What Sennder does

Sennder is a Berlin-based digital freight forwarder founded in 2015 that operates a two-sided platform connecting enterprise shippers with vetted trucking carriers for full truckload (FTL) services across more than 20 European countries. Its proprietary end-to-end platform, sennOS, spans the entire shipment lifecycle and comprises the Orcas carrier portal (with driver app), the Shipper Portal, a transportation management system, and the sennCONTROL 3PL+ control tower solution for outsourced procurement and operations management. Following the February 2025 acquisition of C.H. Robinson's European Surface Transportation operations, the combined entity reports revenue of approximately EUR 1.4 billion, 1,700 employees, 6,500+ shippers, and 40,000+ carriers managing 250,000+ vehicles and 50,000+ monthly loads.

Sennder generates revenue primarily through transaction-based commissions on freight booked through the platform (covering both spot shipping and multi-year contract freight), supplemented by managed services fees from sennCONTROL control tower engagements with enterprise shippers, and professional services revenue from its Green Business sustainability offering (HVO biofuels, carbon reporting, and electric truck access). The go-to-market combines a product-led, self-serve motion for mid-market shippers and carriers with an enterprise field-sales motion for large accounts, supported by local sales and account teams across 11 European offices. Strategic JVs with Poste Italiane (sennder Italia) and Scania (JUNA electric trucks) extend the platform into Italian market digitalization and zero-emission transport. Distribution is anchored by direct digital onboarding (Orcas, Shipper Portal) complemented by enterprise sales.

The company's customer base spans industrial manufacturing, automotive, FMCG, chemicals, fashion/retail, e-commerce, and 3PL/logistics segments. Named enterprise customers include AB InBev, Beam Suntory, Nestlé, and Cabot Corporation, primarily for green logistics engagements, while SMB carriers such as Nima Autotransporti, Güntner Transports, Transade Logística, and UAB Rolavita use the platform to access enterprise freight demand.

Name

Sennder

Legal name

sennder Technologies GmbH

Website

https://sennder.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sennder is a Berlin-based digital freight forwarder operating Europe's largest connected full-truckload platform, linking 6,500+ shippers with 40,000+ vetted carriers across 20+ countries via its sennOS platform, sennCONTROL control tower, and Green Business sustainability services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Full Truckload (FTL) Forwarding (TLACACAA)

Keywords

• Digital freight forwarding
• Road freight brokerage
• Truckload shipping platform
• Carrier matching network
• Logistics control tower

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Freight Forwarding Commission: Sennder acts as a digital freight forwarder, earning revenue by facilitating freight shipments between shippers and carriers. The platform takes a transaction fee or commission on each load booked through the platform.
2. Control Tower Services (sennCONTROL): Full-service operations management for enterprise shippers, providing procurement, operations, and analytics as a managed service.
3. Green Business / Sustainability Solutions: Advanced biofuels (HVO), electric trucking, and carbon reporting services offered to shippers seeking to reduce emissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Sennder operates a digital freight forwarding platform that connects shippers with carriers for full truckload (FTL) road transport across Europe via its proprietary sennOS platform. The company earns transaction-based commissions on each load booked and provides complementary managed services through sennCONTROL (3PL+ control tower) and Green Business sustainability solutions including HVO100 biofuels, electric trucks, and carbon reporting.

Product overview

Sennder is a digital freight forwarding platform that operates on a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform is sennOS, an end-to-end digital platform encompassing the whole shipment lifecycle. The platform connects shippers (via the Shipper Portal) with carriers (via the Carrier Portal and Orcas driver app), supporting spot shipping, contract freight, and charter services. Add-on modules include sennCONTROL (3PL+ Control Tower solution for holistic procurement and operations management) and Green Business (sustainability solutions with HVO100 biofuels and electric trucks). The ecosystem is extended through joint ventures: sennder Italia (with Poste Italiane) for the Italian market and JUNA (with Scania) for electric truck solutions. The company has grown through acquisitions including Everoad, Uber Freight's European business, Cars&Cargo, and C.H. Robinson's European Surface Transportation operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• sennOS: Proprietary end-to-end digital platform encompassing the whole shipment lifecycle to reduce fragmentation, increase efficiency and deliver insights.
• sennCONTROL
• Orcas
• JUNA

Products and services

• sennOS Digital Platform End-to-end proprietary digital platform that underpins Sennder's freight forwarding operations, integrating shipment lifecycle management, capacity booking, tracking, and analytics for shippers and carriers.
• Shipper Portal Self-service platform for shippers to book, track, and manage FTL capacity at fixed and market prices, providing real-time visibility, GPS tracking, ETA provisioning, document management, and post-execution CO2e emissions analytics.
• Orcas Carrier Portal Digital freight exchange and TMS platform for carriers to find loads, bid on shipments, manage fleet operations, access contracted and spot freight, and get paid. Includes automated next-load suggestion tool and journey visualization.
• Orcas Driver App Mobile driver application for carriers to manage orders, track shipment details, view disruptions, and provide real-time updates to shippers.
• sennCONTROL 3PL+ Control Tower solution providing holistic procurement and operations management, including carrier sourcing, transport planning, dispatching, slot booking, incident management, invoicing, real-time tracking, analytics, and carbon emissions reporting through a single portal for enterprise shippers.
• Green Business Sustainability-focused service offering advanced biofuels (HVO100), electric truck solutions, and green network analysis to help shippers and carriers reduce carbon emissions and meet ESG targets.
• JUNA Electric Truck Solution Joint venture between Sennder and Scania (TRATON GROUP) offering electric truck solutions through a pay-per-use model. Provides access to Scania premium electric trucks with guaranteed transport volumes on Sennder's digital platform.
• sennder Italia S.r.l. Joint venture with Poste Italiane operating as the leading digital FTL operator in Italy with potential revenues of up to €2.3 billion over 10 years.
• Spot Shipping Flexible capacity solution for shipping freight at market prices, enabling carriers to find, bid on, and win spot loads to keep trucks full and reduce empty kilometers.
• Contract Freight Dedicated freight load contracts providing specified weekly loads on selected lanes for fixed periods, offering carriers secure revenue and shippers predictable pricing and capacity.
• Charter Services Chartering services enabling carriers to partner with Sennder to charter their vehicles and boost earnings while maintaining fleet utilization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40,000 vetted carriers in network with 250,000+ vehicles
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• C.H. Robinson WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025Acquisition of C.H. Robinson's European Surface Transportation operations completed February 1, 2025. Transaction created combined entity with €1.4 billion revenue, 6,500+ shippers, and 15,000+ carriers.
• NestlécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Three-year partnership advancing green logistics with electric trucks and renewable diesel. Completed 3,000+ green loads, cutting over 2,000 tonnes of CO2e. Deployed electric trucks for THOMY product line in Germany.
• Cars&CargominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Acquired Dutch-based Cars&Cargo in mid-2021, supplying digital offering and expanding network.
• ZeitfrachtminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Strategic partnership including SaaS platform licensing to Zeitfracht for digital logistics services.
• Cabot CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Completed one of Europe's first cross-border heavy-duty zero-emissions electric truck transportation for Cabot Corporation.
• Poste ItalianecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint venture established in 2020 to digitalize Italian road freight market. sennder Italia S.r.l. became leading digital FTL operator in Italy. In 2023, partnership expanded with up to €2.3 billion commercial deal for 10-year joint venture. Poste Italiane is both strategic partner and major investor in sennder.
• EveroadminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Merged with Everoad in 2020, combining French operations and strengthening European network density.
• Uber Freight (European business)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Acquired Uber's European freight business in late 2020, expanding presence in Benelux and across Europe.
• Scania (TRATON GROUP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership since 2017 with Scania as both investor and strategic partner. In 2023, launched joint venture JUNA for electric truck solutions with pay-per-use model, enabling carriers to access electric trucks with guaranteed transport volumes. Scania provides premium electric trucks and services while sennder provides digital platform and carrier network.
• NestecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to decarbonize road freight through advanced renewable diesel (HVO) supply and distribution across Europe.
• Beam SuntorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to help Beam Suntory achieve net zero GHG emissions across value chain by 2040. Cut carbon emissions by nearly 90% on key shipping lanes using HVO and electric trucks.
• MichelinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide innovative tire solutions for carriers on the platform, offering cost savings and sustainability benefits.
• SchwarzmüllerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership to offer best-in-class trailers to carriers in the sennder network.
• SiemensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership established in 2019 for logistics solutions.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forto: Berlin-based digital freight forwarder offering tech-enabled forwarding for ocean, air, and road freight, with strong European presence. Directly competes with sennder in the European digital forwarding category and shares the same hometown and customer base.
• Timocom: European freight and vehicle exchange platform operating one of the largest road freight marketplaces in Europe. Directly comparable digital freight exchange model serving overlapping carrier and shipper audiences across the continent.
• Trans.eu: Polish digital freight marketplace connecting carriers and shippers across Central and Eastern Europe. Directly comparable business model (digital freight exchange + forwarder services) with overlapping customer base in markets where sennder operates (Poland, Baltics, Romania).
• Uber Freight: US-headquartered digital freight broker with expanding European operations following sennder's prior acquisition of Uber Freight's European business. Direct competitor in digital FTL marketplace model with comparable carrier/shipper platforms.
• Flexport: Global digital freight forwarder offering tech-enabled ocean, air, and road freight services to shippers. Closely comparable to sennder's digital forwarding model and platform-plus-marketplace approach, though Flexport's primary focus is ocean/air rather than European FTL road.

Broad incumbents

• DSV: Global freight forwarder and one of Europe's largest logistics incumbents following its Schenker acquisition. Operates overlapping road freight forwarding services at massive scale, posing the principal incumbent competitive threat to sennder in European FTL.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Top-3 global freight forwarder with extensive European road freight operations and growing digital capabilities (myKN, etrucKNow). Overlaps directly with sennder's shipper base for European road freight and contract logistics.
• Maersk Logistics & Services: Global logistics integrator that has expanded from ocean into end-to-end road and contract logistics. Competes with sennder for European shippers via integrated end-to-end offerings and recently acquired LF Logistics to broaden scope.
• DHL Freight: Deutsche Post DHL Group's European road freight division, operating one of the largest European FTL and LTL networks. Established incumbent with overlapping services, scale, and customer base to sennder in European road freight.

Emerging players

• InstaFreight: Berlin-based digital freight forwarder focused on European FTL road freight, providing a digital platform connecting shippers with carriers. Direct competitor in the German and broader European FTL digital forwarding category where sennder leads.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors18 records

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M&A4 records

Investments

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