Licensed freight brokerage since 2010
Nationwide freight broker for expedites, load recovery & hazmat When others can’t deliver, we do.
Expedites, recoveries and spot-market clean-up are what we do best: when a load is failing or the clock is running out, we take it over and make it run. Everyday contract freight gets the same on-time record.
98.7% on-time delivery · 98.5% on-time pickup · 365,000+ truckloads moved · Lower 48 + CanadaOn-time rates based on combined customer scorecards.
James Transportation by the numbers
- Quotes 24/7 · within 5 minutes during office hours
Where freight experience meets technology.
Experience first. Technology second. Service always.
Experience makes the call. AI does the legwork.
AI is not doing the work for us. We are highly experienced freight professionals who embrace technology and combine it with our experience. AI handles the repetitive work faster and with fewer errors, so our people can focus on judgment, relationships and calling before there is a problem.
- 24James Wilsonyears in freight brokerage
- 21Thomas Strangyears in freight brokerage
- 12Rob Ulleryyears in freight brokerage
- 10Chris Rizzottiyears in freight brokerage
- 67Combinedyears of freight brokerage experience
Authority and insurance watch
AI helps our team monitor carrier authority and insurance status continuously. Experienced brokers make the final call on who hauls your freight.
Carrier identity red flags
AI tools help our team look for signs of chameleon carrier networks in carrier databases.
Finding carriers
AI helps us find carriers. Our brokers decide who books each load.
Tracking and spots watch
Our dispatch team and AI tools watch tracking and spots around the clock. AI helps flag potential issues and helps solve them before they become problems.
Automatic customer updates
AI automatically updates customers when shipments pick up and deliver, and sends the POD and documents right away.
Paperwork checks
AI can scan paperwork instantly and spot discrepancies right away, which helps reduce clerical errors.
Dry van
Full truckload, enclosed, all over the lower 48 and into and out of Canada. Hazmat available.
Dry van service
Reefer
Temperature-controlled van for food, food-grade and grocery/produce freight. Hazmat available.
Reefer serviceKnown for saving the day
Expedites & recoveries
Expedites
Hot freight on a deadline. Full truckload, team service, box truck or sprinter van: we match the vehicle to the clock.
ExpeditesRecoveries
Carrier cancelled? Shipper about to close? We re-cover the load with another carrier from our network, hazmat included.
RecoveriesBox truck & sprinter van: urgent freight that doesn’t need a full trailer. We recommend the vehicle.
Spot freight that’s failing? We take it over and make it run.
Loads getting rejected or bounced around, missed commitments, overflow your carriers can’t cover: it comes off your desk and onto a carrier from our network, with status updates until it’s delivered. Many of these loads reach spot after awarded carriers reject the tender; we step in with a workable rate on repeat lanes.
How spot-market clean-up worksHazmat in dry van and reefer. Hazmat loads move on carriers that handle hazmat, including expedites and recoveries.
Hazmat detailsRescue story
Hazmat. Reefer. Team drivers. Coast to coast. Covered overnight.
A national beverage logistics team needed a refrigerated hazmat team from Illinois to Los Angeles. The request came in Tuesday at 5:17 PM, marked hot, with the receiver opening at 6 AM Friday.
We had a team covered by Wednesday morning, about 14 hours after the request. The truck was at the receiver before the 6 AM opening on Friday.
“Thank you!! You’re the best.”
The clock
- Tue5:17 PMThe call Refrigerated hazmat team needed, Illinois to Los Angeles. Marked hot.
- WedMorningCovered A team is lined up, about 14 hours after the call.
- FriBefore 6 AMOn site The truck is at the receiver ahead of the 6 AM opening.
What shippers say
Their scorecards do the talking.
These numbers come from our customers’ own scorecards, not from us.
- 98.7%on-time delivery
- 98.5%on-time pickup
- 365,000+truckloads moved
- Since 2010licensed freight brokerage
On-time rates based on combined customer scorecards. SmartWay Certified
TODO: needs real customer quote + permission
TODO: needs real customer quote + permission
TODO: needs real customer quote + permission
How a rescue works
From panic to proof of delivery.
Call or book online
Tell us what, where and when. Email anytime, or call 7 AM-5 PM CT, Mon-Fri; we respond fast.
Get a quote
Get a quote from our team. Then a carrier from our network is assigned.
Tracked door to door
MacroPoint GPS updates and ETAs, pickup to delivery.
Delivered
You’re in the loop the whole way. The emergency is over.
How our people and our technology work together: Experience & technology
Integration-ready: EDI and API
Plug us into your systems, not your inbox.
Fully EDI capable: we transmit the standard transactions (204, 990, 214, 210 and 997), and API integrations are available for tendering, status and tracking, and invoicing.
- 204Load tender
- 990Tender response
- 214Shipment status
- 210Freight invoice
- 997Functional acknowledgement
- APIAPI integrations
Portals and platforms we already work in
Shipper & TMS portals
- RateLinx
- Manhattan
- Uber Freight
- RyderShare
- Emerge
- BlueJay
- Oracle
- Blue Yonder / One Network
- Transporeon
- Freightquote
- MercuryGate
- E2open
Appointment scheduling
- Manhattan Logistics Gateway
- Blue Yonder / One Network
- Opendock
- Turvo
- C3 Reservations
- NCR Power (Retalix)
- i-3PL
- Kuebix
Tracking & visibility
- MacroPoint
- project44
- FourKites
- Samsara
Load boards
- DAT
- Truckstop.com
Carrier vetting
- Highway
- Carrier411
Many TMS platforms, like Manhattan and Blue Yonder, also handle appointment scheduling.
Don’t see yours? Tell us and we’ll get set up. Platform names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Add us to how you buy freight
Three ways to add us.
Spot market
We’re most likely already on and integrated with the portal you use. Tell us which one and we’ll get set up and respond to your spot loads.
Add us to your spot marketRFP / bid list
Invite us to your annual RFPs and bids; send your lanes and we respond with our rate.
Add us to your RFP / bid listDistribution email list
Send us your hot loads, expedites and recoveries by email.
Add us to your distribution email list
Shippers we serve
Freight for shippers who can’t afford a miss.
Food and beverage, packaging and paper, household products, and much more. Ask us.
One accountable team behind every load
Carrier network
One accountable team managing your freight across our partner carriers, tracked with MacroPoint.
How our carrier network worksCross-docking
Cross-docking arranged through third-party warehouse partners when needed.
Cross-docking detailsAlso available on request: flatbed, step deck and LTL through our carrier network. Explore all services
Request a quote
Tell us the lane. We’ll take it from there.
Freight solutions that show up.