Meet Our Founder
Rob Martinez is a recognized expert within the small parcel industry and specializes in carrier contract negotiations, benchmarking, carrier and mode optimization, and tech-enabled spend management analytics.
A cum laude graduate of UCLA, Mr. Martinez has more than three decades of transportation industry experience including executive positions at Airborne Express and Stamps.com, Shipware LLC, in addition to being the founder and CEO of Transult since 2001.
A sought-after speaker and industry thought leader, Mr. Martinez has authored hundreds of transportation related articles and is quoted extensively in print, radio and television media including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Marketplace and Businessweek. Mr. Martinez takes great delight in sharing his extensive industry knowledge, having presented to many thousands at leading industry conferences, consistently garnering “best in show” recognition.
Mr. Martinez was named the industry’s “Rainmaker and Thought Leader” by DC Velocity in 2015, awarded to innovators and leaders in logistics, transportation, material handling, supply chain management and technology, particularly for those that advance the logistics and supply chain profession beyond the work they do in their paying job.
Additionally, Mr. Martinez is a recognized Distinguished Logistics Professional (DLP), a prestigious designation by the American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) awarded to leaders that have made significant and career-long contributions to the transportation and logistics industry.
Our Services
Consulting services to carriers, shippers, academia, M&A and financial analysts. Transult experts for all consulting needs, whether to provide due diligence support, supply historical data, prepare presentations for public consumption, analyze market share and services, or simply answer your questions. Specializations include:
Parcel Procurement & Pricing
Decades of experience helping some of the world's largest parcel shippers even the negotiating playing field.
Carrier Financial Performance
Nuanced understanding of carrier services, volumes, trends, threats, opportunties, and strategies.
Best Practices in Parcel Shipping
Having worked with hundreds of shippers over 3 decades, we offer expertise on trends & strategies.
Amazon Shipping & Logistics
Carefully following the shipping capabilities and pricing of Amazon Shipping, soon to compete nationally.
USPS & Alternative Carriers
Firsthand relationships with all the major parcel carriers, consolidators, USPS, regionals, etc.
eCommerce Shipping Strategies
Carriers keep raising rates; consumers demand free shipping; retailer margins squeezed. How to contend?