Highway Express

What Highway Express does

Highway Express (legal entity: Highways Express Inc.) is a privately held ground freight transportation company headquartered at 1800 E Blue Lick Rd, Suite 7, Shepherdsville, Kentucky, founded in 2020 and operating with 11-50 employees. The company runs its own fleet across five vehicle classes — Sprinter Vans (up to 3,500 lbs / 4 pallets), Cargo Vans (up to 2,000 lbs), Box Trucks (up to 4,000 lbs / 8 pallets), Straight Trucks (up to 12,500 lbs with lift gates / 12 pallets), and Hot Shot Trucks (up to 2,000 lbs for urgent or oversize loads) — enabling it to handle shipments ranging from small parcels to full truckload freight.

The company sells five distinct service lines to shippers, freight brokers, manufacturers, warehouses, e-commerce/retail businesses, import/export firms, and perishable-goods shippers: Expedited Shipping (sprinters, box trucks, and straight trucks with real-time tracking for time-sensitive and emergency freight), Reefer (temperature-controlled transport with monitoring systems for food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals), Cross-Border (US-Canada ground shipping with customs clearance), Last-Mile (final-leg distribution to consumers from hubs), and Retail Shipping (to stores or direct-to-customer). Technical capabilities are conventional rather than differentiated: GPS-based tracking on expedited loads, IoT-style temperature monitoring on reefer units, and automated SMS delivery notifications. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, SDKs, or proprietary software platform are disclosed.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis via custom quote-based pricing that varies by truck type, distance, urgency, and special handling requirements. Go-to-market is direct-to-shipper through a 'Get a Quote' website form, dedicated phone lines for Expedite ((502) 383-3137) and Full Truckload ((502) 294-7882), email ([email protected]), and Google AdSense remarketing. Capacity is supplemented by an owner-operator channel program that recruits independent drivers into the network. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, ownership structure, revenue, or financial history, and operates under basic US privacy compliance (CalOPPA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM).

Name

Highway Express

Legal name

Highways Express Inc.

Website

https://highwayexpressinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Highway Express is a privately held Kentucky-based trucking company operating its own fleet of five vehicle types across 48 US states and Canada. It provides expedited, temperature-controlled, last-mile, retail, and cross-border freight services to shippers, brokers, manufacturers, retailers, and owner-operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shelbyville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: The company generates revenue through transportation fees charged for moving freight. Services include long-haul, regional, expedited, cross-border, and last-mile delivery. Pricing is quote-based, determined by shipment size, distance, urgency, and special requirements like refrigeration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Highway Express is a trucking company that provides ground freight transportation services using its own fleet of drivers and vehicles across 48 US states and parts of Canada. Core offerings include expedited shipping for time-sensitive freight, cross-border US-Canada delivery, last-mile delivery, retail shipping, and temperature-controlled reefer transportation for perishables and pharmaceuticals. The fleet comprises sprinter vans, cargo vans, box trucks, straight trucks, and hot shot trucks with load capacities ranging from 2,000 lbs to 12,500 lbs.

Product overview

Highway Express is a trucking company offering a unified logistics platform built around its own fleet and experienced drivers. The company provides five core service offerings: Expedited Shipping (fast ground transportation with tracking), Cross Border Shipping (US-Canada freight), Last Mile Delivery (final-mile to consumers), Retail Shipping (to stores or customers), and Reefer (temperature-controlled transport). These services are supported by a fleet of five vehicle types—Sprinter Vans (3,500 lbs), Cargo Vans (2,000 lbs), Box Trucks (4,000 lbs), Straight Trucks (12,500 lbs with lifting gates), and Hot Shot Trucks (2,000 lbs for urgent shipments)—enabling shipments from small parcels to full truckload freight across 48 states and parts of Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expedited Shipping Fast ground transportation service for time-sensitive, fragile, perishable, or urgent cargo including emergency medical facilities. Uses sprinters, box trucks and straight trucks with real-time tracking capabilities for shippers, freight brokers, manufacturers, and warehouses.
• Cross Border Shipping Cross-border freight delivery service to and from Canada for shippers, freight brokers, and manufacturers, specializing in expedited shipping with reliable border clearance and competitive rates.
• Last Mile Delivery Final-mile delivery service from distribution facilities to consumers, emphasizing on-time delivery, product integrity, and clear communication for e-commerce and retail businesses.
• Retail Shipping Retail-focused shipping solutions using sprinter vans, cargo vans, and box trucks to deliver to retail stores or directly to customers, with straps and pallets for secure transport.
• Reefer (Temperature-Controlled) Transportation Temperature-controlled transportation for temperature-sensitive freight including food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and perishables, with advanced monitoring systems to maintain precise temperature from pickup to delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• High-quality, quick approach to fast delivery with guaranteed on-time workflow completion

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• XPO Inc. Major LTL and last-mile provider in North America. Comparable to Highway Express on last-mile delivery and asset-based freight, though at vastly greater scale and with a different LTL-centric mix.
• Echo Global Logistics: Non-asset 3PL offering truckload, LTL, refrigerated, and expedited services through a large carrier network. Overlaps with Highway Express across freight modes and reefer but competes as a broker rather than a fleet operator.
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Global 3PL and freight broker with significant truckload, refrigerated, and cross-border services. Overlaps with Highway Express on reefer, expedited, and cross-border freight but operates primarily as a non-asset intermediary.

Direct peers

• Knight-Swift Transportation: One of the largest truckload carriers in North America, with refrigerated, expedited, dedicated, and LTL service lines. Comparable to Highway Express on multi-segment asset-based trucking, especially the reefer and expedited overlap.
• Hub Group: Asset-light and asset-based logistics provider offering intermodal, truckload brokerage, dedicated, and final-mile services. Comparable to Highway Express's mix of fleet-operated and partner-driven capacity across last-mile and expedited freight.
• Schneider National: Large truckload and intermodal carrier with dedicated, expedited, and cross-border capabilities. Operates an owned-fleet model similar to Highway Express but with national scale and broad service lines including reefer and logistics.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Major asset-based carrier offering truckload, dedicated, expedited, and intermodal services across North America. Closely comparable to Highway Express's owned-fleet, multi-service trucking model at vastly greater scale.
• Werner Enterprises: Asset-based truckload, dedicated, and expedited carrier with refrigerated and cross-border reach. Similar owned-fleet operating model and service diversification to Highway Express.
• NFI Industries: Family-owned asset-based carrier providing dedicated, drayage, brokerage, and reefer services with significant US-Canada cross-border operations. Closely comparable to Highway Express on cross-border and reefer specialization within an owned-fleet model.
• Day & Ross Freight: Canadian-based carrier specializing in LTL, truckload, and dedicated freight across Canada and into the United States. Highly comparable to Highway Express on cross-border US-Canada specialty freight with a smaller-carrier footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Highway-Express-Inc-101928065493009
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/highway-express-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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