Leveraging Logistics Blog

InTek Freight and Logistics, Inc. is proud to be listed fourth on the latest FAST 25 list from the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ), with 340% growth with $59.9 million in revenue. The annual FAST 25 Listing recognizes the fastest growing privately held companies in the Indianapolis area. This is InTek's second consecutive year on the list, as it came in third in 2021 - with 242% growth.

Let’s face it, the freight audit and pay process is one of the least favorite tasks within the logistics industry.  One would think moving freight from anywhere in the country to anywhere in the country on any given day comes with challenges that would never approach paying a bill, but that is just not the case.  

We talk with hundreds of shippers about their truckload capacity requirements.  In some cases, we provide guidance in modal conversion from truckload to intermodal, but many times truckload is the best fit for their lane, service and their freight characteristics.   

Managed transportation services is the #1 topic we talk with shippers about as they look to better manage their supply chain performance.  Surprisingly, there is very little information about how much managed transportation costs, who the largest providers of the service are in the market and what are all the options a shipper has with the types of services they can obtain through a managed transportation solution.  

Managed transportation services continue to be the #1 topic we talk with shippers about as they look to optimize their supply chain performance against the challenging backdrop of rising freight rates, tight truck capacity, along with changing and more challenging customer requirements.

InTek Freight & Logistics Inc. is Named 3rd Fastest Growing Privately Held Company in Indianapolis, Indiana InTek Freight and Logistics, Inc. is excited to announce it was the 3rd fastest growing privately held company in Indianapolis and surrounding counties, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal Annual FAST 25 list published October 15, 2021. The 242% growth ($39.8 million) was measured by revenue for the 3-year period between 2018 and 2020.

Today’s complex supply chain has companies operating in highly competitive markets - meeting customers where they are in their buying requirements. And it's elevated the need for businesses to employ the best possible logistics and supply chain strategies to get out of the daily firefighting of tracking, tracing and recovering inbound and outbound shipments. But getting to that essential market position takes time, talent and resources many companies do not have.

Leading companies have been choosing to bring their supply chains to the forefront of their strategic initiatives because they understand a company's supply chain is more than the movement of goods from raw materials to finished goods for a transactional cost.  

The decision to outsource your logistics functions is not one to be made lightly, but a choice thousands of other companies have successfully executed.

We talk with hundreds of transportation management software (TMS) system buyers every year.