# SAIA INC

Summary updated: 2026-10-02T15:49:03.15463Z
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## Overview

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. [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P25246610)[2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=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. [3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P4495109)[4](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P30463016)

Saia 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. [5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview)[6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P102448319)[7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T10077193)
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## Products & services

Saia’s principal service is less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, which accounted for approximately 97% of revenue. Saia LTL Freight primarily handles shipments weighing 100–10,000 pounds and serves the contiguous 48 states directly, with service to Canada and Mexico through third-party interline relationships. Its LTL offerings include time-definite and expedited transportation. [8](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P11166514)[3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P4495109)

Additional offerings include brokered truckload, expedited transportation, and other logistics services. 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. [8](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P11166514)[9](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/saia-guaranteed)[10](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/custom-solutions)[11](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. [12](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/mexico)[13](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/canada)[14](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/trade-show)[15](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. [16](https://www.saia.com/tools-and-resources/web-integration-services)
[8](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P11166514)[3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P4495109)[9](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/saia-guaranteed)[10](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/custom-solutions)[11](https://www.saia.com/bol/create-shipment.aspx)[12](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/mexico)[13](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/canada)[14](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/trade-show)[15](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/distribution-and-consolidation)[16](https://www.saia.com/tools-and-resources/web-integration-services)[9](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/saia-guaranteed)[10](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/custom-solutions)[11](https://www.saia.com/bol/create-shipment.aspx)[12](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/mexico)[13](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/canada)[14](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/trade-show)[15](https://www.saia.com/products-and-services/distribution-and-consolidation)[16](https://www.saia.com/tools-and-resources/web-integration-services)

## Geographic presence

Saia’s direct less-than-truckload service covers the 48 contiguous United States. 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. [3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P4495109)[17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P47627906)

At December 31, 2025, Saia operated 213 terminals, three general offices, and one warehouse; its headquarters are in Johns Creek, Georgia. [4](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P30463016)[1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=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. [5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview)[18](https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/saia-continues-network-growth-new-facilities-washington-and)[19](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.
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## Business segments

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. [17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P47627906)[20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P45709592)[21](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P145040213)

The 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. [3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P4495109)[22](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P6013477)
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## Company history

Louis Saia Sr. founded the family trucking business in Houma, Louisiana, in 1924; its early deliveries were made using the family car. [23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P19296904)[24](https://jobs.saia.com/our-story) The Saia family sold the company to Preston Trucking in 1987, and Yellow Corporation acquired Preston, including Saia, in 1993. [5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview)

In 2002, Yellow spun off Saia and Jevic Transportation as SCS Transportation, an independent publicly traded company. [5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview) SCS acquired Clark Bros. Transfer in 2004, extending Saia’s reach in the Midwest. [5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview)[25](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. [5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview)[26](https://www.saiasecure.com/PressReleases/view.asp?id=181)[27](https://assets.ctfassets.net/kjv8gs2ccggb/UONtC1oq0hNGQCEbS6rnU/f02ced022d406df7b0e5b65df56a6f21/Saia_2006_Annual_Report.pdf)

Frederick J. Holzgrefe III became president and CEO in April 2020, after serving as president and COO from January 2019. [28](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P102738455) In January 2024, Saia completed its purchase of 17 terminals from Yellow, a major network expansion. [29](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177702/000095017024006482/saia-20240117.htm)
[23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P19296904)[28](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P102738455)[24](https://jobs.saia.com/our-story)[5](https://www.saia.com/about-us/company-overview)[25](https://saia.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scs-transportation-announces-acquisition-clark-bros-expanding)[26](https://www.saiasecure.com/PressReleases/view.asp?id=181)[27](https://assets.ctfassets.net/kjv8gs2ccggb/UONtC1oq0hNGQCEbS6rnU/f02ced022d406df7b0e5b65df56a6f21/Saia_2006_Annual_Report.pdf)[29](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177702/000095017024006482/saia-20240117.htm)

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