Export Trading

What Export Trading does

Export Trading is an independent trucking company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. The company provides freight transportation and logistics services to businesses and individuals moving goods throughout the United States, operating through two channels: a Company Driver program staffed by drivers holding a Class A CDL with at least two years of verifiable experience, and an Owner Operator program that partners with independent truckers who own their own equipment.

The operating model is a direct-to-customer freight service sold on a transaction-fee basis per haul. Customer acquisition is low-tech: a basic Weebly-hosted website (exporttrans.com), toll-free and local phone numbers, and presence on social media. The company positions itself on an "On time every time" delivery promise, equipment safety standards, and the experience of veteran drivers with over 20 years in the trucking business. No pricing tiers, no service-level commitments, and no certifications are publicly disclosed.

Export Trading is a privately held, small-scale operator with approximately 7 employees, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external investors, and no funding rounds. The technology stack is limited to standard trucking equipment with no proprietary software, no APIs, no digital integrations, and no AI/ML components. No customer logos, partnerships, awards, or patents are documented, and the company operates exclusively within the United States.

Name

Export Trading

Legal name

Export Trading

Website

https://exporttrans.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Export Trading is a privately-held, independent trucking company founded in 2009 in Saint Louis, Missouri, providing freight transportation and logistics services throughout the United States via company drivers and an Owner Operator program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Revenue generated from providing trucking and logistics services to customers moving freight throughout the United States. Service-based revenue model with payments for transportation services rendered.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Export Trading is an independent trucking company that provides freight transportation services across the United States. The company operates a fleet staffed by veteran drivers with more than 20 years of experience and offers both company driver positions and an owner-operator program to handle commercial freight loads.

Product overview

Export Trading is an independent trucking company offering logistics and freight transportation services throughout the United States. The company operates a fleet using company drivers and also partners with owner operators. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Saint Louis, MO, the service portfolio centers on freight hauling with a promise of on-time delivery and safety-compliant equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freight Transportation Services Over-the-road full-truckload freight hauling across the United States, delivered by veteran company drivers and owner-operators with 20+ years of experience, targeting shippers that require on-time pickup and delivery.
• Company Driver Program W-2 employment opportunity for professional truck drivers to operate Export Trading's fleet hauling freight across U.S. lanes. Designed for drivers seeking company-employed positions rather than owner-operator arrangements.
• Owner Operator Program Program for independent owner-operator drivers who lease or own their tractors and provide capacity to Export Trading for hauling freight across the United States. Provides fleet capacity flexibility through contracted drivers using their own equipment.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt is a major US transportation and logistics company with intermodal, dedicated, and truckload services, representing the broader incumbent space where Export Trading competes for freight.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner Enterprises is a large publicly-traded truckload carrier offering dedicated, one-way, and logistics services nationwide, representing a broader incumbent in the same freight transportation space.
• Schneider National: Schneider National is one of the largest US truckload and intermodal carriers, offering broad freight services including truckload, intermodal, and logistics — overlapping with Export Trading in core truckload services.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Knight-Swift is the largest truckload carrier in North America, offering a wide range of asset-based and asset-light freight services that compete with smaller carriers like Export Trading.

Direct peers

• Heartland Express: Heartland Express is an asset-based truckload carrier headquartered in the Midwest offering dry van freight services across the US, directly comparable to Export Trading in business model and customer base.
• Marten Transport: Marten Transport is a Midwest-based truckload carrier offering dry van and refrigerated services nationwide, comparable to Export Trading in serving shippers needing domestic freight transportation.
• CRST International: CRST International is a privately-held transportation company offering truckload, dedicated, and logistics services, with a similar asset-light and owner-operator-friendly model as Export Trading.
• PAM Transport: PAM Transport is a truckload and logistics provider based in the Midwest offering freight services across the US, with a similar hybrid asset-light approach to capacity that parallels Export Trading's owner-operator model.
• Western Express: Western Express is a privately-held asset-based truckload carrier serving customers across the US, with a similar mid-sized asset-based operating model to Export Trading.
• U.S. Xpress: U.S. Xpress (now part of Knight-Swift) operated as an asset-based and asset-light truckload carrier serving customers across the US, with a similar mixed model of company drivers and contracted capacity to Export Trading.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/export-trading

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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