TruckScience

What TruckScience does

TruckScience is an Ireland-domiciled, privately held software company that has operated for over 35 years (since 1989) and sells a cloud-based Axle Weight Calculator to the commercial truck industry. The product combines OEM chassis, body, and equipment specification data with jurisdiction-specific weight and dimension regulations to calculate axle weight distribution, maximum payload, centre of gravity, turning circle, and left-right weight balance for trucks and trailer combinations, then validates configurations against OEM ratings, road regulations, and the customer's own internal standards. A drag-and-drop graphical interface with real-time recalculation, CAD (DXF) drawing imports, and customizable branded PDF reports support both engineering sign-off and sales proposal use cases. Regulatory coverage spans the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

The product is sold as a SaaS subscription across three tiers — Essentials (€50/month annual or €60/month monthly), Professional (€150/month annual or €180/month monthly, up to 3 users), and Enterprise (custom pricing) — with Enterprise customers able to add APIs, integrations, and additional market regulations. Customers are segmented horizontally into four primary groups: body manufacturers, fleet engineers, upfitters, and truck salespeople, all of whom use the tool to shorten design-to-quote cycles and reduce compliance risk. Distribution combines a self-serve free-trial signup on the website with a sales-led enterprise motion and exclusive member-discount partnerships with three industry associations: NTEA in the US/Canada (since 2019), CTEA in Canada (since 2024), and HVIA in Australia (since 2025). The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding rounds, operates with 11-50 employees, and runs as an active, founder/management-controlled private business.

Name

TruckScience

Legal name

TruckScience

Website

https://truckscience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TruckScience is an Ireland-based SaaS company that sells a cloud-based Axle Weight Calculator to commercial truck body manufacturers, fleet engineers, upfitters, and truck salespeople across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland, with subscription tiers from €50 to custom enterprise pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Truck Engineering Software

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (33621), Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (33612)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713), Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)

akta.pro primary industry

Weighing Systems / Onboard Scales Calibration & Certification (TLAKANAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Truck Body & Upfit Manufacturing (Box/Dump/Service/Refuse) (IMACAGAC), Wheel Alignment / Steering Geometry Measurement & Calibration (TLAKANAC)

Keywords

• Axle weight calculator
• Truck engineering software
• Vehicle compliance software
• Truck body design
• Fleet specification tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Westport

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (SaaS): TruckScience operates as a cloud-based SaaS platform with three subscription tiers: Essentials, Professional, and Enterprise. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually and include access to the Axle Weight Calculator, compliance checking features, and support. Additional users can be added at discounted rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TruckScience provides a cloud-based Axle Weight Calculator SaaS platform that combines OEM chassis specifications, body and equipment libraries, and multi-jurisdiction road legislation to calculate axle weights, dimensions, payload capacity, and centre of gravity for commercial truck configurations. The software enables body manufacturers, fleet engineers, upfitters, and truck salespeople to design, validate, and sign off compliant truck bodies through a drag-and-drop interface that produces branded PDF reports.

Product overview

TruckScience offers the Axle Weight Calculator, a cloud-based truck weight analysis and engineering calculation software. The product is available in three subscription tiers: Essentials (€60/month), Professional (€180/month), and Enterprise (custom pricing). All tiers provide access to the core Axle Weight Calculator for calculating axle weights, dimensions, payload capacity, centre of gravity, and compliance verification. Professional and Enterprise tiers add advanced features like CAD drawing imports, team collaboration, turning circle calculations, distributor libraries, and API integration options. The software supports truck body manufacturers, fleet engineers, upfitters, and truck salespeople across multiple markets including US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Axle Weight Calculator Cloud-based SaaS engineering tool for body manufacturers, fleet engineers, upfitters, and truck salespeople to calculate axle weights, dimensions, payload capacity, centre of gravity, turning circle, and left-right weight distribution for trucks and trailers. Includes drag-and-drop design interface, OEM specs library, multi-jurisdiction compliance checking, team collaboration, CAD import, and branded PDF report generation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Weight distribution calculation time reduced by 6x (from hours to 20 minutes)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HVIA (Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025In 2025, TruckScience put together a member offer for HVIA to offer the Axle Weight Calculator to HVIA members at a discounted subscription rate. HVIA has more than 300 members, including all of Australia's truck OEMs and importers, almost all trailer makers and suppliers, and most parts and accessories manufacturers and distributors.
• CTEA (Canadian Transportation Equipment Association)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024TruckScience partnered with CTEA in 2024 to offer the Axle Weight Calculator to CTEA members at a discounted subscription rate. CTEA celebrated 60 years in 2023 and has over 500 active members including commercial vehicle manufacturers, dealers, distributors, component manufacturers and service providers in the Canadian marketplace.
• NTEA (The Association for the Work Truck Industry)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019TruckScience partnered with NTEA in 2019 to offer the Axle Weight Calculator to NTEA members at a discounted subscription rate. Over 300 NTEA members now use the tool. The partnership provides member benefits including free webinars and discounted subscriptions. NTEA represents more than 2,050 companies in US and Canada that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial trucks, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Motive: AI-driven fleet management and driver safety SaaS (formerly KeepTruckin) serving SMB to enterprise commercial fleets. Comparable as a similarly positioned commercial-vehicle SaaS with multi-tier pricing and broad GTM into fleet buyers.
• Fleetio: Cloud-based fleet maintenance and management SaaS targeting commercial fleets and operators. Comparable as a privately-held, multi-tier vertical SaaS serving commercial vehicle customers with subscription pricing and a similar land-and-expand motion.

Others

• Autodesk: Provider of AutoCAD and Fusion 360 used by truck body manufacturers and upfitters for vehicle design. Comparable as an adjacent enabling technology platform whose installed base at TruckScience's customers shapes workflow integration opportunities and threats.
• Dassault Systèmes (SOLIDWORKS): Provider of SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE CAD/PLM software widely used by body manufacturers, upfitters, and engineering teams. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem platform whose product roadmap could absorb compliance or weight-calculation features.

Broad incumbents

• Verizon Connect: Telematics and fleet management SaaS owned by Verizon, serving commercial fleets of all sizes. Comparable as a broad incumbent in commercial-vehicle SaaS with overlapping enterprise buyer personas to TruckScience's fleet engineer segment.
• Samsara: Public cloud-based fleet operations platform serving commercial vehicle operators with telematics, compliance (ELD/HOS), and safety data. Comparable as a vertical SaaS incumbent selling data-driven workflow software to the same commercial trucking ecosystem that TruckScience addresses.
• Webfleet (Bridgestone): Commercial fleet telematics SaaS owned by Bridgestone with strong European and global dealer-channel distribution. Comparable as a broad incumbent using a channel partner model reminiscent of TruckScience's NTEA/CTEA/HVIA distribution strategy.
• Geotab: Largest independent fleet telematics SaaS provider, serving commercial fleets and OEMs globally with vehicle data and compliance analytics. Comparable as an established commercial-vehicle SaaS incumbent operating at much greater scale than TruckScience.
• Trimble Transportation: Established enterprise software suite for transportation, logistics, and fleet compliance with deep OEM and dealer integrations. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose products (e.g., configuration and compliance tooling) overlap with TruckScience's category from a different vantage point.

Emerging players

• Platform Science: Enterprise SaaS platform connecting commercial fleets, drivers, and third-party apps inside the cab. Comparable as a venture-backed emerging SaaS in commercial trucking, though focused on in-cab workflows rather than design-time engineering calculations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/truckscience

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 →

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