Last-Mile Delivery Carrier Better Trucks Secures $15 Million for Expansion

“This first outside investment allows us to expand our footprint and build upon our proprietary tech stack to deliver a better experience for our clients and their customers. These investment partners share our vision for the next age of delivery that puts customers’ unique needs ahead of the outdated demands of legacy delivery companies.”

Better Trucks has expanded its market footprint to 25 metro areas across 17 states, with plans to double its coverage area over the next year. To support its fast-growing customer base, this round injects capital for Better Trucks to invest in additional warehouse capacity throughout the United States and to hire in the technology, operations, and corporate functions, as well as build its flexible driver workforce.

“Better Trucks changes the delivery game through its tech-forward, end-to-end solution for any commercial shipper,” said Eric Carlborg, co-founder of Lobby Capital, lead investor of the round. “We got under the hood of Better Trucks and see a bright future for Andy, Weston, and their team who have figured out how to supplant the incumbents to serve clients with flexibility, speed and efficiency as shipping demand soars.”

Retailers, e-commerce, fulfillment companies, and traditional third-party logistics (3PL) distribution companies drive Better Trucks’ growing customer base in a market experiencing rapid growth. Parcel volume in the U.S. increased to 21.6 billion packages in 2021 according to the 2022 Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index. U.S. carrier revenue shot up 16% year over year, to $188 billion.

Founded by Andy Whiting and Weston Webb in 2019, the Better Trucks leadership team marries deep technology and logistics backgrounds, taking a technology-first mindset to their approach to improving parcel delivery. 

From the first package scan to the final delivery notification, Better Trucks is building its software solution from the ground up to improve parcel visibility, and communication throughout the delivery process, and increase efficiency at every step in the journey.

About Better Trucks

Better Trucks is a technology-driven, last-mile delivery carrier built for digital commerce. Founded in 2019, it delivers a better experience for retailers, e-commerce firms, and fulfillment centers to ship parcels faster with better communication and better value. Specializing in next-day and two-day deliveries, Better Trucks sorts and labels packages within its strategically-placed warehouses and delivers them through its extensive driver network. Visit bettertrucks.com.