What Transplus does

Transplus is a privately held Canadian third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering warehousing and distribution, asset-based transportation, and freight brokerage services to B2B customers across North America. Founded approximately 1993 and headquartered in Montreal, the company operates four facilities — its head office plus two dedicated Montreal warehouse buildings (MC1 and MC2 on Avenue Marie-Curie) and a Mississauga, Ontario distribution site — and runs an asset-based fleet that handles everything from single-pallet moves to full truckloads. Its stated customer base spans six verticals: food and beverage, consumer goods, eCommerce, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail distribution, with explicit positioning around serving consumer goods flows into major North American retailers.

The company's technology layer is centered on a Warehouse Management System (WMS) paired with two customer-facing digital portals: the Evista Warehouse Web Portal, which provides real-time visibility into orders, receipts, inventory balances, and history, and a Warehouse Documents Portal that allows customers to view signed warehouse documents online. These portals reduce administrative friction and provide operational transparency, but there is no indication of proprietary AI/ML, advanced automation, or robotics across the warehouse footprint; the tech stack is conventional 3PL tooling.

Transplus makes money through managed-services fees for warehousing and value-added logistics, transaction fees on transportation moves (asset-based and brokered), and freight brokerage margins on partner-managed capacity. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, contracts are multi-year, and go-to-market is direct sales-led targeting mid-market and enterprise B2B customers. There is no evidence of external funding, institutional ownership, M&A activity, or public listing — the company appears to be founder- or independently-owned, with no disclosed management team in the source material.

Name

Transplus

Legal name

Transplus Inc.

Website

https://transplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking (4841), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation Management & Managed Freight (Dedicated Transport, Brokerage-Managed) (TLAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Dock & Transload Operations (Short-Dwell) (TLAIACAI), Final-Mile / White-Glove Delivery & Installation (Asset-Based) (TLAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Third-party logistics
• Warehousing services
• Transportation services
• Freight brokerage
• Supply chain management

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Warehousing and Distribution: Provides customized warehousing solutions from simple storage to long-term inventory management systems. Revenue generated through storage fees, handling charges, and value-added logistics services.
2. Transportation Services: Asset-based transportation division offering flexible transport services from single pallet moves to full truckload shipments across the country.
3. Freight Brokerage: Manages product distribution through established supply chain partnerships, providing custom solutions at competitive rates by assessing customer needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Transplus is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering warehousing and distribution, asset-based transportation, and freight brokerage services across North America. It delivers customized solutions ranging from simple cost-effective storage to long-term inventory management systems, supported by the Evista online customer portal for real-time order, receipt, inventory, and document visibility.

Product overview

Transplus operates as a single unified 3PL platform offering warehousing, transportation, and freight brokerage services. The core offering consists of three integrated service lines: Warehousing and Distribution (providing inventory management and storage), Transportation (asset-based flexible freight movement), and Freight Brokerage (supply chain partnership management). Supporting these core services are two customer-facing digital portals: the Evista Warehouse Web Portal (for order, receipt, inventory, and history tracking) and the Warehouse Documents Portal (for accessing signed warehouse documents). The company has over 33 years of logistics experience serving industries including food and beverage, consumer goods, eCommerce, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail distribution across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Evista: Online customer portal for viewing orders, receipts, inventory balances and history

Products and services

• Warehousing and Distribution Customized warehousing solutions ranging from simple, cost-effective storage to long-term inventory management systems for businesses needing outsourced storage, inventory control, and distribution. Serves as Transplus's core 3PL offering across industries including food and beverage, consumer goods, eCommerce, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail distribution.
• Transportation Asset-based transportation services offering flexible freight movement from a single pallet across town to full truckloads across the country, designed for shippers needing reliable, scalable transport capacity integrated with warehousing and brokerage.
• Freight Brokerage Supply chain partnership management that efficiently manages customer product distribution through established carrier relationships, providing custom solutions at competitive rates by assessing each customer's needs.
• Evista Warehouse Web Portal Web-based customer portal backed by Transplus's Warehouse Management System that allows customers to view orders, receipts, inventory balances, and inventory history online for real-time visibility into warehouse operations.
• Warehouse Documents Portal Online portal that allows Transplus customers to view signed and attached warehouse documents, streamlining administrative processes and document handling.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics provider with contract logistics and integrated supply chain solutions. Comparable integrated 3PL offering across multiple verticals and geographies, but with deeper technology, ocean/air capabilities, and global scale.
• GXO Logistics: Global pure-play contract logistics and warehousing giant serving consumer goods, retail, and eCommerce. Comparable in vertical mix and outsourced warehousing/fulfillment model, but at vastly larger scale and with more advanced automation and technology.
• DHL Supply Chain: Global contract logistics leader offering warehousing, transportation, and value-added services across verticals including consumer, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. Broad incumbent comparable on integrated 3PL model and vertical breadth, though much larger and more global.
• XPO Logistics: North American LTL and logistics provider with contract logistics and brokerage. Overlaps with Transplus in freight brokerage and transportation, but operates at a national/US scale far exceeding Transplus's Canadian footprint.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering contract logistics, freight management, and transportation across consumer goods, retail, and industrial verticals. Comparable on multi-service 3PL positioning and customer verticals, with broader geographic reach.
• Purolator Inc. Canada's largest integrated parcel and freight network with warehousing and supply chain solutions. A broad incumbent offering far greater scale than Transplus but operating in overlapping Canadian B2B logistics, fulfillment, and transportation.

Direct peers

• Manitoulin Transport: Canadian transportation and logistics company offering LTL, TL, and warehousing services across Canada. Comparable to Transplus in scale, asset-based model, and Canadian-centric multi-service 3PL positioning.
• Day & Ross Transportation Group: Canadian asset-based LTL, truckload, and logistics provider headquartered in New Brunswick. Directly comparable to Transplus as a multi-service Canadian 3PL offering warehousing, transportation, and brokerage with similar enterprise retail and consumer goods focus.
• NFI Industries: Family-owned North American 3PL providing dedicated transportation, warehousing, and brokerage. Closely comparable to Transplus on privately held, integrated multi-service model with similar mid-market enterprise focus.

Regional players

• Drake Transportation: US-based asset-based 3PL offering warehousing, transportation, and freight services. Comparable on multi-service 3PL model and asset-based operations, though primarily serves US Midwest markets rather than Canada.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transplus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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