Brown Logistics SERVICES

Freight Brokerage Services

15,000+ vetted carriers.
Every mode. One point of contact.

Your freight doesn’t stop moving when your primary carrier can’t cover a lane. Brown Logistics Services, the freight brokerage division of Brown Integrated Logistics, connects mid-market to enterprise shippers to a vetted network of 15,000+ partner carriers — covering the continental US and Canada across LTL, full truckload, intermodal, and air freight.

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When your carrier says no, what’s your backup plan?

Every shipper has lanes their primary carrier can’t always cover. The question isn’t whether you’ll need overflow capacity — it’s whether your backup is a vetted network or a last-minute scramble.

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Unvetted spot market carriers

Load boards expose your freight to carriers with unknown safety records, inadequate insurance, and no performance history

Visibility disappears after tender

Once a broker without a TMS tenders a load, they can’t tell you where it is — you find out at delivery

Rate volatility crushes margins

Spot market freight rates swing 40%+ in peak season with no protection from a managed carrier network

Compliance gaps create liability

Carriers without proper FMCSA vetting, authority verification, and insurance confirmation are your compliance risk

Invoice reconciliation eats your team’s time

Multiple carrier invoices across multiple lanes with no consolidation means your AP team is doing logistics work

Our Freight Brokerage Capabilities

15,000+ vetted carriers.
Every mode. One point of contact.

Coverage beyond our asset fleet — backed by the accountability of a company that’s operated freight networks for 60+ years.

Carrier Network & Vetting

Our 15,000+ partner carriers are actively managed — not a static directory. Every carrier vetted for FMCSA safety ratings, insurance compliance, and on-time delivery performance before they move your freight.

Mode Coverage — LTL, FTL, Intermodal, Air

LTL, FTL, LCL, intermodal, and air freight — enabling load matching to the most cost-effective and time-appropriate mode, not just the first available truck.

Coverage — Continental US and Canada

Freight coverage across the continental United States and into Canada. Most lanes return availability and pricing within the same business day.

Visibility — TMS & Real-Time Tracking

Customers access real-time shipment tracking through our carrier portal at brown.aljex.com. Pickup confirmations, in-transit visibility, and delivery notifications.

Full EDI & Freight Bill Consolidation

Full EDI transaction sets for seamless data exchange. Freight bill consolidation on weekly or monthly billing cycles — reducing invoice volume and AP complexity.

Transportation Modeling & Rate Optimization

We model your freight network against carrier benchmarks to identify mode shifts and consolidation opportunities — before you sign anything.

Make the Right Decision

Brown vs. direct spot market

Understanding which model fits your freight before you commit.

	Brown	Direct Spot Market
Carrier vetting	Every carrier FMCSA verified before tendering	Any registered carrier, no pre-vetting
Real-time visibility	TMS portal, proactive exception alerts	Call to check status
Rate consistency	Managed network pricing, volume leverage	Full spot market exposure
Freight bill consolidation	Weekly or monthly consolidated invoice	One invoice per carrier, per load
EDI integration	Full EDI transaction set support	Manual communication only
Integrated warehousing	Same organization manages your inventory	Separate vendor, separate contract
Mode optimization	Expert recommendation across all modes	Whatever’s available today

Who This Serves

Built for the operations
where failure is not an option.

Mid-market to enterprise shippers with freight spend that has outgrown informal carrier management

Shippers operating with multiple carriers, multiple modes, and no centralized performance data

Supply chain teams spending more time managing transportation exceptions than improving the network

Companies preparing for a carrier RFP but lacking the internal bandwidth to run it well

Operations that want full-service 3PL capability with the attention only a privately owned partner can give

Finance teams who need audit-ready transportation data without manual carrier invoice reconciliation

Client Perspective

"Freight Brokerage Client."

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Freight Brokerage

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I have been challenged to move inventory from warehouse to warehouse, warehouse to customer, and even a customer shipment into Canada. Brown Logistics is fast to respond, provides excellent customer service, and our warehouses and customers are always very complimentary of the experience. When I am faced with these emergency situations, having Brown on our team makes a huge difference!

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Why Brown Logistics Services

Why shippers choose Brown Logistics Services.

15,000+ vetted partner carriers — FMCSA broker authority verified

LTL, FTL, LCL, intermodal, and air freight coverage

Continental US and Canada — on-time service anywhere in North America

Real-time tracking via TMS portal at brown.aljex.com

Full EDI transaction sets and freight bill consolidation

Transportation modeling and rate optimization before you commit

Integrated with BIL asset transportation and warehousing — zero-gap supply chain handoffs

Connected Through Brown Integrated Logistics

One service,
backed by an integrated
solution.

Brown Logistics Services delivers this solution directly, while Brown Integrated Logistics connects it to the broader Brown family when your operation needs transportation, warehousing, brokerage, or aviation support.

We are an integrated company, therefore you get an integrated solution.

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