Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Kansas based Transportation companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Transportation industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Kansas Transportation Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Replica
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Replica is an enterprise data platform that delivers critical insights about the built environment.
YRC Worldwide
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YRC Worldwide Inc. is a provider of transportation and global logistics services.
Draiver
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Draiver develops technologies and tools that enable on-demand vehicle relocation.
Ulterius Aviation
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Ulterius Aviation is a subsidiary of Ulterius Technologies.
Smart Warehousing
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Smart Warehousing is a warehousing company providing warehousing and supply chain services.
Catapult International
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Catapult International is a developer of a cloud-based rate management solution for international shippers and freight forwarders.
Cessna Aircraft
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The Cessna Aircraft Company is an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.
Ferrellgas
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For more than 70 years, Americans have relied on Ferrellgas for their home, business, agricultural, and fleet propane needs.
Shamrock Trading
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Shamrock Trading specializes in transportation, financial services, international trade finance, trucking software & more.
OTR Leasing
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OTR Leasing is a truck leasing that provides good trucks to owner operators and setting them up to be financially disciplined to succeed.
YRC Freight
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YRC Freight is a transportation firm that provides services for industrial, commercial and retail goods for business.
Yellow Roadway Corp
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YRC Worldwide Inc is a holding company of freight shipping brands YRC Freight, New Penn, Holland and Reddaway.
Watco Companies LLC
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Watco Companies LLC is a transportation company.
Tallgrass Freight Co
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Tallgrass Freight provides a full-service logistics solution to small and mid-sized companies.
MyFreightWorld
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MyFreightWorld supplies technology and expertise to participants in the supply chain management sector.
MIQ Logistics
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MIQ Logistics provides provides logistic support & efficient supply chain.
Port TMS
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Port TMS provides transport management solutions.
Blue Beacon Truck Washes
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Blue Beacon Truck Washes is a truck wash company.
D-J Engineering Group Inc.
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D-J Engineering Group is an aviation & aerospace company manufacturing aviation assemblies and flight critical structures.
Riverside Transport
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Riverside Transport offers trucking, transportation and logistics services along with owner operator and lease purchase opportunities.
Park Aerospace Corp
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Park Aerospace Corp. develops and manufactures advanced composite materials for the aerospace markets.
Livestock Nutrition Center LLC
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Livestock Nutrition Center is a transport company providing feed manufacturing and grain handling services.
Fretly
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Fretly provides B2B digital solution that analyzes companies’ transport data, in less than 1 month, and offers optimization plans.
GBA (George Butler Associates)
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GBA is a civil engineering company offering transportation engineering and environmental engineering services.
Vortexå¨ – Solids & Bulk Handling Components
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Vortex is a machinery company specializing in dry bulk material handling application.
D&L Transport
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D&L Transport provides transportation and freight services.
Redstone Logistics
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Redstone develop a suite of services for shipping and transportation management for small to medium-size companies.
Tiger Cool Express
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Tiger Cool Express specializes in the efficient movement of temperature–controlled produce and other perishables.
Hamm Inc
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Located near Topeka in Perry, Kansas, Hamm is a Midwest leader in highway construction, aggregates and waste services.
Cobalt Boats
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Cobalt is a manufacturer and distributor of premium sterndrive and outboard boats.
Kasa Controls & Automation
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Kasa Controls & Automation is an industrial automation company providing safety and hazard monitoring services.
Collins Bus
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Collins Bus is a designer and manufacturer of school busses, multi-purpose vehicles, childcare and electrical busses.
Ryan Transportation Service, Inc.
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Ryan Transportation Service is a transportation company providing truckload, flatbed, and 3pl services.
ProDispatch
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ProDispatch provides nationwide truck dispatch services.
Argus Consulting, Inc.
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Argus Consulting is an aviation & aerospace company that provides fuel system construction services.
Apex Engineering International, LLC (Aircraft Part Manufacturing)
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Apex Engineering International, LLC is an aircraft parts manufacturing company headquartered in Kansas.
Control Vision
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Control Vision is a design firm for machine vision robotics.
Team Driveaway
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Team Driveaway is a transport company specializing in trucking services.
MKEC
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MKEC is an engineering firm that provides industrial energy, transportation, land development, architectural and electric utility services.
Harper Trucks
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Harper Trucks manufactures and sells commercial trucks, multipurpose trucks, wheels, casters, appliance trucks and drum handling equipment.
Greteman Group
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Greteman Group is an advertising company that specializes in marketing solutions and lead generation strategies for the aviation industry.
American Central Transport
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American Central Transport is a transportation company offering trucking and transportation services.
GBW Railcar Services
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GBW Railcar Services provides railcar repair service, tank car services and retrofits services.
Overland Limousine Service
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Kansas City’s award-winning leader in chauffeured transportation with service in 350+ cities worldwide! Peace of mind when it matters most.
Atlas Aerospace
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Atlas Aerospace is an aviation & aerospace company providing machining and fabricating services.
Find A Trucking Job
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Find A Trucking Job is an online portal, located in Kansas.
MemberJets
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MemberJets is a burgeoning shared economy air transportation company located in Overland Park.
Kansas Turnpike Authority
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Kansas Turnpike Authority is a transportation company providing relocation services.
Multi Service Fuel Card
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Multi-Service Fuel Card is a fleet fuel card solution that facilitates fuel payments while travelling.
Seaboard Transport
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Seaboard Transport, Inc. provides transportation services in the United States.
AC-U-KWIK
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AC-U-KWIK has been providing the aviation industry with the most accurate and up-to-date airport / FBO directories.
Autofast Transport
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AutoFast Transport is a recognized leader in auto transport service for single/multi-car-long haul.
Reveal Management Services
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Reveal is a privately-held software-as-a-service firm primarily focused on providing operations management software systems.
Cross Midwest Tire
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Cross Midwest Tire is a transportation company that provides semi truck alignment services and tires.
OK Transfer
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OKTransfer is a nationwide mover of choice and the fourth generation of Baum’s have re-organized the family business.
EagleMed LLC
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EagleMed is an aviation company specializing in air medical transport services.
Unimark
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Unimark is Providing Passenger Handling Solutions for the Airline Transportation Industry.
Bus Master
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Bus Master Student Transportation Software is a complete transportation package for Pupil Transportation Professionals.
Continental Timber Company
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A regional lumber processor based in Valley Center, Kansas
MSS Transport
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MSS Transport is A family owned trucking company with superior customer service.
U.S. Road Freight Express
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U.S. Road focuses on providing customers with unique overnight routes in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri.
J&H Trucking
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J&H Trucking offers logistics services such as asset-based trucking services, dry vans, refrigerated vans and flatbed trucks.
Bardroff Towing And Recovery
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Bardroff Towing And Recovery is a tow and recovery service company.
Dahlsten Truck Line
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Dahlsten Truck Line is a family-owned transportation line that is committed to delivering products in a safe, economic and timely fashion.
