Premium Freight Brokerage · Est. Chicago, IL

RUN WITH
THE DOG.

Family-owned. Fortune 500-trusted. Red Dog Logistics moves your freight with the loyalty, grit, and precision of a pack that never quits. From FTL to LTL — we deliver.

50+
Years Combined Experience
5+
Locations Nationwide
24/7
Customer Support
F500
Clients on Roster
📦 Shippers

Need Freight Moved?

Get accurate rates, real-time visibility, and a team that treats every load like it's their own business on the line.

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🚛 Carriers

Ready to Haul?

Premium loads, fast pay, and a broker that actually picks up the phone. Sign up or chat to get set up now.

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⚔️ Agents

Enter The Fortress

AI-automated desk. 40-truck asset fleet. Elite ops team. The structural edge legacy brokers can't replicate — 3 founding seats remaining.

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Trusted By Industry Leaders
GAF Roofing
Constellium
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Stemilt Growers
IKO Industries
Hunter Panels
Formica Group
TimkenSteel
Heron Point Seafood

WHAT THE
DOG DOES

We specialize in a handful of niche verticals — and we're exceptionally good at all of them. No generalist brokerage. Just deep expertise across key freight types.

🚛

Full Truckload

Dedicated capacity, vetted carriers, and load-by-load accountability on every FTL move we manage.

📦

LTL Freight

Consolidated, cost-efficient LTL with full transparency on timing, routing, and delivery confirmation.

❄️

Temperature Controlled

Seafood, perishables, and sensitive cargo moved under strict temperature protocols with zero compromise.

🏗️

Flatbed & Specialized

Steel, building materials, and oversized freight handled by carriers who know how to strap and deliver right.

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Asset Division

Our own fleet for dedicated lanes, giving shippers consistent capacity when the spot market gets tight.

Expedited & Crisis Loads

When it has to move now, we move now. 24/7 dispatch and in-transit crisis mitigation is our standard.

CARRIERS:
READY TO RUN?

Premium loads, fast pay, and a team that actually supports you on the road. Our AI dispatch agent can get you set up in minutes — or fill out the form and we'll reach out directly.

Quick Carrier Signup

Fill this out and we'll have you set up within one business day.

▲ Classified Program — Limited Seats

THE FORTRESS
AGENT PROGRAM

Your AI makes calls, negotiates rates, builds loads, sets appointments, and emails your carrier network — as you. You close new business. The desk runs itself.

01
The Iron

CDS Asset Fleet

40 trucks, 75 trailers. Founding Partners get a 2-hour priority booking window — guaranteed capacity that spot-market brokers can never offer.

40 POWER UNITS
02
The Code

Fortress Autopilot

Proprietary AI handles check-calls, track-and-trace, documents, and load status. Runs 24/7 at zero cost to you. The Happy Path, automated.

80% DESK TASKS AUTOMATED
03
The Shield

Exception Management

A 15-person elite ops team handles the 20% that breaks. Load failures, carrier exceptions, blow-ups. They absorb the chaos. You stay in front of shippers.

15 SPECIALISTS ON CALL

WHY 70/30 BEATS 90/10

Net-to-pocket analysis at $30,000 gross profit / month

// Legacy Broker — 90/10 Split
Your 90% Split+$27,000
2 Assistants−$9,000
Benefits / Overhead−$1,800
Tech Stack−$600
Monthly Net-to-Pocket$15,600
VS
// Fortress Agent — Red Dog 70/30
Your 70% Split+$21,000
Fortress Autopilot$0 — included
Exception Shield$0 — included
Iron Asset Access$0 — included
Monthly Net-to-Pocket$21,000
Annual Fortress Advantage
+$64,800
Net-to-Pocket Gain
+34.6%

At identical GP, a Fortress Agent nets 34.6% more than a legacy 90/10 agent — despite the lower headline split.

// Founding 5 Program

5 SEATS.
3 REMAINING.

Founding Partners get 75/25 on first $500K GP, then standard 70/30. Plus 2-hour exclusive priority on the Iron asset fleet. These terms don't exist anywhere else in freight.

[01] 75/25 split on first $500K GP
[02] 2-hr exclusive priority on Iron fleet
[03] Full Autopilot stack — zero cost
[04] Dedicated Exception Shield coverage
[05] AI-First workflow — mandatory
// Application Open

ARE YOU
AGENT ZERO?

One vetting call with our Head of Operations determines fit. We are selecting three final Founding Partners. The seats will not wait.

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What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
"Always a pleasure working with Red Dog. My shipments have always been successful and their 24/7 customer service is no joke."
— Walnut Creek Transfer
★★★★★
"Excellent people to work with. They're consistent, helpful, and always available."
— Henry and Henry Inc.
★★★★★
"We love working with Red Dog. Always eager to help and willing to go the extra mile to make sure product arrives safely and on time."
— PJ Express LLC

BUILT ON
LOYALTY.

Red Dog Logistics is a privately-held, family-owned freight brokerage headquartered in the Chicago area. We don't see ourselves as a vendor — we see ourselves as an extension of your logistics team.

With offices in Illinois, Michigan, California, Texas, and Indiana, we have the footprint to move freight anywhere — and the relationships to do it right.

Phone: (708) 820-2185  ·  HQ: Willowbrook, IL

Honesty

We always tell you the truth — even when it's not what you want to hear.

Integrity

Strong principles guide every interaction, every load, every decision.

Attention to Detail

No detail is too small. Every aspect of every job gets our full focus.

Creativity

We find new ways to solve old problems — always one paw ahead.