The Transportation Impact Story

Transportation Impact comes from humble beginnings. In 2008, Keith Byrd and Travis Burt, both then senior-level managers at UPS, left the world’s largest shipping company after nearly two decades, respectively, to launch their own startup with the mission of providing clients with the most competitive small package contracts in the country.

Then, the company’s original headquarters was nothing more than a table and chairs in the 10×20 storage closet of an Emerald Isle, N.C., surf shop Byrd co-owned. The founding partners leveraged their experience to grow the company door-to-door and, eventually, the word began to spread about the spend management firm based in a coastal vacation town along the southernmost part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

As the company grew, its team expanded to include other former senior managers from various carriers, all of whom brought their own experience from a variety of parcel shipping backgrounds. Through their extensive carrier experience and the development of an effective negotiation process, Transportation Impact has achieved sustained growth by driving measurable results to its clients’ bottom-lines. Today, the company employs a team of 26, with more than 150 years of combined carrier experience, leveraging its industry savvy to drive down clients’ net annual parcel spends by an average of nearly 20 percent.

By staying true to its core values of integrity, professionalism, diligence and execution, Transportation Impact has developed a strong presence in its community and is among the fastest-growing business in the country.

Company Profile

Transportation Impact specializes in contract benchmarking, distribution analysis and carrier negotiations.

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Executive Profile

Our team is comprised of former senior level managers with over 150 years’ combined industry experience.

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Frequent Questions

We have compiled a list of questions commonly asked about our parcel negotiation and audit services to help you get started.

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