Oversized.
NOT
Overcomplicated.

Specialized Transportation Solutions

Ascent Specialized, located in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, is a premier, full-service 3PL offering specialty transportation solutions to all points of North America.

Our team ensures cargo is handled and delivered with safety, efficiency, compliance, and speed. Through longstanding relationships and access to thousands of fully vetted carriers, we can offer you service on all types of equipment and modes of transportation.

We do not discriminate loads based on size, weight, or value, but we do love a challenge.

Logistics Roadblock?We flat-out got you.

See What We Ship

Everything in life doesn’t fit neatly into a few standard dimensions. But what some may call a shipping problem, we view as an opportunity. We ship what the others won’t, whether it’s mining equipment, crane parts, construction machinery, or anything else overweight and/or over-dimensional.

Too wide? Too tall? Heavy haul?
No problem.

See What We Ship

Industries We Serve

Manufacturing & Production

Agriculture

Mining

Oil & Gas

Wind & Solar

Port Services

Construction

Cranes

At Ascent Specialized,We know what's on the line.

Find Out How We Ship

Let’s face it, specialized freight takes a few extra steps to get from Point A to Point Z. Clients rely on our commitment to clear communication and our willingness to triple-check the fine details. The carriers we partner with show up on time, to the right location, with the proper equipment and securements to safely haul your cargo for both domestic and international shipments needing inland transportation

We’re the partners to help make it happen.

Find Out How We Ship

Because All Roads Lead Somewhere.

Have a logistics challenge on your hands? We’re ready for it. Our team uses a versatile, tailored approach to transportation and project management. We’re natural problem solvers, and we never stop. Our focus on professional development and continuous education allows us to deliver remarkable results, time and time again.

Specialized isn’t for everybody, but it is for us.

Overdelivering Since 2006.

Hear It From Our Customers

A.G.O. Transportation Inc.

This company is amazing! Within 24 hours they had five trucks headed to our customer’s pick-up point. They did not miss a beat. They made us look very good in the eyes of our customer.

This company is amazing! They do not miss a beat. Made us look very good in the eyes of our customer.

American Crystal Sugar Company

You do a really nice job communicating, and I feel confident when sending you work. I know things going wrong in this business is pretty much expected, but if plans do change, you keep me updated.

You do a really nice job communicating. Thanks for doing such a great job for us and keeping me updated.

UPM LLC

When I am looking for a truck to haul 2,000 or 200,000 pounds of machinery, Josie is my first and only call. I have been dealing with Josie for two decades and she has earned my business and my trust.

I have been dealing with Josie for the past two decades and she has earned my business and my trust.

BNSF Logistics

The way our customer couldn’t make up their minds where we were to deliver between MN and ND was not easy to follow but you handled the changes with ease and took off running with it.

You were able to work around the weather issues we encountered while keeping our customer happy.

How Do We Do It?

Connect

Let’s get this partnership started.

Communicate

Transparency, honesty, and loyalty.

Coordinate

Origin, destination, and dimensions.

Carry Out

Point A to Point Z made easy.

How Does Ascent Specialized Fit Within Ascent
Global Logistics?

We’re the specialized arm of Ascent Global Logistics, a logistical powerhouse for a wide range of Domestic, International, and Distribution solutions that are typically considered general cargo.

Oversized.NOTOvercomplicated.