Cass Freight Management

Cass Freight Management, Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is the freight brokerage and managed transportation arm of Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ: CASS), a publicly traded company founded in 1906 that has grown into one of the country's leading freight audit and payment processors. While Cass Information Systems is best known in the industry for processing billions of dollars in freight invoices annually on behalf of enterprise shippers, its freight management subsidiary extends that financial infrastructure into active carrier procurement and brokerage services. Shippers working with Cass gain a provider whose roots are in freight financial management rather than traditional brokerage, which shapes the company's approach to carrier relationships and transportation analytics.

Cass Freight Management's model centers on the intersection of freight payment and freight procurement — using the data generated by processing thousands of shipper freight invoices to inform carrier rate benchmarking, audit accuracy, and brokerage efficiency. For enterprise shippers who already use Cass's freight audit and payment services, adding brokerage through Cass creates a consolidated view of freight spend, carrier performance, and logistics costs within a single platform. The parent company's EDI and API connectivity to major carriers and ERP systems makes Cass a natural fit for large manufacturers and retailers who need freight data integrated with their financial and supply chain systems.

Cass Freight Management's brokerage services focus primarily on LTL and dry van truckload freight, with managed transportation capabilities for shippers who want to outsource carrier selection and load optimization. As a subsidiary of a publicly-traded company, Cass operates with institutional compliance standards and financial transparency that private brokers cannot match. Shippers evaluating Cass should consider the full freight payment-plus-brokerage value proposition rather than comparing brokerage rates in isolation, as the combined offering may produce greater total cost of logistics savings than either service delivers independently.