Central Hauling Co.

What Central Hauling Co. does

Central Hauling Co. is a privately held dry van full truckload carrier founded in 2003 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, providing freight transportation services across the lower 48 U.S. states, Canada, and Mexico. The company operates a North American footprint structured around one corporate office, three terminal locations (Lorado TX; Hurricane Mills TN; Taylor MI), and one cross-border terminal in Monterrey, Mexico, supported by eight drop yards that enable a primarily drop-and-hook operating model. With an average length of haul of approximately 1,000 miles and a 3:1 truck-to-trailer ratio, the operating model is tuned for long-haul, high-utilization linehaul rather than spot premium freight.

Core technology consists of Omnitracs electronic logging units deployed across the fleet for compliance and fleet management, a modern computer dispatch system for routing and load assignment, and supporting back-office integrations including Transflo Mobile for document accessibility, ComData fuel cards, and BestPass toll bypass. Drivers are engaged primarily as independent contractors, recruited through a bilingual (English/Spanish) website, Facebook presence, and third-party partner platforms (CalArk, IntelliApp). Central Hauling supplements its core transportation service with a Driver Benefits Package — weekly settlements, fuel surcharge and discounts, $1,000 referral bonus, monthly productivity bonus, lease-purchase with zero money down and no balloon note, and 24-hour dispatch support — and a 2023 mileage-based pay-scale structure rising from $1.15 to $1.25 per mile across six tiers, with both loaded and empty miles compensated.

Revenue is generated through usage-based freight transportation fees on miles hauled; specific customer-facing rates are not publicly disclosed. No shipper logos, named enterprise contracts, segment mix, or revenue figures are disclosed in available sources, and there is no evidence of funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or geographic entry beyond the existing Mexico terminal. The customer base is implicitly horizontal — shippers requiring dry van truckload service — with concentration and end-market exposure not characterized in the data.

Name

Central Hauling Co.

Legal name

Central Hauling Co.

Website

https://centralhauling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Central Hauling Co. is a private dry van full truckload carrier, founded in 2003 and based in Little Rock, Arkansas, providing long-haul freight transportation across the lower 48 U.S. states, Canada, and Mexico for horizontal shipper demand using owner-operator capacity and Omnitracs-enabled fleet operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trucking and Freight Transportation Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (484121), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLADADAA

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Truckload (TL) Motor Carriers

Keywords

• Dry van trucking
• Full truckload freight
• Long-haul trucking
• Freight transportation services
• Truckload carrier

Headquarters

HQ city

Mabelvale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 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. Full Truckload Freight Transportation: Central Hauling operates as a dry van full truckload carrier providing freight transportation services across the lower 48 states, Canada, and Mexico. Revenue is generated through transportation fees based on miles hauled, with an average length of haul of 1,000 miles per shipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Central Hauling Co. is a dry van, full truckload carrier providing over-the-road freight transportation services across the lower 48 United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company operates its own fleet with a 3:1 truck-to-trailer ratio that enables primarily drop-and-hook operations, with an average length of haul of 1,000 miles per shipment. Central Hauling also recruits and contracts with independent owner-operator drivers, offering them a lease-purchase program, tiered mileage-based pay, and a benefits package that includes fuel cards, toll bypass, and mobile document management.

Product overview

Central Hauling Co. operates as a dry van, full truckload carrier providing freight transportation services across the lower 48 states, Canada, and Mexico. The company functions as a single unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its primary offering is dry van full truckload transportation with an average haul of 1,000 miles and a 3-to-1 truck-to-trailer ratio enabling drop-and-hook operations. The company supplements its core transportation service with a Driver Benefits Package that includes fuel cards, toll bypass, and mobile document management, as well as a tiered 2023 Driver Pay Increase structure that provides mileage-based compensation incentives for independent contractors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Van Full Truckload Transportation Full truckload dry van freight transportation services operating across the lower 48 United States, Canada, and Mexico with an average length of haul of 1,000 miles. Targeted at shippers and freight customers requiring long-haul dry van capacity and primarily drop-and-hook operations to minimize load/unload downtime.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Heartland Express: Public mid-market dry van truckload carrier with a similar asset-light contractor model and long-haul US lane focus; closest size-and-service comparability to Central Hauling.
• CRST International: Private mid-market truckload and logistics carrier with heavy reliance on independent contractors and a national drop-yard footprint; very similar operating model and size to Central Hauling.
• P.A.M. Transport Services: Public mid-market truckload carrier with a similar mix of company drivers and independent contractors operating long-haul dry van lanes across the US; comparable scale and operational model to Central Hauling.
• Hirschbach Motor Lines: Mid-market private truckload carrier operating refrigerated and dry van with a focus on driver-friendly programs and owner-operator recruitment; comparable to Central Hauling on model, size, and contractor-driven capacity.
• Marten Transport: Mid-size public truckload carrier historically focused on dry van with extensions into refrigerated and intermodal; closely matches Central Hauling on long-haul dry van operations and customer segments.
• CalArk International: Private dry van truckload carrier; Central Hauling routes its driver applications through the joincalark.com platform, indicating a likely sister-company or closely affiliated relationship with the same dry van long-haul focus.

Broad incumbents

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Largest US intermodal carrier with a sizable dedicated and dry van truckload business; competes for the same long-haul dry van freight and large shipper contracts that Central Hauling targets, though at much greater scale and with a multi-mode portfolio.
• Werner Enterprises: Large publicly traded dry van and dedicated truckload carrier with comparable long-haul lanes across North America; substantially larger scale but directly comparable in core service offering and customer base.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: One of the largest North American truckload carriers operating dry van, refrigerated, and intermodal; competes with Central Hauling for long-haul dry van freight, particularly cross-border Mexico lanes where it also has presence.
• Schneider National: Major publicly traded carrier operating truckload, intermodal, and logistics across the US, Canada, and Mexico; directly comparable to Central Hauling on long-haul dry van, with broader multi-mode reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CentralHaulingCo
• Xx.com/central_hauling

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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