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A regional freight site rebuilt as a three-audience sales tool

Imagined brand
Meridian Freight & Logistics
Year
2026
Scope
Logistics · New build · B2B
MERIDIAN
Freight & Logistics

Wordmark · Industrial display

MERIDIAN.

A regional carrier rebrand, designed like a federal compliance document — mono numerals, sticky DOT bar at the top, every specification visible without a click.

USDOT 3847291MC 782934SCAC MFRLAll BASICs green

Palette

  • SlateBackground
    #0A0E1A
  • SurfaceSurface
    #141A2B
  • SignalAccent
    #DC2626
  • PaperText
    #F1F5F9

Typeface

IBM Plex Sans · Plex Mono

Mono numerals carry every spec — load count, BASIC scores, CPM, insurance limits.

Premise

A freight company's site redesigned for shippers, drivers, and brokers — three audiences, three paths, one instant quote form. Everything the old site was trying to do but couldn't.

Approach

Trucking sites are either 1998-era brochureware or generic broker landing pages with no specifics. Meridian runs dry van and flatbed out of three terminals in the Midwest — the site needed to say exactly that, to exactly whom, and how to get a quote before lunch. We built it around three audiences: shippers looking for a carrier (instant quote form), drivers looking for a company (pay scales, home-time policy, application in two minutes), and brokers (lane availability plus downloadable insurance certificates). One site, three clear paths, everything their old site was trying to do but couldn't.

Design system

Specimens · 03

Type · Three-door hero

We move dry van & flatbed across the Midwest.

Specifics are the message. The headline names the equipment, the region, and the audience inside fifteen words. No corporate adjectives — “trusted partner,” “solutions provider,” “industry leader” — none.

Display · 88 / 96Mono · Plex Mono 400Body · 17 / 28

Tokens · Surface stack

  • --bg#0A0E1A
  • --surface#141A2B
  • --surface-raised#1E2640
  • --border#2A3350
  • --accent#DC2626
  • --text#F1F5F9

Components

B2B kit — federal-document tone.

Audience door

Ship

Instant quote · 60 sec

Spec line

53′ Dry Van
3,500 ft³
Max weight
45,000 lb
Available
12 KC

Action

Get instant quote(816) 555-0140 · 24/7

Pages · 04

Visit live site
meridianfreight.com
USDOT 3847291MC 782934
(816) 555-0140

Three terminals · Midwest

We move dry van & flatbed across the Midwest.

KC · Des Moines · Indianapolis. 48 power units. 98.4% on-time.

01 · Shippers

Need a carrier?

Get instant quote

02 · Drivers

Looking for a seat?

See pay & home-time

03 · Brokers

Need lane availability?

Open broker portal

42
Active loads
98.4%
On-time 90d
48
Power units
186
Trailers
2,650
Avg miles/wk
GREEN
BASICs
Homepage — three doors, one quote form, live ticker across the top.
meridianfreight.com / availability

Availability board

Updated 2 min ago

Equipment by terminal.

TerminalDry VanFlatbedStep Deck
Kansas City, MO1242
Des Moines, IA761
Indianapolis, IN932

Numbers reflect equipment positioned at each terminal as of last sync. Real-time count via the broker portal.

Availability — by terminal, by trailer type, updated continuously.
meridianfreight.com / drive

02 · Drivers

Pay scale, in numbers.

Base CPM
$0.58–$0.64
Sign-on
$1,500
Avg miles / wk
2,200–2,800
Home time
Weekly (regional)
Health & dental
After 60 days
401k match
4% after 90d
Drivers — pay scale and home-time policy, in numbers, not buzzwords.
meridianfreight.com / safety

Safety & compliance

All BASICs green.
Every quarter.

Federal record published below. Insurance certificates and W-9 available on the broker portal — no email request required.

Unsafe
HOS
Maint.
Drug
Crash
Driver

Compliance record

USDOT #
3847291
MC #
782934
SCAC
MFRL
Primary liability
$1,000,000
Cargo
$100,000
Auto liability
$1,000,000
Workers comp
Statutory
Smartway
Verified carrier
COI · downloadELD · downloadPSP · download
Safety & compliance — DOT numbers, insurance, BASIC scores.