What Clique Logistics does

Clique Logistics Pty Ltd is a privately held Australian freight management partner founded in 2013 and headquartered in Wayville, South Australia. The company operates as a carrier-agnostic third-party logistics provider, targeting Australian mid-to-large manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers that spend $500,000 or more annually on domestic freight, with an expanded operational footprint into New Zealand and international import/export lanes.

The core technology platform is the Machship Transport Management System, which provides real-time freight tracking, multi-carrier management, and ERP integration through a single sign-on portal. Clique bundles this TMS with value-added service features including a dedicated account manager per customer, a branded 9-minute customer support response promise (9:9 Never!™), a FreightSAFE Warranty providing $1,000 automatic protection per consignment, and a FreightInsure product offering up to $100,000 per-shipment coverage with SKU-based tagging for high-value categories. Clique accesses more than 100 carrier partners through this platform, enabling routing flexibility across domestic and international lanes.

The business model is sales-led and managed-services-based: revenue is derived from freight management fees, carrier markups, and associated insurance product commissions. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to customer freight profiles, with insurance priced on a pay-per-shipment basis with no annual policy, minimum premiums, or lock-in contracts. Distribution is exclusively direct, through dedicated account managers and an online discovery meeting scheduler, with no reseller or marketplace presence.

Name

Clique Logistics

Legal name

Clique Logistics Pty Ltd

Website

https://cliquelogistics.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clique Logistics is a privately held Australian freight management partner that uses the Machship TMS and a 100+ carrier network to provide real-time, multi-carrier freight management for mid-to-large manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers across Australia and New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Management Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated Transportation / Private Fleet Outsourcing (TLAIAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dedicated / Contract Carriage Brokerage (Shippers’ Managed Capacity) (TLACACAF), Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF)

Keywords

• Freight management services
• Freight brokerage
• Transport management software
• Multi-carrier logistics
• Freight insurance products

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Management Services: Clique Logistics generates revenue as a freight management partner, managing multiple carriers through a consolidated platform. They audit every invoice against agreed rate cards and provide visibility and reporting services. Revenue is derived from freight management fees, carrier markups, and associated services including freight insurance products (FreightInsure).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clique Logistics is a carrier-agnostic freight management partner that plans, books, tracks, audits and optimizes domestic (Australia and New Zealand) and international freight for businesses, using an integrated transport management platform (Machship) connected to 100+ carriers and customer ERPs. The offering bundles dedicated account management, real-time visibility, invoice auditing, and transit protection products (FreightSAFE Warranty and FreightInsure) into a single managed service for mid-to-large shippers.

Product overview

Clique Logistics operates as a carrier-agnostic freight management partner offering a single unified platform built around Machship, their proprietary Transport Management System (TMS). The core Machship platform encompasses Domestic and International Freight Management System modules, providing real-time tracking, visibility, and control over all shipments. Additional value-added services and add-on modules include FreightSAFE Warranty ($1,000 automatic protection on every consignment), FreightInsure (pay-per-shipment insurance up to $100,000 per consignment with SKU-based cover), 9:9 Never!™ customer support promise (9-minute response times), Clique Travel Guarantee, Account Management (dedicated account manager), Personalised Freight Solutions, and Risk Management services. The company does not own its own fleet but leverages relationships with over 100 carrier partners to provide flexible, scalable freight solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Machship Freight Management System Integrated technology platform providing real-time freight tracking, full visibility and control, with ERP integration and multi-carrier management accessed by customers via single sign-on login. Used by Clique Logistics customers to manage domestic and international freight end to end.
• International Freight Management End-to-end management of international import and export freight shipments with real-time tracking and visibility, bundled into Clique Logistics's freight management service for Australian and New Zealand businesses.
• FreightSAFE Warranty Automatic $1,000 protection against loss and damage applied to every consignment booked through Clique Logistics, with no forms required, fast claim settlement, and 24/7 online lodgement through FreightSafe's secure portal.
• FreightInsure Pay-per-shipment freight insurance providing up to $100,000 of cover per consignment with no excess, no annual policy, and no lock-in contracts. Includes a SKU-based cover option that automatically tags high-value product categories for coverage.
• Freight Management Consulting and Brokerage Personalized freight consulting and brokerage services including carrier rate benchmarking, lane optimization, freight consolidation, fuel surcharge management, and freight audit support, delivered alongside the managed freight service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average implementation time for a multi-carrier freight management setup: 2 weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MachshipcoreTechnology or IntegrationClique Logistics uses Machship as their transport management system (TMS). Machship is an integrated technology platform that enables real-time tracking, multi-carrier management, and ERP integration capabilities. Customers access the platform via single sign-on login.
• FreightSafecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreightSAFE Warranty is offered as a complimentary protection product on every consignment. Provides $1,000 automatic protection against loss and damage with fast claim settlement and 24/7 online lodgement. FreightSafe manages the entire claims process end-to-end.
• FreightInsurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreightInsure provides per-shipment insurance coverage up to $100,000 per consignment with no excess. Clique Logistics integrates this product allowing customers to add coverage after booking consignments. SKU-based cover option allows automatic coverage for tagged high-value product categories.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Toll Holdings: Major Australian freight and logistics provider (now part of Japan Post) offering domestic and international freight forwarding, contract logistics, and warehousing. Broader incumbent with overlapping freight management capability but at much greater scale.
• Team Global Express: Major Australian logistics provider (formerly Toll Domestic Forwarding) offering parcel, freight, and supply chain services across Australia and NZ. Comparable as a broad domestic freight management incumbent operating in Clique's core geography.
• C.H. Robinson: Global freight brokerage and logistics services giant with multi-modal capacity and TMS technology. Comparable as a large-scale, multi-carrier freight arrangement competitor with integrated technology platform.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarding and contract logistics leader with strong sea, air, and overland freight operations. Comparable as a large-scale, technology-enabled freight forwarder operating across Australia and international corridors.
• DHL Global Forwarding: World's largest freight forwarder with air, ocean, road, and rail freight services globally. Comparable as a full-service freight forwarding competitor; sets the benchmark for international freight management and customs brokerage.

Direct peers

• FreightExchange: Australian digital freight exchange and brokerage platform connecting shippers with carriers. Directly comparable as a carrier-agnostic Australian freight management competitor targeting the same mid-market shipper ICP.
• Mainfreight: NZ-headquartered global logistics company with significant Australia operations offering freight forwarding across road, rail, air, and sea. Directly comparable as a multi-modal, multi-carrier freight forwarder operating in Clique's Australia/NZ footprint.

Emerging players

• Uber Freight: Digital freight brokerage and managed transportation platform leveraging Uber's technology backbone. Comparable as a tech-led, multi-carrier freight management competitor; currently expanding internationally though not yet strongly established in Australia.
• Shippit: Australian shipping and logistics platform connecting retailers with multiple carriers for parcel and freight delivery. Comparable as a tech-led multi-carrier shipping management platform targeting Australian businesses, though with a stronger e-commerce/retail tilt than Clique.

Others

• WiseTech Global: Australian-headquartered global developer of logistics execution software including CargoWise. Indirectly comparable as the parent technology ecosystem to TMS providers serving freight forwarders; relevant given Clique's reliance on the Machship TMS layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CliqueLogisticsAus
• Facebookfacebook.com/cliquelogisticsaus
• LinkedInau.linkedin.com/company/clique-logistics-pty-ltd
• Xx.com/cliquelogistics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Clique Logistics