The Commercial Traffic Company
The Commercial Traffic Company was originally located at 1020 Huron Rd. in downtown Cleveland and founded in 1923 by
H. R. Snyder (our first president)
W. A. Aichele
C. C. Kalbrunner
V. C. Borrows and
H. W. Elsner
CT moved to Plaza Drive in October of 1979. Jack Miner (President from 1980 to 1998) and Joe Feeley (President 1948 to 1980) are pictured below on the first day of groundbreaking at Plaza Drive in 1978.
Allan J. Miner, our current President since 1998, has maintained his father’s legacy as an innovator in the 3rd party logistics field with the help of dedicated and hard-working associates.
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CT Logistics: A Brief Historical Timeline
- 1923 - Commercial Traffic begins business in Cleveland, Ohio by five founding partners to audit freight bills
- 1948 - Joseph Feeley becomes President
- 1965 - Jack H. Miner becomes Vice President
- 1978 - Groundbreaking on Plaza Drive
- 1979 - CT moves to present company owned facilities in Parma, Ohio
- 1980 - Jack H. Miner becomes President
- 1981 - CTMSI (Freight Brokerage) formed to service transportation needs of CT clients
- 1984 - Allan J. Miner becomes Vice President
- 1985 - Building expansion occurs doubling the size of our facilities
- 1986 - First version of FreitRater designed/written by Dale Lunar, Executive Director of IT installed at CT
- 1987 - CT purchases adjacent property next to building
- 1990 - CTS (Software division) formed to license and sell FreitRater software
- 1991 - First sale of FreitRater package by CTS occurs
- 1994 - CT purchases building at 12423 Plaza Drive next to property creating a united campus for all associates
- 1997 - Installation of FreitRater Client/Server
- 1998 - Jack H. Miner becomes CEO, Allan J. Miner becomes President
- 1999 - CT becomes ISO certified
- 2001 - Imaging and Web resolution for FreitRater goes online
- 2003 - FreitWeb, Least Cost Rating is launched
- 2005 - Online freight bill entry available for clients
- 2006 - CT becomes SOC certified
- 2007 - CT opens CTGF, our United Kingdom office
- 2010 - CTMSI acquires RW Delivery
- 2011 - CT loses its leader of 50 years with Jack Miner’s passing
- 2013 - CT Lion is released as the industry's most comprehensive shipping software
- 2014 - CT Web Resolution new client user interface launched
- 2015 - A new ctlogistics.com website goes live
- 2015 - CT opens new office in Vinnitsa, Ukraine
- 2016 - FreitRater .NET Version 4.5.3 is launched
- 2016 - CT opens new office in Manilla, Philippines
- 2017 - CT loses its matriarch of 50+ years with Pearl Miner’s passing
- 2018 - FreitWeb LCR 2018 client rating and routing application goes live
- 2018 - An updated Web Resolution and WebTools is rolled out
- 2019 - QLIK Analytics rolled out: graphical & interactive Business Intelligence
- 2020 - FreitRater 3.1 is released
- 2021 - CT Logistics is recognized for 35 years as a 3PL Service Provider with TIA
2023 Our 100th Anniversary
Throughout our history, The Commercial Traffic Company has serviced its clients with personalized audit and payment of their freight bills. Today's services include TranSaver® for LTL Buying, FreitRater® for rating and routing, CTLion® for Supply Chain Managment, CTrak for Parcel Auditing and many other third-party logistics services tailored to fit the unique needs of each client. Using the resources of FreitRater®, CT's proprietary freight rating and pricing software, CT offers freight bill pre-audit and post-audit services, timely payment, and customized management information to industrial shippers and receivers of freight. CT audits millions of freight bills for thousands of clients annually. In addition, CT Logistics' FreitRater® software can be purchased or used as a SaaS or BPaaS application for carriers and shippers.
