About Us

The Gateway to Better Logistics.

We create value for our customers, carriers, and employees on every shipment, every time.

Our Mission

To create detailed solutions unique to our customers' needs. Integrity, Reliability and Communication are core pillars to our foundation.

Our Vision

Build service-first, long-term relationships, earning our place as the logistics partner of choice for shippers, carriers, and everyone we serve.

Our Values

Driven by results. Think strategically. Execute with excellence. Follow through.

Meet the Team

Meet the Leadership Team.

A dedicated team of trained logistics experts with the drive to deliver results. Tap anyone to read their story.

Our Story

A company built on family legacy.

The roots of Gateway Logistics run deep into asset-based trucking. Ashlee Carucci-Kenner grew up in that world firsthand: fleets, volatile freight markets, and the operational instincts that only come from running trucks in the real world.

In 2007, she launched Gateway Brokerage, not as a departure from that legacy but as an extension of it. The industry was shifting toward logistics management services, and Ashlee saw the opportunity to bring the discipline of an asset carrier to the brokerage side of the business.

Alongside her husband Benny Kenner, Ashlee built the company into something increasingly rare in the industry: a third-party logistics provider that leads with integrity, embeds itself in customers' operations, and treats every shipment as if its own reputation is on the line. Because it is.

Benny Kenner Ashlee Carucci-Kenner
Ashlee Carucci-Kenner, Founder Benny Kenner, Co-Founder
Why We Exist

Built by transportation professionals, not middlemen.

For more than two decades, Gateway Logistics has helped shippers navigate an increasingly complex transportation landscape through a unique combination of asset-backed capacity, brokerage expertise, and operational excellence.

Unlike many logistics providers that operate solely as brokers or carriers, Gateway was built by transportation professionals who have spent their careers managing fleets, solving supply chain challenges, and delivering freight in the real world. That experience allows us to provide practical solutions, reliable capacity, and the accountability customers expect from a true transportation partner.

The mission is simple: create value for customers, carriers, and employees on every shipment, every time.

Our Journey

From a single brokerage to a national partner.

Growth at Gateway has never been accidental. Every milestone reflects a deliberate decision to invest in people, infrastructure, and the capacity to serve customers better.

Before 2007

The Asset-Based Foundation

The ownership group spent years running and growing an asset-based carrier, learning firsthand what shippers and carriers truly need.

2007

Gateway Brokerage Founded

Ashlee Carucci-Kenner launches Gateway Brokerage in Cincinnati, bringing asset-carrier discipline to the brokerage market.

2015

Rebranded as Gateway Logistics

Growing capabilities and a more sophisticated customer base called for a name that reflected the company's full vision.

2017 to 2019

152% Revenue Growth

Three years of growth driven by expanding carrier relationships, a growing customer base, and a team that consistently delivers.

2018 & 2020

Expanding to Meet Demand

Twice in three years, Gateway outgrew its space, expanding its physical footprint to support rising volume.

2020

Cincinnati Fast 55 Winner

Recognized among Cincinnati's fastest-growing private companies. A reflection of the team, the culture, and the trust customers place in us every day.

2024

Became a 5x Best Places to Work Nominee

Named a Best Places to Work nominee for the fifth time, proof the culture grows with the company.

2025

Agency Division Started

Launched the agency program, giving independent freight agents a home with Gateway's back-office support.

2026

Recognized by Top Food Shipper as Dairy Transportation Provider of the Year

An award earned by the team that plans, monitors, and delivers temperature-sensitive freight every single day.

A third-party logistics company should lead with integrity and act as a true strategic partner. Not just move freight, but earn the right to move it.
The Standard Gateway Was Built On
Why It Matters to You

History isn't just a story. It's a promise.

Every shipper has been let down by a logistics provider that talked a big game and disappeared when things got hard. Gateway was built differently, by people who came up through the industry and carry that accountability into every load they touch. When you work with us, you're not getting a call center. You're getting a partner who has seen market swings, managed fleets through disruption, and built a company on the belief that doing things right is always worth it.

Work with leaders with over 125 years of logistics experience.

Tell us about your freight and a real person will get back to you promptly.

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