Trans America Storage & Forwarding Co

What Trans America Storage & Forwarding Co does

Trans-America Storage & Forwarding Co., Inc. is a privately held, Laredo, Texas-headquartered logistics company founded in 1958 by Raul A. Espinosa. It operates as a single integrated Mexican customs brokerage and warehouse services platform serving cross-border shipments between the United States and Mexico. Its primary customer base is the paper and paper goods industry, with extensions into wood and synthetic fibers, nonwovens, healthcare products, and personal hygiene.

The company's core offering is Mexican Customs Brokerage, supported by short- and long-term warehousing across four adjacent facilities totaling 120,000 square feet, railcar-to-trailer and trailer-to-trailer cross-docking on covered platforms, and railway traffic services leveraging two dedicated Union Pacific spurs capable of spotting 24 railcars and 100 trailer docking positions. Specialized forklifts with roll and carton clamps handle paper and nonwoven flows. A web-based SLAM.WEB portal provides clients with operational reports and shipment visibility. Long-standing commercial relationships with Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern (US and Mexico) underpin rail access. Compliance integration with ACE/CBP, SAT, and Mexico's Ventanilla Única is established.

The business model is transaction-fee based: storage, brokerage, and cross-docking fees for individual shipments and warehousing engagements, sold via a direct B2B sales motion targeting enterprises moving paper/fiber volumes across the Laredo border node. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Ownership remains founder-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity; the company continues operating as a single-site independent operator with 11-50 employees.

Name

Trans America Storage & Forwarding Co

Legal name

Trans-America: Storage & Forwarding C.o., Inc.

Website

https://transamericastorage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trans America Storage & Forwarding Co is a privately held Laredo, Texas-based Mexican customs brokerage, warehousing, and cross-docking provider, primarily serving the paper and paper goods industry's cross-border trade between the United States and Mexico since 1958.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-Border Logistics and Customs Brokerage

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Trucking & Border Transfer (Linehaul, Transloading) (TLACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Border/International Rail Freight Forwarding (TLACADAB), Cross-Docking & Transload Facilities (Non-Temp Controlled) (TLALAAAE)

Keywords

• Cross-border logistics
• Customs brokerage services
• Warehousing services
• Cross-docking services
• Supply chain solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Laredo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Customs Brokerage Services: Mexican customs brokerage services for facilitating cross-border trade compliance and clearance for southbound shipments.
2. Warehousing and Storage Services: Long and short-term storage services in 120,000 square feet of warehouse space. Revenue generated through storage fees based on space and duration.
3. Cross-Docking Services: Railcar to trailer and trailer to trailer cross-docking services, providing efficient transfer of goods with minimal handling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Trans America Storage & Forwarding Co provides integrated cross-border logistics services between the United States and Mexico, centered on Mexican customs brokerage, warehousing (long and short term) across 120,000 square feet of warehouse space, and railcar-to-trailer and trailer-to-trailer cross-docking operations. The company also offers railway traffic services leveraging two rail spurs capable of spotting 24 railcars, plus 24-hour surveillance and a web-based reporting portal (SLAM.WEB) for shipment visibility.

Product overview

Trans America Storage & Forwarding Co is a Mexican customs brokerage and logistics service provider founded in 1958. The company operates as a single integrated service offering that combines customs brokerage, cross-docking, and storage services. The core offering is Mexican Customs Brokerage, which is supported by Railcar-Trailer and Trailer-Trailer Cross Docking services, Short and Long Term Storage capabilities, Railway Traffic Services with railcar access, 24 Hour Surveillance, and the SLAM.WEB web-based reporting portal for client access to operational reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mexican Customs Brokerage

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Union PacificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing professional relationship with Union Pacific railroad for railway traffic services. Company has access to two spurs with ability to spot 24 railcars, providing efficient rail-to-truck transfer capabilities.
• Kansas City Southern RailwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished long-standing professional relationships with Kansas City Southern Railway for railway traffic facilitation and customs clearance via railway.
• Kansas City Southern MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished long-standing professional relationships with Kansas City Southern Mexico for cross-border railway traffic and logistics coordination.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Intermodal, logistics, and cross-border trucking provider with Mexico operations. Overlaps with Trans-America on intermodal handoffs and customs-supported freight movement between US and Mexico.
• Ryder System: Supply chain solutions provider offering dedicated transportation, cross-border logistics, and warehousing including Laredo operations. Comparable end-to-end service bundle (customs, warehousing, cross-dock) targeted at similar manufacturing and consumer goods shippers.
• Werner Enterprises: Transportation and logistics provider operating dedicated cross-border Mexico services including Laredo. Compares as a larger-scale alternative for shippers needing cross-border drayage and logistics coordination.
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: One of the largest US 3PLs and customs brokers with significant US-Mexico cross-border operations, including Laredo. Compares to Trans-America in offering integrated customs, cross-docking, and warehousing across the same border corridor, but at vastly greater scale and broader modal coverage.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with active US-Mexico cross-border services and growing Laredo-area footprint. Competes for cross-border trucking and drayage that ultimately feeds Trans-America's cross-dock, but at a much broader asset base.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Large intermodal and dedicated contract services carrier with US-Mexico cross-border capability. Overlaps with Trans-America on intermodal handoffs and cross-border coordination, though J.B. Hunt operates its own fleet at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Hub Group: Intermodal and logistics provider with dedicated cross-border Mexico intermodal services and Laredo terminal operations. Competes head-to-head with Trans-America's rail-truck cross-docking and customs-brokerage bundle for paper/fiber and consumer goods shippers.
• RXO: Pure-play freight brokerage and last-mile provider with active cross-border Mexico services and Laredo-area capacity. Direct competitor for shipper freight arrangement, customs coordination, and cross-docking economics in the same US-Mexico corridor.
• Landstar System: Asset-light freight broker and logistics provider with cross-border capabilities across US-Mexico. Direct competitor for cross-border freight arrangement and customs-aware coordination serving similar shipper base.

Others

• Prologis: Global industrial REIT with significant cross-dock and border warehouse holdings including Laredo-area facilities. Comparable as an adjacent warehousing/cross-docking landlord and infrastructure provider competing for the same real estate footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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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