Central Freight Management

Central Freight Management (CFM Logistics) is a third-party logistics and supply chain management company founded in 1995 and headquartered in the St. Louis, Missouri area. The company was established by a group of supply chain professionals to provide a cost-effective alternative to self-distribution and in-house freight management, and it primarily serves food manufacturers, grocery companies, wholesalers, and beverage shippers.

CFM offers full truckload and less-than-truckload services across frozen, refrigerated, and dry freight, along with intermodal rail transportation with container options including 53', 48', 40', and 20' sizes. The company also provides shuttle services, warehousing, freight consolidation, and on-site management programs where CFM staff embed within a client's facility to manage inbound, outbound, and distribution operations. CFM operates its own private fleet and maintains a nationwide network of vetted partner carriers selected for performance in temperature-controlled food logistics.

Shippers typically use CFM for managed inbound and outbound freight programs in the food and grocery sector, where maintaining product integrity across frozen, refrigerated, and dry supply chains is essential. The company is also used for intermodal conversion on longer-haul lanes and for on-site logistics management at distribution facilities.