What Hedwig Solutions Inc does

Hedwig Solutions Inc is a privately held Canadian freight broker and forwarder headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, that intermediates between shippers/cargo owners and freight carriers/drivers across Eastern Canada. The company operates an asset-light brokerage model spanning six transportation modes: dry van, temperature controlled (reefer), flatbeds, less-than-truckload (LTL), intermodal, and freight forwarding. Its physical footprint comprises the Montreal headquarters plus operational facilities in Bayfield, New Brunswick, and Mississauga, Ontario, covering three provinces.

The business is structured around two counterparties: shippers seeking multi-modal capacity and carriers seeking freight. Monetization on the shipper side follows a quote-based, transactional pricing model, while carrier-side workflow is supported by a dedicated onboarding and load-management portal (hedwigtech.app) for driver sign-up. Leadership is led by CEO Tim Pennings, who also serves as the primary contact. The company presents itself as a relationship-driven intermediary augmented by "industry leading technology," though no specific platform architecture, proprietary models, or third-party integrations are disclosed.

Operationally, the firm is in active build-out mode. It is currently recruiting a Sales Representative and Freight Broker Agents in Montreal (with remote flexibility), and it does not disclose revenue, headcount, customer logos, or external funding. The website copyright dates to 2023. The combination of multi-modal service breadth, three-province coverage, and a two-sided marketplace structure positions Hedwig as a small, regionally focused freight intermediary whose identifiable signals point to incremental expansion rather than transformational change.

Name

Hedwig Solutions Inc

Legal name

Hedwig Solutions Inc

Website

https://hedwigsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hedwig Solutions Inc is a Canadian freight broker and forwarder headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, connecting shippers and carriers across Eastern Canada through multi-modal transportation services including dry van, temperature controlled, flatbeds, LTL, intermodal, and freight forwarding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Brokerage & Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Transportation Services (4700), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Freight Brokerage (Truckload/LTL/Intermodal) (TLAIANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dedicated / Contract Carriage Brokerage (Shippers’ Managed Capacity) (TLACACAF), Intermodal Freight Brokerage (Rail-Truck) (TLADAMAD)

Keywords

• Freight brokerage
• Freight forwarding
• Dry van trucking
• LTL shipping
• Intermodal transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Freight Brokerage: As a freight broker, Hedwig Solutions facilitates the movement of cargo on behalf of shippers, earning commissions or fees for arranging transportation. They handle the logistics coordination while carriers execute the physical transport.
2. Freight Forwarding Services: As a freight forwarder, Hedwig Solutions takes possession of freight and handles packaging, transfer, storage, and shipping under their own authorities. This service crosses borders and involves multiple transportation modes and warehouses.
3. Transportation Services: Provides multiple transportation modes including Dry Van, Temperature Controlled, Flatbeds, Less Than A Truckload (LTL), and Intermodal services. Revenue generated through transportation fees charged to shippers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hedwig Solutions Inc provides freight brokerage and freight forwarding services across multiple transportation modes including Dry Van, Temperature Controlled, Flatbeds, LTL (Less-than-Truckload), and Intermodal. The company coordinates freight movement between shippers and carriers in the Canadian market.

Product overview

Hedwig Solutions Inc is a transportation and logistics provider offering a unified suite of freight services. The core portfolio includes Dry Van, Temperature Controlled, Flatbeds, Less Than A Truckload (LTL), Intermodal, and Freight Forwarding Services. These services are designed to handle transportation requirements from pickup to delivery, serving carriers and shippers with options ranging from full truckload dedicated services to shared LTL shipments, and from standard dry van to specialized temperature-controlled and intermodal solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 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

• TFI International: One of Canada's largest transportation and logistics companies, offering LTL, truckload, logistics and freight brokerage across North America. Comparable in multi-modal offering and Canadian footprint, but materially larger and more diversified.
• DSV: Global transport and logistics provider offering road, air, sea and intermodal forwarding plus brokerage. Highly relevant comparison for Hedwig's freight forwarding and cross-border service line, though at materially greater scale.
• NFI Industries: North American transportation and logistics company with dedicated truckload, brokerage, intermodal and warehousing. Comparable in service breadth and Canadian/US cross-border activity, but significantly larger in scale and fleet.
• XPO Logistics: Major North American less-than-truckload and brokerage provider with broad multi-modal capabilities. Comparable in intermodal and brokerage services, though substantially larger and more diversified.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider covering road, air, sea and customs brokerage. Relevant comparable for Hedwig's cross-border freight forwarding activities, with substantially larger international scale.
• C.H. Robinson: Largest North American non-asset freight broker with global forwarding, offering truckload, LTL, intermodal and managed services. Highly comparable business model (asset-light brokerage/forwarding) but vastly larger carrier and shipper network.

Emerging players

• Loadsmart: Digital freight broker focused on full truckload and intermodal with AI-driven pricing and automated tendering. Comparable brokerage model but competing on technology depth that Hedwig has not yet demonstrated publicly.

Direct peers

• Day & Ross: Canadian freight carrier and brokerage with cross-border LTL, truckload and logistics services across Eastern Canada. Directly comparable to Hedwig in service mix (multi-modal, cross-border) and geographic focus on Quebec/Ontario/Maritimes.
• Challenger Motor Freight: Canadian carrier and 3PL providing truckload, LTL, intermodal and cross-border services across Canada and the US. Closely comparable to Hedwig in asset-light brokerage plus multi-modal coverage of Eastern Canadian lanes.
• Echo Global Logistics: North American non-asset freight broker offering truckload, LTL and intermodal with a technology-enabled platform. Directly comparable asset-light brokerage model serving similar SMB and mid-market shipper segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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