What Vnomics does

Vnomics, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pittsford, New York, is a private software company that develops an AI-powered fuel-efficiency prediction model for commercial trucking fleets. The company's core technology is a proprietary machine-learning model trained on a large corpus of driver trip data collected across varied road conditions, locations, weather, and vehicle types. The model analyzes driver behaviors — including engine speed, road speed, idling, and cruise-control usage — to produce fair, vehicle- and load-specific fuel-efficiency metrics that fleets use to coach drivers and reduce fuel consumption. Quantified outcomes from a disclosed reference customer (Saia LTL Freight) include a fuel-economy improvement of more than 7% in one year and 3.5 million gallons of annual fuel savings.\n\nVnomics does not sell directly to end customers. Its go-to-market is OEM/embedded licensing: the model is integrated into fleet-management software platforms and is currently the engine behind Tenstreet's True Fuel product and the Driver Pulse mobile app. Revenue therefore flows as technology licensing and royalties from a small number of channel partners, with Tenstreet acting as the core strategic distribution relationship. The company employs 51–100 people, has raised approximately $3.3 million across five funding events between 2010 and 2016 (including NYSERDA grant funding and a Lockheed Martin Ventures investment), and has been operationally stable but has not raised growth capital since 2016.\n\nLeadership comprises Alan Farnsworth (Chief Executive Officer), Lloyd Palum (Chief Technology Officer), and Edward McCarthy (Vice President of Operations). The company's commercial footprint is concentrated in the United States, and its primary customer segment is fleet transportation companies seeking to reduce fuel costs through driver-behavior optimization.

Name

Vnomics

Legal name

Tenstreet

Website

https://vnomicscorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vnomics is a Pittsford, NY-based AI software company (founded 2008, 51–100 employees) that licenses a proprietary fuel-efficiency prediction model to fleet-management platforms, currently powering Tenstreet's True Fuel product for commercial trucking fleets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing to Fleet Management Providers: Vnomics licenses its AI fuel efficiency technology to software providers like Tenstreet, who integrate it into their fleet management platforms. This appears to be a B2B technology licensing model where Vnomics' proprietary models are embedded in third-party products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Vnomics builds an AI-driven fuel efficiency prediction model that analyzes driver behavior — including engine speed, road speed, idling, and cruise control — to produce accurate, fair, driver-specific fuel efficiency metrics. The model is trained on large volumes of trip data across varied road conditions, locations, weather, and vehicle types, and is delivered to commercial trucking fleets via OEM/embedded licensing into fleet management platforms (notably Tenstreet's True Fuel product). The offering is aimed at reducing fleet fuel costs and emissions through targeted driver coaching and fuel performance monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• True Fuel: Fleet fuel management system that uses AI to analyze driver behavior (engine speed, road speed, idling, cruise control) and generate a Fuel Efficiency Metric. Available in Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers. Integrated with Driver Pulse app.
• Driver Pulse
• IntelliApp
• Xchange
• Xpress
• Tenstreet Assistant
• True Load Time
• DQF
• Job Store
• TextLocate
• DriverProtect

Products and services

• AI Fuel Efficiency Prediction Model (Vnomics core technology) Proprietary AI model that analyzes driver behavior (engine speed, road speed, idling, cruise control usage) and is trained on large volumes of trip data across diverse road conditions, locations, weather, and vehicle types to produce fair, vehicle- and load-adjusted fuel efficiency metrics. Licensed to fleet management software providers and integrated into platforms serving commercial trucking fleets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fleet fuel economy improvement of 7%+ per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TenstreetcoreTechnology or IntegrationVnomics provides the core AI fuel efficiency model that powers Tenstreet's True Fuel fleet fuel management product. The partnership enables Tenstreet to offer AI-driven fuel optimization to trucking fleets. Vnomics' technology is trained on extensive trip data to predict fuel efficiency and is integrated directly into Tenstreet's Driver Pulse mobile app.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Geotab: Geotab is a leading fleet telematics platform offering GPS tracking, driver behavior scoring, and fuel-efficiency analytics for commercial fleets. It directly competes with Vnomics in fleet fuel optimization and driver coaching, although at a much larger scale and broader feature set.
• Samsara: Samsara provides IoT telematics for fleets, including fuel usage, driver behavior, and efficiency dashboards. It competes with Vnomics in AI-driven fuel and driver analytics, with broader capabilities spanning video-based safety and asset tracking.
• Motive (formerly KeepTruckin): Motive offers fleet management software with driver behavior monitoring and fuel-efficiency insights targeted at trucking and logistics operators. It overlaps with Vnomics in driver scoring and fuel analytics, with a stronger emphasis on compliance and dashcam integration.
• Lytx: Lytx specializes in video telematics and driver-behavior analytics, including fuel-efficiency insights. It competes with Vnomics on the driver-scoring and coaching layer of fleet management, with a heavier reliance on dashcam data.
• Azuga (Bridgestone): Azuga provides GPS fleet tracking, driver scoring, and fuel-management solutions for commercial fleets. It overlaps directly with Vnomics in fuel-efficiency monitoring and driver-behavior coaching for small and mid-market trucking fleets.
• Fleetio: Fleetio is a fleet management platform focused on maintenance, fuel tracking, and driver management for SMB and mid-market fleets. It overlaps with Vnomics on the fuel-efficiency and driver-behavior use cases, with a stronger fleet-maintenance and operations focus.
• Pedigree Technologies: Pedigree Technologies provides fleet tracking, asset monitoring, and fuel/equipment analytics for trucking and construction fleets. It is comparable to Vnomics in targeting fleet fuel and driver-behavior optimization for mid-market operators.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Transportation: Trimble offers a broad portfolio of transportation and logistics software, including fleet maintenance, fuel management, and driver performance tools. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Vnomics but serves a much wider enterprise transportation market.
• Omnitracs (now Solera): Omnitracs provides fleet management, routing, safety, and fuel-efficiency solutions to large trucking fleets. It competes with Vnomics on enterprise fuel optimization but operates as a full-suite incumbent rather than a focused AI-fuel-model provider.

Emerging players

• Platform Science: Platform Science offers an open in-cab telematics platform with app-marketplace integrations for fleets, including fuel-efficiency tools. It is comparable to Vnomics as an enabling technology layer that could host or compete with similar AI-fuel applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vnomicscorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vnomics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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