Fountain City Logistics

What Fountain City Logistics does

Fountain City Logistics is a privately held, B2B transportation and logistics intermediary headquartered in Kansas City, operating with 24 employees and serving shippers across North America. The company functions as a non-asset-based freight broker and 3PL, offering a mode-agnostic service portfolio that includes truckload, less-than-truckload, temperature-controlled, intermodal, flatbed, dry/liquid bulk, power only, drop trailer, drayage, warehousing, consolidation, expedited, and cross-border services. Operations are supported by consolidation and warehousing facilities on both the east and west coasts, enabling cross-dock economics and coast-to-coast lane coverage.

The company targets six primary verticals: Wine/Beer/Spirits, Food & Beverage, Plastics & Packaging, Manufacturing & Building Products, Automotive, and General freight. Revenue is generated via transaction-fee economics on freight services arranged between shippers and carrier partners; specific pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is sales-led, relying on direct website contact forms and personalized consultation to acquire shipper relationships, while a formal Carrier Partner Program is used to build and retain carrier capacity on the supply side. The company differentiates through decades of collective industry experience, cross-border expertise, and an advisory-style positioning that frames logistics as strategic collaboration rather than transactional freight movement.

No proprietary technology platform, API, AI/ML capabilities, or data flywheel mechanics are disclosed. Operations appear to rely on traditional brokerage workflows and human-driven carrier-shipper matching rather than algorithmic load optimization. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent company relationships.

Name

Fountain City Logistics

Legal name

Fountain City Logistics

Website

https://fountaincitylogistics.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fountain City Logistics is a Kansas City-based, privately held non-asset freight broker and 3PL offering mode-agnostic transportation, warehousing, and cross-border logistics services across North America, primarily serving Wine/Beer/Spirits, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Automotive, and Packaging verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Transportation & Logistics Services

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine/Port-Connected Pipeline Terminals (Dock/Jetty Tank Farms) (TLAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk Transloading & Intermodal Bulk Transfer Facilities (Rail/Truck/Conveyor/Barge) (TLAHABAN)

Keywords

• Freight transportation services
• Less-than-truckload shipping
• Cross-border logistics
• Temperature controlled freight
• Warehousing and drayage

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Fountain City Logistics generates revenue through freight transportation services including truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), temperature controlled, intermodal, flatbed, dry/liquid bulk, power only, drop trailer, drayage and warehousing, consolidation, expedited, and cross-border logistics services. The company serves as a logistics intermediary connecting shippers with carrier partners, likely earning revenue through freight rates, fees, or margins on transportation services provided across North America.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fountain City Logistics is a North American freight transportation intermediary that connects shippers with carrier partners across multiple modes. The company delivers truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), temperature-controlled, intermodal, flatbed, dry/liquid bulk, power only, drop trailer, drayage, warehousing, consolidation, expedited, and cross-border logistics services, with consolidation facilities on both the east and west coasts.

Product overview

Fountain City Logistics offers a unified logistics platform providing comprehensive freight transportation solutions across North America. The portfolio includes core transportation services (Truckload, LTL, Temperature Controlled, Intermodal, Flatbed, Dry/Liquid Bulk, Power Only, Drop Trailer) complemented by value-added services (Drayage & Warehousing, Consolidation, Expedited, Cross-Border). The company also operates a Carrier Partner Program for driver partnerships. Services are delivered through a mode-agnostic approach, enabling the company to match customer needs with appropriate transportation methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Truckload Full truckload shipping service providing efficient and reliable transportation for shipments requiring an entire trailer.
• Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) LTL shipping solution for smaller shipments that do not require a full trailer, allowing cost-effective consolidation with other shipments.
• Temperature Controlled Temperature-regulated transportation for perishable goods requiring specific climate conditions during transit.
• Intermodal Combined transportation service utilizing multiple modes such as rail and truck for efficient long-haul shipping.
• Flatbed Shipping service for oversized or irregularly shaped cargo that cannot fit in standard enclosed trailers.
• Dry/Liquid Bulk Bulk commodity transportation service for dry goods or liquid cargo in specialized bulk containers.
• Power Only Tractor-only service where Fountain City provides the truck and driver while the shipper supplies the trailer.
• Drop Trailer Trailer drop-off service allowing shippers to load at their facility before pickup for later delivery.
• Drayage & Warehousing Port and rail terminal drayage services combined with warehouse storage solutions for cargo handling.
• Consolidation Cargo consolidation service combining multiple smaller shipments into full loads for improved efficiency, with facilities on both coasts.
• Expedited Time-sensitive shipping service for urgent deliveries requiring priority handling and faster transit times.
• Cross-Border International shipping service handling logistics across the US-Canada and US-Mexico borders including customs coordination.
• Carrier Partner Program Collaborative carrier partnership program offering transparent communication, reliable payments, and prioritized load opportunities for trucking partners.

Segments6 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 moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RXO: Spin-off from XPO focused on truck brokerage and last-mile logistics. Direct overlap with FCL's truckload, LTL, and cross-border offerings, with significantly larger scale, tech stack, and shipper base.
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: One of the largest North American 3PLs/freight brokers with multi-modal, cross-border, and perishable capabilities. Comparable to FCL across service breadth, but operates at massive scale with proprietary Navisphere technology and a much larger asset footprint.
• Schneider National: Large 3PL with truckload, intermodal, logistics, and warehousing divisions. Comparable intermodal, bulk, and cross-border services to FCL, including food/beverage and manufacturing vertical expertise.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Integrated 3PL with intermodal, dedicated, brokerage, and ICS services. Comparable intermodal and cross-border capabilities to FCL, serving many of the same verticals including food/beverage and automotive.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest truckload carrier in the US with growing logistics (brokerage) segment. Overlaps with FCL on truckload, LTL, intermodal, and cross-border services while offering scale advantage and asset-backed capacity.

Direct peers

• Coyote Logistics: UPS-owned digital freight broker with truckload, LTL, intermodal, and expedited services. Direct competitor to FCL in the multi-modal brokerage space, with proprietary technology and back-office scale.
• Landstar System: Asset-light freight broker leveraging an independent owner-operator network. Highly comparable operating model to FCL, with similar multi-modal, cross-border, and BCO-centric approach; significantly larger scale.
• Echo Global Logistics: Technology-enabled freight broker with truckload, LTL, intermodal, and drayage services. Highly comparable service portfolio to FCL, with a strong focus on shipper-carrier matching across verticals.
• Hub Group: Intermodal-led logistics provider with brokerage, dedicated, and final-mile services. Direct overlap with FCL's intermodal, drayage, and warehousing offerings, particularly for cross-border lanes.
• ArcBest: Asset-based LTL carrier with integrated asset-light logistics segment. Comparable to FCL across LTL, truckload, and expedited services, with strong automotive and manufacturing verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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

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