BlueGrace Logistics
BlueGrace Logistics is a US third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering managed freight brokerage, transportation management and supply-chain technology to shippers.
Last updated October 30, 2026
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Overview
BlueGrace Logistics is an American third-party logistics (3PL) company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. It was founded in 2009 by Bobby Harris, who built the business around a technology-enabled brokerage model: rather than owning trucks or warehouses, BlueGrace acts as an intermediary that matches shippers' freight needs with a network of vetted carriers, primarily in the truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL) and intermodal segments of the North American surface-transport market. The company's core offering is managed freight brokerage combined with transportation management services. Shippers typically engage BlueGrace to handle carrier sourcing, rate negotiation, shipment execution, tracking and exception management, and freight audit and payment, often supported by proprietary software that gives customers visibility into their freight spend and service performance. Alongside its brokerage operations, BlueGrace has offered supply-chain consulting and analytics, helping mid-market and enterprise shippers redesign their transportation networks and reduce cost per shipment. BlueGrace grew rapidly through a franchise-style branch model, opening locations across the United States staffed by locally based sales and operations teams, which allowed it to serve regional shippers while leveraging centralized carrier capacity and technology. The company has appeared repeatedly on industry rankings of large US freight brokerages and on fast-growth company lists, reflecting its expansion from a single Tampa office into a national network. BlueGrace is a privately held company. Its ownership has included private-equity investment, and the firm has been associated with growth-capital backing that supported branch expansion and technology investment. It competes in a highly fragmented brokerage market against other large 3PLs and digital freight platforms, differentiating itself through service intensity, local branch relationships and proprietary transportation-management technology. In recent years BlueGrace has emphasized digital tools — including customer-facing portals, quoting and booking automation, and data analytics — as freight markets have become more volatile and shippers have demanded greater transparency on rates and service. The company remains active in the US logistics market, serving manufacturing, retail, consumer goods and industrial shippers.
History
BlueGrace Logistics was founded in 2009 in Tampa, Florida, by Bobby Harris, an entrepreneur with a background in the freight and logistics industry. The company was established as a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider, meaning it does not own trucks or distribution centers but instead brokers freight between shippers and carriers while adding technology and service layers on top. From its early years, BlueGrace pursued a branch-based growth model. Rather than concentrating all sales in a single headquarters, the company opened offices in multiple US markets, each staffed with local sales and operations personnel who cultivated relationships with regional shippers. This structure let BlueGrace combine the responsiveness of a local broker with the carrier capacity, pricing leverage and technology platform of a national network. The approach supported rapid revenue growth and placed the company on industry lists of fast-growing private businesses and large US freight brokerages. As the business scaled, BlueGrace invested in proprietary technology to differentiate itself from traditional brokerages. Its platform was built to give shippers visibility into shipments, freight spend and carrier performance, and to automate quoting, booking and tracking. The company also built out managed transportation and supply-chain consulting capabilities, moving beyond transactional brokerage toward longer-term outsourcing relationships with mid-market and enterprise customers. BlueGrace's ownership has included private-equity investment, which supported branch expansion, hiring and technology development. Like other freight brokers, the company's fortunes are tied to freight-market cycles: during tight-capacity periods brokers earn wider margins, while loose-capacity periods compress pricing. BlueGrace has navigated these cycles by emphasizing service quality, customer retention and diversification across LTL, truckload and intermodal modes. In the 2020s, the freight brokerage sector underwent rapid digitalization, with venture-backed digital platforms entering the market. BlueGrace responded by continuing to invest in customer-facing digital tools, data analytics and automation while maintaining its branch-relationship model. The company remains an active, privately held US 3PL serving manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods and industrial shippers.
- 2009
BlueGrace Logistics founded in Tampa, Florida by Bobby Harris.
Expanded through a branch-based model, opening offices across US markets.
Invested in proprietary transportation management technology and customer portal.
Received private-equity growth investment to support expansion.
Products and positioning
Technology-enabled mid-market and enterprise 3PL focused on service-intensive freight brokerage and transportation management in North America.
Managed freight brokerage
Carrier sourcing, rate negotiation and shipment execution on behalf of shippers.
Less-than-truckload (LTL) services
Consolidated freight shipping for smaller loads across a carrier network.
Transportation management
Outsourced planning, execution and performance management of freight programs.
Freight audit and payment
Verification and settlement of carrier invoices on behalf of shippers.
Supply-chain analytics and consulting
Network design and cost analytics for shipper transportation programs.
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
BlueGrace Logistics acquires Truk TMS[2]
Reported:
BlueGrace Logistics acquired Idaho-based third-party logistics provider Truk TMS.
BlueGrace Logistics appoints Stacey Allaster to its board[3]
Reported:
BlueGrace Logistics announced Stacey Allaster's appointment to its board of directors, effective immediately.
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