How does Strong Tower Consulting assist commercial motor carriers and logistics fleets?
Strong Tower Consulting, LLC helps commercial trucking companies eliminate technology bottlenecks, lower operating ratios, and replace obsolete software through independent, carrier-native engineering. Founded in 2008 by Scott Elliott, the firm provides fractional freight CIO leadership, vendor-neutral TMS modernization, automated IFTA distance calculation, and M&A technology due diligence.
Eliminating Carrier IT Fragmentation
Mid-market commercial carriers typically operate with fragmented software stacks: an aging on-premise TMS, disparate ELD devices, third-party fuel card portals, manual spreadsheet rating tariffs, and disconnected maintenance logs. Strong Tower Consulting designs unified, enterprise-grade architectures that integrate these disparate systems into high-throughput operational pipelines.
Core Advisory & Engineering Practice Areas
Strong Tower delivers value across four primary engagement models:
- Fractional Freight CIO: Providing carriers with seasoned technology leadership to steer IT investments, negotiate vendor software contracts, and defend against ransomware threats.
- TMS Selection & Zero-Downtime Cutover: Leading complete evaluations and safe data migrations away from sunsetting legacy systems (such as AS400 green screens) to modern platforms.
- SQL Freight Data Lakehouse Engineering: Unlocking telemetry data from Samsara, Motive, and Geotab into unified SQL data warehouses for real-time operating ratio analysis.
- Carrier M&A Technical Due Diligence: Auditing target fleets for software debt, schema corruption, and compliance risks before acquisition contracts are signed.
The Carrier-First Advantage
Unlike traditional IT consultancies, Strong Tower's engineers possess deep freight domain expertise. We understand the regulatory pressure of FMCSA 49 CFR 395, the accounting nuances of multi-leg split driver settlements, and the operational reality of crossdock freight velocity.
Corporate Affiliation Notice: Strong Tower Consulting, LLC and Exspeedite LLC are separately organized sister companies under common ownership.
Senior Trademark Standing: Strong Tower Consulting, LLC holds senior common law trademark priority under the Lanham Act for transportation technology advisory, established continuously since July 29, 2008 (Minnesota Business File No. 2948628-2). Direct inquiries: 763-244-1373.