier-side benefits (discounted fuel, tires, factoring services, and quick pay). The go-to-market is a sales-led and inside-sales hybrid, relying on Business Development Managers, phone-based consultative selling, free cost-analysis consultations, partner referrals (Coffey LTL, RetailInsights), Google AdWords, and SEO-optimized service pages.

Operationally, Freightwire operates five US offices (Kaysville HQ, Wakefield/Boston, Irving/Dallas-Fort Worth, Newport Beach/Orange County, Tempe/Phoenix) and is led by President Brandon Hill. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or subsidiary structure, indicating founder/management ownership. Pricing is quote-based and non-transparent, billing is pay-as-you-go, and the customer mix is horizontal across SMB, mid-market, and enterprise shippers with no publicly named anchor logos.

Name

Freightwire

Legal name

Freightwire

Website

https://freightwire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Freightwire is a privately held US third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering eCommerce, parcel, and freight shipping services to SMB and enterprise shippers, leveraging a proprietary cloud-based Hyperion TMS platform and a 26,500+ carrier network to negotiate discounted rates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaysville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shipping Rate Negotiation & Margin: Freightwire aggregates shipment volume across their customer base to negotiate discounted rates with carriers. They pass cost savings to customers while maintaining a margin on the difference between negotiated rates and customer pricing.
2. Parcel Shipping Services: Revenue generated through negotiated UPS and carrier rates for domestic and international parcel shipping, with Freightwire pricing competitively against UPS daily to guarantee savings.
3. Freight Brokerage Services: LTL and Truckload brokerage services leveraging 26,500+ active carrier network, providing wholesale rates through the platform.
4. Carrier Network Benefits: Additional revenue streams from providing carrier benefits including discounted fuel, tires, factoring services, and quick pay to carriers in their network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Freightwire is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider that aggregates shipment volume across its customer base to negotiate discounted rates with carriers (FedEx, UPS, and 26,500+ LTL/truckload carriers). It resells these parcel, LTL, full truckload, and air freight services to businesses through its proprietary Hyperion TMS platform, earning a margin on the spread between negotiated carrier rates and customer pricing.

Product overview

Freightwire is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering a suite of shipping solutions across three core services: eCommerce (for packages 1 oz–5 lbs with front-end automation), Parcel (domestic and international small parcel with cloud-based integration), and Freight (LTL, Truckload, and Air freight with 26,500+ carrier network). The offerings are powered by their proprietary HyperionTMS platform, which provides shipment tracking, online quoting, and portal access for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 8-12% cost reduction directly off discounted shipping rates
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FedExcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor carrier partner in Freightwire's network providing domestic and international parcel shipping services. Featured prominently in carrier trust section with dedicated shipping integration capabilities.
• UPScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary carrier partner with special pricing program guaranteeing 10-15% savings off UPS discounted rates. Daily price competition against UPS is a core differentiator.
• Old Dominion Freight LinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLTL carrier partner providing less-than-truckload shipping services through Freightwire's network.
• SAIA FreightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLTL carrier partner in Freightwire's network of 50+ national carriers.
• YRC FreightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTruckload and LTL carrier partner providing freight services.
• Pitt OhiocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional LTL carrier partner in Freightwire's carrier network.
• Estes ExpresscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLTL carrier partner providing freight shipping services.
• USF FreightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLTL carrier partner in the Freightwire network.
• SouthEastern Freight LinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional LTL carrier partner serving southeastern US markets.
• ReddawaycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional LTL carrier partner in Freightwire's carrier network.
• DHE FreightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarrier partner in Freightwire's freight network.
• MME FreightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarrier partner in Freightwire's freight network.
• RL CarrierscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLTL carrier partner providing freight shipping services.
• Roadrunner TransportationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarrier partner in Freightwire's transportation network.
• XPO LogisticscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor logistics provider partner offering truckload and specialized shipping services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Flexport: Flexport is a large digital freight forwarder offering air, ocean, and ground freight services. While primarily focused on international freight, it competes with Freightwire's air freight offering and adjacent modes.
• Coyote Logistics: Coyote is a large non-asset freight brokerage owned by UPS, offering truckload, LTL, and intermodal services. As a UPS-owned carrier-led incumbent, it competes with Freightwire's truckload and LTL offerings with greater scale.

Emerging players

• ShipBob: ShipBob is a tech-enabled 3PL focused on eCommerce fulfillment and shipping for DTC brands. Comparable to Freightwire's eCommerce shipping segment and shares the same small-parcel (1 oz–5 lbs) target customer.
• ShipMonk: ShipMonk is a 3PL offering eCommerce fulfillment, warehousing, and shipping services with proprietary technology. It overlaps with Freightwire's eCommerce shipping segment and shares the SMB-to-mid-market eCommerce target customer.
• ShipStation (Stamps.com/Auctane): ShipStation is a multi-carrier shipping software platform for eCommerce shippers. It competes with Freightwire's Hyperion TMS for the SMB parcel shipping and label generation use case.
• Happy Returns (returned.com) / Shippo: Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping API and dashboard for eCommerce merchants. It competes with Freightwire's Hyperion TMS for the eCommerce parcel shipping automation workflow.

Direct peers

• GlobalTranz Enterprises: GlobalTranz is a digital freight brokerage and 3PL offering LTL, truckload, and parcel shipping with a technology platform. Direct competitor in the multi-modal non-asset 3PL space.
• Echo Global Logistics: Echo is a technology-enabled non-asset-based freight broker offering truckload, LTL, and managed transportation services. Direct competitor to Freightwire on LTL/Truckload brokerage with comparable multi-modal 3PL positioning.
• Redwood Logistics: Redwood is a non-asset 3PL providing LTL, truckload, and managed transportation services with proprietary TMS technology. Highly comparable to Freightwire's Hyperion TMS-enabled brokerage model.
• Worldwide Express: Worldwide Express is a non-asset-based 3PL offering parcel, LTL, and truckload shipping with a similar carrier-aggregation model and inside-sales GTM. It competes directly with Freightwire in the SMB and mid-market parcel and freight brokerage segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/freightwire
• Facebookfacebook.com/freightwire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freightwire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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