Kansas City, Missouri — Serving 48 States, Canada & Mexico
We're with you
for the long haul.
Callahan Transportation is a nationwide transportation company matching your freight — flatbed, van, reefer, or anything in between — with the right carrier from our network of more than 10,000 contracted trucks.
Equipment
Open deck, closed van, or anything in between.
Callahan Transportation has more than 10,000 carriers under contract, so whether the job calls for open air or closed, we'll provide the right vehicle.
Flatbeds & Stretch Trailers
Open-deck capacity for oversized, long, or awkward loads that standard trailers can't take — extendable for length when the job calls for it.
Step Decks & Lowboys
Lower deck heights for tall freight and heavy equipment, keeping oversized loads within legal clearance.
Hot Shots & Reefers
Expedited hot shot service for urgent, smaller loads, and temperature-controlled reefer trailers for freight that can't wait or can't warm up.
Vans & Special Needs
Standard dry van capacity for everyday truckload freight — and if your job falls outside the usual categories, we'll design a program to fit it.
Last 12 months
What we actually hauled.
Pulled straight from 5,476 loads booked over the trailing 12 months — not a guess at what a trucking company probably hauls.
Lumber & Building Materials
1,033 loads over the trailing 12 months — mostly flatbed runs of dimensional and treated lumber to yards and jobsites.
Steel & Metal Products
Our largest commodity — 1,229 loads of coil, plate, and structural steel — typically flat/tarp or step deck, secured and permitted to spec.
Masonry, Pavers & Concrete
987 loads of pallet-stacked pavers, brick, and concrete products — freight that lives and dies on careful strapping.
Photo: a Callahan-hauled load of split-face limestone.
Bulk Salt & Minerals
296 loads, largely rock salt and mineral products — flat/tarp equipment moving heavy, weather-driven freight.
Animal Health & Veterinary
318 loads of veterinary and animal-health products, typically dry van or reefer — temperature and handling matter here.
Lawn & Garden
462 loads of lawn and garden products — palletized van and flatbed freight moving on a seasonal cycle.
Source: trailing 12 months of booked-load data, Callahan Transportation dispatch records.
On the trailer
Freight our carriers have actually hauled.
A few loads from the network, straight off the yard — not stock photography.
Oversized steel module, escorted & flagged
Palletized steel racking components
Large-diameter pipe, strapped & braced
Tarped & rolling, one of many lanes we run
About Callahan
Depend on Callahan Transportation.
Established in 1990, Callahan Transportation, Inc. is a nationwide transportation company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, serving all 48 states, Canada, and Mexico. Whether your job requires inbound and outbound freight, large shipments or small, Callahan Transportation has the resources and experience to deliver what we promise and what you expect — professionally and on time.
"Problem loads? No problem."
The courteous staff of professionals at Callahan Transportation can design a program to meet your specific needs in the most efficient and economical manner possible. We know that time means money, and we have the resources to respond to your job the right way.
Credentials
The paperwork shippers actually check.
Every carrier in our network is vetted before a load is ever assigned — authority, insurance, and safety history checked up front, not after something goes wrong.
Who we serve
One-person shipments. National accounts. Same attention.
Our roster of satisfied customers spans companies shipping a fleet of trucks a week and businesses shipping one load a year — each account gets the service they require.
Have a problem load? No problem.
Send the pickup, delivery, and weight — our staff will design a program to meet your specific needs.
Get in touch
Talk to dispatch, not a call center.
Kansas City, MO 64148