Anderson Transportation and Logistics

What Anderson Transportation and Logistics does

Anderson Transportation and Logistics, LLC is a privately-held freight brokerage and asset-based motor carrier headquartered in Anderson, South Carolina. Founded in February 2005 by Mark Cutts and Robert Keith Stewart, each with over 25 years of transportation experience on both the carrier and shipper sides, the company operates as a two-sided intermediary connecting shippers needing freight moved with a contracted carrier network of more than 3,500 flatbed carriers and 5,000+ dry van carriers, with service coverage across the United States, Canada, and Mexico and a primary focus on the East Coast. The company's product portfolio spans flatbed (including over-dimensional and overweight freight with permits and safety inspections), dry van truckload, temperature-controlled reefer, LTL and volume shipments, container drayage, and expedited hot shot services, complemented by its wholly-owned subsidiary ATL Transportation, LLC, which provides in-house asset-based carrier capacity added in October 2008.

The business model is transaction-based: ATL earns margins or take rates on the spread between shipper and carrier rates rather than charging shipper fees, and advertises a 10-18% LTL rate savings program at no incremental cost to the shipper. Pricing is quote-based and pay-as-you-go across service lines. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct shipper relationships, employee and external referrals, and a multi-channel digital marketing presence across Google Search, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and industry publications such as Inbound Logistics, FreightWaves, Transport Topics, and Journal of Commerce. Customer segments are horizontal and distributed across East Coast flatbed shippers, general truckload/LTL shippers, and carrier/owner-operator capacity providers. No proprietary technology stack, AI/ML capabilities, institutional funding, patents, or named enterprise shipper logos are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Anderson Transportation and Logistics

Legal name

Anderson Transportation and Logistics, LLC

Website

https://myatl.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anderson Transportation and Logistics is a privately-held East Coast freight brokerage and asset-based carrier that arranges flatbed, dry van, refrigerated, LTL, container drayage, and hot shot services for shippers across the US, Canada, and Mexico using a network of over 8,500 contracted carriers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Anderson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Brokerage Services: ATL acts as a freight broker, arranging transportation between shippers (customers needing freight moved) and carriers (trucking companies). The company earns revenue through transaction fees or margins on freight rates. They also operate ATL Transportation, LLC as an asset-based operation, providing in-house carrier capacity alongside their brokerage services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Anderson Transportation and Logistics operates as a freight brokerage and asset-based transportation provider based in Anderson, SC. The company matches shippers with carriers across flatbed, dry van/truckload, temperature-controlled, LTL/volume, container drayage, and expedited hot shot freight movements throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It also runs its own asset-based carrier operation through ATL Transportation, LLC.

Product overview

Anderson Transportation and Logistics operates as a freight brokerage and asset-based transportation provider on the East Coast. The company offers a suite of logistics services including flatbed, truckload (dry van and temperature-controlled), LTL/volume shipments, container drayage, and hot shots. The core offering is brokerage services accessing over 3,500 flatbed carriers and 5,000+ truckload carriers, complemented by its subsidiary ATL Transportation, LLC which provides asset-based operations. The company serves shippers on the East Coast and handles general commodities as well as specialized freight including oversize/overweight loads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Shippers can save 10-18% on LTL rates compared to standard truckload or LTL rates.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hub Group: Intermodal and truckload brokerage with significant drayage operations. Comparable to ATL for container drayage and intermodal-adjacent brokerage services.
• Echo Global Logistics: Non-asset freight brokerage providing truckload, LTL, and specialized services across North America. Direct peer for ATL's brokerage model across multiple modes.
• RXO: Pure-play North American freight brokerage spun out from XPO, offering truckload, LTL, and last-mile services. Direct comparable for ATL's brokerage and LTL/volume offering.
• ArcBest: Asset-based LTL carrier with a truckload brokerage and managed transportation business. Direct comparable on LTL/volume services and asset-light brokerage.
• Landstar System: Asset-light freight brokerage with a strong flatbed and specialized-haul focus and a large owner-operator/agent network. Direct comparable given ATL's flatbed brokerage model and contracted carrier base.

Broad incumbents

• Werner Enterprises: Asset-based truckload carrier with a dedicated logistics arm offering brokerage. Comparable on dry van truckload, dedicated capacity, and brokered freight.
• Schneider National: Large asset-based truckload and intermodal carrier with a brokerage arm. Overlaps ATL on dry van TL, intermodal drayage, and brokerage services.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with growing logistics segment offering brokerage services. Comparable on dry van and refrigerated truckload capacity and brokerage.
• C.H. Robinson: Largest North American third-party logistics provider with global freight brokerage across truckload, LTL, intermodal, and cross-border. Broad incumbent that overlaps ATL's full service portfolio at much larger scale.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Diversified carrier and brokerage with major intermodal and ICS brokerage businesses. Comparable on container drayage, truckload brokerage, and specialized capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 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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