Translogistics, Inc

Translogistics, Inc., commonly referred to by its customers and carrier partners as TLI, is a third party logistics provider and freight brokerage headquartered at 1 E Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301, in Exton, Pennsylvania. The company arranges the movement of freight on behalf of manufacturers, distributors, and other shippers, matching those loads with a network of vetted motor carriers across the United States. Rather than owning trucks, Translogistics functions as an intermediary and transportation manager, handling the sourcing of capacity, rate negotiation, routing, paperwork, tracking, and post shipment documentation that a busy shipping department would otherwise have to manage internally.

The company has operated from Chester County for a long stretch of the modern logistics era, growing alongside the region's manufacturing and distribution base. Its staff includes logistics coordinators, account representatives, and carrier sales specialists, several of whom have worked with the same shipper and carrier accounts for years at a time. That continuity is unusual in a brokerage industry known for high turnover, and it shapes how the business operates day to day: relationships tend to be handled by a named person rather than a rotating queue.

Services Offered

Translogistics covers most standard freight modes used by North American shippers. Typical service categories include:

• Less than truckload (LTL) shipping, including pallet level freight, class and NMFC guidance, and carrier selection based on lane strength rather than a single default provider.
• Full truckload (FTL) service using dry van equipment for general commodities across regional and long haul lanes.
• Specialized equipment arrangements, including flatbed, step deck, and temperature controlled trailers for freight that cannot move in a standard dry van.
• Expedited and time critical shipments when production schedules, customer commitments, or line down situations require faster transit than standard service.
• Partial truckload and volume LTL solutions for shipments that fall between conventional LTL pricing and a full trailer.
• Intermodal and rail based options where transit time allows and cost savings justify the mode.
• Freight bill audit, invoice reconciliation, and reporting to identify billing discrepancies, accessorial charges, and cost trends over time.
• Managed transportation and consulting for shippers who want outside help designing routing guides, negotiating contract rates, or evaluating their overall freight spend.

Alongside brokered capacity, the company is known within the industry for pairing its services with transportation management software. Shippers can enter orders, compare rates across modes and carriers, generate bills of lading and shipping labels, track shipments, and pull historical cost data from a single interface. For smaller shipping departments that cannot justify buying and maintaining enterprise software on their own, this combination of technology plus hands on support is one of the practical reasons companies choose a provider like Translogistics over managing carrier relationships piecemeal.

How the Company Works With Shippers

A typical engagement begins with a review of the shipper's freight profile: commodity types, packaging, average weights and dimensions, origin and destination patterns, and any recurring service requirements such as liftgate delivery, appointment scheduling, inside delivery, or residential stops. From there, Translogistics quotes options across carriers and modes, books the load, issues documentation, and monitors the shipment through delivery. Proof of delivery, weight and inspection certificates, and invoices are returned to the shipper for record keeping and claims purposes.

Document turnaround speed is a recurring point of differentiation for the business. In freight, a delayed bill of lading can hold a trailer at a dock or push a pickup to the next day, so the practical value of quick routing and paperwork is measured in hours of dock time saved. The Exton office is staffed during standard business hours for the Eastern time zone, which suits shippers in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic while still overlapping with West Coast mornings.

How the Company Works With Carriers

Owner operators and small fleets make up a meaningful share of the company's partners. Carrier onboarding involves standard verification of operating authority, insurance certificates, and safety records before a load is tendered. Once set up, carriers work with assigned representatives who post available freight, negotiate rates, confirm pickup and delivery windows, and handle check calls and settlement paperwork.

Accurate load descriptions matter a great deal to drivers, who plan fuel, hours of service, and next loads around what they are told at booking. Weight, commodity, equipment requirement, appointment times, and accessorial expectations are communicated up front so that drivers are not surprised at the dock. Several members of the brokerage team have long standing carrier relationships that span multiple years, and repeat lanes are common.

Location and Service Area

The Exton office sits along East Uwchlan Avenue in Chester County, roughly 30 miles west of Philadelphia and within easy reach of the Route 30 corridor, Route 100, and the Downingtown interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The area is home to a dense concentration of manufacturers, life sciences companies, industrial suppliers, and distribution operations, which gives the brokerage a strong base of regional lanes into New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and New England.

Service is not limited to the Mid Atlantic. Because the company brokers capacity nationally, it arranges freight in all 48 contiguous states, including long haul lanes to and from the Midwest, the Southeast, Texas, and the West Coast. Cross border shipments into Canada and Mexico, as well as international forwarding coordination for ocean and air freight, are also handled for shippers with global supply chains.

Facility and Accessibility

The office is located on the third floor of a commercial building in Exton with a wheelchair accessible entrance, a wheelchair accessible restroom, and a wheelchair accessible parking lot. On site parking is available for visitors. Translogistics is also identified as an LGBTQ+ friendly workplace and business.

Practical Information

• Address: 1 E Uwchlan Ave #301, Exton, PA 19341, United States
• Phone: +1 610-280-3210
• Website: shiptli.com
• Business type: Logistics service, freight brokerage, and third party logistics provider

Shippers considering the company generally start with a rate comparison on a few active lanes or a review of recent freight invoices, which provides a concrete benchmark against current carrier arrangements. Carriers looking to haul for Translogistics should be prepared to submit their MC number, W-9, and a current certificate of insurance during setup. For either audience, a phone call to the Exton office is usually the fastest way to reach a representative and get a load quoted, booked, or covered.