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About Blue Ridge Transportation
Built in Appalachia. Built to Move. Here's who we are, what we believe, and how we operate.
(a) Who we are
Built in Appalachia. Built to Move.
Blue Ridge Transportation was created with a straightforward idea: transportation can be dependable and professional without losing sight of the people behind every shipment.
From our home in Johnson City, Tennessee, we provide freight transportation throughout our Appalachian Service Corridor and beyond. Our operation is being built around versatile equipment, responsive communication, strong relationships, and the ability to serve businesses that need a transportation partner they can actually reach.
We are proud to be a small carrier. It allows us to know our customers, understand the people operating our equipment, and remain close to the freight entrusted to us.
As we grow, we intend to preserve that accessibility.
(b) Our vision
Our Vision
To build a transportation company where people, purpose, and service move together—strengthening communities, creating opportunity, and setting a higher standard for ethical transportation throughout Appalachia and beyond.
(c) Our mission
Our Mission
Serve. Connect. Deliver. Move What Matters.
People. Integrity. Service. Responsibility.
People
We put people first, treating employees, customers, partners, and communities with dignity and respect.
Integrity
We act with integrity, choosing what is right even when it is not the easiest path.
Service
We deliver dependable service, understanding that every shipment represents a commitment someone is counting on.
Responsibility
We embrace responsibility—for safety, ethical business practices, human rights, our communities, and the trust placed in us.
We don’t simply move freight. We move what matters—with purpose.
(e) Our name
Why Blue Ridge?
The Blue Ridge Mountains represent home, endurance, connection, and movement.
Our company carries those same ideas.
Blue Ridge Transportation began in Northeast Tennessee with an appreciation for the communities spread throughout the Appalachian region—from growing cities and industrial centers to small towns connected by mountain highways and rural roads. Those communities depend on transportation, and we want to help keep them moving.
Our regional identity does not limit where we can go. Instead, it gives us a place from which to grow.
(f) Transportation with responsibility
More Than Moving Freight
Moving freight creates responsibilities that extend beyond pickup and delivery — to road safety, working conditions, and the communities and drivers who keep commerce moving.
Human Rights
Human dignity belongs everywhere—including the transportation industry.
Explore Human RightsLearn how these commitments shape everyday life at Blue Ridge on our Culture page.
(g) Company credentials
Carrier Verification
Review Blue Ridge Transportation's operating and carrier credentials through the resources below.
FMCSA Motor Carrier Number
MC Number: MC68269983
Look Up on FMCSA SAFERNational Motor Freight Traffic Association
SCAC: BLUK
View SCAC DocumentationCAGE / NCAGE
CAGE/NCAGE: 25J69
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CarrierSource Profile
View CarrierSource ProfileMemberships & Affiliations
Professional memberships and affiliations that support learning, connection, and responsible growth in transportation.
AAO For Truckers
A nationwide association supporting professional truckers and small fleet owners.
Visit AAO For TruckersStraightConnect
A networking and education platform built for the box truck industry.
Visit StraightConnectWomen In Trucking Association
A nonprofit dedicated to supporting and advancing women in the commercial freight industry.
Visit Women In TruckingNational Association of Independent Truckers (NAIT)
An association serving independent owner-operators with resources and member benefits.
Visit NAITOwner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is an international trade association representing the interests of independent owner-operators and professional drivers on issues affecting the trucking industry. OOIDA represents more than 150,000 members across all 50 states and Canada.
Visit OOIDANorth American Hotshot Trucking Association (NAHSTA)
The North American Hotshot Trucking Association (NAHSTA) is a support and trade organization serving independent drivers, owner-operators, and small fleets in the hotshot trucking industry. The organization provides resources designed to help members navigate regulations, improve operations, and manage operating costs.
Visit NAHSTAOrganizations are listed as professional memberships or affiliations and do not imply endorsement of Blue Ridge Transportation.
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