TRUX

What TRUX does

TRUX (legal entity TRUX Route Management Systems Inc) is a Canada-based waste management software company founded in 1990 in Cambridge, Canada. The company provides cloud-based SaaS solutions, marketed under the names Haul-IT, Weigh-IT, and Maintain-IT, targeting haulers and facility operators in the waste and recycling industry. Its platform architecture combines IoT-enabled data capture, real-time processing, and intelligent analytics to automate transport, weighbridge, customer care, invoicing, collections, e-commerce, and materials recovery facility (MRF) processes for commercial, municipal, and residential waste operators as well as recycling businesses.

The core technology stack is a cloud-based SaaS platform with IoT integration and real-time data processing. Notable technical components include AI Transport Software (AMCS Vision AI) that applies computer vision to detect contamination and hazards in waste streams, route optimization engines that reduce fuel costs and CO2 output, and a Transport Management System providing automated planning with live tracking. The platform supports a customer-facing self-serve portal for query resolution and bill payment, intelligent analytics for data-driven decision-making, and fleet maintenance modules for asset optimization.

TRUX was acquired by AMCS Group in 2020 and now operates as a product line integrated into the broader AMCS Platform. The company generates revenue through enterprise SaaS subscriptions sold via direct enterprise sales with custom, quote-based pricing, targeting commercial, municipal, residential waste operators, and recycling operations globally. Since the acquisition, TRUX's proven routing features have been migrated into the AMCS Platform, which is continuously developed and marketed under the unified AMCS brand with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Name

TRUX

Legal name

TRUX Route Management Systems Inc

Website

https://trux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TRUX (TRUX Route Management Systems Inc) provides cloud-based waste management SaaS solutions including Haul-IT, Weigh-IT, and Maintain-IT for haulers and facility operators. Acquired by AMCS Group in 2020, it now operates as an integrated product line within the AMCS Platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Cloud-based integrated SaaS model providing end-to-end automation and digitalization for waste and recycling operations. Supports multiple business processes including transport, weighbridge, customer care, invoicing, collections, e-commerce, and MRF processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TRUX develops and sells waste industry software solutions — Haul-IT, Weigh-IT, and Maintain-IT — for haulers and facility operators, covering route management, weighbridge operations, and fleet maintenance. Following AMCS Group's 2020 acquisition, these capabilities are being integrated into the broader AMCS Platform, a scalable cloud-based SaaS platform purpose-built for waste and recycling companies, with AI-enabled contamination detection and IoT-driven real-time data capabilities.

Product overview

TRUX operates as an acquired brand now integrated into the AMCS Platform ecosystem. The core offering is the AMCS Platform, an AI-enabled, end-to-end cloud-based SaaS platform for waste and recycling operations. This unified platform combines multiple process-driven solutions including Transport Management System, Route Optimization, Analytics, Customer Portal, Fleet Maintenance, and Payment Software. The TRUX brand's proven waste management routing features are being migrated into this platform architecture. The platform is purpose-built for commercial, municipal, and residential waste and recycling industries, supporting end-to-end automation across transport, weighbridge, customer care, invoicing, collections, e-commerce, and MRF processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Haul-IT TRUX's flagship route management and dispatching software for waste haulers, enabling automated route planning, live tracking, and operational efficiency for haulers and facility operators.
• Weigh-IT Weighbridge operations software for waste and recycling facilities, automating weighing, ticketing, and transaction recording for haulers and facility operators.
• Maintain-IT Fleet maintenance software for waste and recycling companies that reduces costs, improves service, and optimizes fleet assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce transport costs through route optimization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AMCS GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2020AMCS Group acquired TRUX Route Management Systems Inc in 2020. Following the acquisition, TRUX websites were redirected into the AMCS Group website. The proven features of TRUX software are being integrated into the AMCS Platform, which is continuously developed to further improve the well-known benefits of TRUX software. This is a full acquisition relationship, not a partnership, with TRUX now operating as a product line within AMCS Group.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Geotab:
• AMCS Group: AMCS Group is the broader waste and recycling SaaS platform that acquired TRUX in 2020 and now houses TRUX's features within the AMCS Platform. It is the parent entity but also the broader incumbent against which other waste software peers compete, serving the same commercial, municipal, and residential waste operators.
• Samsara: Samsara is a broader IoT and fleet operations platform serving transportation, logistics, and field service fleets with telematics, route visibility, and asset tracking — overlapping with TRUX/AMCS's fleet, route optimization, and live tracking capabilities at a horizontal scale.
• Verizon Connect: Verizon Connect is a large fleet management and telematics platform providing GPS tracking, route optimization, and fleet analytics — comparable to TRUX/AMCS's transport management, route planning, and fleet maintenance offerings for fleet-heavy customers.

Direct peers

• Routeware: Routeware is a direct competitor in waste management routing and operational software, listed alongside TRUX as one of seven top waste routing software providers, serving haulers with route optimization, scales, and back-office functionality.
• Soft-Pak: Soft-Pak is a long-standing provider of software for solid waste and recycling haulers, listed alongside TRUX as a top waste routing software vendor, offering billing, routing, and operational tools to similar waste operator customers.
• ReCollect Systems: ReCollect provides waste and recycling software tools (including routing, customer notifications, and program management) to municipalities and haulers, overlapping with TRUX's municipal and residential waste segments and its routing/customer portal capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/truxinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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