# CRST

> CRST is a family-owned transportation and logistics company serving manufacturers, retailers and other shippers through dedicated fleets, freight capacity, final-mile delivery and specialized handling. Its services combine company assets with independent contractors and third-party carriers across the United States, with selected Canadian services.

- **Founded:** 1955
- **Headquarters:** Cedar Rapids, United States
- **Founders:** Herald "Smitty" Smith Jr. (Co-founder), Miriam Smith (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Dedicated Solutions, Capacity Solutions, Final Mile Solutions, Specialized Solutions, Logistics Solutions
- **Notable:** Built a family-owned transportation business from an empty-return-trip opportunity in 1955., Received Caterpillar Supplier Excellence recognition in 2024 and recertification in 2025, according to CRST., Reported The Home Depot’s Dedicated Final Mile Flatbed Carrier of the Year award for a second consecutive year in February 2024.

## Products & services

- **Dedicated Solutions** — Engineered fleets and consistent routes with dry van, flatbed, heavy haul and refrigerated equipment.
- **Capacity Solutions** — Asset-backed freight services and third-party carrier coordination, including regional, time-sensitive, flatbed and managed transportation.
- **Final Mile Solutions** — Home delivery, assembly, complex installation, product removal and warehousing, with U.S. and selected Canadian coverage.
- **Specialized Solutions** — White-glove LTL and truckload transportation, inventory coordination and project logistics for high-value products.
- **Logistics Solutions** — Transportation management and freight coordination; launched in 1991.

## Achievements

- Built a family-owned transportation business from an empty-return-trip opportunity in 1955.
- Received Caterpillar Supplier Excellence recognition in 2024 and recertification in 2025, according to CRST.
- Reported The Home Depot’s Dedicated Final Mile Flatbed Carrier of the Year award for a second consecutive year in February 2024.
- Became an early live customer of the McLeod-Augment workflow integration in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — CRST published its 2026 Mile Makers driver profiles on September 13.
- **2026-08** — McLeod and Augment announced CRST as an early live customer of their PowerBroker integration.
- **2025-12** — CRST announced a roughly 200-truck reduction and approximately 100-truck redeployment affecting part of its Capacity Solutions one-way OTR operations; reports of a company-wide shutdown were corrected.
- **2025-11** — CRST reported Caterpillar Supplier Excellence recertification for a second consecutive year.
- **2025-10** — CRST announced Scott Rheinschmidt as CFO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crst.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crst/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT74F17RYMdMbD7qwW9WRZQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crstcareers/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRSTcareers

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Last updated: 2026-10-02