Truckman Transport Llc

What Truckman Transport Llc does

Truckman Transport LLC is an asset-based port drayage and heavy-haul carrier headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, approximately 9.3 miles from Port Houston. The company operates a company-owned fleet of 175 chassis (including 70 triaxles), Freightliner Cascadia tractors (2016+), and a TWIC-certified driver base, and discloses a throughput of 800+ containers per month. Its core services are port drayage of 20'/40'/45' containers between Port Houston and inland destinations, overweight and out-of-gauge (OOG) container transport up to 66,000 lbs cargo and 100K GVW, customs-bonded drayage (7512 form), flatbed service, and on-site warehousing/transloading. Customers are overwhelmingly enterprise ocean carriers and import/export shippers — explicitly including COSCO, CMA-CGM, Evergreen, Hyundai, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, MSC, OOCL, Yang Ming, and ZIM — alongside freight forwarders and 3PLs.

Name

Truckman Transport Llc

Legal name

Truckman Transport LLC

Website

https://truckmantransport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Truckman Transport LLC is an asset-based port drayage and heavy-haul carrier at Port Houston, serving major ocean shipping lines and import/export shippers with overweight and OOG container transport using company-owned triaxle chassis and proprietary dispatch technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Drayage Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Freight Trucking (4841), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Intermodal Drayage TL Carriers (Port/Rail Ramp Drayage) (TLADADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intermodal Drayage Coordination & Port/Rail Ramp Transfers (TLACAEAH), Intermodal Drayage & Cartage (First/Last Mile) (TLADAFAC)

Keywords

• Port drayage services
• Heavy haul transport
• Overweight cargo hauling
• Customs bonded carrier
• Container logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Port Drayage Services: Core revenue stream from port drayage operations including container pickup and delivery from Port Houston to inland destinations. Handles 20ft, 40ft, and 45ft containers with legal weight compliant operations. Turnaround same day to 2 days with capacity up to 80,000 lbs gross (truck, chassis, container & cargo).
2. Heavy Haul / Overweight Transport: Specialized overweight transport services using company-owned triaxle chassis and overweight permits. Revenue generated through base freight fees plus overweight fee ($100) and tri-axle chassis fee ($175). Handles containers up to 66,000 lbs cargo capacity.
3. Accessorial Services: Additional revenue from accessorial charges including chassis rental ($40/day after 2 days), container storage ($40/day), pre-pull service ($100), scaling/weighing ($70), chassis split ($75), stop-off fee ($120), drop fee ($75), layover fee ($300), detention ($85/hr after free time), transloading ($150-300), weekend/holiday delivery surcharge, and rush pickup ($150-300).
4. Warehousing / Storage Services: On-site container yard offering container storage at $40/day. Also includes container cleaning and transloading services for palletized cargo ($150-300).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Truckman Transport LLC provides port drayage, heavy haul and overweight container transport, out-of-gauge cargo handling, bonded carrier services, flatbed transport, and warehousing from the Port Houston area. The company pairs these drayage and trucking services with proprietary technology including a real-time customer portal, an AI dispatcher ("Axel Myles"), and direct port API integrations for container status and dispatch automation.

Product overview

Truckman Transport operates as a technology-enabled logistics company offering a unified platform combining proprietary software modules with freight transportation services. The core software suite includes the Customer Portal (real-time tracking dashboard), PortPro (port management), Instant Quote Calculator (pricing engine), and AI-powered dispatch systems (Axel Myles AI Dispatcher and AI Logistics Advisor). These are complemented by specialized operational modules for Assets, Drivers, Compliance, DVIRs, CRM, and Maintenance. The company pairs this digital infrastructure with asset-based freight services including Port Drayage, Overweight Haul (up to 66K lbs with triaxle chassis), Out of Gauge/OOG, Bonded Carrier, Flatbed, and Warehousing services, all coordinated through the integrated platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PortPro: Internal logistics management platform referenced on company website for port operations.
• Axel Myles AI Dispatcher

Products and services

• Port Drayage Service Pickup, transport, and delivery of import/export containers between Port Houston marine terminals and customer-designated yards or warehouses. Targeted at shippers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, and customs brokers moving containerized freight through Port Houston.
• Overweight Haul Service Transportation of overweight containers and heavy cargo requiring specialized trailers, permits, and route planning. Designed for project cargo shippers, industrial customers, and EPC logistics teams moving heavy loads from Port Houston.
• Out of Gauge (OOG) Service Handling and transport of out-of-gauge cargo that exceeds standard container dimensions, using appropriate equipment and permits. Built for industrial, energy, and project cargo owners with oversized freight.
• Bonded Carrier Service Drayage movement of customs-controlled containerized cargo under a continuous customs bond, between port, bonded warehouses, and inland destinations. Targeted at customs brokers, importers, and 3PLs requiring compliant bonded transport.
• Flatbed Service Flatbed trucking for non-containerized freight requiring open-deck transport, supporting customers who need integrated flatbed capacity in addition to drayage.
• Warehousing Service Storage and handling of containerized and general cargo in support of drayage and inland distribution customers, including consolidation, deconsolidation, and short-term storage.
• Real-Time Customer Portal (Axel Myles AI Dispatcher) Customer-facing technology platform that provides real-time container status, dispatch automation via the "Axel Myles" AI dispatcher, quote requests, and shipment visibility through direct port API integrations. Available to shippers, forwarders, and brokers using Truckman's drayage services.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Port HoustoncoreTechnology or IntegrationDirect port access relationships with Port Houston. Headquarters located 9.3 miles / 5 minutes from Port Houston. Direct API integrations with port systems for real-time vessel schedules, ETAs, LFD, and ERD reporting. Port API status reported as LIVE.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Echo Global Logistics: Echo is a non-asset-based 3PL and freight brokerage with significant intermodal and drayage coordination capabilities. It competes for shipper relationships in the Houston market through technology-enabled brokerage, offering an alternative model to Truckman's asset-based approach.
• Forward Air: Forward Air provides expedited freight, intermodal drayage, and logistics services. Its Omni Logistics acquisition added port-centric drayage and forwarding capabilities that overlap with Truckman's shipper-facing, time-sensitive drayage value proposition.

Direct peers

• NFI Industries: NFI operates asset-based drayage, dedicated trucking, and intermodal services with significant Gulf Coast port activity. Its mix of port drayage and dedicated trucking is highly comparable to Truckman's drayage + warehousing + heavy-haul service stack.
• Hub Group: Hub Group operates one of the largest intermodal and drayage networks in North America, including port drayage services at major U.S. ports. Truckman competes for the same ocean-carrier drayage volume at Port Houston but at a smaller scale and with a more specialized heavy-haul focus.
• STG Logistics: STG Logistics is a port drayage and intermodal container logistics specialist spun out of XPO's former drayage business, focused on coastal port operations. It is the closest large-scale direct competitor to Truckman's asset-based drayage model, though it operates across multiple ports rather than concentrating on one.

Broad incumbents

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt operates the largest intermodal container fleet in North America and a dedicated contract services business. While it is not a focused drayage player, it competes for intermodal freight and large shipper contracts at ports including Houston.
• Schneider National: Schneider runs a national intermodal, truckload, and logistics network with port-adjacent operations. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same large shipper drayage contracts that Truckman targets, though with much greater geographic diversification.
• Landstar System: Landstar operates a variable-cost freight network including drayage through owner-operators and agents. It competes for port-related freight at Houston via a non-asset model, contrasting with Truckman's company-owned chassis and tractor approach.

Others

• DCLI (Direct Chassis Link): DCLI is one of the largest chassis pool and leasing providers serving U.S. intermodal and drayage operators. While not a direct drayage competitor, it is a key counterpart supplier — Truckman's strategy of owning rather than leasing chassis from pools like DCLI is a core competitive differentiator.

Regional players

• ITS ConGlobal: ITS ConGlobal provides port and intermodal terminal services, including drayage and container handling, with strong presence at U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports. It is comparable as a regional port services peer with overlapping heavy-haul and specialized handling capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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