Intermodal Bridge Transport

What Intermodal Bridge Transport does

Intermodal Bridge Transport (IBT) is a U.S. intermodal trucking and logistics operator founded in 1998 in Wilmington, California, near the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, and headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey. The company specializes in container and trailer drayage between major ocean ports (Long Beach/Los Angeles, Charleston, Savannah) and inland rail hubs (Chicago, Atlanta), supplemented by over-the-road long-haul trucking, hazmat and over-dimensional cargo handling, and on-site warehousing with cross-docking and trans-loading at its Chicago facility. Operations run through six strategically located terminals, with the Wilmington site alone moving more than 60,000 containers per year and the Charleston site handling more than 30,000 shipments per year, supported by company-owned equipment plus owner-operator and agency drivers.

IBT operates as part of the COSCO Logistics Americas network, a relationship that allows the company to bundle U.S. drayage with international NVOCC and freight forwarding services, with COSCO Logistics Americas physically co-located at the Chicago terminal. The technology stack is operational rather than software-led: GPS-based real-time tracking and tracing with seconds-level container history lookups, a CARB- and CAAP-compliant Green Truck fleet, US Customs Bonded Carrier authority, and hazmat-certified drivers. Go-to-market is sales-led through a website quote request system, dedicated account representatives assigned to each customer, and direct terminal manager outreach. IBT serves primarily enterprise customers, including Fortune 500 shippers, with custom quote-based pricing tied to equipment type, container size, weight, and special handling requirements. The company is privately held, has no external funding rounds disclosed, and operates as a subsidiary of COSCO Logistics Americas within the broader COSCO Shipping network.

Name

Intermodal Bridge Transport

Legal name

Intermodal Bridge Transport Inc.

Website

https://ibttruck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intermodal Bridge Transport is a U.S. intermodal trucking operator founded in 1998, running six terminals at Long Beach, Chicago, Charleston, Savannah, and Atlanta to serve enterprise shippers with container drayage, warehousing, and COSCO-affiliated NVOCC services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intermodal Trucking and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Intermodal Drayage & Cartage (First/Last Mile) (TLADAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intermodal Rail Forwarding (Rail-Truck / Rail-Port Drayage) (TLACADAC)

Keywords

• Intermodal trucking services
• Port drayage services
• Container transportation
• Warehousing and distribution
• Freight forwarding

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Intermodal Drayage Services: Movement of cargo in containers and trailers from major ports and inland railroad hubs to customer's place of business. Services include drayage to/from ocean terminals, rail ramps and terminals, door-to-door pickup and delivery, and short, regional, or long haul trucking.
2. Warehousing and Distribution: On-site warehousing services including cross docking, trans-loading, consolidation and deconsolidation, and blocking and bracing. Container storage at secured facilities with 24/7 security.
3. International NVOCC and Freight Forwarding: As part of COSCO Logistics Americas network, IBT offers international NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) services and freight forwarding to complement trucking services.
4. Specialized Cargo Handling: Handling of over dimensional cargo, specialized project cargo, overweight or out-of-gauge cargo, and hazardous materials with certified drivers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Intermodal Bridge Transport (IBT) is a North American intermodal trucking company that moves cargo in containers and trailers from major ocean ports (Long Beach/LA, Charleston, Savannah) and inland rail hubs to customers' places of business. Services include drayage, door-to-door pickup and delivery, short/regional/long-haul trucking, warehousing and distribution, international NVOCC and freight forwarding through the COSCO Logistics Americas network, and specialized over-dimensional and hazmat cargo handling.

Product overview

Intermodal Bridge Transport (IBT) operates as a single unified intermodal trucking platform, not a modular software product. The core offering is IBT Intermodal Trucking Services, encompassing drayage, over-the-road trucking, and cargo handling. This core service is augmented by complementary logistics modules: Warehousing and Distribution, International NVOCC and Freight Forwarding (leveraging the COSCO Logistics Americas network), Specialized Project Cargo Handling, Container and Chassis Services, and GPS-based Shipment Tracking and Tracing. The product portfolio functions as an integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IBT Intermodal Trucking Services
• Warehousing and Distribution
• International NVOCC and Freight Forwarding
• Specialized Project and Over-Dimensional Cargo Handling

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 containers moved per year at Wilmington location
• +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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• COSCO Logistics AmericascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBT is part of the COSCO Logistics Americas network, which enables the company to offer a full line of logistics products including international NVOCC and freight forwarding services. The COSCO network provides expanded supply chain capabilities and integration with global shipping networks. Timothy E. Marsh serves as both President & CEO of IBT and Executive Vice President of COSCO Shipping Logistics (North America), Inc. COSCO Logistics Americas is domiciled on-site at the Chicago terminal.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schneider National: Schneider runs a sizable intermodal container operation across US rail corridors and offers port drayage, logistics, and dedicated capacity directly comparable to IBT's bundled offering.
• Hub Group: Hub Group is one of North America's largest intermodal drayage and trucking providers, operating its own container fleet and terminals at major US gateways — the closest direct competitor to IBT in scale and service mix.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt operates the largest US intermodal container fleet and provides drayage, dedicated trucking, and integrated capacity solutions comparable to IBT's port-anchored intermodal offering.
• RXO (formerly XPO's brokerage): RXO is a major North American freight brokerage and drayage provider with technology-led matching; it competes with IBT for shipper drayage spend and through a similar port-and-rail service portfolio.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Knight-Swift is one of the largest US truckload carriers with growing intermodal and logistics operations; its asset-heavy model and terminal coverage compete head-to-head with IBT in port drayage and OTR.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner operates dedicated, one-way truckload, and logistics services including intermodal drayage; comparable to IBT on truckload capacity and bundled logistics offerings for enterprise shippers.

Broad incumbents

• Maersk Logistics & Services (damco/A.P. Moller-Maersk): Maersk's global ocean carrier and integrated logistics arm offers end-to-end drayage, warehousing, and customs brokerage through North American terminals — a broader incumbent that competes with IBT for end-to-end international shipper contracts.
• COSCO Shipping Lines (North America): COSCO is IBT's ultimate parent group and the world's largest ocean carrier; it provides the captive freight flow and freight-forwarding umbrella that IBT operates within, and competes more broadly in integrated logistics.

Emerging players

• DrayNow: DrayNow is a digital drayage marketplace and TMS-style platform connecting carriers with container moves at US ports; it competes with IBT for tech-forward shipper RFP wins but lacks owned terminals.

Peers

• NFI Industries: NFI is a privately held supply chain provider operating intermodal drayage, dedicated trucking, and warehousing at major US ports — a closely comparable private competitor to IBT's service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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