Freight that moves on the schedule you promised your customer

Prairie Loop is a non-asset freight brokerage on Chicago's Lower West Side. We book dry van, reefer and flatbed capacity across the Midwest and the I-80 corridor, and we answer the phone at 3 a.m. when a driver runs out of hours in Council Bluffs.

2,180loads booked in 2025
96.4%on-time delivery
18 minmedian quote turnaround
640+vetted carriers
Trailer yard at dusk Drop yard on South Ashland โ€” 40 trailer spots, gated, camera-covered.

What shippers hire us for

Truckload

Dry van and reefer, 48 states plus Ontario. Temperature downloads on every reefer load, no exceptions.

LTL and partial

Consolidation out of our Chicago cross-dock; we build partials so you are not paying for air.

Flatbed and step deck

Steel, machinery and building products. Tarps, chains and permits handled by our own compliance desk.

Expedited

Team drivers and sprinter vans for line-down situations. We will tell you honestly when air freight is the cheaper answer.

Around the operation

Carrier trucks staged for pickup

Carriers staged for a Monday morning pull.

Warehouse floor during consolidation

Consolidation floor โ€” partials built by destination zip.

Dispatch floor on second shift

Dispatch floor, second shift.

How we vet carriers