SHIPPERS

Connecting you to carriers, experience and service.

Bluestem Transportation creates valued and successful long-term partnerships with both our shippers and our carriers, improving efficiency for you.

Our Expertise is Priceless.

Our shippers most often quote our quick response time and dedicated, knowledgeable account team as top reasons why they prefer doing business with us. We have a 95% rate of on-time deliveries with our current shippers and assist our drivers in every way possible to ensure your shipment is delivered smoothly, and on time.

We value and respect your business and time. Our goal is to connect shippers with quality carriers for long-term, honest and reliable relationships.

Our years of experience as a broker, carrier and shipper bring the best solutions for your business.

Founded in 2011 by Gary Martin, Bluestem Transportation is rooted in years of logistics experience. Gary began his career in transportation as a driver and then proceeded to work for several large meat packing companies as the Director of Transportation. He created Bluestem Transportation to bring together years of experience that combine an understanding of the industry from every angle.

While we haul both dry van and flatbed, reefer is our specialty. Since 2011, we've shipped approximately 30,000 truckloads of protein, and counting. We do it every day... and we do it very well. Currently our largest lanes are the Midwest to California and Texas, though we deliver throughout the country.

Reliable, experienced, and responsive, we strive to be the top service provider for your shipping needs.

We carefully facilitate communication between our shippers and our carriers every day and manage each load with precision, attention to detail and professionalism. Proactive load oversight, efficient routing, top-tier carrier selection and direct receiver coordination ensure seamless delivery.

When you work with Bluestem Transportation, our owners manage operations directly and are consistently available to ensure fast answers and problem-solving in real time. We strive to actively figure out the best options during unforeseen circumstances and to do whatever it takes to get the job done.

We partner with vetted and experienced carriers to haul your investment.

We work with trusted carriers who deliver reliably and are paid promptly, often same day, to keep operations running smoothly and maintain high retention. Simply put, our carriers are the best. Our nickname of an "asset-based broker", coined by one of our shippers, shows why partnering with us is different than any other brokerage.

We’re not working load boards; we’re calling our trusted carriers to safely haul your shipments. We also partner with drivers who understand the importance of drop trailers on yard for shippers to meet timely loading deadlines and on-time departures so your shipments are delivered on time.

95%

Delivered on Time

Shipments delivered on time to keep your business moving and your customers satisfied.

45+

Years of Experience

Our team's shared experience helps navigate unforeseen circumstances and find solutions when things don't go as planned.

1.3+

Billion Pounds of Protein

Over a billion pounds of
temperature-controlled protein has
been moved in our 14-year history.