TransDirect

What TransDirect does

TransDirect is a Belgian freight forwarding company (TransDirect BV) headquartered in Kortrijk, founded in January 2021 by Gilles Devriendt at age 22. It operates as a digital Full Truck Load (FTL) broker, connecting large industrial shippers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Germany with a network of more than 1,000 independent road carriers. The company does not own trucks; instead it manages end-to-end transport planning, carrier matching, and administrative coordination on behalf of customers across verticals including industrial products, dry food/FMCG, paper and packaging, and miscellaneous cargo. Notable customer logos include AB InBev, VPK Group, Stora Enso, Unilin, McBride, Zoutman, Joris Ide, Sofidel and Xella.

The core technology stack is the in-house developed TDMS (Transport Management System), which handles load-to-carrier matching and operational planning. This is complemented by a customer-facing portal launched in March 2024 that provides booking, document management, real-time tracking, and carbon-footprint/sustainability reporting, plus a carrier mobile application (iOS and Android). API integrations include Suivo telematics (live load factor, tire wear, operational data) and Transporeon as an external booking channel. The company owns and maintains a trailer fleet (tautliners, box trailers, mega trailers, plus 10 new A&D curtain-sided trailers added in March 2025), which it provides to charter carriers in its network as a distribution and quality-control lever.

TransDirect monetizes primarily via freight commissions (transaction/take-rate on each FTL move) supplemented by trailer rental income and ancillary fees (waiting time €55/hr, additional stops €70, weekend/holiday surcharges up to +50%, diesel surcharge indexed monthly to energiafed.be, and a €10+VAT external-booking administrative fee). Pricing is quote-based rather than tiered publicly. Go-to-market is sales-led direct B2B, with an enterprise sales function (Sales Manager, Account Managers, Inside Sales) and a separate Teamleader-led structure for the Benelux and (newly) French markets. Self-funded and founder-owned, the company reported €1.6M in revenue in 2022 (up from €400K in 2021) and processed 30,721 orders in 2025, employing roughly 10 staff.

Name

TransDirect

Legal name

TransDirect BV

Website

https://transdirect.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TransDirect is a Belgian FTL freight broker connecting industrial shippers with a 1,000+ carrier network across Benelux, France and Germany, using an in-house TDMS platform and trailer fleet to manage end-to-end transport planning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and FTL Transport Brokerage

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cross-Border Trucking & Border Transfer (Linehaul, Transloading) (TLACACAC)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• FTL transport
• Carrier matching platform
• Transport management system
• Benelux logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Kortrijk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Commission: TransDirect acts as a freight broker matching shippers with carriers. They take a commission on each transport arranged. Customers pay for transport services, TransDirect coordinates and takes a margin.
2. Trailer Rental: Provides trailers (tautliners, box trailers, mega trailers) to carriers who join their network, generating rental income

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TransDirect is a Belgian freight forwarding company that connects large industrial shippers with a network of over 1,000 independent road carriers (charters) in the Benelux, France, and Germany. The company arranges full truck load (FTL) transport using tautliners, box trailers, mega trailers, and other trailer types, and takes over all logistics planning, coordination, and administration so that carriers focus solely on driving. Operations are enabled by an in-house developed Transport Management System (TDMS), a customer portal, and a carrier mobile application.

Product overview

TransDirect operates as a freight forwarding company offering a unified platform combining FTL (Full Truck Load) transport services with proprietary technology. The core offering consists of the in-house developed TDMS (Transport Management System) supporting a network of over 1000 carriers, supplemented by the Customer Portal for document management and shipment tracking, and the Carrier Application for driver operations. The company provides end-to-end transport solutions across Benelux, France, and Germany using tautliners, box trailers, mega trailers, and other trailer types, with full planning and administrative support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FTL Transport (Full Truck Load) Full truck load transport brokerage service arranging shipments between shippers and independent carriers across Benelux, France, and Germany. Available in tautliner, open trailer, box trailer, and van configurations with multi-drop options.
• Customer Portal Self-serve digital portal that lets shipper customers book transport, track shipments in real time, access transport documents, and view sustainability/CO2 reports for their shipments.
• Carrier Application Mobile application (iOS and Android) used by independent carriers, drivers, and subcontractors to receive transport assignments, exchange planning and location information, update status, communicate with TransDirect, and register transport-related data.
• Transport Planning Services Outsourced operational and administrative transport planning service where TransDirect takes over transport coordination, carrier selection, and administration so that shipper customers can focus on their core business.
• Trailer Rental Rental of company-owned trailers (tautliners, box trailers, mega trailers) to carriers in the TransDirect network so they can execute booked transports without owning the equipment themselves.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-50 loads per day capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SuivocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2025Suivo provides telematics technology integrated via API with TransDirect's in-house TMS. The integration enables real-time monitoring of load capacity, tire wear, and sustainability reporting. This supports operational efficiency and TransDirect's sustainability strategy.
• A&D TrailerscoreOthers · 1 March 2025A&D is the supplier of 10 new curtain-sided trailers (schuifzeilopleggers) purchased in March 2025. The investment accompanies telematics deployment from Suivo.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TIMOCOM: German-headquartered freight and vehicle marketplace operating one of Europe's largest transport exchanges. Provides digital matching of loads and trucks comparable to TransDirect's TDMS platform.
• Sennder: Berlin-headquartered digital road freight forwarder offering FTL brokerage across Europe with proprietary technology. Direct competitor to TransDirect in the European digital FTL space, with overlapping carrier-network and shipper-matching model.
• Uber Freight: Digital freight brokerage from Uber operating across Europe and the US, matching shippers to carriers via a technology platform. Comparable digital-first FTL brokerage model with enterprise shipper focus.
• Loadsmart: Digital freight broker combining AI-driven pricing with FTL brokerage across Europe and North America. Direct comparable for technology-led truckload brokerage serving enterprise shippers.
• Trans.eu: European freight exchange and transport management platform connecting carriers with shippers across the continent. Operates a similar digital load-matching model for European road freight, directly comparable to TransDirect's TMS-driven network.
• Instafreight: Berlin-based digital freight forwarder focused on full and partial truck loads across Germany and Europe. Comparable tech-enabled FTL brokerage serving industrial shippers similar to TransDirect's industrial-vertical focus.

Broad incumbents

• Transporeon (Trimble): European transport management platform acquired by Trimble providing shipper-carrier execution, dock scheduling, and freight procurement. A broader incumbent platform that TransDirect integrates with via API and competes with for shipper-side TMS spend.
• DSV: Global freight forwarder with strong Benelux road and contract logistics presence. Established incumbent offering FTL services that overlap with TransDirect's industrial shipper base, though at much larger scale.
• Coyote Logistics: US-based asset-light freight brokerage owned by UPS, expanding into European road freight. Operates a comparable carrier-network-and-shipper-matching model at significantly larger scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with extensive European road and contract logistics operations. A broad incumbent serving enterprise shippers with overlapping FTL/overland capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transdirecttransport

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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