W & B Trucking

What W & B Trucking does

W & B Trucking, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned asset-based transportation and logistics company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The company originally serviced the textile industry across the Southeast and, as textile manufacturing exited the region in the early 2000s, pivoted to intermodal drayage and contract logistics, expanding service to the major southeastern container ports (Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Port Everglades, Miami, Wilmington) and intermodal rail facilities (Charlotte, Atlanta, Inland Port Greer).

The company operates four core product lines: (1) Drayage Operations, providing intermodal container carriage between southeastern ports/railheads and shipper warehouses; (2) Cross-Docking, transferring freight directly between inbound and outbound trailers for manufacturers and producers to reduce handling and warehouse dwell; (3) Public Warehousing, offering block/concrete warehouse facilities with 24-foot ceilings and electronic security, with transloading, consolidation, distribution, order fulfillment, pick-and-pack, and container loading/unloading; and (4) Air Freight, delivered through an authorized-agent partnership with Airways Freight for same-day, overnight, time-definite, international, and trade-show shipments. Services are executed with company-owned tractors and dry vans and directly employed drivers.

The business model is transaction-fee-based across all four streams, with quote-driven pricing and no publicly disclosed rate cards. The go-to-market is sales-led, primarily through website quote requests and direct phone/email outreach, targeting manufacturers, producers, importers, and domestic product companies in the Southeast US. Customer segments are horizontally defined (manufacturers and importers as parallel business-unit segments), and no specific customer logos, revenue mix, or contract values are disclosed. Leadership comprises James Brandon White (President), Amanda White (Vice President), Laurie Carpenter (Sales Manager), Matt Thomas (Safety Director), and Jacob Blackwelder (Dispatch).

Name

W & B Trucking

Legal name

W & B Trucking, Inc.

Website

https://wbtruck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

W & B Trucking is a privately held, family-owned Southeast US intermodal carrier offering drayage, cross-docking, public warehousing, and air freight services to manufacturers, producers, and importers across major southeastern ports and rail facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kings Mountain

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transportation Services: Intermodal carriage services to southeastern ports and railways including drayage operations. Revenue generated from hauling freight for manufacturers, producers, and importers.
2. Warehousing Services: Public warehousing of imported and domestic products including transloading, consolidation, distribution, order fulfillment, pick and pack, and container loading/unloading.
3. Cross-Docking Services: Cross-docking services for manufacturers and producers to reduce labor costs, delivery times, and warehouse space requirements.
4. Air Freight Services: Air freight partnership with Airways Freight providing same day, overnight, time-definite, and special handling services. W & B acts as authorized agent.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

W & B Trucking is an asset-based transportation and logistics company that provides intermodal drayage operations to southeastern US ports and rail facilities, public warehousing with transloading, consolidation, distribution, order fulfillment, and pick-and-pack services, cross-docking for manufacturers and producers, and air freight services as an authorized agent of Airways Freight. The company serves manufacturers, producers, importers, and domestic product companies across the southeastern United States.

Product overview

W & B Trucking is a trucking and logistics company founded in 1991, originally serving the textile industry and evolving to focus on intermodal services. The company offers a suite of transportation and supply chain management services including: intermodal drayage operations to southeastern ports and rail facilities; cross docking services for manufacturers; public warehousing with transloading, consolidation, fulfillment, and distribution capabilities; air freight services as an authorized agent of Airways Freight; and local and over-the-road trucking services. The company operates with company-owned equipment and drivers, servicing locations in North and South Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drayage Operations Intermodal carriage services to southeastern US ports and railways, including Charleston (SC), Wilmington (NC), Inland Port in Greer (SC), Miami (FL), Port Everglades (FL), Jacksonville (FL), Savannah (GA), and rail facilities in Charlotte (NC) and Atlanta (GA). Targets manufacturers, producers, importers, and domestic product companies needing daily port and rail drayage.
• Cross Docking Cross-docking services for manufacturers and producers in the United States that reduce labor costs, delivery times, and warehouse space requirements by eliminating picking and put-away steps.
• Warehousing Public warehousing of imported and domestic products including transloading, consolidation, distribution, order fulfillment, pick and pack, freight consolidation, and container loading/unloading. Features block/concrete warehouse facilities with 24-foot ceilings, long- and short-term storage, and electronic security.
• Airways Freight (Air Freight Services) Air freight services offered as an authorized agent of Airways Freight, including same day, overnight, time-definite, and special handling options, plus international air, full container loads, less-than-container moves, trade show movements, and special ground transportation modes. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Local Trucking Services Local trucking services with drivers based at Kings Mountain (NC), Greer (SC), and Wilmington (NC) locations for regional transportation needs across the southeastern United States.
• Over-the-Road (OTR) Trucking Services Long-haul trucking services from the Kings Mountain, NC location covering routes throughout the southeastern United States.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in labor costs through cross-docking (products no longer require picking and put away)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Airways FreightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerW & B Trucking, Inc. is an authorized agent of Airways Freight, providing air freight services including same day, overnight, time-definite, and special handling. The partnership offers cost-effective and timely transportation of goods via air, trade show movements, international air, full container loads and less than container moves. Services available 24 hours a day with accurate communication 365 days a year.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: National truckload and intermodal carrier with port drayage capabilities. Competes for the same intermodal freight flows out of Southeastern ports as W & B.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: One of the largest U.S. truckload carriers with intermodal and logistics services. Competes for general freight and intermodal volumes across the same Southeastern lanes.
• XPO Logistics: Large North American LTL and transportation provider serving manufacturers, importers, and retailers. Overlaps with W & B on freight transportation, warehousing, and last-mile services.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: One of the largest U.S. intermodal and dedicated trucking operators. Competes with W & B for intermodal drayage volumes at major ports and offers substantially broader national service.

Direct peers

• Old Dominion Freight Line: Major LTL carrier with strong Southeastern terminal network serving manufacturers and importers in W & B's core states. Comparable B2B shipper relationships and asset-based model.
• Hub Group: Large asset-based intermodal drayage and logistics provider with significant Southeast port coverage. Most directly comparable on drayage, intermodal, and brokerage services, though at materially larger scale.
• Southeastern Freight Lines: Regional LTL carrier headquartered in the Southeast with dense North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coverage. Comparable geography and customer base though focused on LTL rather than drayage.
• Estes Express Lines: LTL carrier with deep Southeastern U.S. operations and terminal density across the same states W & B serves. Closely comparable regional footprint and B2B shipper customer profile.
• Daseke: Specialized asset-based trucking and logistics platform with significant flatbed and drayage exposure. Comparable intermodal and Southeastern port operations, though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Averitt Express: Southeast-based LTL and logistics provider offering trucking, warehousing, and cross-docking. Comparable multi-modal service bundle and regional customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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