What Profit Tools does

Profit Tools is a privately held software company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Dover, United States, that builds a Transportation Management System (TMS) purpose-built for container drayage and intermodal trucking operations. Its platform centers on the Profit Tools TMS core product and is sold as enterprise software to drayage operators, carriers, and brokerages, with a customer testimonial on file from M&J Intermodal & Eagle Intermodal. The company operates as a product line within CargoWise Landside, a division of the publicly listed Australian logistics platform WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC), alongside sibling acquisitions Trinium TMS, Compcare TMS, and GTG TMS.

The platform follows a core-plus-modules architecture: Profit Tools TMS provides order management, dispatch coordination, billing/settlements, and accessorial management, while add-on modules extend functionality — including Order Automation (AI/ML-driven order entry), Rate Management (DrayMaster), Track and Trace with polymetric geofencing, Driver Mobile App with automated POD, Wait Time Defense (GeoStamp), Storage Management (SecurSpace marketplace), and Fuel Management (Trinium Fuel). Differentiated domain features include chassis and per-diem audit tools, standardized workflows for live unload, one-way land bridge shipments, chassis splits, pre-pulls, street turns, and shuttles, and a customer-portal layer for transparency with shippers and consignees.

Profit Tools generates revenue through recurring software subscriptions sold on an annual billing cadence via a quote-based enterprise sales motion. GTM is direct enterprise sales supplemented by the global CargoWise Partner Network and WiseTech Academy training and certifications. The company has a headcount of 11–50 employees, and financial details (revenue, ARR, customer count) are not publicly disclosed; a 2020 transaction with The Firmament Group is recorded with $0 reported proceeds, consistent with debt or non-equity funding rather than a dilutive raise.

Name

Profit Tools

Legal name

Profit Tools

Website

https://profittools.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Profit Tools builds an enterprise Transportation Management System for container drayage and intermodal trucking operators, offering order management, dispatch, billing, geofenced track-and-trace, and AI-powered order automation. It operates as a product line within CargoWise Landside, a division of WiseTech Global.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drayage Transportation Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier TMS (Trucking Dispatch & Back-Office) (TLAEAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Freight Settlement, Billing & Freight Audit/Pay (TMS Add-on) (TLAEAAAI), Freight Rating, Tariff & Contract Management (TMS Add-on) (TLAEAAAH)

Keywords

• Drayage TMS software
• Intermodal trucking software
• Container drayage management
• Transportation management system
• Logistics software platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. TMS Software Subscription: Profit Tools operates as a Transportation Management System providing software-as-a-service to drayage operators and intermodal trucking companies. Based on the enterprise sales motion and product positioning, revenue is generated through recurring software subscription licensing, likely tiered by fleet size or feature modules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Profit Tools provides a cloud-based Transportation Management System (TMS) tailored for container drayage and intermodal trucking operators, covering order entry, dispatch, billing and settlements, accessorial management, track and trace, and driver workflows. It sells the core Profit Tools TMS platform along with add-on modules for rate management, order automation, track and trace, driver mobile app, wait-time defense, storage marketplace, and fuel management.

Product overview

Profit Tools is a core TMS (Transportation Management System) within the CargoWise Landside portfolio, designed for intermodal trucking and container drayage operations. It operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of the Profit Tools TMS core platform paired with integrated add-on modules including Order Automation (AI-powered), Rate Management (DrayMaster), Track and Trace, Driver Mobile App, Wait Time Defense (GeoStamp), Storage Management (SecurSpace), and Fuel Management (Trinium Fuel). The platform also includes built-in features for billing/settlements and accessorial management, enabling carriers and brokerages to manage orders, coordinate dispatches, ensure accurate billing, and handle accessorial tasks from a unified system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Profit Tools TMS

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Trinium TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinium Technologies has been integrated into CargoWise Landside, a WiseTech Global business. This consolidation brings together Trinium's TMS capabilities with the broader CargoWise platform, strengthening the product portfolio for drayage and intermodal trucking solutions.
• Envase TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvase Technologies has been integrated into CargoWise Landside, a WiseTech Global business, expanding the platform's capabilities for container drayage and intermodal operations.
• WiseTech GlobalcoreOthersProfit Tools TMS is part of CargoWise Landside, a WiseTech Global business. WiseTech Global is the parent company providing the broader platform infrastructure, distribution channels, and ecosystem for the TMS product line.
• CargoWise LandsidecoreOthersCargoWise Landside serves as the product division under WiseTech Global that houses Profit Tools TMS along with other drayage TMS solutions including Trinium TMS, Compcare TMS, and GTG TMS.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Turvo: Turvo offers a collaborative TMS for shippers, brokers, and carriers with modern cloud architecture. It targets similar enterprise freight and intermodal customers as Profit Tools, including brokers and asset-based carriers in the drayage space.
• MercuryGate International: MercuryGate provides a multimodal TMS used by shippers, 3PLs, brokers, and carriers, including drayage and intermodal workflows. It competes directly with Profit Tools for enterprise TMS contracts with container drayage and intermodal operations.
• Aljex Software: Aljex provides cloud TMS and intermodal/drayage EDI solutions for freight brokers and carriers. It is a direct peer in the drayage TMS niche, addressing comparable workflows for order entry, dispatch, and EDI-driven container movements.
• Trinium Technologies: Trinium provides intermodal and container drayage TMS software with dispatch, billing, and EDI capabilities. It is now part of the same CargoWise Landside portfolio under WiseTech Global, making it a direct sibling competitor to Profit Tools in the drayage TMS market.
• Compcare Systems: Compcare offers TMS solutions tailored to intermodal trucking and container drayage operators. As another CargoWise Landside product alongside Profit Tools, it competes for the same drayage/intermodal customer segment from within the same parent ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Kuebix (Trimble Transportation): Kuebix, now part of Trimble, offers a TMS platform for shippers, carriers, and brokers with multimodal capabilities. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Profit Tools in drayage and intermodal trucking fleet management.
• McLeod Software: McLeod is a leading enterprise TMS for trucking, brokerage, and asset-based carriers with deep dispatch and back-office functionality. It competes with Profit Tools for drayage and intermodal fleets that need broader trucking TMS capabilities beyond pure drayage.
• Descartes Systems Group: Descartes provides a broad portfolio of logistics technology including TMS, transportation visibility, and customs. Its logistics technology stack overlaps with Profit Tools' drayage TMS, particularly for global shippers and intermodal operators.
• Blue Yonder (formerly JDA): Blue Yonder is a large supply chain and logistics software incumbent with TMS capabilities. While not drayage-specialized, it competes with Profit Tools when shippers or large 3PLs evaluate integrated TMS platforms that include intermodal modules.

Emerging players

• Mcleod-style Drayage EDI Vendors (e.g., Nodus / Venerable): Smaller drayage and intermodal EDI/TMS specialists serve similar drayage operator workflows. These emerging vendors compete with Profit Tools in select segments of the drayage software market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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