{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-64621ec65ca742278e366cd236ee2ecb", "slug": "saia-inc", "name": "SAIA INC", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T15:49:03.15463Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Saia, Inc. is a U.S. transportation company whose core business is less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carriage; LTL shipments generate about 97% of its revenue. It also provides time-definite and expedited LTL services, along with truckload brokerage and other logistics services. [P25246610][P112884755] Founded in 1924, Saia serves the 48 contiguous U.S. states directly and reaches Canada and Mexico through third-party interline carriers. It operated 213 owned and leased terminals at year-end 2025. [P4495109][P30463016]\n\nSaia describes its mission as “safely driv[ing] our customers’ success with custom solutions.” The company reported FY2025 operating revenue of approximately $3.23 billion, and its company overview lists more than 14,500 employees. 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Named services include Saia Guaranteed, with delivery targets of 10 a.m., noon, or 5 p.m. on the standard delivery day; Custom Solutions, including expedited, after-hours, and select-time delivery; and Protect From Freezing Service. [P11166514][https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/saia-guaranteed][https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/custom-solutions][https://www.saia.com/bol/create-shipment.aspx] Saia also offers cross-border LTL services to Mexico and Canada, trade-show shipping, and distribution and consolidation services, including vendor pickups, distribution-center delivery, and on-demand warehousing. [https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/mexico][https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/canada][https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/trade-show][https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/distribution-and-consolidation] Online tools support shipment tracking, rate quotes, electronic bills of lading, pickup scheduling, and access to shipment documents. 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It also serves Canada and Mexico through third-party interline carriers. The company describes its revenue as primarily U.S.-derived, but does not disclose revenue by country, state, or region. [P4495109][P47627906]\n\nAt December 31, 2025, Saia operated 213 terminals, three general offices, and one warehouse; its headquarters are in Johns Creek, Georgia. [P30463016][P25246610] The company’s current overview lists 218 terminals, and 2026 announcements identify new facilities in Marysville, Washington; Edinburgh, Indiana; Duluth, Minnesota; and Columbia, Missouri. [https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview][https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/saia-continues-network-growth-new-facilities-washington-and][https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/saia-expands-midwest-network-new-facilities-minnesota-and] Employee distribution by geography was not disclosed in the reviewed filings.\n[P4495109][P47627906][P30463016][P25246610][https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview][https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/saia-continues-network-growth-new-facilities-washington-and][https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/saia-expands-midwest-network-new-facilities-minnesota-and]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T15:49:03.15463Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "Saia reports one operating and reportable segment: transportation services. It manages the business through an integrated network and reviews segment performance on a consolidated basis; it does not report LTL, truckload, expedited, or logistics services as separate segments. The latest available 2026 quarterly filing also confirms a single reportable segment. [P47627906][P45709592][P145040213]\n\nThe segment’s core business is less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation, with time-definite and expedited options; Saia also provides brokered truckload, expedited transportation, and other logistics services. In FY2025, approximately 97% of revenue came from transporting LTL shipments across the United States. Other value-added services therefore account for roughly the remaining 3% by subtraction, but Saia does not disclose a separate revenue breakdown for those services. 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[https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview][https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scs-transportation-announces-acquisition-clark-bros-expanding] In 2006, SCS sold Jevic and Saia began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SAIA; that year Saia also acquired The Connection Company, expanding its LTL network in the Midwest. [https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview][https://www.saiasecure.com/PressReleases/view.asp?id=181][https://assets.ctfassets.net/kjv8gs2ccggb/UONtC1oq0hNGQCEbS6rnU/f02ced022d406df7b0e5b65df56a6f21/Saia_2006_Annual_Report.pdf]\n\nFrederick J. Holzgrefe III became president and CEO in April 2020, after serving as president and COO from January 2019. [P102738455] In January 2024, Saia completed its purchase of 17 terminals from Yellow, a major network expansion. 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