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Carlile is a full-service transportation and logistics company serving Alaska, Hawai’i, and the Lower 48. Since 1980, Carlile has provided supply chain solutions supporting retail, mining, oil and gas, construction, commercial fishing, government, and other industries, as well as shipping services for individual consumers.

Carlile’s transportation and logistics services include heavy haul, LTL and FTL freight, temperature-controlled freight, hazmat and hazardous waste, government and DOD services, and multimodal transportation by air, ground, ocean, and rail.

Founded in 1980 by brothers John and Harry McDonald with two tractors, Carlile made its first haul to Prudhoe Bay on the Dalton Highway in 1985. Carlile became part of the Saltchuk family of companies in 2013 and today operates within TOTE Group under TOTE Logistics. In 2026, Carlile combined with Naniq Global Logistics, which now operates as Naniq, Powered by Carlile. Today, 46 years later, Carlile has more than 350 tractors and employs 925 people.

Headquartered in Anchorage, Carlile’s wholly owned shipping terminals serve Alaska from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai, Kodiak, and Prudhoe Bay, with additional locations in Tacoma, WA; Houston, TX; and Edmonton, AB. In Hawai’i, Naniq, Powered by Carlile, provides warehousing in Kapolei and operates air cargo gateways in Honolulu, Kailua-Kona, Kahului, and Līhuʻe.