Blue Line Logistics LLC

Name

Blue Line Logistics LLC

Legal name

Blue Line Logistics

Website

https://bluelinebrokerage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Brokerage Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLADAMAB

Truckload (TL) Freight Brokerage

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Freight Brokerage Services

SECONDARYTLAIANAA

Freight Brokerage (Truckload/LTL/Intermodal)

Transportation & Logistics/Third-Party & Fourth-Party Logistics (3PL/4PL) / Contract Logistics/Non-Asset-Based 3PL Services

Keywords

• Freight brokerage services
• Truckload transportation
• Less-than-truckload shipping
• Freight factoring services
• Hazardous material transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Renton

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 Brokerage Commissions: Blue Line Logistics acts as a freight broker, arranging transportation services between shippers and carriers. Revenue is generated through transaction fees and commissions on arranged freight shipments across various transport modes including truckload, less-than-truckload, dry van, refrigerated, and flat bed services.
2. Factoring Services: The company offers freight factoring services to carriers, providing fast payment (within 24 hours) in exchange for a fee. This service generates revenue through factoring fees and is positioned as a value-added offering for owner operators and trucking companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Blue Line Logistics is a freight brokerage that arranges transportation services between shippers and carriers, offering team and solo truckload transport, next-day air cargo, hazardous material shipping, and FTL/LTL services using dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed trailers. The company also provides invoice factoring services that pay carriers within 24 hours at claimed industry-low rates, and operates a carrier setup program for owner operators to join its freight network.

Product overview

Blue Line Logistics is a freight brokerage founded in 2014, operating as a single unified service offering comprehensive transportation logistics. The company's core portfolio centers on freight transportation services including Team Truckload Transport, Solo Truckload Transport, Next-Day Air Cargo, and Hazardous Material Transport, complemented by FTL/LTL services using dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed equipment. The business extends into factoring services for carriers seeking rapid payment, a carrier setup program for owner operators, and an online quote request system. Services are unified under the Blue Line Logistics brand and positioned as an all-in-one transportation solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freight Transportation Services Comprehensive freight brokerage service arranging team and solo truckload transport, next-day air cargo, and hazardous material shipping for businesses needing multi-modal transportation across local, regional, and national routes.
• Truckload / Less-Than-Truckload Transport (FTL/LTL) Full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) transport services utilizing dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed trailers for shippers of varying load sizes.
• Factoring Services Freight invoice factoring service for carriers and owner operators that provides payment within 24 hours at claimed industry-low rates, helping trucking companies improve cash flow and productivity.
• Carrier Setup / Partner Program Carrier onboarding program allowing owner operators and small trucking companies to join Blue Line Logistics' freight network and gain access to freight hauling opportunities and factoring services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour payment option for carriers through factoring services
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Total Quality Logistics (TQL): One of the largest North American freight brokers, with a sales-led model of logistics coordinators handling quote requests — closely paralleling Blue Line's coordinator-driven workflow, but at vastly greater scale.
• RXO (XPO spinoff): Pure-play North American truckload brokerage spun out of XPO, offering FTL, LTL, and last-mile services with a technology-led platform. Comparable direct competitor in the same truckload brokerage lane that Blue Line serves.
• Echo Global Logistics: Technology-enabled freight brokerage offering truckload, LTL, intermodal, and managed transportation. Directly comparable multi-modal brokerage serving similar SMB-to-enterprise shipper segments.
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Largest North American freight broker offering FTL, LTL, intermodal, and ocean/air forwarding across a global footprint. Directly comparable asset-light brokerage model serving the same shipper and carrier base as Blue Line, but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary Navisphere technology.
• Coyote Logistics: UPS-owned truckload brokerage offering FTL, LTL, and intermodal services with a technology platform. Directly comparable asset-light truckload broker that Blue Line competes against for both shippers and carrier capacity.
• Allen Lund Company: Mid-size family-owned freight brokerage with reefer, flatbed, and dry van capacity, plus an in-house factoring arm — a particularly close comparison to Blue Line given the multi-modal coverage plus carrier-side factoring business model.
• Landstar System: Asset-light transportation services company that arranges truckload freight via its agent network of owner operators and BCOs. Same non-asset brokerage model as Blue Line, with a heavy emphasis on owner-operator carrier relationships analogous to Blue Line's carrier setup program.
• Uber Freight: Digital freight marketplace from Uber that matches shippers with carriers through an app-based platform. Represents the technology-enabled direction of the same brokerage market Blue Line serves, and a key competitive threat to traditional manual brokers.

Others

• Truckstop.com: Operates load boards and freight matching technology used by brokers and carriers. Not a direct competitor to Blue Line's services but a key enabling infrastructure provider whose tools many small brokers, including Blue Line, rely on to find capacity.

Broad incumbents

• Hub Group: Asset-light intermodal and trucking services company offering brokerage, dedicated, and intermodal capacity. Overlaps with Blue Line's brokerage offering but operates at significantly larger scale with an intermodal franchise Blue Line does not have.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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