What TIMOCOM does

TIMOCOM GmbH, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Erkrath, Germany, operates one of Europe's largest road freight marketplaces, connecting 58,000+ verified companies across 46 countries. The platform processes up to 1 million freight and vehicle space offers daily and over 275 million offers yearly, serving three primary personas: shippers (industrial/commercial companies arranging transport), freight forwarders (logistics intermediaries), and hauliers (transport companies seeking loads). Core offerings include the Freight Exchange (with ~82% of customers assigning freight within 15 minutes), Live Shipment Tracking (GPS-based real-time visibility with ETA), Routes & Costs (HGV route planner powered by HERE Technologies with 40M+ routes calculated annually), Transport Orders (digital legally binding order management), Closed Freight Exchange (private partner networks), Tenders (contract bidding), Warehouse (storage capacity), and an International Debt Collection service with 83%+ success rate across 27 languages.

The platform is built on cloud-based architecture with API-first interoperability through six APIs (Freight Exchange Offer/Search, Company Profiles, Transport Orders, Shipment Tracking, Tracking, and Freight Price Insights) enabling TMS/ERP system integration. GPS telematics integration tracks 273,000+ trucks annually. TIMOCOM also deploys AI capabilities — specifically TIMOCOM AI for automatic data extraction from images, text, and PDF documents into freight offer input fields, and AI-powered translation within the Messenger service for cross-language communication.

TIMOCOM's revenue model is primarily subscription-based, with monthly recurring license fees for marketplace access and additional API access fees. Transaction-based fees supplement revenue through the debt collection service (€25 processing fee plus success fees under German RVG) and the Tenders platform. Distribution follows a hybrid model: self-serve product-led growth for SMBs through online registration and verification, combined with direct enterprise field sales and channel partnerships via TMS/ERP providers for deeper integrations. The company operates through seven wholly-owned European subsidiaries (France, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, plus two German entities) supporting local data processing and market presence across 30+ localized country websites.

Name

TIMOCOM

Legal name

TIMOCOM GmbH

Website

https://timocom.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

TIMOCOM operates a European road freight marketplace connecting 58,000+ verified companies across 46 countries, offering freight exchange, shipment tracking, route planning, transport order management, and international debt collection via subscription and transaction-based pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Marketplace Software

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Spot Load Boards (Open Marketplace) (TLAEAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Load Boards & Community Networks (Closed/Invite-Only) (TLAEAJAL), Carrier TMS (Trucking Dispatch & Back-Office) (TLAEAAAC), Freight Rating, Tariff & Contract Management (TMS Add-on) (TLAEAAAH)

Keywords

• Freight exchange
• Road freight marketplace
• Logistics platform
• Transport management software
• Shipment tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Erkrath

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licenses: Monthly subscription-based access to the TIMOCOM Road Freight Marketplace. Users pay periodic license fees for access to the platform, with different license scopes for specific services like Freight Exchange, Routes & Costs, Live Tracking, etc. The term is 1 month, automatically extended unless terminated with 14 days notice.
2. API Integration Services: Additional license fees for API access allowing TMS/ERP systems to connect to the marketplace, including Freight Exchange API, Transport Orders API, Tracking API, and Company Profiles API.
3. Debt Collection Fees: €25 processing fee per debt collection order. If successful, a success fee based on the amount collected is charged according to German RVG (Lawyers' Remuneration Act). The processing fee is included in the success fee.
4. Tenders Service: Platform for putting fixed transport and logistics contracts out to tender to selected target groups, with fees based on usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TIMOCOM operates a digital road freight marketplace that connects more than 58,000 verified shippers, freight forwarders, and hauliers across 46 European countries, enabling the posting and matching of freight and vehicle space offers, digital transport order management, real-time GPS shipment tracking, HGV route planning, tendering, and cross-border debt collection. The platform is delivered as a subscription-based cloud service with optional APIs for integration into customers' TMS or ERP systems.

Product overview

TIMOCOM is a logistics industry marketplace platform offering a unified Road Freight Marketplace with integrated modules for freight exchange, transport management, and shipment visibility. The core platform connects over 58,000 verified companies across 46 countries, processing up to 1 million freight and vehicle offers daily. The product portfolio includes: Freight Exchange (core marketplace for posting/searching loads), Closed Freight Exchange (private partner networks), Live Shipment Tracking (real-time GPS tracking with ETA calculations), Routes & Costs (HGV route planner powered by HERE Technologies with cost optimization), Transport Orders (digital order management with AI-powered data entry), International Debt Collection (83%+ success rate cross-border collection service), Tenders (contract bidding platform), Warehouse (storage capacity marketplace), TIMOCOM APIs (6 APIs for TMS/ERP integration), TIMOCOM AI (document-based freight data extraction), and Messenger (real-time translation-enabled communication). The platform generates over 275 million freight and vehicle offers yearly with over 273,000 trackable trucks annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freight Exchange

Quantifiable outcome

• 82% of customers assign their freight within 15 minutes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• HERE TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 10 November 2025HERE Technologies and TIMOCOM extended their 25-year partnership to improve logistics services with location data technology. They aim to enhance route accuracy, shipment visibility, and operational efficiency for TIMOCOM's freight marketplace users through HERE's mapping and location services.
• TMS/ERP ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnerships allowing TMS/ERP systems to connect to the TIMOCOM Marketplace via APIs. Partners can offer their customers seamless access to freight exchange, transport orders, tracking, and pricing insights without leaving their existing software systems.
• Credit Agencies NetworksupportingOthersNetwork of credit agencies including Bisnode, Creditreform, companycheck, Confidas, Creditsafe, Dun & Bradstreet, Fonceta OY, Informa, Innolva, KRD, KSV1870 Holding AG, Proff, Schufa, Virk, and Wáberer Hungária Biztosító Zrt for credit checks and debt collection services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Transporeon (Trimble Transportation): Europe's largest digital freight marketplace and TMS network, acquired by Trimble in 2022 for ~$2B. Operates a directly overlapping European carrier/shipper platform with comparable freight exchange, transport order management, and visibility capabilities.
• Teleroute (Alpega Group): Pan-European freight exchange operated by Alpega Group, serving a similar community of hauliers, shippers, and forwarders with spot and contract freight matching. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and product set to TIMOCOM's marketplace.
• Uber Freight: Global digital freight network operating spot and contract brokerage with TMS integration. Comparable in marketplace model and API-first TMS integration, with broader multimodal reach and significantly larger capital base.
• Loadsmart: Digital freight platform combining spot and contract brokerage with TMS-native booking APIs. Directly comparable to TIMOCOM in offering API-driven freight exchange, with presence in Europe and North America.
• 123Loadboard: Spot load board and freight matching network primarily serving North American carriers and brokers. Comparable in core load-board product offering to TIMOCOM's Freight Exchange, though primarily North American.
• Truckstop.com: North American load board and freight matching platform combining spot marketplace, factoring, and TMS integration. Comparable in marketplace-and-tools positioning, though oriented to US/Canada rather than Europe.

Emerging players

• project44: Supply chain visibility platform with carrier network and Movement GPT that increasingly overlaps with TIMOCOM's Live Shipment Tracking and freight exchange APIs. Competes more on visibility and orchestration but converges on freight marketplace functionality.
• FourKites: Real-time transportation visibility platform expanding into dynamic freight matching and carrier procurement. Overlaps with TIMOCOM's tracking and transport order capabilities while introducing predictive features.

Broad incumbents

• Alpega Group: Parent of Teleroute and a broader European TMS/logistics software portfolio. Competes with TIMOCOM across multiple product lines including freight exchange, carrier sourcing, and supply chain execution.
• Descartes Systems Group: Large established logistics technology vendor with route planning, transportation management, and customs capabilities. Overlaps with TIMOCOM's Routes & Costs, Transport Orders, and TMS integration portfolio as a broader-suite incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/timocom
• Xx.com/timocom_uk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/timocom-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/timocom_official
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TIMOCOMGmbH

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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