What Nolan Transportation Group does

Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) is a non-asset third-party logistics provider and licensed freight broker headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating as a subsidiary of the strategic parent Beon alongside sibling company Transportation Insight. NTG arranges freight transportation across all major modes — full truckload, less-than-truckload, expedited, drayage, final mile, heavy haul, and warehousing — through a network of 70,578 carriers and 749,900 drivers, serving 8,569+ shippers with operations spanning 10 U.S. offices and cross-border Canada drayage service. The company sits in the top tier of North American 3PLs by volume and density and ranked #12 on Transport Topics' 2024 Top Logistics Companies list.

The company's technological centerpiece is the Beon Digital Logistics Platform, a proprietary ecosystem comprised of Beon Shipper (a shipper-facing transportation execution tool for instant quoting, booking, tracking, and document management), Beon Carrier (a carrier-side portal and mobile app for load discovery, instant bid-and-book, and payments), Beon AI (a data engine trained on 20+ years of shipment data that prices 49% of truckload shipments and matches 45% of shipments to carriers digitally), and Beon Rewards (a tiered carrier loyalty program with a co-branded AtoB fuel card offering up to $2.00 per gallon in fuel discounts). AI capabilities also extend to proactive at-risk shipment monitoring (Beon Time) and personalized load recommendations for carriers.

NTG generates revenue through transaction-based brokerage fees embedded in quoted and invoiced freight rates, including linehaul charges, accessorials, and fuel surcharges, with all pricing negotiated quote-by-quote rather than on a published-rate basis. Go-to-market combines a dedicated enterprise sales motion (account managers across regional offices, 24/7 support, uncapped commissions) with a self-serve product-led growth motion (free account creation on Beon Shipper and Beon Carrier). The customer base spans manufacturing, food and beverage, retail and home improvement, e-commerce, and energy/infrastructure, with named customers including Floor & Decor, MAPEI, Coca-Cola, Perdue, ReddyIce, Sofidel, and Franklin BBQ. Carriers are onboarded through a partnership with Highway and paid through Epay Manager, with Fast Pay options (1-day and 2-day) available at fee-based tiers.

Name

Nolan Transportation Group

Legal name

Nolan Transportation Group, LLC

Website

https://ntgfreight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) is a non-asset, third-party freight broker and logistics provider arranging full truckload, LTL, expedited, drayage, final mile, heavy haul, and warehousing across 70,000+ carriers for 8,500+ shippers in the U.S. and Canada via its Beon Digital Logistics Platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Third-Party Logistics and Freight Brokerage

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (48423)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flatbed & Open-Deck TL Carriers (TLADADAC), Heavy Haul / Oversize / Specialized Equipment TL Carriers (TLADADAI)

Keywords

• Freight brokerage services
• Third-party logistics
• Truckload shipping
• Less-than-truckload shipping
• Logistics technology platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Brokerage / Transaction Fees: NTG arranges transportation by motor carrier for shippers and earns revenue as a licensed freight broker. The company is non-asset based, connecting shippers with a vast carrier network. Revenue is generated through transaction/brokerage fees embedded in quoted and invoiced freight rates, including linehaul, accessorial charges, and fuel surcharges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nolan Transportation Group is a non-asset third-party logistics provider and freight broker that arranges multi-mode ground transportation for shippers through a network of 70,000+ carriers and 749,900 drivers. Core offerings cover full truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), expedited, drayage, final mile, heavy haul, and warehousing services, with the Beon Digital Logistics Platform providing AI-powered quoting, booking, tracking, dynamic pricing, intelligent load matching, and carrier payment management.

Product overview

NTG operates as a third-party logistics (3PL) provider and freight brokerage offering a platform-plus-services model. The core technology is the Beon Digital Logistics Platform, which includes Beon Shipper (shipper-facing transportation execution), Beon Carrier (carrier-facing load matching and booking), Beon AI (AI-powered pricing and matching engine), and Beon Rewards (carrier loyalty program). These digital products are supported by comprehensive freight services spanning Full Truckload, LTL, Expedited, Drayage, Final Mile, Heavy Haul Trucking, and Warehousing, enabling port-to-porch shipping solutions for 8,569+ shippers across 80,000+ carriers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beon: Digital Logistics Platform powering NTG's shipping and carrier services, including AI-powered solutions for dynamic pricing and intelligent load matching
• Beon Shipper
• Beon Carrier
• Beon AI
• Beon Rewards
• Beon LTL

Products and services

• Beon Shipper Transportation execution platform for shippers providing instant quotes, easy booking with saved locations and lanes, real-time tracking, document management (PODs), and invoice management. Consolidates shipping operations replacing spreadsheets, phone calls, and email streams into a single screen, with access to NTG's network of 80,000+ carriers.
• Beon Carrier Digital logistics platform for carriers to find and book loads with AI-generated load recommendations, instant bid-and-book for up to 3 bids per load, payment status checking via Epay Manager, and document uploads. Available as web portal and mobile app (iOS and Android).
• Beon AI Artificial intelligence engine powering dynamic pricing (49% of NTG truckload shipments priced using Beon AI), intelligent load matching (45% of NTG shipments digitally matched to carrier by Beon AI), and proactive at-risk shipment surfacing via Beon Time. Built on 20+ years of NTG shipment data with continuous feedback loops.
• Beon Rewards Carrier loyalty program with Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers offering priority freight access, dedicated NTG carrier sales rep, and exclusive AtoB fuel card with up to $2.00/gallon discounts nationwide. Tier-based benefits unlock as carriers move more annual load volume.
• Full Truckload Freight Brokerage Truckload brokerage services including dry van, reefer, flatbed, power only, drop trailer, and expedited shipping with contract and spot rate options, supported by 51,159+ carriers in NTG's full truckload network.
• Less-than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping LTL shipping service with access to 43 LTL carrier partners, partial shipping options, invoice auditing, density-based freight class calculation, and dedicated LTL solutions leadership.
• Expedited Shipping Time-sensitive freight shipping with hot shot deliveries, multiple equipment types (dry vans, hot-shots, cargo vans, sprinter), TSA-compliant fragile load handling, 24/7 rapid dispatch, and 78,488 expedited loads per year.
• Drayage Services Port-to-warehouse container shipping with 20,000+ container moves per month, transloading and cross-dock solutions at 5,000 locations, detention/demurrage mitigation (94% of shipments with no per diem fees), and Canada cross-border support.
• Final Mile Services Residential and business delivery solutions using 50 warehouse partners and 2,515 vetted locations, with premium service including same-day delivery and white-glove options.
• Heavy Haul Trucking Oversized load transportation with 7,000+ vetted open deck carriers, specialized equipment (removable gooseneck, step deck, rollback, beam trailers), project cargo management for data center and infrastructure construction, and end-to-end planning through delivery.
• Warehousing & Storage Flexible storage solutions including short-term/pop-up warehousing, long-term storage, transloading, distribution, palletizing, and pick & pack services through 63 warehouse partners and 3,197 vetted locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of NTG drayage shipments have no per diem fees due to real-time monitoring
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• HighwaycoreTechnology or IntegrationHighway serves as the carrier onboarding platform for NTG. Carriers apply to join the NTG network through highway.com/go/nolan-transportation-group-inc, submitting company details, MC/DOT# verification, certificate of insurance, and safety rating for approval.
• Epay ManagercoreTechnology or IntegrationEpay Manager is the payment management platform through which NTG processes carrier payments. Carriers can choose Fast Pay (1 day at 3.5% fee or 2 day at 3.0% fee via ACH) or Net 30 (ACH or paper check). Factoring companies can also integrate through Epay Manager.
• AtoB Fuel CardsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAtoB provides the fuel card offered through NTG's Beon Rewards loyalty program, offering carriers fuel discounts up to $2.00 per gallon at stations nationwide. NTG's Beon Rewards page directs carriers to apply at go.atob.com/beon-rewards.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• Landstar System:

Direct peers

• Hub Group: Asset-light intermodal and logistics services provider with brokerage in truckload, LTL, and final mile. Comparable multi-mode offering and similar enterprise/mid-market shipper mix as NTG.
• RXO: Tech-enabled asset-light freight brokerage spun out from XPO, with significant truckload and last-mile brokerage operations. Direct competitor to NTG in digital freight brokerage with a similar customer base and sales-led plus PLG GTM.

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Largest US third-party logistics provider with Navisphere TMS and global freight brokerage across truckload, LTL, intermodal, and ocean. Overlaps with NTG on FTL and LTL brokerage but operates at far larger scale with a publicly disclosed asset-light model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ntgfreight
• Facebookfacebook.com/103946966394976
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nolan-transportation-ntg

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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