COYOTE named to Transport Topics’ Top Freight Brokerage Firms
Chicago, IL—April 23, 2016—Coyote has been named to Transport Topics’ list of the Top Freight Brokerage Firms, ranking number five of 91 companies. This is Coyote’s third year on the list—in 2015 Coyote ranked number four; in 2014, number 41. UPS, which acquired Coyote in 2015, ranked number one on Transport Topics’ list of Top 50 Logistics Companies in North America.
“Since day one, ten years ago, our mission has been to provide the best service and smartest solutions in the industry,” said CEO and Cofounder Jeff Silver. “Now, as a UPS company, we’re able to offer a suite of logistics and supply chain services and capabilities, backed by the same ‘No Excuses’ commitment to service. Coyote’s unrivaled service is made possible by our amazing people who execute on that mission every day.”
Ten years after its founding, Coyote continues to be fiercely dedicated to service, commitment, and innovation in the transportation and logistics industry. Coyote offers truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal, cross-border, and supply chain management services to more than 14,000 shippers of many different sizes and industries. Coyote became a UPS company in 2015, giving it access to the largest asset fleet in the country. The acquisition allowed Coyote to add UPS asset utilization, air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, and much more to its portfolio of services. Coyote is powered by 2,000 employees in 17 offices.
Transport Topics’Top Freight Brokerage Firms list was compiled based on revenue estimates provided by logistics industry consulting firm Armstrong & Associates. For more information, please visit
About Coyote
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, Coyote Logistics LLC, a UPS company, is a leading third-party logistics (3PL) service provider in North America. Coyote provides truckload, less-than-truckload, and intermodal brokerage services and transportation management services to more than 14,000 shippers of various sizes and industries. Coyote became a UPS company in August 2015, adding UPS asset utilization, air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, and much more to its portfolio of services. Coyote is a proud philanthropic supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has raised more than $1 million in five years for St. Jude.
Coyote has been widely recognized for its innovation, growth, and culture. Coyote was recently named to Food Logistics’ 2015 FL100+ list for the fourth consecutive year, ranked #4 on Built In Chicago’s list of Chicago’s Top Digital Companies, honored as one of Selling Power’s 50 Best Companies to Sell For,and named a Top Workplace in Chicago by theChicago Tribunefor six consecutive years. Coyote appeared on the Inc. 5000 for its seventh time in 2015 and on Inbound Logistics’ 2015 list of the Top 100 3PL Providers. In 2014 Coyote was named to the Crain's Chicago BusinessFast Fifty andGlobal Trade Magazine's Leading 3PLs list, among others. Coyote has also been named to the 2013 National Top Workplaces list; a top 10 winner at the Chicago Innovation Awards for its Private Fleet service; toForbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies; and toInc. Magazine’s Hire Power Awards and The Build 100.
CEO and Cofounder Jeff Silver was named a 2016 Food Logistics Champion and a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pro to Know for the third consecutive year in 2015. In 2011 he was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year–Midwest, and in 2014Chief Executivenamed him CEO of the Year–Overall Excellence. He serves on the board for Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) and the MIT School of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council, and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Chief People Officer and Cofounder Marianne Silver was named toForbes’ list of 11 Women Who Started Amazing Companies.
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