Strong Tower
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC · Minnesota · Est. 2008
- Strategy & Alignment6 services
- Process & Project Delivery5 services
- Data & Intelligence3 services
- Infrastructure & Support3 services
Company · Our Companies
Two companies. One standard.
Strong Tower advises freight companies. Exspeedite builds transportation software. They are separately organized companies under common ownership, and our consulting never requires buying the software.
Exspeedite
Exspeedite LLC · A Strong Tower company · Est. 2008
- EXSPEEDITE TMSTransportation management
- CheckPointOutside-carrier visibility
- PipelineCustomer & shipper portal
Strong Tower Consulting: the flagship
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC is the founding company of the Strong Tower companies, established in Minnesota in 2008. It is an independent business and technology consulting firm for transportation and logistics companies: carriers, brokers, 3PLs, and private fleets.
The firm's work is organized into four practice groups: Strategy & Alignment, Process & Project Delivery, Data & Intelligence, and Infrastructure & Support. That covers everything from IT strategy and TMS selection to SQL data mining, go-live management, and day-to-day support. In short, we analyze your company through technology and streamline the business with years of freight experience.
Exspeedite: the sister software company
Exspeedite LLC is the sister software company, also founded in 2008. Exspeedite is a Strong Tower company. It builds transportation software for freight operators, and Scott Elliott, the founder of Strong Tower Consulting, is its founder and architect. Its products are:
- EXSPEEDITE TMS: the core transportation management system, covering dispatch, rating, billing, driver settlements, safety, IFTA, and maintenance.
- CheckPoint: outside-carrier visibility and app-less mobile GPS tracking, at exspeeditecheckpoint.com.
- Pipeline: customer and shipper tracking portals with load visibility, electronic invoices, and document imaging.
To learn more about the software, visit exspeedite.com.
How the two companies relate
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC and Exspeedite LLC are separately organized companies under common ownership. Each has its own tax ID, and each is responsible only for its own obligations. They share a founder, a history that begins in 2008, and the same standard of integrity and service, but they operate as separate businesses.
We keep the companies separate on purpose. Consulting and software are different businesses with different responsibilities, and clients deserve clarity about who they are working with. When you engage Strong Tower Consulting, your agreement is with Strong Tower Consulting. When a carrier licenses software from Exspeedite, that agreement is with Exspeedite.
Independent by design
Strong Tower Consulting never requires you to buy our software. We work with the systems you already run, whether legacy, modern, packaged, or homegrown. Exspeedite comes up in an engagement only if you ask about it, and if you do, you'll get an honest comparison, including when another product is the better fit.
Strong Tower Consulting & Exspeedite: Enterprise software & advisory ecosystem matrix
Motor carriers often ask how an independent consulting firm and a software engineering company operate side by side. Strong Tower Consulting and Exspeedite maintain strict legal and operational separation while sharing a relentless commitment to freight operational excellence:
| Organizational Dimension | Strong Tower Consulting, LLC (Advisory Flagship) | Exspeedite LLC (Software Platform) | Carrier Operational Synergy & Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Entity & Ownership | Strong Tower Consulting, LLC (separate tax ID / EIN); founded 2008 in Minnesota. | Exspeedite LLC (separate tax ID / EIN); a Strong Tower company founded 2008 in Minnesota. | Strict liability firewall protects both entities; common ownership ensures aligned long-term values. |
| Core Operating Mission | Independent freight technology advisory, workflow optimization, and systems forensics. | Engineering modern enterprise Transportation Management Software (TMS) for carriers and brokers. | Separation guarantees that consulting advice is never biased by software quota pressures. |
| Product & Service Deliverables | 17 specialized practices: TMS Selection, Data Migration, SQL Mining, Fractional CIO, Cutover. | EXSPEEDITE TMS core suite, CheckPoint mobile GPS tracking, and Pipeline customer portals. | Clients receive either pure advisory or software solutions tailored to their exact operating needs. |
| Platform & Vendor Neutrality | 100% vendor-neutral; regularly optimizes Trimble Truckmate, TMWSuite, McLeod, and Prophet 21. | Focuses exclusively on developing and supporting the Exspeedite software ecosystem. | Advisors understand relational databases at the code level without forcing software migrations. |
| Commercial Contracting | Fixed-scope assessments, project milestones, or monthly advisory retainers. | Annual or multi-year software licensing and SaaS subscriptions. | Transparent contracting; no bundled requirements or hidden referral fees between companies. |
| Technical Architecture Depth | Applies deep software engineering insights to troubleshoot client legacy database bottlenecks. | Engineers software incorporating real freight floor workflows discovered during advisory audits. | Decades of real-world carrier floor experience directly improves software durability and advisory depth. |
Why a consulting firm with a sister software company?
Because building software teaches you how freight systems really work, down to the database. The people behind Strong Tower have designed rating engines, settlement logic, EDI interfaces, and billing workflows, not just used them. That depth goes to work on your systems, whatever brand they are.
It also means we know what good software costs to build and maintain, what vendors can realistically deliver, and where implementations go wrong. That makes us a better advisor during a TMS selection, a stronger hand during an implementation, and a more honest voice when the right answer is to stay with the system you have.
Common questions
Do I have to buy Exspeedite software to work with Strong Tower Consulting?
No. Our consulting never requires buying our sister company's software. Most of our work is on the systems clients already run.
Is Exspeedite part of Strong Tower Consulting?
Exspeedite is a Strong Tower company. Strong Tower Consulting, LLC and Exspeedite LLC are separately organized companies under common ownership, and each is responsible only for its own obligations.
Will you recommend Exspeedite during a TMS selection?
Only if you ask us to include it, and we will disclose the relationship. Our job is to help you pick the system that fits your operation, and sometimes that is a different product or the one you already have.
Questions about either company? Contact us or read more about the firm.
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