Freight Managers Inc

What Freight Managers Inc does

Freight Managers Inc. is a privately-held Canadian freight brokerage and transportation management company headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Founded in 1992 by Wayne VanderWees, the company acts as an outsourced freight department for Canadian businesses that ship goods into, out of, or across Canada. Service scope covers consolidated freight, remote location delivery (including ice-road and dirt-road destinations), time-sensitive shipments, and project management for large-scale moves such as mine development and construction contracts.

The company operates as an asset-light freight broker using online posting boards, internal computer systems, and a network of thousands of Canadian carrier relationships to match shipments to transport modes. Shipping capabilities span van (full truckload and LTL), air, barge, deck, ship, rail, and intermodal options. Adjacent value-added services include custom crating and palletization, freight invoice pre-auditing, in-house carrier qualification, daily shipment status email updates, and seven-day-a-week after-hours support staffed by cross-trained personnel. Office and residential moving services are delivered through a partnership with AMJ Campbell in the Thunder Bay market.

Revenue is generated through transaction-based fees on freight logistics services, with pricing negotiated individually per shipment rather than disclosed rate cards. The go-to-market motion is consultative direct sales, beginning with a no-cost, no-obligation needs assessment and progressing through quote requests (by phone, direct email to named transportation agents, or a website form). The company has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no subsidiary structure, and no public financial reporting. Named staff include the President, an Asset-based Operations lead, two Logistics agents, an Office and Residential Moves contact, and a Financial Administrator.

Name

Freight Managers Inc

Legal name

Freight Managers Inc.

Website

https://freightmanagers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Freight Managers Inc. is a privately-held Canadian freight brokerage and transportation management company, founded in 1992 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, serving Canadian businesses with consolidated, remote-location, time-sensitive, and multimodal shipping services across van, air, barge, deck, rail, and intermodal modes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier Compliance & Onboarding for Procurement (Insurance, W-9, Authority, SLAs) (TLAEAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project Cargo Logistics & Transport Management (TLADAGAB), Project & Heavy-Haul / Oversize Road Forwarding (Permits/Escorts) (TLACACAH)

Keywords

• Freight logistics services
• Freight brokerage Canada
• Transportation management
• Multimodal shipping
• Carrier network management

Headquarters

HQ city

Thunder Bay

HQ country

Canada

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 Logistics Management: The company acts as a freight department for clients, providing transportation management services including carrier selection, consolidation, multimodal solutions, and freight auditing. Revenue is generated through fees for logistics management services, likely transaction-based or managed services fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Freight Managers Inc. is a Canadian freight logistics brokerage that plans, implements, and controls the transportation of goods for businesses shipping into, out of, or across Canada. The company operates as a freight department for clients, providing carrier selection, shipment consolidation, multimodal transportation networks, remote location delivery (including ice roads and dirt roads), time-sensitive expedited shipping, project management for complex moves, freight invoice pre-auditing, and daily shipment tracking.

Product overview

Freight Managers Inc. is a Canadian freight logistics company that operates as a single unified service platform rather than a modular software product. The core offering is Freight Logistics services, which provides transportation management assistance including planning, implementing, and controlling the movement of goods. This core service is supplemented by Specialty Services (consolidated services, remote locations, time-sensitive shipping, project management) and various service options including Van, Air, Barge, Deck, Ship, Rail, and Intermodal shipping methods. Additional value-add services include custom crating and pallet options, freight invoice pre-auditing, carrier qualification, and daily shipment tracking updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freight Logistics

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Northern Ontario Innovation Centre (NOIC)minorOthers · 1 January 2014Freight Managers President Wayne VanderWees sponsors the NOIC's Boardroom called the 'Collaboration Zone.' The space is described as helping entrepreneurs 'from dreams to reality.' Wayne VanderWees has worked with NOIC clients passing on his business wisdom and advice.
• Leah KirchmannminorOthersFreight Managers has been supporting Canadian Pro Road Cyclist and Olympian Leah Kirchmann since 2014 (5+ years). She races for the Canadian National Team and Team Sunweb (Netherlands). The sponsorship aligns Freight Managers' values of efficiency and teamwork with athletic excellence.
• AMJ Campbell (Thunder Bay Movers)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSam Galati at Freight Managers handles Office and Residential Moves through the AMJ Campbell Division for the Thunder Bay area. This appears to be a referral or partnership arrangement for moving services complementing freight logistics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TFI International: Major Canadian transportation and logistics conglomerate offering LTL, truckload, logistics, and dedicated services across North America. Provides overlapping freight brokerage capabilities but at significantly larger scale.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Large North American transportation and logistics company offering intermodal, truckload, and dedicated contract services. Provides multimodal freight solutions similar to Freight Managers' service portfolio.
• C.H. Robinson: One of North America's largest third-party logistics providers offering freight brokerage, managed transportation, and supply chain services. Operates globally but competes with regional brokers including Freight Managers.
• Mullen Group: Canadian-based provider of specialized transportation and logistics services across multiple verticals including oilfield, freight, and logistics. Overlaps with Freight Managers' project cargo and remote location capabilities.
• XPO Logistics: Major North American less-than-truckload freight transportation provider and logistics services company. Competes with Freight Managers in Canadian LTL and truckload brokerage.
• DSV A/S: Global transport and logistics company offering road, air, sea, and project cargo services with strong presence in Canada. Competes with Freight Managers in multimodal freight forwarding and project logistics.

Direct peers

• Day & Ross: Canadian freight transportation and logistics provider offering LTL, truckload, and logistics services across North America. Direct competitor to Freight Managers in Canadian B2B freight brokerage and 3PL services.
• Challenger Motor Freight: Canadian-based freight transportation company offering truckload, LTL, intermodal, and logistics services across North America. Direct regional competitor in Canadian freight brokerage.
• Echo Global Logistics: North American technology-enabled freight brokerage providing truckload, LTL, and managed transportation services. Comparable as a non-asset-based freight broker but with broader technology emphasis.
• ATS Healthcare: Canadian healthcare-specialized logistics provider, but operates as a domestic LTL and logistics broker serving Canadian businesses, comparable in geography and customer base to Freight Managers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freight-managers-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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