Founder, ReThink Logistics Inc.

Fifteen years moving freightacross North America.

I built a freight brokerage from the ground up — and now I lead ReThink Logistics. This is my story.

15+
Years
250+
Carriers
$7M
Peak revenue
Mike Merlo — Founder, ReThink Logistics Inc.

Mike Merlo

Founder, ReThink Logistics Inc.

About me

A career built on moving freight.

I'm Mike Merlo. Freight brokerage and logistics sales is the industry I built my career in, the work I'm most passionate about, and where my expertise is deepest.

I started on the last-mile side of the business, learned dispatch and route economics from the ground up, then spent a decade running my own cross-border freight brokerage — building the team, the carrier network, and the technology stack that made it hum. Today I'm the founder of ReThink Logistics Inc., a boutique freight brokerage built on everything the last fifteen years taught me about moving freight the right way.

Every load is a promise — to a shipper, a driver, and a customer waiting on the other end. My career has been about keeping that promise, at scale.
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My journey

Two decades, one through-line.

From last-mile dispatch to founding ReThink Logistics — tap any milestone to expand it.

By the numbers

The shape of a career.

0+Years in freight
0+Carriers in the network
0Person team built
~$0MAnnual revenue at peak

What I know

Equipment, operations, lanes.

Equipment

Dry VanRefrigeratedFlatbedStep-DeckRGNPower-OnlyIntermodalLTL / Partial

Warehouse & distribution

  • Receiving
  • Putaway
  • Pick / Pack
  • Cross-Dock
  • Inventory Control
  • Dock Scheduling

North American lanes

Deep lane strategy across North American freight corridors — Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Gulf, Southwest, Mountain West, and West Coast — with cross-border corridor experience.

Technology

AI-assisted, data-driven.

AI-assisted research, data collection, and workflow organization — using modern tooling to move faster on quoting, market intelligence, and carrier sourcing.

TMS & CRM stack

DAT
Truckstop
LoadLink
Salesforce
HubSpot
Pipedrive

Education & credentials

The foundation.

LL.M. — Master of Laws

Shahid Beheshti University

Graduate legal studies.

Microsoft Systems Certified Engineer (MSCE)

Microsoft Certification

Systems and infrastructure engineering.

Advanced Training — API & Logistics Technology

Professional Development

API integration and logistics technology.

Get in touch

Let’s move something.

Whether it’s a load to quote, a lane to plan, or just an introduction — I read every message myself.