A freight management software provider for less-than-truckload carriers that has been in the market for more than five decades is set to get an infusion of artificial intelligence following its recent sale.
STG, a California mid-market private equity investment firm, has acquired Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), which provides FACTS TMS, with plans to integrate advanced agentic AI frameworks into its core architecture – a move that will drive CLI’s cloud-hosted SaaS solution to an AI-native operating system for terminal-based motor carriers.
This comes at a time when many fleets are shifting from legacy operating systems to AI-powered platforms.
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STG said its vision for CLI is to add agentic intelligence to automate execution by augmenting human processes for various terminal operations.
"We believe the LTL industry is at an inflection point where data is plentiful, but actionable intelligence is scarce," said Rushi Kulkarni, managing director and co-head of the Lower Mid-Market Allegro Strategy at STG. "By acquiring CLI, we are not just buying a market leader; we are enabling the development of a brain into the nervous system of LTL operations. Our goal is to provide carriers with an agentic platform that automates the mundane and optimizes the complex, keeping the human operator at the center of the most critical decisions."
STG will implement AI agents to automate dispatch and routing with real-time optimization that adapts to terminal surges. AI agents will manage routine logistics exceptions and flag complex variables for human oversight, and predictive modeling for dock workflows aims to reduce dwell time and maximize trailer utilization at terminals.
