What Double Nickel does

Double Nickel is a Brooklyn-based SaaS company that sells an AI-powered recruiting and compliance platform to US trucking fleets. The product unifies applicant tracking, communications (calling, texting, email), driver qualification file management, and AI-driven candidate engagement into a single vertical system purpose-built for CDL driver hiring. Its flagship capability is the AI Virtual Recruiter, an autonomous agent that calls new applicants within seconds of application, qualifies them through conversational NLP, and books qualified drivers onto recruiter calendars around the clock. Supporting modules automate employment verification, background checks (integrated with Asurint, Cisive Driver iQ, and HireRight), document signing, and expiration tracking for CDL, MVR, and medical records. AI document intelligence extracts expiration data from uploaded driver files, and the platform includes audit-ready compliance records mapped to FMCSA requirements.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market with a direct sales team targeting enterprise fleets (500+ trucks) and an inside-sales motion for mid-market operators (50-500 trucks). Pricing is subscription-based, billed annually, with no add-on fees for setup, integrations, or new features. Nine customers are publicly named, including Maverick Transportation (~1,600 trucks), Nussbaum (~550), and seven mid-market and SMB fleets. The company is privately held, incorporated in Delaware, and raised $2,499,999 in funding in May 2025. Its geographic footprint is US-only and its leadership comprises co-founders Francisco López Roualdes (CEO) and Elif Kinli (CTO).

Name

Double Nickel

Legal name

Double Nickel, Inc.

Website

https://getdoublenickel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Double Nickel sells an AI-native SaaS platform that automates truck driver recruiting, communications, and compliance for US trucking fleets ranging from 50-truck operators to 1,600+ truck enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Subscription-based software-as-a-service model providing access to the Double Nickel recruiting platform including ATS, AI recruiter, background check integrations, document management, and compliance tools. Pricing encompasses all features in the plan with no add-on fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Double Nickel is an AI-enabled SaaS platform that automates truck driver recruitment, qualification, onboarding, and compliance for U.S. trucking fleets. Its core offering combines an AI Virtual Recruiter (an autonomous agent that calls, screens, and schedules CDL driver applicants 24/7) with an Applicant Tracking System, mobile driver application, unified communications hub, and Driver Qualification File management integrated with background check and job board partners. The platform is sold as a single subscription with package-based pricing and no add-on fees, targeting fleets from ~50 trucks to 1,600+ trucks.

Product overview

Double Nickel is a unified truck driver recruiting platform for trucking fleets, combining AI-powered automation with applicant tracking and compliance management. The core platform centers on the AI Virtual Recruiter/AI Recruiter (an autonomous AI agent for driver screening and scheduling), the Applicant Tracking System with built-in communications (calling, texting, email), and the Driver Application. Supporting modules include CDL Employment Verifications, Driver Background Checks, Document Signing, Expiration Tracking, Driver Qualification File Management, Driver Recruiting Analytics, and Automations. All components integrate with background check providers (Asurint, Cisive Driver iQ, HireRight) and driver marketing platforms (Driver.jobs, CDL Life, Randall Reilly, etc.) to provide an end-to-end recruiting and onboarding solution for CDL driver hiring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Virtual Recruiter (AI Recruiter)

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% lower cost per hire
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Luma Brighter LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Partnership to unite driver recruiting, onboarding, and training in one seamless workflow. Helps trucking fleets onboard faster and build safety from day one by connecting Double Nickel's recruiting platform with Luma's training capabilities.
• Cisive Driver iQcoreTechnology or IntegrationBackground check provider integrated with Double Nickel platform for MVR ordering, CDLIS queries, and criminal background checks. Results returned directly to driver profiles.
• AsurintcoreTechnology or IntegrationBackground check provider integrated with Double Nickel for driver screening services including MVRs and criminal checks.
• HireRightcoreTechnology or IntegrationBackground screening provider integrated with Double Nickel for employment verification and background check ordering.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Appcast: Appcast is a recruitment marketing platform focused on programmatic job advertising and candidate sourcing analytics — overlapping with Double Nicker's analytics module and lead source integrations (CDL Life, Driver.jobs, Randall Reilly).

Broad incumbents

• Truckstop: Truckstop is a large freight network serving carriers with load boards, factoring, and carrier onboarding tools. It is broader than Double Nickel but overlaps at the carrier-services layer and could expand into driver recruiting.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a major job marketplace with built-in ATS and candidate matching features used by many employers including trucking fleets. Represents a horizontal alternative that fleets may consider before adopting a vertical-specific tool like Double Nickel.
• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a leading enterprise ATS serving a wide range of industries with structured hiring workflows and integrations. While not trucking-specific, it competes for the same recruiting budget and represents the kind of horizontal incumbent that could expand into transportation.
• Workable: Workable is a widely adopted ATS and recruiting platform targeting SMB and mid-market employers. Competes for the same recruiting technology budget as Double Nickel, particularly at smaller fleets in the 50-200 truck range.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is an enterprise talent acquisition platform with ATS, CRM, candidate engagement, and onboarding modules. It competes for the same recruiting technology dollars at larger trucking enterprises that Double Nickel targets.
• Lever: Lever offers ATS plus CRM plus automation for mid-market and enterprise recruiting teams. Comparable in workflow automation and pipeline management to Double Nickel's ATS/Automations, though not trucking-verticalized.

Direct peers

• Loxo: Loxo is an AI-powered recruiting and talent intelligence platform with deep workflow automation, candidate engagement, and CRM-style pipeline capabilities — comparable to Double Nickel's AI Recruiter and ATS in architecture and target buyer (recruiting teams).
• DriverReach: DriverReach is a SaaS platform built specifically for CDL driver recruiting, screening, and onboarding — closely overlapping Double Nickel's core product scope including ATS, background checks, and DQ file workflows for trucking carriers.
• Tenstreet: Tenstreet is the largest incumbent provider of driver recruiting, compliance, and DQ file management software to trucking fleets. Double Nickel explicitly positions itself as "The #1 Tenstreet Alternative", making it the most direct head-to-head competitor in the same vertical, same customer base, and same product category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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