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Houston · Logistics & freight
Every carrier calls the Ship Channel. Be the one who books.
We call shippers, importers and plant logistics managers from Bayport to the Energy Corridor for brokers, 3PLs, drayage carriers and forwarders, then book the meeting while the lane is still open.
- Shippers and plants, not other brokers
- Calls timed to yard mornings
- Lanes and volumes logged in your CRM
Why Houston
A record year at the port, and a crowd of carriers chasing it
Port Houston had its best year yet in 2025. It moved 4,303,345 TEUs of containers and 54,491,066 short tons of cargo across its public terminals. The Ship Channel logged 8,099 vessel arrivals. Measured by waterborne tonnage, no U.S. port is bigger.
The containers land at two places: Bayport in Pasadena and Barbours Cut in La Porte. Around them sit more than 200 private terminals and eight public ones, plus the chemical plants, tank farms and warehouses that line the channel toward Baytown. Petrochemicals, plastics and machinery are the leading cargoes. That freight does not move itself. It needs drayage, transload, storage, customs work and a truck to Dallas or San Antonio.
Then there is the air side. The Houston Airport System, Bush Intercontinental and Hobby together, handled 537,358 metric tons of air freight in 2024. United runs its hub at IAH, and Sysco and Kirby keep big operations in the region.
So the competition is thick. County Business Patterns counts 3,072 truck transportation establishments, 785 freight transportation arrangement firms and 464 warehousing operations in the metro. A resin shipper in Pasadena hears from a dozen of them a week.
The geography matters for who you call. Dock and yard teams work the east side, along the channel. The people who sign freight contracts often sit elsewhere: a logistics director in the Energy Corridor, a supply chain VP in The Woodlands, an importer's owner in Westchase. We call both ends and connect them.
Freight reps in Houston usually run loads too, and the prospecting stops the moment a truck breaks down. Our team calls from Nigeria on Central business hours, every weekday, so the pipeline keeps moving when your desk is busy.
By the numbers
Logistics, freight & 3PL in Houston
Public figures, each linked to its source.
4.3 million TEUsPort Houston container volume in 2025, a record (4,303,345 TEUs)Port Houston
8,099Vessel arrivals on the Houston Ship Channel in 2025Port Houston
537,358 metric tonsAir freight through the Houston Airport System, IAH and Hobby, in 2024Greater Houston Partnership, Houston Facts 2025
3,072Truck transportation establishments in the metro, plus 785 freight arrangement firms and 464 warehousesCensus County Business Patterns 2023
Who we call
Who signs for freight in Houston
Titles we reach
Plant logistics managerDirector of supply chainImport and export managerOwner of a distributor or importerShipping and receiving supervisorProcurement manager for freight servicesWarehouse operations manager
Where they areYards and plants along the Ship Channel in Pasadena, La Porte and Baytown; the signers in the Energy Corridor, Westchase, Downtown and The Woodlands.
What makes them take the call
- A new import program landing at Bayport or Barbours Cut
- A plant turnaround or expansion that needs extra trucks
- A shipper lost a drayage carrier or switched forwarders
- Containers sitting too long at the terminal
- A new warehouse lease near the channel or Beltway 8
- Hiring posts for a logistics manager at a Pasadena or Baytown plant
The playbook
How we run outbound for Logistics, freight & 3PL in Houston
Catch the yard early
Shipping supervisors on the east side answer before the gate gets busy. The written follow-up goes out after lunch, once the trucks are rolling and the supervisor is back inside.
Use the dock to find the signer
The yard lead knows who controls freight spend, and it is often someone in a west Houston office. We use that name to get the meeting with the person who signs.
Qualify on loads and contract dates
Before a meeting books, we ask about monthly loads or containers, current carrier and when that deal ends. One-off spot shippers stay off your calendar.
Before Trifecta
Done before, for US companies
Before Trifecta, Sylvia made high-volume calls to US business owners and got past gatekeepers to hit weekly booking targets, the same grind it takes to reach a Ship Channel shipper.
Partner track record · before Trifecta
Calling US business owners for a services firm
Sylvia worked the phones for a US services firm, calling business owners and decision makers directly. The job was to get past the front desk, introduce the service, qualify interest and book the appointment for the sales team, while logging every outcome and follow-up. She consistently hit daily and weekly booking targets.
High-volume calls to ownersGatekeepers handledDaily and weekly booking targets
Led by Sylvia Owunnachika →
Trifecta is a new agency. These are the partners’ own past roles, shared with their permission and without naming the employer. See the full track record.
Questions
Logistics, freight & 3PL in Houston: questions
Can you sell to the chemical plants or only to small shippers?
Both, but they buy differently. Large plants usually run freight through procurement and approved carrier lists, so we find out how to get on that list. Smaller importers and distributors often buy on one good call with the owner.
Do you understand drayage, transload and bulk?
We learn your service in your words on the discovery call: equipment, lanes, hazmat or not. The script only promises what your trucks and yards can actually do.
Will you call before OTC or other Houston events?
Yes. The Offshore Technology Conference runs at NRG Park every May, and plenty of energy shippers attend. We can call exhibitors and attendees in the weeks before, so your days there are already booked.
Who will our prospects actually speak to?
One of our three partners, calling from Nigeria during Houston business hours. They introduce your company, ask the qualifying questions and book the time. You or your sales lead take the meeting.
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Book a strategy call
Get Houston shippers on your calendar before the next rate call
Book a strategy call. Tell us your lanes, equipment and best customer, and we will show you which Ship Channel and west Houston shippers we would call first.
- 01We look at your offer, deal size and ideal buyer.
- 02We tell you which channel and package fits, and what volume to expect.
- 03You get a written quote. No pressure.