American International Transportation

What American International Transportation does

American International Transportation, Inc. (AITI) is a privately held food-grade transportation and logistics company headquartered at 4420 44th St, Kentwood, Michigan, operating as a subsidiary of American International Foods, Inc. (AIFI), a small food-industry conglomerate also based in Michigan. The company specializes in transporting food and beverage ingredients, food-grade packaging, and finished consumer packaged goods (CPG) products for retail and foodservice establishments, and states compliance with SQF and FDA food-safety standards. Service is delivered across 48 contiguous U.S. states through a carrier network of "hundreds" of partners, rather than through owned fleet assets, giving AITI an asset-light brokerage model.

The company's offering is structured around five product categories: food & beverage trucking, food & beverage drayage (port-to-plant container transport), refrigerated/frozen transportation with temperature monitoring, full truckload (FTL), and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. The underlying technology is a transportation management and logistics operations platform with temperature monitoring, tracking capabilities, and a just-in-time distribution network built to handle peak-season surges. Operations are described as supporting both single shipments and ongoing contracted lanes with customized routing strategies.

The business model is transaction-fee, quote-based pricing per shipment, with revenue generated through transportation fees that vary by service type, distance, temperature requirements, and volume. Go-to-market is B2B and sales-led, with customers acquired through a toll-free phone line (866-944-1777) and a website quote request form that captures service type, commodity description, origin/destination, weight, pallet count, and frequency. The company holds no disclosed patents, awards, named customer logos, management team details, funding history, or revenue figures in the available input, and operates with minimal public marketing infrastructure — limited to direct website contact and phone outreach.

Name

American International Transportation

Legal name

American International Transportation, Inc.

Website

https://americaninternationaltransportation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

American International Transportation (AITI) is a private food-grade trucking and logistics subsidiary of American International Foods, offering refrigerated, FTL, LTL, drayage, and F&B trucking for food and beverage shippers across 48 U.S. states via an asset-light carrier network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food Transportation Services: Fee-for-service transportation model where customers pay for trucking services including food grade transportation, drayage, refrigerated/frozen shipping, full truckload (FTL), and less-than-truckload (LTL) services. Revenue generated through transportation fees based on shipment type, distance, temperature requirements, and volume.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

American International Transportation (AITI) provides specialized food-grade trucking and logistics services for the food and beverage industry. The company offers refrigerated and frozen transportation, port-to-plant drayage, full truckload (FTL), and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, all compliant with SQF and FDA standards. Services are delivered through a network of hundreds of trusted carriers covering 48 states across the continental United States.

Product overview

American International Transportation (AITI) offers a unified suite of food grade transportation and logistics services for the food and beverage industry. The portfolio consists of five interconnected core service offerings: Food & Beverage Trucking (the primary service for transporting food-grade packaging and CPG goods), Food & Beverage Drayage (port-to-plant container transport), Refrigerated Trucking (temperature-controlled frozen and perishable goods), Full Truckload (FTL) Shipping (dedicated high-volume capacity), and Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping (flexible partial-load options). All services comply with SQF and FDA standards and leverage a nationwide carrier network spanning the continental US to deliver to 48 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food & Beverage Trucking Core trucking service specializing in transporting food-grade packaging and CPG goods with precision, compliance, and care. Handles bulk commodities to specialty products with strict food safety and handling standards for food and beverage manufacturers and processors.
• Food & Beverage Drayage Port-to-plant container transport solutions ensuring reliable, food-safe container movement from port to facility. Built on reliability, compliance, and flexibility with strict food-grade standards for importers handling food and beverage products.
• Refrigerated Trucking Temperature-controlled transportation for perishable ingredients and frozen goods with advanced refrigerated network including temperature monitoring and equipment maintained to highest standards for food and beverage shippers.
• Full Truckload (FTL) Shipping Dedicated capacity service for high-volume shipments leveraging nationwide carrier network with food-safe FTL services designed for food and beverage industry demands.
• Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping Flexible, cost-effective options for smaller shipments with food-grade compliance, strict handling protocols, and transparent tracking for retail and foodservice establishments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deliver products safely, on time, and in full compliance with SQF and FDA standards
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 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 indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: Largest US third-party logistics provider and freight broker with a strong food and beverage vertical. Most directly comparable to AITI's brokerage-style food-grade transportation model, though at vastly greater scale.
• RXO: Pure-play freight brokerage spun off from XPO Logistics, arranging truckload, less-than-truckload, and last-mile services. Closely aligned business model to AITI's carrier-network brokerage approach.
• Hub Group: Asset-light logistics provider offering intermodal, truck brokerage, and dedicated services including temperature-controlled capacity. Comparable to AITI's drayage and multi-mode offerings.
• KLLM Transport Services: Asset-based refrigerated trucking carrier serving food and beverage shippers across North America. Comparable specialized cold-chain capability versus AITI's refrigerated trucking service.
• Hirschbach Motor Lines: Refrigerated trucking specialist with temperature-controlled fleet and dedicated food-grade service. Direct overlap with AITI's refrigerated trucking and food safety compliance positioning.
• Marten Transport: Refrigerated, intermodal, and dry freight carrier with food industry customers. Comparable to AITI's mix of refrigerated, LTL, and intermodal/drayage-adjacent offerings.

Broad incumbents

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Large diversified incumbent operating intermodal, dedicated, ICS brokerage, and final mile. Overlaps with AITI on brokerage and food-industry customers but is vastly broader in scale and capabilities.
• Schneider National: Large asset-based and asset-light logistics provider with dedicated, brokerage, and intermodal services including food customers. A broader incumbent that competes with AITI for food-grade freight.
• Werner Enterprises: National trucking and logistics provider with dedicated, one-way, and logistics services including refrigerated capacity. Competes with AITI in food-grade and temperature-controlled freight.
• Landstar System: Non-asset freight transportation services provider using a network of independent agents and owner-operators. Operates a structurally similar asset-light brokerage model to AITI, though with much broader coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-international-transportation-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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