What SLD Transport does

SLD Transport is a privately held, flatbed trucking and piggyback forklift delivery company headquartered in Canton, Georgia, founded in 1996 by Blake Hoffman and operating today with a claimed 48-state delivery footprint, 200+ fleet assets, and active service in 29 states as of 2025. The company's core service integrates truck-mounted (Moffett) forklifts with flatbed freight movement, eliminating the customer's dependency on job-site unloading equipment — a constraint that frequently stalls construction materials deliveries. SLD serves building materials manufacturers, distributors, and contractors, with named use cases spanning residential, commercial, and limited-access job sites.

The product portfolio includes flatbed transportation, piggyback forklift delivery, job site and limited-access delivery, specialized construction logistics, and a Custom Transportation Solutions offering that allows partners to outsource fleet management or augment private fleets. The business model is transaction-fee based with quote-based pricing determined by shipment details, distance, and service requirements. Go-to-market is B2B sales-led, targeting mid-market and enterprise buyers through website quote forms and direct phone contact. Drivers are W2 employed with an average tenure above five years, and the company reports safety performance three times better than the national trucking average. SLD is bootstrapped under single-owner control and has funded its growth entirely through operating revenue, with no external institutional capital, M&A activity, or public-market transactions on record.

Name

SLD Transport

Legal name

SLD Transport

Website

https://sldtransport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SLD Transport is a Georgia-based flatbed trucking company founded in 1996 that specializes in piggyback forklift delivery for the construction and building materials industry, operating across 48 states with 200+ fleet assets and W2-employed drivers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flatbed Trucking & Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Heavy Haul & Oversize (OSOW) Trucking (TLADAGAA)

Keywords

• Flatbed trucking
• Piggyback forklift delivery
• Construction logistics
• Final mile delivery
• Building materials transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Holly Springs

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flatbed Transportation Services: Transportation and delivery services for construction materials, building products, and specialized freight using flatbed trucks with disciplined scheduling and proactive communication. Revenue generated through contracted delivery services, likely based on distance, freight weight, and service requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SLD Transport provides flatbed trucking and specialized final-mile delivery services for the construction and building materials industry, with integrated truck-mounted (piggyback/Moffett) forklifts that allow freight to be unloaded at job sites, branches, and residential locations without on-site equipment. The company combines disciplined scheduling, proactive communication, and selective freight acceptance to deliver reliable delivery execution for residential and commercial construction projects.

Product overview

SLD Transport is a specialized final-mile logistics company offering flatbed transportation services with integrated piggyback forklift delivery capabilities. The core offering consists of Flatbed with Forklift Delivery, Job Site & Limited-Access Delivery, Piggyback Forklift Delivery, Flatbed Transportation, and Specialized Construction Logistics. The company also provides Custom Transportation Solutions as a fleet management outsourcing option for partners. All services are built around the company's core differentiator: disciplined execution with truck-mounted forklifts that eliminate dependency on job-site equipment, enabling reliable delivery to locations without unloading capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flatbed with Piggyback Forklift Delivery Primary service that pairs flatbed transportation with truck-mounted piggyback forklifts so construction materials can be unloaded at sites without forklift equipment, eliminating delays and dependency on third-party unloaders.
• Job Site & Limited-Access Delivery Specialized delivery service for tight-access construction job sites, branches, and residential locations with time constraints, planned to avoid creating site liabilities.
• Flatbed Transportation Core flatbed freight movement service for construction materials, building products, and specialized freight, delivered with disciplined scheduling and proactive communication.
• Specialized Construction Logistics Focused logistics support for the building materials industry, moving raw materials from manufacturers to distributors or directly to job sites.
• Custom Transportation Solutions Tailored logistics partnership offering for companies that want to outsource fleet management or augment an existing private fleet with SLD's flatbed and forklift capability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3x safer than national trucking average
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Buchanan Hauling & Rigging: Flatbed and heavy-haul carrier with strong presence in construction and industrial markets. Overlaps with SLD in specialized flatbed freight handling and customer types.
• Maverick USA: Flatbed trucking carrier with regional and irregular route services. Overlaps with SLD on flatbed construction and industrial freight with similar mid-market shipper relationships.
• Bennett Motor Express: Specialized flatbed and heavy-haul trucking carrier serving industrial and construction customers. Comparable in flatbed specialization and customer mix to SLD.
• Melton Truck Lines: Flatbed carrier focused on irregular route service across the U.S. Comparable in flatbed-only model and shipper relationships in industrial and building products.
• P&S Transportation: Flatbed division operating regional and irregular route service with construction and industrial exposure. Directly comparable flatbed trucking model to SLD.
• TMC Transportation: One of the largest flatbed carriers in North America operating a dedicated and irregular route flatbed network. Comparable to SLD in flatbed freight focus and customer overlap in construction/building materials shippers.
• CRST Flatbed Solutions: Flatbed division of CRST, providing dedicated and irregular route flatbed service across the U.S. Comparable business model and customer base to SLD in industrial and construction freight.
• System Transport: Flatbed trucking carrier operating primarily in the Western U.S. Comparable flatbed model serving industrial and construction shippers, with similar mid-market customer focus.
• Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging: Flatbed and heavy-haul carrier with regional concentration in the Midwest and Southeast. Comparable to SLD in flatbed operations and construction customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Large multi-modal carrier with a flatbed division that competes for construction and industrial freight. Significantly larger scale than SLD but overlapping in flatbed shipping services and building materials customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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