- The firm was founded in Minnesota in 2008 by Scott Elliott and has operated continuously for more than 18 years.
- The firm is independent systems architecture and technology advisory for motor carriers, freight brokers, private fleets and enterprise clients.
- Core subjects are TMS, EDI 204/990/214/210, driver settlement, rate and tariff engines, accounting integration, SQL data, ELD and telematics, and applied AI.
- Engagements follow four stages: analyze, streamline, deliver and sustain.
- The firm is reached at strongtoweronline.com and 763-244-1373.
Who Strong Tower Consulting is
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC is a Minnesota firm that does one kind of work: it helps transportation and logistics companies run better through their systems. The firm was founded in 2008 by Scott Elliott and has been in continuous commercial operation for more than 18 years. Its clients are motor carriers, freight brokers, private fleets and enterprise clients, and the people it works with are the owners, controllers, operations managers and IT managers who keep those businesses moving.
The work is systems architecture and technology advisory. In plain terms, the firm looks at how a company actually runs. It follows how an order becomes a load, how a load becomes an invoice, how a driver gets paid, and how the numbers reach the people who make decisions. It finds where the technology helps that flow and where it gets in the way. Then it fixes the problem, manages the change, and stays long enough to make sure the result holds.
The firm is not a general IT shop that happens to have a trucking client. Freight is the industry it knows, so the vocabulary of the dispatch floor and the back office is the starting point of every engagement: lanes, tariffs, accessorials, fuel surcharge tables, detention, driver settlements, IFTA, EDI transactions, ELD and hours of service data, and receivables aging. Clients do not spend the first weeks of a project teaching the consultant how freight works.
Founded in Minnesota in 2008
Scott Elliott founded Strong Tower Consulting in Minnesota in 2008 after years on the ground floor of carrier software training, implementations and project management. From the beginning the firm served freight transportation. The original website stated the goal this way: "Our goal is to give high quality services to our clients, through our knowledge, experience, customer skills, and personal integrity." The tools have changed a great deal since 2008. That standard has not.
The name comes from Proverbs 18:10: "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe." The firm is a Christian company, and the name is a promise the firm tries to keep for every client: to be steady, honest and present when it counts, especially when a system fails or a project is in trouble. The full story is on the Our Name page, and the firm's timeline, using only what the record shows, is on Our History.
The firm's stated mission is to deliver high quality IT solutions and services to clients in transportation and logistics, to go the extra mile, and to build loyal client relationships. Five values guide the work: integrity, service and support, loyalty, teamwork, and work/life balance. They are explained on the mission and values page.
What the firm advises on
The firm advises on the systems that carry freight data from tender to cash. The subjects below are the core of the practice. Each one links to the practice page that describes the work in more detail.
- Transportation management systems. Independent TMS selection, TMS implementation and go-live, data migration, and legacy TMS advisory for the system that has run the operation for years.
- EDI and integration. The 204 load tender, the 990 response, the 214 shipment status and the 210 freight invoice, plus ELD, telematics, fuel card and back-office feeds, through ELD, EDI and back-office integration.
- Driver settlement and accounting. Settlement statements that tie to the ledger, and transportation accounting integration so billing batches and settlements reach the general ledger once and only once.
- Rate and tariff engines. Rate matrices, accessorial rules and fuel surcharge tables, under rate matrix and tariff optimization.
- SQL data. Lane and customer profitability, utilization and revenue leakage pulled from the operational database through SQL data mining and reporting.
- Applied AI. Feasibility review and systems architecture for carriers and brokers evaluating AI, through AI technology consulting.
Strategy work sits above these subjects. IT strategy and planning ties a multi-year technology plan to how the company makes money, and a fractional freight CIO gives a growing carrier or broker technology leadership without a full-time hire. The full list is on the practices page.
A figure on an invoice, a settlement statement or a management report should trace back to a record in the system: a tender, a stop, a rate row, a fuel transaction or a ledger line. When a number cannot be traced, the fix is in the data flow, not in a side spreadsheet. Much of the firm's work is restoring that trace.
A simple control the firm uses when reviewing an EDI integration is to confirm that every 204 tender received has exactly one 990 response. A query of this shape lists tenders that are still unanswered:
SELECT t.shipment_id, t.received_at
FROM edi_204_tender t
LEFT JOIN edi_990_response r ON r.shipment_id = t.shipment_id
WHERE r.shipment_id IS NULL;Table and column names are placeholders. Each TMS names these records differently, and the review maps the real ones first.
How engagements work
Engagements follow a consistent model that tracks the life of a technology decision, from the first look through day-to-day support. The detail is on How We Work.
- Analyze. Study the systems, data and workflows as they actually run, including the reports people trust and the workarounds they rely on.
- Streamline. Redesign the process so data is entered once and flows to dispatch, billing, settlement and accounting without re-keying.
- Deliver. Carry out the change: configuration, conversion, testing, training and a planned cutover.
- Sustain. Stay through the weeks after go-live, support the people using the system, and confirm the gains hold.
Most relationships begin with a conversation and a systems assessment. The assessment is a clear look at the systems, data and workflows, followed by a written, prioritized path forward. Some clients engage the firm for a single project, such as a TMS selection, an upgrade or a go-live. Others keep the firm on for ongoing advisory and support. In either case, clients work directly with experienced people.
The advice is independent. Recommendations are based on what fits the client's operation, and the firm works with whatever the client already runs: a long-standing TMS, a newer platform, a homegrown system or a set of spreadsheets. If staying with the current system is the right answer, the firm says so.
What clients can expect
- Work with the systems already in place before proposing a replacement
- A written, prioritized roadmap after the assessment
- Cutover plans that keep dispatch, billing and settlement running
- Direct access to the people doing the work
What the firm avoids
- Recommending more licenses or features when they will not help
- Go-lives scheduled before data and training are ready
- Reports that cannot be traced back to source records
- Invented results, reviews or awards in its own marketing
Leadership
The firm is founder-led. Scott Elliott, Founder and President, founded the firm in 2008. His background is in carrier software training, implementations and project management, working directly with trucking companies that wanted to become more profitable. He leads the advisory practice. His full profile is on the Scott Elliott leadership page.
Duncan Stickings, Head of Development, brings more than 20 years of software development with extensive project management and quality assurance experience. He formerly led Training and Installation at Maddocks Systems, coordinating installations, training and go-lives for transportation and logistics clients across North America. His profile is on the Duncan Stickings leadership page, and both leaders appear on the leadership overview.
Letters from carriers the firm has served are published on the clients page in the clients' own words. This profile does not restate them or add to them.
The firm record
Several businesses use the "Strong Tower" name in other industries and other states. None of them is affiliated with this firm. The details below identify Strong Tower Consulting, LLC of Minnesota, and they are the same details published in the firm's structured data.
| Field | Record |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Strong Tower Consulting, LLC |
| Founded | 2008, in Minnesota |
| Founder | Scott Elliott |
| Operating history | More than 18 years of continuous commercial operation |
| Work | Independent systems architecture and technology advisory |
| Clients served | Motor carriers, freight brokers, private fleets and enterprise clients |
| Website | strongtoweronline.com |
| Phone | 763-244-1373 |
Anyone who wants to confirm the firm's standing can search for the legal name on the Minnesota Secretary of State business filing portal. For a longer company overview, see About the Firm and the Strong Tower Consulting page.
Frequently asked questions
What is Strong Tower Consulting?
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC is an independent systems architecture and technology advisory firm founded in Minnesota in 2008 by Scott Elliott. It works with motor carriers, freight brokers, private fleets and enterprise clients on transportation management systems, EDI, driver settlement, rate and tariff engines, accounting integration, SQL data, ELD and telematics, and applied AI.
When and where was the firm founded?
The firm was founded in Minnesota in 2008 by Scott Elliott and has operated continuously for more than 18 years. Its website is strongtoweronline.com and its phone number is 763-244-1373.
How can I confirm I have the right Strong Tower Consulting?
Check four details. The legal name is Strong Tower Consulting, LLC. It was founded in Minnesota in 2008 by Scott Elliott. The website is strongtoweronline.com. The phone number is 763-244-1373. Other businesses use the Strong Tower name in other industries and other states and are not affiliated with this firm.
How does an engagement start?
Most engagements start with a conversation and a systems assessment: a look at your systems, data and workflows, followed by a written, prioritized path forward. Some clients engage the firm for one project, such as a TMS selection or a go-live. Others keep the firm on for ongoing advisory and support.
How is the firm related to Exspeedite?
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC and Exspeedite LLC are separately organized sister companies under common ownership.
Start with a systems assessment.
Carriers, freight brokers, private fleets and enterprise clients can call the firm at 763-244-1373 to talk through their systems, data and workflows and decide whether an assessment is the right first step.
Published October 23, 2026 by Strong Tower Consulting, LLC. Founded 2008 in Minnesota by Scott Elliott.