Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Michigan 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 Michigan Transportation Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
BluJay Solutions
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BluJay Solutions is a SaaS company that delivers logistics and transportation software and services to LSPs, freight forwarders, and more.
May Mobility
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May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world.
Syncreon
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Syncreon is a logistics provider that offers producers and OEMs with supply chain management solutions.
General Motors
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General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Ford Motor
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Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Rivian
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Rivian is an electric vehicle manufacturer that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
FreightVerify
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FreightVerify provides predictive, real-time transportation visibility for complex enterprises at every step of the supply chain.
Traxen
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Autonomous Vehicle Technology for Long Haul Trucking
KUHMUTE
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KUHMUTE is a designing & manufacturing company that provides charging infrastructure for escooters, ebikes, eskateboards & more.
Cadillac
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Cadillac is an automobile brand that produces and markets luxury vehicles worldwide.
American Center for Mobility
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American Center for Mobility is a non-profit testing and product development facility for future mobility.
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DriveShare operates as an online marketplace for classic cars.
Penske Automotive Group
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Penske Automotive Group is an international transportation services company operating automotive dealerships
Bollinger Motors
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Automotive company designing and engineering Class 3 electric trucks
Interplai
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Last-Mile Delivery, Logistics, SaaS, CaaS, RaaS, Data Analytics, AI Robotics, Smart Cities
Lincoln Motor Company
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The Lincoln Motor Company that sells luxury vehicles under the Lincoln brand.
United Road Services
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United Road is the premier auto transport company.
Paladin
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Paladin Attachments is one of the largest independent manufacturers of coupler systems and attachment tools for tractors & truck chassis.
Roush Industries
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Roush Industries is a manufacturing, prototyping, and engineering company that creates vehicle technology.
T&D
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thinkanddo.com has been connecting visitors with providers of Adventure Travel, Africa Travel, Air Travel and many other related services.
FreightRoll
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Inventory custody transfer and visibility platform
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.
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Universal Logistics is a full-service provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions.
Two Men And A Truck/International
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Two Men And A Truck/International
Air Lift Company
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Air Lift Company is an automotive company that supplies air suspension kits.
Trico Products
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Trico Products is an automotive company that offers windshield wiper products.
Dataspeed
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Dataspeed offers highly engineered hardware and software tools to researchers and developers working on mobility and robotics solutions
Hercules Electric Mobility
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Hercules Electric Vehicles brings luxury electric mobility with fuel-cell range extenders to work and play professionals.
RSI Logistics
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It provides cutting edge software and logistics solutions to improve your rail transportation.
Fori Automation, Inc.
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Fori Automation is an industrial automation company specializing in aerospace automated systems.
Reliable Carriers
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The nation’s largest exotic, luxury & collector car transport company
Tramec Sloan
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Tramec Sloan is a manufacturer and distributor of products for the heavy-duty truck and trailer markets.
Total Quality
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Total Quality is a cold chain logistics company.
SRG Global
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SRG Global manufacturers of high value coatings on plastic for the automotive and commercial truck industries.
Le Car
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Le Car is a personalized recommendation tool that simplifies car shopping decisions developed by journalists.
Eagle Ottawa
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The world’s leading supplier of premium automotive leather.
Moeller Aerospace
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Moeller Aerospace is a manufacturing facility specializing in machined parts for the gas turbine aircraft engine and power generation.
Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services Inc.
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Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services is the dedicated global customs solutions provider.
PK Contracting
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PK Contracting is the platform that provides the safest and most reliable pavement marking services.
J.M. Wilson
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J.M. Wilson is an insurance company that offers excess and surplus insurance.
Hilco Technologies
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HT is a manufacturer of plastic injection molders with state-of-the-art robotic technology for the marine, medical and many industries.
Testek
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Testek designs and builds custom test equipment for the aerospace, airlines, aircraft maintenance facilities, and nautical industries.
Summit Polymers
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Summit Polymers is a automotive supplier of injection molded interior trim.
Universal Traffic Service, Inc.
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Universal Traffic Service is a logistics company providing supply chain management services.
Empire Electronics Inc.
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Empire Electronics is an automotive company specializing in potted lamp sockets and electro-mechanical assemblies.
Superior Business Solutions Saving You Time & Money
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Superior Business Solutions is a logistics company providing supply chain management services.
Energy International Corporation
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Energy International Corporation is a building materials company specializing in parking and transportation systems.
New Life Transport Parts Center
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New Life Transport Parts Center is a supplier of OEM and aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts.
Stat EMS
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Stat EMS provides emergency ambulance, medical and mobile health care services to private, government and various organizations.
MTRAC
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MTRAC is an innovation hub where the ideas, people, resources, and technology meet and create the future.
Quantam Solutions
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Powerful Business & Technology Delivery
Speedrack Products Group, Ltd.
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Speedrack Products Group, Ltd. is a logistics company specializing in warehouse logistics solutions.
Kalitta Air
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Kalitta Air is an Air freight cargo transportation dealing in Airlines/Aviation
Andersen Material Handling
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Andersen Material Handling is a logistics company specializing in forklift truck sales and services.
AeroVision International
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AeroVision International is an aviation company providing aircraft, avionics, engines, and components.
Magline
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Magline has been the world’s leading manufacturer of route distribution solutions.
Axis TMS
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Axis provides transport management solutions to the trucking industry.
International Safe Transit Association
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ISTA is the leading industry developer of testing protocols and design standards located in East Lansing.
Fleet Engineers
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Fleet Engineers is an industrial company that designs, manufacturers and distributes product solutions.
NNR Global Logistics
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NNR Global Logistics is a logistics company that provides inventory management,distribution to global cargo movements.
Proper Group International
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Proper Group International is an automotive company that offers tooling and polymer solutions.
Douglas Autotech
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Douglas Autotech is a world class manufacturer of directional controls for the international vehicle industry.
Kyyba Xcelerator
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Kyyba Xcelerator is a global second stage accelerator with focus on connected mobility
Cosmopolitan Travel Service
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Cosmopolitan Travel Service is an air travel consolidator agency.
Marysville Marine Distributors
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Marysville Marine Distributors supplies boating parts and accessories.
Johanson3
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Transport design and manufacturer company focusing on new generation personal mobility
Roll·Rite
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Roll·Rite designs and manufactures state-of-the-art automated tarp systems for the heavy duty trucking industry serving the global.
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Bike sharing is an automated, dispersed, bike rental network that provides green transportation alternatives to communities.
The Pond Guy
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ThePondGuy is a mail-order pond, lake, water garden & water feature supply company.
Midwestern Consulting
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Midwestern Consulting is a civil engineering company specializing in transportation and landfill engineering services.
Fifth Wheel Freight
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Fifth Wheel Freight provides third party domestic and international logistics solutions.
Ventech
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Ventech produces a revolutionary innovative mobile heater, the Liquid Heat Generator (LHG).
Pentastar Aviation
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Pentastar Aviation is an American aviation services company based in Waterford, Michigan
ustarp
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US Tarp has been a collaboration of multiple product lines developed for the heavy duty trucking industry.
National Bulk Equipment, Inc. (NBE)
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National Bulk Equipment is a machinery company providing dry bulk material handling equipment.
Contractors Steel Company
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Contractors Steel is a transportation service.
Nichols Paper & Supply
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Nichols Paper & Supply is an independent paper, packaging and sanitary supply distributor.
UROUTE
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UROUTE provides software solutions for the transportation industries.
Serv-U-Success
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Serv-U-Success is a logistics company providing merchandising, logistics, and supply chain management services.
Grede Holdings
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Grede is a full-service supplier of innovative metal components to the transportation and industrial markets.
Easom Automation Systems
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Easom today is a combination of two businesses that both started in 1945.
Tri-Chem Corporation
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Tri-Chem Corporation is a facilities services company offering facility maintenance, repair, and safety services.
A.D. Transport Express, Inc.
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A.D. Transport Express is a full-service carrier specializing in Truckload, Expediting, Dedicated Services, and Logistics.
Safety Track
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We started Safety Track 13 years ago with an idea to help individuals and companies alike with their GPS tracking and fleet camera needs. .
Borroughs Corporation
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Borroughs Corporation is a logistics company that manufactures automotive storage and industrial storage solutions.
TKS Industrial
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TKS Industrial provides transportation, automotive, industrial, paint finishing, and construction services.
Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
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Beaver Aerospace & Defense is a defense & space company specializing in ball screw repair services.
Corrigan Moving Systems
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Corrigan Moving Systems is a transportation company offering transportation and moving services.
American Seating
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American Seating manufacture and supply seating solutions and related products for transportation and other commercial industries.
RJ Logistics
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RJ Logistics provides customized transportation solutions.
Shoreline Container
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Shoreline Container is a packaging and containers company that manufactures container and packaging solutions.
Super Service, LLC
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Super Service is a transportation company that provides freight and shipping services.
Majestic Industries
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A leading manufacturer of progressive and transfer dies for the automotive industry
Wright & Filippis – Mobility Division
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Wright & Filippis – Mobility Division
AmeriTi Manufacturing
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AmeriCan Manufacturing is a new type of titanium parts manufacturer company specializes in virtually any type of titanium part required.
Design Research Engineering
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Design Research Engineering provides engineering services that focus on forensic investigations and design analyses of automotive, marine.
Ryan Transportation
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Ryan Transportation is a distribution firm that provides freight consolidation, peddle run and cross-dock inter-modal transport services.
Trinity Transportation
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Trinity Transportation provides ground transportation services.
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
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Gerald R. Ford International Airport is served by five passenger airlines with 120 daily nonstop scheduled flight.
Compass Automotive Group
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A Franklin, Ind.-based maker of automotive components
City of Dearborn
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City of Dearborn is a government organization for employment, healthcare services, higher education, and transportation.
