Kenco Group (brokerage)

Kenco Group is a privately held third-party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, founded in 1950. Its transportation brokerage division — estimated at approximately $140 million in gross brokerage revenue — operates as part of Kenco's broader supply chain services platform, which includes warehousing, distribution, and logistics management across roughly 5,000 employees and a national facility network. For shippers who already use or are evaluating Kenco for warehousing and distribution, the brokerage division offers an integrated freight option that eliminates the need for a separate brokerage relationship.

Dry van FTL is Kenco's primary brokerage mode, with flatbed and LTL as active secondary offerings. The company's Southeast roots give it strong carrier relationships in Tennessee, Georgia, and the broader Mid-South corridor. Kenco's 3PL infrastructure — meaning its warehouse and distribution center network — provides natural freight density in lanes connecting manufacturing plants to Kenco-managed distribution centers, which strengthens carrier availability for freight moving through those corridors. Managed transportation is an active service offering for shippers who want integrated freight oversight.

For shippers evaluating Kenco brokerage, the strongest use case is for companies that already have or are considering a Kenco 3PL relationship — freight brokerage is most valuable as an integrated layer within the Kenco supply chain platform, not as a standalone transactional broker. Standalone brokerage shippers who need deep carrier network breadth, tech-forward quoting tools, or specialty modes like reefer or intermodal will find better-matched alternatives among dedicated freight brokers.