The Grane Companies

The Grane Way

100 Years of Going the Extra Mile
For 100 years, Grane has done what it takes to keep freight moving. As our customers grow, we grow with them. Adapting, improving, and making sure they have the right solutions to get the job done.

We’re always investing in smarter technology, stronger operations, and better ways to serve you. But one thing never changes: our commitment to doing things the right way, The Grane Way.

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Our Services

We manage logistics from all over the world.

Transportation Services

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Dedicated Fleets

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Warehousing / Container Devanning

Food Grade and General Commodities

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Grane’s 100-Year History

Founded in 1925, Grane has been a cornerstone of Chicago’s business landscape, consistently delivering reliable supply chain solutions. Our family-led business thrives on a deep-seated tradition of excellence, with a focus on straightforward, effective service spanning three generations. We celebrate a century committed to putting our customers first.

"As a transportation specialist, it has been my pleasure to work with Grane for over 39 years. They have consistently been our most dependable truckload carrier. Grane never says no and is always willing to meet any special request. On a daily basis, Grane puts into practice their slogan: We do whatever it takes! The excellence and pride of a family-run company shines through and through. Grane Transportation is the best of the best."

- Transportation Manager, Food & Beverage Shipper

WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE GRANE
‍100 YEARS AND COUNTING

Multi-Modal Shipping Solutions
Single Point of Contact
Trusted Long-Term Partnerships
100 Years of Industry Experience
Strategic Infrastructure & Midwest Locations
No Shortcuts, No Excuses

Let Grane Deliver For You

Grane Is Then

For almost a century, Chicago-based Grane has helped our customers’ businesses run smoothly by providing the transportation they need, backed by three generations of service excellence. Operated by the Grane family since 1925, the company maintains the founder’s focus on and commitment to the customer. As a core value-driven company, we are committed to customer satisfaction. Our passion is getting it right!

Grane Is NOW

From the beginning of our journey, Grane has moved relentlessly forward. Through the years, we leveraged our core strengths while introducing state-of-the-art technology, expertise and resources to create a company that is truly dedicated to serving our customers with more and better services … now and into the future. Won’t you travel with us as we shape the future of the trucking and logistics industry? Let’s get it right together!

January 2012

Co-founder Dan finishes the economics degree he promised his mum he’d complete, only to never use it and start his own clothing business (love you mum).

June 2016

Adam catches wind of Dan’s early success and slides into his DM offering help. Dan politely accepts.

See the article that got Adam’s attention

August 2017

After collectively failing a number of business ventures, Dan and Adam finally have their first break. Together they build Lumio with a team of 7 other legends.

Lumio, previously called Foenix, was a social media analytics company that helped brands like Audi, David Jones and Red Balloon source legitimate influencers for social media campaigns.

“We were essentially the Instagram police and called out fake influencers left, right and centre. It was fun and all, but there is only so many bikini chicks you can look at on Instagram before you start losing your mind.”

Dan, Co-founder and CEO of Lumio

April 2018

Lumio gets acquired by German company, Influencer DB. Yeww! 🎉

Read about the acquisition

“After this, we both took up golf during the week and started eating fancy dinners at the local Country Club... Ha. This is not what happened at all. We suck at golf and love eating Guzman Y Gomez.”

Adam, Co-founder of Lumio

June 2018

Dan is shipped off to work with ze Germans as Head of Product at Influencer DB.

Adam decides to stay in Sydney and cut his teeth as a Product Designer with one of Sydney's leading design studios.

Whilst in Germany, Dan worked with with brands such as Daniel Wellington and BMW - Ja!

Adam worked with clients like Vodafone, TAFE NSW, Adobe and also won the 'Good Design Australia' award for his work on the Seatfrog website.

Read about the Good Design Award

November 2019

After spending time apart, Dan and Adam begin to plan their next moves and rekindle their business partnership.

The name "Relume" is born.

relume

verb

[ri-loom]
To relight or rekindle (a light, flame, etc.)

January 2020

Dan moves back to Sydney to join a Global startup incubator called Antler. He convinces Adam to join him.

learn more about antler here

April 2020

🚀 relume launches

For various reasons, Dan and Adam decide to turn down a $100,000 investment from Antler and start their own business venture, without taking outside investment.

To do this they would have to build a company that would be profitable in its first year. Not the next Uber of *insert clever idea*.

June 2020

After building 11 websites on Webflow in under 6 weeks as a way to test a number of business ideas, Dan and Adam decide to stick to what they know best and launch Relume - a company that designs and builds beautiful Webflow websites.

“Relume was an opportunity for us to build a profitable business, not a startup that bleeds cash, whilst doing what we love to do. It also allows us to learn about all types of businesses and the problems they deal with. These are all opportunities that we could potentially solve for in the future. For now, our goal is simple, we want to build a kickass business which means we really want our customers and the Webflow community to succeed too.”

Dan, Co-founder of Relume

The Grane Companies

The Grane Companies

Our journey of success and recognition

Our Beginnings

2010

Achievement

2012