The Commercial Traffic Company
The Commercial Traffic Company was founded in 1923 by
H. R. Snyder (our first president)
W. A. Aichele
C. C. Kalbrunner
V. C. Borrows and
H. W. Elsner.
Located at 1020 Huron Rd. in downtown Cleveland until 1979.
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 ground breaking 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.
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 Ground Breaking 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, 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 yrs. 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 refreshed ctlogistics.com website goes live
- 2015 CT opens new office in Vinnitsa, Ukraine
- 2016 FreitRater .NET Version 4.5.3 launched
- 2016 CT opens new office in Manilla, Philippines
- 2017 CT loses its matriarch of 50+ yrs. with Pearl Miner’s passing
- 2018 FreitWeb LCR 2018 client rating and routing application goes live
- 2018 An updated ctlogistics.com, Web Resolution and WebTools is rolled out
- 2019 QLIK Analytics rolled out: graphical & interactive Business Intelligence
- 2020 FreitRater 3.1 is released
- 2021 CT recognized for 35 years as a 3PL 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 AuditPay® (Pre and Post Audit), TranSaver®, FreitRater®, CTLion® 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.
