Cox Logistics

What Cox Logistics does

Cox Logistics, LLC is a family-owned transportation and logistics company headquartered in Lone Star, Texas, founded in 2005 by Mitchell Cox. The company specializes in the transportation of oil and gas tubular products, including OCTG (casing, tubing, line pipe), and serves exploration and production operators, OCTG suppliers, and the structural metal manufacturing industry across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Its core asset base includes a 40-acre pipe yard facility for pipe storage and stocking programs, plus a specialized fleet comprising 48' and 53' x 102" trailers with reinforced pipe stakes, towable trucks, flat extendable trailers, and steerable pole trailers capable of handling Triple Random and Quad Random pipe lengths.

The business operates a sales-led go-to-market model with direct customer engagement via toll-free phone, email, and online quote request forms. Services include direct delivery to rig locations, right-of-way pipe stringing for shale plays, project management for large OCTG orders, truck pusher coordination for challenging rig sites, and pipe storage at the Lone Star yard. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee-based transportation and storage services, with pricing quoted on a competitive, project-specific basis rather than published rate cards. The company employs 51-100 people and is supported by a management team with over 100 years of combined oil and gas logistics experience.

The company is independently operated with no disclosed institutional investment, acquisitions, partnerships, or M&A activity. Its competitive positioning is grounded in domain specialization (OCTG-specific equipment and rig-location expertise), the strategic Texas-based pipe yard, 24/7 dispatch and maintenance support, and a faith-based safety culture. No AI, digital platform, or technology differentiation beyond standard fleet tracking systems is evidenced in the source material.

Name

Cox Logistics

Legal name

Cox Logistics, LLC

Website

https://coxlogisticsllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cox Logistics is a family-owned Texas-based transportation company specializing in hauling oil and gas tubular products, including OCTG and line pipe, for E&P operators and pipe suppliers across the South Central US, with a 40-acre pipe yard and specialized fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Transportation Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & Heavy-Haul / Oversize Road Forwarding (Permits/Escorts) (TLACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Site Logistics, Laydown Yard & Staging Management (Marshalling) (TLAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Tubular transportation services
• Oilfield logistics hauling
• OCTG pipe delivery
• Line pipe stringing
• Pipe storage yard

Headquarters

HQ city

Lone Star

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transportation and Logistics Services: Core revenue stream from transporting oil and gas tubular products including OCTG, line pipe, casing, and tubing. Services include direct delivery to rig locations, ROW stringing, and project coordination for large orders and stocking programs.
2. Pipe Storage Services: Storage fees for tubing, casing, and coated line pipe at the company's 40-acre pipe yard facility in Lone Star, Texas.
3. Driver and Carrier Services: Employment opportunities for CDL drivers (employee and owner-operator arrangements) and broker/carrier partnerships for expanding fleet capacity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cox Logistics is a family-owned transportation and logistics company that hauls oil country tubular goods (OCTG), casing, tubing, and line pipe for oil and gas operators and pipe suppliers. The company operates a specialized fleet of 48-foot and 53-foot 102-inch-wide trailers with reinforced pipe stakes, extendable flatbeds, and steerable pole trailers, supported by a 40-acre pipe yard in Lone Star, Texas used for pipe storage and OCTG stocking programs. Services are delivered through 24/7 dispatch with on-board tracking and truck pusher crews to navigate challenging rig locations.

Product overview

Cox Logistics is a family-owned transportation and logistics company founded in 2005, offering a portfolio of services focused on the oil, gas, and energy sector. The company's core offerings include Transportation for Oil and Gas Tubular Products, Tubular/Casing Delivery Services with specialized equipment (48' and 53'x102" trailers, extendable flatbeds, steerable pole trailers), Pipe Storage at a 40-acre yard in Lone Star, TX, Line Pipe Stringing Services for shale plays, and Structural Metal Manufacturing Delivery for prefabricated building components. Services are delivered through a dedicated fleet with 24/7 dispatch, on-board communications and tracking, and truck pusher support for challenging rig locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tubular / Casing Delivery Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ProPetro Holding Corp: ProPetro provides hydraulic fracturing and other wellsite services including sand and chemical logistics in the Permian Basin. Adjacent energy logistics peer serving the same E&P customers and overlapping with Cox's tubular delivery operations.
• Key Energy Services: Key Energy Services is an onshore oilfield services provider offering rig services, fluids management, and oilfield transportation. Its trucking and logistics arm serves E&P operators with similar tubular and equipment hauling.
• Select Energy Services: Select Energy Services provides water logistics, oilfield transportation, and wellsite services to US E&P operators. Overlapping customer base in Texas/Oklahoma shale with Cox's oilfield transportation segment.
• Basic Energy Services: Basic Energy Services offers well site services, fluids, and transportation including specialized hauling to oil and gas operators across the Permian, Mid-Continent, and Rockies. Direct comparable for oilfield trucking services.
• Stallion Oilfield Services: Stallion provides oilfield transportation, equipment rentals, and workforce accommodations across major US shale basins. Direct overlap with Cox in oilfield trucking for tubular goods and energy logistics in the same geographies.

Regional players

• CR Haden Trucking: CR Haden is a Texas-based specialized trucking company serving oil and gas customers. Provides flatbed and heavy-haul services to energy operators in similar geographies as Cox, though broader in commodity coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Knight-Swift Transportation: Knight-Swift is the largest US truckload carrier, operating across general freight, refrigerated, and dedicated capacity including industrial and energy end markets. Broad incumbent comparable on trucking fundamentals rather than specialization.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt is one of the largest US trucking and intermodal carriers, with a dedicated contract services segment serving energy and industrial customers. Broad incumbent with overlapping heavy-haul capability though not specialized in OCTG.

Emerging players

• Heartland Energy Services: Smaller oilfield transportation and logistics providers operating in the Mid-Continent and Permian basins. Comparable on scale and specialization to Cox, though specifics of individual operators are less publicly visible.
• Mesa Oilfield Trucking: Smaller regional oilfield trucking operators in Texas and Oklahoma with specialized flatbed and tubular hauling capability. Comparable niche peer with similar asset-light-to-moderate operating model.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cox-logistics

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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