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Best Freight Forwarders Companies in Ohio, United States
The 53 best Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Perishable Shipping Solutions.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
53companies tracked
$11.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FREIGHT FORWARDERS × OHIO
Our analysis of 50 Freight Forwarders companies
$8.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
50companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
2001median founding year
45median Fliar Index™
130kcombined LinkedIn audience
58%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perishable Shipping Solutions Provider of freight forwarding, warehousing and logistics services 21Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 39%Tech bottom 30% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Techbottom 30% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $8.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $9M | 71 mo ago | Series A | Mark Nelson CEO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 2 | BBI Logistics Provider of road freight forwarding services 45Growth top 26%Funding top 48%Tech top 48%Talent bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 26% Fundingtop 48% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 45% Marketbottom 30% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Headcount 50 → 92 (+84%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $1.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $2M | 8 mo ago | Seed | Brent Bosse President/CEO | 2017 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+12 | — | 2 job openings |
| 3 | ODW Logistics Internet first provider of truck transportation freight forwarding services 45Tech top 37%Product top 38%Innovation top 45%Market top 47% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 37% Producttop 38% Innovationtop 45% Markettop 47% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 24% Fundingbottom 19% Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Product: 2 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $900K | 205 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1971 | HubSpot CMS HubLazySizesIsotope+23 | — | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 4 | R+L Carriers Provider of air, road & sea freight services | — | 215 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1965 | VideoJSMicrosoft ASP.NETCloudflare+14 | 87 patents Optimizing freight dock operations, terminal site planning, and secure device mounting. | — |
| 5 | Accelerated Laboratory Logistics Provider of road freight forwarding services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1990 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ardmore Power Logistics Freight management provider specializing in the energy industry, improving customers' bottom lines. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2000 | DebianApache HTTP Server | — | — |
| 7 | ASW Provider of ecommerce, supply chain, and multi modal logistic services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1983 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 8 | Bolt Express Provider of road freight management services | — | — | Unfunded | Guy Sanderson CEO | 2001 | WordPressMySQLZoho+18 | — | 2 job openings |
Top 4 Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio
#1
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2017 · 92 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2017 · 92 employees
Operator of a freight brokerage firm intended to serve businesses in their transportation services. The company offers services like handling total truck load shipments while also dealing with a variety of other services such as LTL, intermodal, specialized equipment and expediting shipments, enabling users to get a cost-effective and reliable carrier.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 26%Funding
top 48%Tech
top 48%Talent
bottom 45%Market
bottom 30%Global
bottom 25%Growth: Headcount 50 → 92 (+84%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $1.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2025)
Tech: 16 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience · 27 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Account Executive
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Seed$71.2K
- Apr 2024Seed$700K
- Aug 2023Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureGatsbyGodaddyHstsMicrosoft 365
#2
Series A · Youngstown, Ohio · founded 2016 · 174 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Series A · Youngstown, Ohio · founded 2016 · 174 employees
Provider of freight forwarding, warehousing and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 39%Tech
bottom 30%Global
bottom 29%News
bottom 27%Funding: Raised $8.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2020)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Market: 174 employees
Funding rounds
- Aug 2020Series A$8.7M
Founders & team
Investors
SJF Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Supply Chain Ventures
Tech stack
OnetrustGoogle Tag ManagerAosUnpkg
#3
Early Stage · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1971 · 1132 employees$900Kraised▾
Early Stage · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1971 · 1132 employees
Internet first provider of truck transportation freight forwarding services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 37%Product
top 38%Innovation
top 45%Market
top 47%Growth
bottom 46%Global
bottom 30%Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Product: 2 distinct product lines
Innovation: 2 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers — 18.1% of this cohort's audience · 27 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Bed Brigade) announced in 12 mo
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AdsGoogle Ads Conversion TrackingGoogle Analytics
#4
Funding Raised · Wilmington, Ohio · founded 1965 · 18000 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Wilmington, Ohio · founded 1965 · 18000 employees
Provider of air, road & sea freight services
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
BootstrapDatatablesDocusignDynatraceDynatrace RumGoogle Analytics
Funding & investor landscape
$11.5Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
4disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 641,863 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Freight Forwarders coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 637 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 29% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Purdue University West Lafayette28
- Georgia Institute of Technology21
- National Laboratory of the Rockies20
- Idaho National Laboratory18
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology16
leading researchers
Fengqi You · William Crossley · Stephen Schey · Jim Francfort · Kara M. Kockelman · Dajun Yue · Tao Lin · Luis F. Rodríguez
▲
Breakthroughs113 · 18%
▲ 15%→18% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (15%→18% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management16→21
- Scalability4→9
- Key (lock)1→6
- Supply chain management1→4
- Automotive engineering1→4
Landmark DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning · 167 cites
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Advancements360 · 57%
▲ 55%→57% share
▲1.0× share momentum3 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (55%→57% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management5→21
- Scheduling (production processes)8→22
- Sustainability1→11
- Supply chain risk management1→10
- Electric vehicle3→11
Newly emergingAnalytics 0→8 · Big data 0→7 · Battery (electricity) 0→6
Landmark Life Cycle Optimization of Biomass-to-Liquid Supply Chains with Distributed–Centralized Processing Networks · 343 cites
▼
Concerns101 · 16%
▲ 14%→18% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations54% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (14%→18% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management2→11
- Fleet management16→24
- Transport engineering3→10
- Supply chain optimization4→9
- Sustainability1→5
Newly emergingElectrification 0→9 · Resilience (materials science) 0→6 · Agency (philosophy) 0→6
Landmark Challenges in Scaling Up Biofuels Infrastructure · 312 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where logistics supply chain is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston31 · +0.55
Chicago21 · +0.61
Atlanta21 · +0.50
SF Bay Area18 · +0.54
Ann Arbor16 · +0.46
New York10 · +0.34
Austin10 · +0.38
Pittsburgh9 · +0.63
Seattle6 · +0.48
Los Angeles5 · +0.66
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in the United States
United States logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 946 filings from 617 assignees (2016–2025), led by Amsted RAIL, Crown Equip, UBER Technologies; annual filings 68→95.
946 filings617 assigneespeak 140/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Amsted RAIL93
- Crown Equip69
- UBER Technologies65
- Kochanowski George E49
- Miner Enterprises37
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
- R & L Carriers29
- Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923
Common questions
How many Freight Forwarders companies are there in Ohio, United States?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Freight Forwarders companies headquartered in Ohio, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio, United States?
The Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio, United States on this list have raised a combined $11.5M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Freight Forwarders company in Ohio, United States?
Perishable Shipping Solutions is the highest-funded Freight Forwarders company in Ohio, United States, with $8.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio, United States are funded?
3 of the 53 Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Freight Forwarders unicorns are there in Ohio, United States?
None of the Freight Forwarders companies in Ohio, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ohio, United States Freight Forwarders companies?
The most active investors in Ohio, United States Freight Forwarders companies on this list include Grotech Ventures, SJF Ventures, Supply Chain Ventures, United States Department of Agriculture.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.