Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Utah
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Utah, United States
The 60 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Breeze Airways.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
60companies tracked
$323.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × UTAH
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
$13.3b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1996median founding year
57median Fliar Index™
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breeze Airways Operator of passenger airlines | $303M | 30 mo ago | Series B | David Neeleman Founder & CEO | 2018 | ContentfulSentryApple iCloud Mail+27 | — | — |
| 2 | SOAR Transportation Group Provider of trucking and transportation services 19Funding top 40%Tech bottom 45%Talent bottom 45%Growth bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Techbottom 45% Talentbottom 45% Growthbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 21 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $20M | 70 mo ago | Funding Raised | Cody Isaacson CEO | 2002 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 3 | a&k railroad materials, inc. A&K Railroad Materials is a logistics company providing new and reclaimed railroad materials. | — | — | Private | — | 1959 | Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceSearchanise+19 | — | — |
| 4 | A1 Taxi Petaluma Operator of scheduled and on-demand transportation services using motorized vehicles | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Air Sea Intl Provider of global freight services via air, land, and sea | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 6 | All Star Striping Provider of range of striping services, including road striping, parking lot striping, and warehouse… | — | — | Acquired | — | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Alliance Ground International Provider of airline cargo handling services | — | — | Acquired | Anthony Romeo Chairman & CEO | 2009 | Apple iCloud MailLeafletGoogle Maps+14 | — | — |
| 8 | Alpine Firm focused on air-freight business | — | — | Acquired | Saundra Jones CEO | 1972 | Wix eCommerceCart FunctionalityWix+16 | 46 patents Integrated decorative water fountains with built-in audio and lighting systems | — |
Top 2 Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah
#1
Series B · Cottonwood Heights, Utah · founded 2018 · 1 employees$303.3Mraised▾
Series B · Cottonwood Heights, Utah · founded 2018 · 1 employees
Operator of passenger airlines
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 93k LinkedIn followers — 87.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Series B$20M
- Aug 2021Series B$200M
- Aug 2020Series A$83.3M
- Apr 2020Conventional Debt$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Knighthead Capital Management, BlackRock, Orchard Ventures, Aries Capital Partners, Peterson Partners
Tech stack
AngularApolloApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#2
Funding Raised · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2002$20Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2002
Provider of freight transportation services. The company offers logistics services providing cost-effective temperature-sensitive freight transportation services and are focused on providing personal transportation services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 40%Tech
bottom 45%Talent
bottom 45%Growth
bottom 35%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 22%Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Aug 2020)
Tech: 21 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx · Security: Hsts, Sectigo
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding rounds
- Aug 2020Conventional Debt$20M
Founders & team
Investors
UMB Bank, Capitala Group
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsFacebook PixelGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
Funding & investor landscape
$323.3Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,880,697 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics 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
Key (lock) research is surging — field share jumped from 1 to 6 papers, signaling rapid security innovation in logistics access systems.
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
Supply chain management advancements are intensifying — scheduling papers quadrupled (8→22) and sustainability research grew elevenfold.
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
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Concerns101 · 16%
▲ 14%→18% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations54% since 2021mostly empirical
Fleet management concerns are escalating — rising from 16 to 24 papers, with electrification newly emerging at 9 papers.
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 RAIL94
- Crown Equip70
- UBER Technologies65
- Kochanowski George E49
- Miner Enterprises37
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
- R & L Carriers29
- Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Utah, United States?
Radar tracks 60 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Utah, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah, United States?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah, United States on this list have raised a combined $323.3M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Utah, United States?
Breeze Airways is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Utah, United States, with $303.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah, United States are funded?
2 of the 60 Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Utah, United States?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Utah, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Utah, United States Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Utah, United States Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Aries Capital Partners, BlackRock, Capitala Group, Greenbriar Equity Group, KEB Enterprises.
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.