Parkotruck

What Parkotruck does

Parkotruck operates a two-sided mobile marketplace that connects commercial truck drivers seeking safe parking with facility owners (parking partners) that have unused space available. The company's core product is a mobile application available on iOS and Android, which enables drivers to locate, browse, and reserve truck parking spots; the supply side is managed through a website-based partner enrollment program that onboards facilities into the network. The platform addresses a documented structural shortage in the US, where approximately 2 million trucks sleep away from home daily against only 308,000 available parking spots.

The underlying technology is a relatively standard mobile-app marketplace with a partner-facing web enrollment flow. No patents, proprietary algorithms, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, SDKs, or third-party integrations are disclosed in the available data. The platform is distributed via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for drivers, and via direct contact-based sign-up for facility partners. Industry positioning is reinforced through memberships in the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Florida Trucking Association, and recognition by the Miami-Dade Beacon Council (County Key Award, 2019).

Parkotruck's revenue model is transaction-fee based: drivers pay for parking access while facilities pay to be part of the network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based for both segments. The company is privately held, founded in 2018 in Miami, FL, has 1-10 employees, and has raised $50,000 in a single early-stage round in 2019. Operating geography is currently limited to the Southeast US. The founder, Matías Albaca, is the principal public-facing figure based on blog authorship.

Name

Parkotruck

Legal name

Parkotruck

Website

https://parkotruck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parkotruck is a two-sided mobile marketplace connecting commercial truck drivers with parking facility owners, addressing a documented US shortage of truck parking. The company offers an iOS/Android app for drivers and a partner enrollment program for facilities, operating in the Southeast US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. App-based Parking Services: Revenue generated through a mobile application that connects truck drivers with parking facilities. Drivers pay for parking access while facilities pay to be part of the network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Parkotruck operates a two-sided mobile marketplace that connects truck drivers looking for safe parking with parking facility owners (Parking Partners) who have unused truck parking capacity. Drivers find and reserve parking through a mobile app distributed on iOS and Android, while facility owners enroll as partners to list and monetize their available spaces. The platform is purpose-built for commercial trucking rather than general-purpose parking.

Product overview

Parkotruck operates a two-sided platform connecting truck drivers seeking safe parking with parking partners who have available space. The core offerings consist of the Parkotruck Mobile App (for truck drivers to find and reserve parking) and the Parking Partners Network (for facilities to join the parking network). The platform addresses the truck parking shortage in the US, where 2 million trucks sleep away from home daily with only 308,000 parking spots available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parkotruck Mobile App (Truck Drivers) A mobile application that lets commercial truck drivers locate and reserve safe parking spots from Parkotruck's network of Parking Partners, available on iOS and Android.
• Parking Partners Network A facility-owner program that lets owners of warehouses, logistics yards, and other properties list and monetize available truck parking capacity through Parkotruck's driver network under multi-year partnership arrangements.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• American Trucking Associations (ATA)minorOthersProud member of ATA, indicating alignment with the trucking industry's leading trade organization. Membership demonstrates industry recognition and connection to trucking industry standards and practices.
• Miami-Dade Beacon CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParkotruck was honored by the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, receiving the County Key Award at the 2019 Annual Meeting & Key Ceremony. This recognition validates the company's contribution to the local community and trucking ecosystem in Miami-Dade County.
• Florida Trucking AssociationminorOthersProud member of Florida Trucking Association, indicating regional industry recognition and alignment with Florida-based trucking operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• JustPark: UK-headquartered parking marketplace enabling private and commercial space owners to list unused parking. Comparable platform business model in the shared-parking category, though passenger-vehicle focused and UK-centric.
• SpotHero: Leading North American parking marketplace connecting drivers with reserved spaces. Operates a similar two-sided marketplace model but focuses on passenger vehicles rather than trucks, making it a broader incumbent in the shared-parking category.
• TA Travel Centers: Network of TravelCenters of America locations offering dedicated truck parking. Competes on the supply side of Parkotruck's market and has direct relationships with major fleets.
• Pilot Flying J: Largest operator of travel centers and dedicated truck parking in North America. Controls a meaningful share of secure overnight truck parking supply that Parkotruck aggregates or competes against.
• Love's Travel Stops: National chain of travel stops with extensive truck-parking capacity. Represents incumbent supply-side scale that can rival or undercut marketplace-aggregated parking inventory.

Direct peers

• Truck Parking Club: Membership-based network that gives truck drivers access to a curated list of safe parking locations, with facility owners compensated for hosting. Closely mirrors Parkotruck's two-sided truck-parking marketplace model.
• ParkWhiz: Online parking reservation marketplace (now part of SpotHero) that aggregates inventory across operators. Directly comparable marketplace model with B2B/B2C space-sharing mechanics, though focused on passenger-vehicle parking.
• TruckerPath: Mobile app for truck drivers offering navigation, fuel discounts, and a truck-parking locator. Directly competes for the same driver mindshare and includes parking discovery functionality that overlaps with Parkotruck's core offering.

Others

• PrePass: Trucking services platform offering weigh-station bypass, toll management, and parking-related tools. Ecosystem participant with overlapping trucking-customer relationships and parking-adjacent product features.
• Motive (formerly KeepTruckin): Fleet management and driver-operations platform widely adopted by trucking companies. Adjacent technology provider that could expand into parking or partner with Parkotruck to distribute to fleet customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/parkotruck

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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