eShipping Exchange

What eShipping Exchange does

eShipping Exchange (eShippingExchange LLC) is a privately held transportation management services company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, operating as a member-based community that brings shippers and carriers onto a single proprietary technology platform. The firm's foundational product is eShipManager®, a web-based transportation management system (TMS) that handles quoting, booking, BOL generation, carrier scheduling, tracking, and consolidated invoicing with custom GL-coding, alongside a separate Freight Bill Audit and Payment service and a Business Intelligence layer with trend analysis and forecasting. Service offerings span all major transportation modes - Truckload (including flatbed, dry van, temperature-controlled, over-dimensional, hot shot, expedited, consolidation, and partial truckload), Less-than-Truckload (LTL) with dedicated rate negotiation, International (acting as a licensed freight forwarder, NVOCC, Indirect Air Carrier, and U.S. Customs Broker), Parcel (with recovery and procurement), Specialty Modes, plus eShipping+ for 24/7 time-critical shipments. The DirectSHIP program is an exclusive channel dedicated to International Service Providers and freight forwarders for managing the domestic pickup-and-delivery legs of international freight.

The business model is built on cooperative disintermediation of the traditional 3PL layer: carriers (member carriers include Southeastern Freight Lines, Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Estes, and Pitt Ohio) access transportation management services through the Exchange to deliver direct to their shipper customers, with savings traditionally captured by 3PLs returned to the carriers and customers. eShipping Exchange monetizes this through transaction-based fees on transportation management services, freight audit, bill pay, carrier optimization, and vendor management services provided across the Exchange community. Go-to-market is enterprise-led, leveraging dedicated account management, a Consultative sales motion, and direct contact forms (Request a Demo, Request a Quote), supported by case studies and industry-alert content marketing.

Customer concentration risk and revenue mix cannot be precisely quantified from public materials: no named end-shipper logos are disclosed, pricing is quote-based and not publicly posted, and no disclosed revenue, ARR, or shipment-volume figures exist. The carrier side shows four visible LTL member brands and a DHL partnership extending international parcel reach across 220 countries. Leadership, ownership, funding history, and financial metrics are not disclosed - representing meaningful data gaps for investor analysis.

Name

eShipping Exchange

Legal name

eShippingExchange LLC

Website

https://eshippingexchange.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

eShipping Exchange is a Kansas City-based transportation management services company operating eShipManager®, a proprietary TMS across Truckload, LTL, International, Parcel, and Specialty Modes. It runs a member-based community of carriers (SEFL, Oak Harbor, Estes, Pitt Ohio) that provide services direct to shippers via dedicated account management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Management Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885), Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation (481212), Couriers and Express Delivery Services (492110)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

Shipping Management, Labeling & Carrier Integration (Multi-Carrier) (TLAEACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Truckload (TL) Freight Brokerage (TLADAMAB), Air Freight Brokerage (TLADAMAE), Marketplace & Merchant Cross-Border Enablement (Platform Logistics) (TLACAKAI), Cross-Border Freight Marketplaces (Customs-Aware Matching) (TLAEAJAJ)

Keywords

• Transportation management services
• Freight management software
• Freight bill audit
• Carrier optimization
• Logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transportation Management Services: Fees for transportation management technology (TMS), freight bill audit and bill pay, carrier optimization and negotiation, and vendor management services provided to both carriers and shippers within the exchange community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

eShipping Exchange operates a member-based community connecting shippers with carriers, providing transportation management services through its proprietary eShipManager® TMS platform. It offers end-to-end freight management across Truckload, LTL, International, Parcel, and Specialty modes, including freight bill audit, carrier optimization, business intelligence, and shipment tracking. It functions as a licensed freight forwarder, NVOCC, Indirect Air Carrier, and U.S. Customs Broker.

Product overview

eShipping Exchange is a transportation management platform combining proprietary technology with a carrier network. The core platform is eShipManager® TMS, complemented by specialized service offerings including DirectSHIP for freight forwarders, Full Truckload services, Less than Truckload (LTL), International services, Parcel management, Specialty Modes, and eShipping+ for urgent/after-hours shipments. The platform offers freight optimization, financial and recovery services, and business intelligence across all modes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eShipManager®: Proprietary transportation management system (TMS) providing real-time rating, booking, tracking, and consolidated invoicing capabilities.
• DirectSHIP
• eShipping+

Products and services

• eShipManager® TMS

Quantifiable outcome

• $5.00-$11.00 cost savings per shipment

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember carrier providing LTL services through eShipping Exchange. Southeastern Freight Lines is a member of the Exchange community and has access to transportation management services to provide to their customers. SEFL Member Toolkit available for submissions.
• Oak Harbor Freight LinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember carrier providing transportation services through eShipping Exchange. Oak Harbor Freight Lines participates as an Exchange member with access to transportation management technology and services. Oak Harbor Member Toolkit available for submissions.
• EstescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember carrier of eShipping Exchange providing LTL and other transportation services. Estes participates in the Exchange community with dedicated Member Toolkit for submissions.
• Pitt OhiocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember carrier providing LTL services through eShipping Exchange. Pitt Ohio is a member of the Exchange with access to transportation management services. Pitt Ohio Member Toolkit available for carrier submissions.
• DHLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHL partnership for international parcel services providing shippers with fast, reliable service across 220 countries with customs clearance at all international gateways. eShipping Exchange provides DHL International services to clients, enabling express delivery and global coverage that meets or exceeds domestic industry standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Landstar System: Asset-light freight network leveraging independent agents and BCO capacity with proprietary technology. Comparable to eShipping's asset-light community/cooperative model, though operating with an agent-based rather than carrier-member structure.
• Flexport: Digital-first global freight forwarder offering ocean, air, trucking, and customs with proprietary technology. Comparable to eShipping's international forwarding/IAC/NVOCC capabilities plus technology platform, but with stronger owned global footprint.
• RXO: Public brokerage and last-mile provider with proprietary technology for rating, booking, and visibility. Closely parallels eShipping's carrier-arrangement plus technology model.
• Echo Global Logistics: Technology-enabled 3PL offering TL, LTL, intermodal, and managed transportation with proprietary TMS. Direct comparable to eShipping on multi-modal managed transportation plus proprietary platform.
• BlueGrace Logistics: Mid-market freight brokerage and managed transportation provider with proprietary technology. Comparable in target segment (mid-market shippers) and in combining brokerage with TMS-style services.
• MercuryGate: Standalone TMS provider serving shippers, brokers, and 3PLs with multi-modal rating, booking, and visibility capabilities. Direct comparable to eShipManager® as an enterprise TMS platform.
• Uber Freight: Digital freight brokerage and TMS offering spanning TL, LTL, and cross-border. Directly competes with eShipping's multi-modal brokerage plus technology model, with a heavier digital/PLG motion and significantly more capital.
• Coyote Logistics: Large North American freight brokerage and 3PL offering truckload, LTL, intermodal, and managed transportation. Comparable to eShipping's brokerage plus TMS service stack but at substantially greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Large multi-mode carrier and 3PL with a substantial managed transportation / ICS division and J.B. Hunt 360 platform. Adjacent incumbent competing for many of the same managed transportation RFPs as eShipping.
• Schneider National: Diversified truckload, intermodal, and logistics services provider with managed transportation capabilities. Larger incumbent offering overlapping multi-modal managed transportation services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/eshippingexchange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eshipping-exchange

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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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