# CT Logistics

> CT Logistics provides freight invoice auditing, payment, transportation management software, pooled LTL purchasing and analytics. Established in Cleveland in 1923 as The Commercial Traffic Company, it serves shippers ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies worldwide. Its proprietary FreitRater software supports both outsourced operations and customer-run deployments.

- **Founded:** 1923
- **Headquarters:** Cleveland, United States
- **Founders:** H. R. Snyder (Co-founder and first president), W. A. Aichele (Co-founder), C. C. Kalbrunner (Co-founder), V. C. Borrows (Co-founder), H. W. Elsner (Co-founder)
- **Products:** FreitRater, Freight Audit and Payment, Post Audit, TranSaver, CTLion
- **Notable:** Operating since 1923; centenary in 2023., ISO certified since 1999; company states current ISO 9001:2015 certification., Company reports FedEx FBAP certification for 2022-2026.

## Products & services

- **FreitRater** — Proprietary freight rating, routing, invoice auditing, payment and reporting software; available for purchase, SaaS or BPaaS. First installed internally in 1986; first package sale in 1991.
- **Freight Audit and Payment** — Invoice validation before payment, carrier disbursement and transportation-spend reporting across shipping modes.
- **Post Audit** — Reviews paid invoices and pursues overcharge recoveries; no upfront cost, with recovered refunds or credits shared between client and CT.
- **TranSaver** — LTL buying cooperative for small and medium shippers; pooled freight negotiations, routing guidance and a monthly participation fee.
- **CTLion** — FreitRater extension that compares multi-leg, multi-mode routes and develops shipment execution plans.
- **CT TMS** — Web-based transportation planning and execution, rate and service-time comparison, tendering, parcel labels and carrier performance reporting.
- **Qlik-powered Business Intelligence** — Interactive freight-spend dashboards and exploratory analysis, alongside scheduled customized reports.
- **Professional Services** — Transportation consulting, spend analysis, benchmarking, contract negotiations and sourcing support.

## Achievements

- Operating since 1923; centenary in 2023.
- ISO certified since 1999; company states current ISO 9001:2015 certification.
- Company reports FedEx FBAP certification for 2022-2026.
- Company reports more than 20 consecutive years of Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL and Logistics IT recognition.
- An anonymous apparel case reports $1.5 million less annual overpayment and invoice processing reduced from 14 to seven days.
- An anonymous industrial supplier case reports 6% savings, or $2.4 million annually, on approximately $40 million in LTL spend.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Inbound Logistics covered CT’s TranSaver pooled buying approach and transportation-management capabilities.
- **2026-01** — CT is included in the January 2026 Inbound Logistics planner; its company description marks 103 years in business.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ctlogistics.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ct-logistics-aka-commercial-traffic-co/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ct_logistics_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ctlogistics

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Last updated: 2026-10-03