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DIGITAL FREIGHT MATCHING Capturing Technology-Based Efficiencies in the Trucking Industry DIGITAL FREIGHT MATCHING Capturing Technology-Based Efficiencies in the Trucking Industry July 2016 Phone: +1-800-525-3915 Website: www.3plogistics.com Email: [email protected] ABOUT ARMSTRONG & ASSOCIATES, INC. Armstrong & Associates, Inc. (A&A) was established in 1980 to meet the needs of a newly deregulated domestic transportation market. Since then, through its leading Third-Party Logistics (3PL) market research and history of helping companies outsource logistics functions, A&A has become an internationally recognized key resource for 3PL market information and consulting. A&A’s mission is to have leading proprietary supply chain knowledge and market research not available anywhere else. As proof of our continued work in supporting our mission, A&A’s 3PL market research is frequently cited in media articles, publications, and securities filings by publicly traded 3PLs. In addition, A&A’s email newsletter currently has over 30,000 subscribers globally. A&A’s market research complements its consulting activities by providing continually updated data for analysis. Based upon its unsurpassed knowledge of the 3PL market and the operations of leading 3PLs, A&A has provided strategic planning consulting services to over 30 3PLs, supported 16 closed investment transactions, and provided advice to numerous companies looking to benchmark existing 3PL operations or outsource logistics functions. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, Armstrong & Associates, Inc. The facts of this report are believed to be correct at the time of publication but cannot be guaranteed. Please note that the findings, conclusions and recommendations that Armstrong & Associates delivers will be based on information gathered in good faith from both primary and secondary sources, whose accuracy we are not always in a position to guarantee. As such, Armstrong & Associates can accept no liability whatsoever for actions taken based on any information that may subsequently prove to be incorrect. ©2016 Armstrong & Associates Contents Introduction 1 Emergence of Digital Freight Matching 2 Problem and Market 6 Why Now? 13 Investment 21 Scope of Analysis 24 Characteristics and Functionality 25 Summary of App Characteristics 26 Functionality 30 Company Data 35 Five Business Models 38 Five Business Models 39 Uber-like App Model 40 Loadboard-plus Model 47 Broker-plus Model 51 Last-Mile Model 52 Specialty Models 55 Industry Challenges 56 Competing with Freight Brokers 57 Legal and Policy 58 Investment 60 Technology 62 Nature of the Trucking Industry 63 Nature of the Freight Problem 64 Do Digital Freight Matching Companies Truly Resemble Uber? 66 Company Profiles 69 Appendix 96 ©2016 Armstrong & Associates 3 Introduction Emergence of Digital Freight Matching 2 Problem and Market 6 Problem 6 Solution proposed by Digital Freight Matching companies 6 Trucking Market 9 Potential Digital Freight Matching Users 11 Why Now? 13 Technology 13 Economy 14 Policy 15 Workforce 15 Rise of e-Commerce 17 Marketplace Value Proposition 20 Investment 21 Total U.S. Investment 21 Digital matching trends 22 Digital Freight Matching trends 22 Scope of Analysis 24 1 IntrOductiON Emergence of Digital Freight Matching Digital Freight Matching companies aim to match Shipper demand (the need to transport a product) with Carrier supply (truck capacity) via digital (web- or mobile-based) platforms, usually in the form of apps. In the past five years, several Digital Freight Matching (”DFM”) companies have emerged. The sector has attracted over $180 million in Venture Capital investment since 2011. Armstrong & Associates (A&A) recognizes the potential of new technology to efficiently match freight. We therefore undertook a study of twenty-seven DFM companies to provide an overview of current product offerings. We also assessed current market conditions, industry challenges, and potential uses for DFM technology. Digital Freight Matching is possible due to the development of a larger phenomenon: the genesis of the Sharing Economy and the concurrent rise of Digital Matching firms in other industries. The Sharing Economy goes by many names — the on demand economy, the access economy, and the collaborative economy, to name a few. The principle has existed for eons: sharing assets or labor to squeeze maximum efficiency from a single unit. However, digital platforms vastly increase the scale and speed in which demand can be matched with supply. As a result, companies operating within this space, such as Uber and Airbnb, have expanded from small startups to multi-billion dollar companies in less than a decade. Uber, the clear leader, was most recently valued at $62.5 billion and has attracted venture capital investment of $12.5 billion. Following the success of these vanguards in the ride-hailing and hospitality industries, the startup arena has been flooded with companies aiming to use Digital Matching to revolutionize other industries. Meanwhile, Uber became a byword for any sort of Digital Matching within the Sharing Economy — hence the now-common term “Uber for X,” and now, of course “Uber for Trucking.” At face value, it certainly seems Uber can be applied to trucking. Uber pairs a similar problem (underutilized capacity in taxis) with a similar solution (a mobile-based app which matches passenger demand with taxi- driver supply). However, many of those engaged in Digital Freight Matching companies are loath to be characterized this way. Furthermore, a number of important distinctions separate the Uber problem and solution from those of Digital Freight Matching companies. After studying many of the solutions on the market, A&A found that most DFM companies aren’t simply mimicking the Uber model, and we agree the term distorts the true functionality DFMs offer and conflates the “freight problem” with the “Uber problem.” We do use Uber functionality as a reference point frequently throughout the paper, but generally maintain the opinion that Digital Freight Matching is a more apt moniker than Uber for Trucking. This is not, of course, the first time a technology-based solution has been proposed. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, many startups seized on the excitement (and available capital) of the dot-com era to establish online freight exchanges. Today, most of these companies are defunct. However, a number of conditions (in addition to the growth of the Sharing Economy) make today’s market more accommodating to DFM companies: technology improvements and access; policy changes to further define the Sharing Economy; a workforce increasingly taking on supplementary, part-time or independent contractor work; and the rise of e-commerce freight and corresponding pressures for improved, speedier performance. ©2016 Armstrong & Associates 2 IntrOductiON A&A compiled profiles for twenty-seven DFM companies. To qualify for inclusion, companies had to incorporate: • A digital platform for matching Shipper demand with Carrier supply • Bundled functionality to automate tasks (i.e. automatic driver payment) and/or reduce transaction friction (i.e. eliminating pricing negotiations) • Value-added features (such as rewards programs or trip planners) Each company attempts to digitally match supply and demand and capture other efficiencies, but nuances separate them naturally into five groups. Based on common business models, app characteristics, and functionalities, we separated the analysis into the following categories: # Companies Business Models Description Studied Apps have characteristics such as GPS-based alerts for nearby loads, Uber-like 10 track-and-trace, task automation, algorithmic/single pricing, digital document storage, and elimination of third-party interaction. Apps based off existing loadboards which also provide digital freight matching access to Carriers seeking to fill capacity on-the-go. Loadboard-Plus 7 Carriers can search by location or enable GPS tracking to find loads meeting their parameters. Proprietary apps published by Freight Brokerage companies for Broker-Plus 5 Carrier partners. Functionality frequently includes communication streamlining and digital document storage. Apps similar to those in the 'Uber-like' category, but geared towards Specialty 3 specialty freight, like heavy haul equipment, automotive transportation, or household goods. Apps used in local peer-to-peer networks or to fulfill last mile delivery Last Mile 2 (such as e-commerce fulfillment). ©2016 Armstrong & Associates 3 IntrOductiON A discussion of characteristics and functionalities for each model is discussed, and a profile of each company is included in the report. A summary is included below: Characteristics Functionality Startup activity Digital device availability Downloads Payment via app Executive background Carrier payment time Service area TMS integration Property broker status Track-and-trace Target users Document storage Value-added features Uber-like Loadboard-Plus Broker-Plus Cargomatic 10-4 Systems (10-4 Marketplace) Cargo Chief Convoy 123Loadboard CHRWTrucks DashHaul, Inc. DAT Trucker CoyoteGO Dispatcher, Inc. FreightFriend (MercuryGate) TQL Carrier Dashboard Go by Truck, Inc. GetLoaded Trucker Path Truckloads Keychain Logistics Traansmission LaneHoney ITS Trucker (Truckstop.com) LoadSmart, Inc. Last Mile Specialty Next Trucking, Inc. Amazon Flex Roadie, Inc. Transfix Shipster uShip, Inc.
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