KSM Transport Advisors

What KSM Transport Advisors does

KSM Transport Advisors (KSMTA) is a transportation consulting firm and software provider operating as part of the KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller) professional services network, with headquarters in Indianapolis and a regional entity (KSMTA Canada) in Ontario. KSMTA is purpose-built around the truckload carrier segment and develops FreightMath, a proprietary freight network profitability analysis platform that evaluates the one-way profitability of each load and incorporates the network effect by accounting for both loaded and empty miles tied to inbound and outbound freight. The platform produces a unified FreightMath OR (FM OR) metric and supports drill-down analysis by balance, time, deadhead, price, customer, lane, and tractor, effectively serving as a P&L for a carrier's freight network.

KSMTA's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging direct outreach from senior advisors (Chris Henry, President; David Roush, Senior Advisor; Brad Heisterkamp, Vice President appointed May 2026), a freemium 30-day FreightMath trial, an Expected Benefit Calculator, and customer testimonial content (e.g., the Garner Trucking case study). Its revenue mix is a hybrid of recurring SaaS-style FreightMath subscriptions and higher-touch transportation consulting engagements, with quote-based enterprise pricing. The firm is privately held under KSM Business Services, Inc., benefits from KSM's broader CPA and advisory infrastructure (including a Prime Global affiliation), and serves truckload carriers across the United States and Canada.

Name

KSM Transport Advisors

Legal name

KSM Business Services, Inc.

Website

https://ksmta.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KSM Transport Advisors is a transportation consulting firm and software provider serving truckload carriers in North America through FreightMath, a proprietary freight network profitability analysis platform, and related advisory engagements under the KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller) network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Consulting and Freight Analytics

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract & Tariff Management (Carrier Contracts, Accessorials, Lane/Zone Rates) (TLAEAIAB)

Keywords

• Transportation consulting
• Freight network profitability
• Truckload carrier advisory
• Freight analytics platform
• Operating ratio analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FreightMath Software Subscription: SaaS-based freight network profitability analysis platform subscription for truckload carriers, with a free 30-day trial offered before conversion to paid subscription.
2. Transportation Consulting Services: Advisory and consulting services for trucking companies to optimize profitability and network balance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KSM Transport Advisors sells FreightMath, a proprietary software platform that delivers freight network profitability analysis for truckload carriers using an Operating Ratio-based methodology that accounts for loaded and empty miles. Alongside the software, KSMTA provides transportation consulting and advisory services, including Freight Due Diligence and an Expected Benefit Calculator, helping carriers optimize pricing, network balance, and overall profitability.

Product overview

KSM Transport Advisors offers FreightMath, a single proprietary freight network profitability analysis platform designed specifically for truckload carriers. FreightMath serves as the P&L for a carrier's freight network, utilizing Operating Ratio (OR) as its core metric to evaluate load-level profitability while incorporating the network effect through analysis of both loaded and empty miles. The platform transforms raw financial and operational data into actionable insights, enabling carriers to identify value-creating versus value-eroding freight, customers, lanes, and tractors. Supporting services include an Expected Benefit Calculator and Freight Due Diligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FreightMath: A proprietary freight network profitability analysis platform designed for truckload carriers that utilizes Operating Ratio (OR) as its core metric. It evaluates one-way profitability of each load and incorporates network effects by accounting for loaded and empties tied to freight.

Products and services

• FreightMath A proprietary freight network profitability analysis platform for truckload carriers that uses Operating Ratio (OR) as its core metric. It evaluates one-way profitability of each load and incorporates network effects by accounting for both loaded and empty miles tied to inbound and outbound freight, producing a comprehensive FreightMath OR (FM OR) metric that identifies value-creating vs. value-eroding freight, customers, lanes, and tractors.
• Transportation Consulting and Advisory Services Advisory and consulting services for truckload carriers covering network profitability optimization, pricing decisions, balance improvement, and operational performance, anchored on the FreightMath methodology.
• Freight Due Diligence Due diligence service for freight and trucking-related transactions, leveraging KSMTA's FreightMath methodology to evaluate carrier profitability and network health.
• Expected Benefit Calculator An online assessment tool that helps trucking prospects estimate the expected financial benefit of applying FreightMath to their freight network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides FreightMath OR (FM OR) metric that enables quick identification of value-creating vs. value-eroding freight, customers, lanes, and tractors

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Blue Yonder Transportation Management: AI-driven TMS and logistics platform from Blue Yonder with transportation planning and cost analytics at enterprise scale, an adjacent incumbent to KSMTA in carrier profitability tooling.
• Oracle Transportation Management: Enterprise TMS within Oracle's SCM suite serving shippers and 3PLs/large carriers with end-to-end transportation planning, execution, and cost analytics; competes for the upper end of KSMTA's market.
• Manhattan Active Transportation: Cloud TMS from a major supply chain software incumbent covering planning, execution, and settlement with built-in profitability analytics — a broad-competitor alternative for larger carriers evaluating FreightMath.
• TMW Systems (Trimble Transportation): Established carrier operations and TMS suite within Trimble Transportation, incorporating order-to-cash, dispatch, and profitability features that compete broadly with KSMTA's narrow profitability analytics focus.

Others

• West Monroe (Transportation practice): Management and technology consulting firm with a transportation and logistics practice offering profitability and network advisory services relevant to KSMTA's consulting delivery model.
• enVista: Supply chain and transportation consulting firm providing carrier network optimization and operational advisory — overlapping KSMTA's professional services arm rather than its software product.

Direct peers

• McLeod Software: Provider of transportation management systems for trucking and logistics carriers, with deep load-, lane-, and customer-level profitability analytics embedded in its LoadMaster platform — directly overlapping FreightMath's carrier profitability focus.
• Carrier Logistics: Vendor of carrier management systems for LTL and truckload operators including profitability and operational analytics, comparable in scope and customer type to FreightMath.
• Profit Tools (Trimble): Carrier-focused profit and cost analysis software, now part of Trimble's transportation portfolio, offering per-load and per-truck profitability insight functionally parallel to FreightMath.

Emerging players

• Aljex Software: Niche cloud-based TMS and carrier management platform for small and mid-market freight carriers with load-level profitability tooling — overlapping KSMTA's mid-market carrier target segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ksm-transport-advisors-ksmta-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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