Falcon Transport

What Falcon Transport does

Falcon Transport Inc. is a privately held, asset-based freight transportation and logistics company headquartered in Laredo, Texas, founded approximately 1989 and operating continuously for over 35 years. The company provides door-to-door transportation services across North America, covering the United States, Mexico, and Canada, with a fleet of 70+ tractors and 300+ trailers including dry vans, flatbeds, HazMat-equipped, expedited, and specialized equipment (RGN, Step Deck, extendable trailers) capable of moving cargo up to 100,000 lbs. Its service offering spans dry van, flatbed, hazardous materials, expedited time-sensitive deliveries, cross-border freight, and specialized heavy-haul, supplemented by Transfer/Drayage services that leverage C-TPAT and FAST lane certifications for expedited US-Mexico customs clearance. The company operates a strategically located Laredo Terminal & Warehouse facility offering 24/7 monitored secure storage, cross-dock services, and a Warehouse Management System, and extends its Mexico operations through its subsidiary TENL (Transportes Ejecutivos del Norte) with offices in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León.

The technology stack is conventional logistics infrastructure rather than AI-driven: all tractors are equipped with GPS tracking and front/rear cameras, trailers are monitored via real-time satellite tracking, and customers receive automatic email milestone notifications plus macro-point visibility updates throughout transit. The company is C-TPAT certified with US Customs and Border Protection for over 10 years and FAST lane certified, providing a regulatory moat for cross-border freight flows that competitors without these credentials cannot easily replicate. Customer engagement is direct-to-customer via the company website (quote requests, tracking access requests), phone, email, and a 24/7 dispatch team, with no reseller, broker, or marketplace layer. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with project and contract-based freight arrangements rather than standardized productized offerings. Revenue is not disclosed; no external funding, institutional investors, or leadership team data are publicly available.

Name

Falcon Transport

Legal name

Falcon Transport Inc.

Website

https://falcontransportinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Falcon Transport Inc. is a privately held Laredo, Texas-based cross-border freight carrier operating 70+ tractors and 300+ trailers across the US, Mexico, and Canada since 1989. It serves B2B shippers via dry van, flatbed, HazMat, expedited, specialized, and warehousing services, with C-TPAT and FAST certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Core revenue stream from transporting general freight, hazardous materials, oversized cargo, and time-sensitive shipments across the US, Mexico, and Canada via dry van, flatbed, hazmat, expedited, and specialized equipment services. Capacity ranges from single pallets to full truckloads up to 100,000 lbs.
2. Warehousing & Storage Services: Revenue from secure warehouse storage (24/7 monitoring), cross-dock services, and inventory management offered at the Laredo Terminal facility.
3. Transfer/Drayage Services: Border crossing services leveraging C-TPAT and FAST lane certified trucks for expedited customs clearance, generating fees for efficient cargo transfers across the US-Mexico border.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Falcon Transport Inc. is a North American freight transportation carrier providing door-to-door dry van, flatbed, hazardous materials, expedited, specialized equipment, and transfer/drayage services across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company operates a fleet of more than 70 tractors and 300 trailers, runs cross-border operations under C-TPAT and FAST certification, and supplements transportation with a Laredo terminal and warehousing facility supported by real-time GPS and satellite tracking.

Product overview

Falcon Transport Inc. is an international door-to-door transportation solutions provider with 35+ years of expertise. The company operates a fleet of 70+ tractors and 300+ trailers, offering a comprehensive suite of freight services including Dry Van, Flatbed, HazMat, Expedited, and Cross-Border transportation. The core logistics platform is augmented by Specialized Equipment services (RGN, Step Deck, extendable trailers), Transfer/Drayage border crossing services with FAST lane access, and the Laredo Terminal & Warehouse facility providing storage, cross-docking, and inventory management. The company extends its reach into Mexico through its TENL subsidiary with locations in Nuevo Laredo and San Nicolás de los Garza, enabling seamless cross-border logistics across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Van Service Standard enclosed trailer freight transportation service for palletized and general commodity cargo moving across North America, including the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Designed for business shippers needing reliable full-truckload dry van capacity.
• Flatbed Service
• Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Service
• Expedited Service
• Cross-Border Service
• Specialized Equipment Service
• Transfer/Drayage Service
• Laredo Terminal and Warehouse Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TENL (Transportes Ejecutivos del Norte, S.A. de C.V.)coreOthersTENL is Falcon Transport Inc.'s operating subsidiary in Mexico, with locations in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León. TENL provides seamless logistics solutions throughout Mexico and is presented as an integrated part of Falcon Transport's cross-border service offering. The company website prominently features TENL as its Mexico-facing brand with a linked website (tenl.net) and logo.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Werner Enterprises: Werner Enterprises is a publicly traded US trucking and logistics company with one of the largest Mexico cross-border operations in North America, including dedicated Mexico drayage and cross-border services. Comparable to Falcon as a cross-border US-Mexico carrier with tractor/trailer fleets, though Werner is far larger and offers broader dedicated and logistics services.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Knight-Swift is one of the largest US truckload carriers with significant Mexico cross-border operations including drayage, cross-border, and dedicated services. Comparable cross-border US-Mexico capability to Falcon but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• Schneider National: Schneider National is a major publicly traded trucking, intermodal, and logistics provider with cross-border operations into Mexico and Canada. Comparable end-to-end cross-border capability to Falcon, including intermodal/drayage and dedicated services, though at much larger scale.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt is a major publicly traded transportation and logistics provider with cross-border Mexico services including intermodal, dedicated, and truckload. Comparable cross-border and intermodal exposure to Falcon, though J.B. Hunt operates a much broader network and asset-light brokerage platform.

Direct peers

• Marten Transport: Marten Transport is a mid-size public trucking carrier focused on temperature-controlled, dedicated, and intermodal/container freight across North America. Comparable in fleet size band and B2B freight focus to Falcon, with overlapping intermodal and cross-border capabilities.
• Bennett Motor Express: Bennett Motor Express specializes in heavy-haul, oversized, and specialized freight transport including flatbed, step deck, and RGN trailers. Comparable to Falcon's specialized equipment services and similar mid-market positioning serving industrial and project cargo customers.
• Heartland Express: Heartland Express is a mid-size US truckload carrier (now including Smith Transport and Millis Transfer) with asset-based dry van and refrigerated services across North America. Comparable in fleet size and asset-based B2B freight model to Falcon's core dry van and expedited offerings.
• PGT Trucking: PGT Trucking is a mid-size flatbed and specialized carrier serving general freight, oversized cargo, and industrial customers across the US and Mexico. Highly comparable to Falcon's flatbed and specialized equipment offering, with similar mid-market scale and cross-border reach.
• STG Logistics: STG Logistics is a cross-border intermodal drayage and containerized freight specialist focused on US-Mexico trade lanes through Laredo, El Paso, and other border crossings. Comparable to Falcon's transfer/drayage service and C-TPAT-driven cross-border positioning.

Others

• Transplace (now part of Uber Freight): Transplace (acquired by Uber Freight) is a major North American 3PL and cross-border logistics technology provider serving US-Mexico-Canada freight flows. Comparable cross-border customer base and Laredo-centric trade lane focus to Falcon, though Transplace is asset-light and technology-led rather than asset-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FalconTransportInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/falcon-transportation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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