BMT

What BMT does

BMT, Inc. is a privately held dry van trucking carrier headquartered in Frazee, Minnesota, providing over-the-road freight transportation services across the United States with disclosed operational emphasis on the Midwest. The company operates a fleet of approximately 40 trucks and more than 100 owned dry van trailers and runs two parallel driver programs: a Company Driver Program employing W-2 drivers directly and an Owner Operator Program that partners with independent contractors, including lease-purchase arrangements for drivers who need tractor acquisition. Named enterprise customers include pet food manufacturer Tuffys Pet Foods and food processor Shearers, indicating presence beyond spot-market freight. Headcount is approximately 11-50 personnel, scaled around Owner/President Clint Larby and a lean in-house team covering dispatch, recruiting, mechanics, operations coordination, and a recently added controller.

The company's underlying technology is conventional trucking operations using standard dry van trailers—no proprietary platform, AI or machine-learning systems, software products, APIs, or integrations are disclosed. BMT supports operations with an in-house maintenance shop, a two-person dispatch team (including a former owner-operator/broker), and an in-house finance and recruiting function. The marketed differentiators are operational and cultural rather than technological: family-style treatment of drivers, flexible home time, passenger and pet travel programs, mostly no-touch freight, outbound drop/hook operations, and 24-hour access to comfort amenities.

BMT's revenue model is transaction-fee-based. The carrier earns per-mile or per-load freight revenue from shippers and brokers, paying company drivers mileage-based wages and compensating owner operators via settlements and lease-purchase deductions. The business is bootstrapped and founder-owned under Clint Larby, with no disclosed institutional investment, private equity backing, parent company, or acquisitions. Marketing and customer acquisition rely on the company website, driver and shipper testimonials, and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid acquisition or digital channels.

Name

BMT

Legal name

BMT, Inc.

Website

https://bmt-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BMT, Inc. is a privately held, Frazee, Minnesota-based dry van trucking carrier operating a fleet of 40 trucks and over 100 trailers nationwide, offering freight transportation services to enterprise shippers alongside Company Driver and Owner Operator programs with lease-purchase options.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trucking and Freight Transportation Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

Keywords

• Dry van trucking
• Freight transportation services
• Long-haul trucking
• Owner operator program
• Company driver employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Frazee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: BMT generates revenue through freight transportation services, operating a fleet of dry vans for shippers and brokers. Revenue is generated on a per-mile or per-load basis, with company drivers paid mileage-based wages and owner-operators compensated through lease-purchase agreements or settlements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BMT, Inc. is a trucking company that provides long-haul dry van freight transportation services across the United States using approximately 40 company-owned trucks and 100+ owned dry vans. The company delivers this capacity through a Company Driver Program that employs experienced drivers directly and an Owner Operator Program that partners with independent truck owners, supplemented by in-house dispatch, maintenance, and family-oriented driver benefits.

Product overview

BMT, Inc is a trucking and transportation services company operating as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core business is dry van trucking services delivered through two interconnected programs: a Company Driver Program employing truck drivers directly, and an Owner Operator Program partnering with independent truck drivers. Additional supporting features include the Passenger Program and Pet Passport Program, which enhance driver retention and quality of life by allowing drivers to bring family members or pets on the road. The company has grown from 15 trucks in 2019 to a fleet of 40 trucks and over 100 dry vans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Van Trucking Services Long-haul freight transportation services across the United States using a fleet of approximately 40 company-owned trucks and over 100 owned dry vans, marketed to shippers and brokers as direct carrier capacity.
• Company Driver Program Employment program for experienced truck drivers offering mileage-based top pay, paid time off, health care plans, flexible home time, the Passenger Program, the Pet Passport Program, and bonus incentives for fuel, mileage, safety, and referrals.
• Owner Operator Program Partnership program for independent owner-operators, including lease-purchase agreements with automatic tractor and business expense deductions from settlements, estimated 2,500+ miles per week, mostly no-touch freight, fuel cards with surcharge, outbound drop/hook operations, and 24-hour access to comfort amenities.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Heartland Express: Heartland Express operates an irregular route dry van and refrigerated truckload fleet serving shippers across the U.S. Both companies compete for similar long-haul, no-touch freight with a relationship-driven driver culture, though Heartland is materially larger.
• Marten Transport: Marten Transport is a dry van and intermodal truckload carrier with a strong focus on driver satisfaction and service quality. Its asset-light growth and loyalty-driven model mirror BMT's owner-operator and culture-led approach.
• P.A.M. Transportation Services: P.A.M. Transportation Services runs a dry van truckload and dedicated fleet with a heavy reliance on owner-operators and lease-purchase drivers — a model directly comparable to BMT's owner-operator program.
• CRST International: CRST is a large dry van and dedicated carrier that relies heavily on owner-operators and team drivers. While significantly larger than BMT, both share the long-haul dry van focus and contractor-based capacity model.
• Western Express: Western Express runs a long-haul dry van truckload operation with a strong owner-operator focus and Midwest operating footprint — a closely comparable business model and geography to BMT.
• Covenant Logistics Group: Covenant Logistics operates dedicated and irregular route truckload services with a strong company-driver culture. Its mix of company drivers and independent contractors parallels BMT's hybrid staffing model.

Broad incumbents

• Knight-Swift Transportation: Knight-Swift is the largest truckload carrier in North America, operating dry van, refrigerated, and intermodal services. It competes with BMT for the same long-haul dry van freight but offers nationwide scale, dedicated capacity, and integrated logistics solutions.
• Schneider National: Schneider operates one of the largest diversified truckload and intermodal networks in the U.S., including a sizable dry van segment. It competes for the same enterprise shipper base as BMT but with far greater scale, technology, and asset diversity.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner Enterprises is a publicly traded truckload and logistics provider with dedicated and one-way dry van services. It overlaps with BMT in long-haul dry van and dedicated contract freight, but at significantly larger scale and broader service mix.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt operates one of the largest truckload, dedicated, and intermodal networks in North America. Its dry van truckload segment directly competes with BMT for enterprise shipper freight while offering substantially broader supply chain solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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