When others can’t deliver, we do.
Capabilities
Licensed freight broker · Saint Peters, MO · Since 2010
James Transportation is a licensed freight brokerage serving shippers through our carrier network across the lower 48 states and cross-border into and out of Canada.
Services
- Dry vanFull truckload dry van
- ReeferRefrigerated van
- Expedites & recoveryTight clocks and missed loads
- Spot-market clean-upFailing spot freight, taken over
- HazmatIn dry van and reefer
- Box truck & sprinterSmaller expedited loads
- Team serviceTwo-driver when the clock demands it
On request: Flatbed, step deck and LTL through our carrier network. Cross-docking arranged through third-party warehouse partners when needed.
On-time rates based on combined customer scorecards.
Quotes 24/7 · within 5 minutes during office hours. Email dispatch anytime, or call 7 AM-5 PM CT, Mon-Fri.
Technology
- Software and AI tools that help our team with load entry, carrier information, tracking and POD handling
- Tracking: MacroPoint (location updates about every 15 minutes, pickup and delivery updates, real-time ETAs); also set up with project44 and FourKites for customer-based tracking
- EDI standard transactions: 204, 990, 214, 210 and 997; API integrations available
Coverage
- All over the lower 48 states
- Cross-border into and out of Canada
- Phones 7 AM-5 PM CT, Mon-Fri; email & quotes 24/7
Shippers we serve
- Food and beverage
- Packaging and paper
- Household products
What we haul: Food and beverage, frozen and refrigerated food, packaging and paper, household and consumer, industrial and retail, raw materials, pharma and health, hazmat and more.
Why us
- Seasoned transportation professionals paired with modern tools
- We focus on the KPIs our customers score us on
- Known for loads other brokers cannot or will not cover
- Carriers complete identity and insurance verification through Highway before they can book loads with us
- We track loads with MacroPoint
SmartWay Certified