Coocatrans

What Coocatrans does

Coocatrans is a Brazilian road transportation and logistics company headquartered in Maravilha, Santa Catarina, founded in 2004 as a freight cooperative and converted to a corporation (S.A.) in 2024. The company operates a multi-specialty fleet of more than 2,000 trucks across five vehicle types — sider, tanker, bulk, dump, and refrigerated — executing over 500 daily cargo shipments nationwide. Its infrastructure spans 92 offices across 16 Brazilian states, with the website reporting more than 350 direct collaborators (in addition to affiliated owner-operators under the cooperative-origin model). Coocatrans serves enterprise B2B clients across health/beauty, agribusiness, fuel, temperature-sensitive goods, and industrial segments, and holds regulatory certifications including ANVISA AFE (for pharmaceutical/health cargo) and GMP+ Feed Safety (for animal feed logistics), which qualify it for regulated cargo categories that exclude uncertified competitors.

The company's core offering is asset-based full-truckload road freight, complemented by route management and cargo monitoring technology and a recently launched embedded fintech product (PIX Coocatrans) that provides instant payment functionality to shippers. Revenue is generated primarily through freight charges on contracted B2B transportation services, with go-to-market executed via direct enterprise sales. The 2024 transition from cooperative to S.A. structure signals preparation for capital markets access, equity issuance, or strategic transactions, while the GMP+ certification and PIX launch represent deliberate moves to broaden the addressable market and deepen shipper wallet share. Leadership is headed by CEO Maurício Devenci Vendrame, with Gian Carlos Carraro serving as Data Protection Officer. No external funding rounds, M&A activity, AI/ML capabilities, or patents are disclosed.

Name

Coocatrans

Legal name

COOCATRANS S.A.

Website

https://coocatrans.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Coocatrans is a Brazilian B2B road freight carrier operating 2,000+ trucks across 16 states, serving enterprise clients in health, agribusiness, fuel, and industrial sectors with multi-specialty fleet services and regulated-cargo certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maravilha

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Transportation of various cargo types including sider (dry van), tanker, refrigerated, dump, and bulk goods across Brazil. Revenue is generated through freight charges based on cargo type, distance, and volume.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coocatrans is a Brazilian transportation and logistics company that provides end-to-end freight services across Brazil using a specialized fleet of over 2,000 trucks in five categories: Sider (dry van/side curtain), Tanque (tanker for fuel/liquids), Graneleiro (bulk dry goods), Caçamba (dump/heavy materials), and Câmara Fria (refrigerated/temperature-controlled). The company serves corporate clients in industries such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, agribusiness, and industrial goods with ANVISA and GMP+ certified operations.

Product overview

Coocatrans is a Brazilian transportation and logistics company offering a fleet of specialized trucks. The core portfolio consists of five distinct vehicle types: Caminhões Sider (side curtain trucks for flexible cargo handling), Caminhões Tanque (tanker trucks for fuel transport with monitoring), Caminhões Graneleiro (bulk cargo trucks for large volumes), Caminhões Caçamba (dump trucks for heavy materials), and Caminhões Câmara Fria (refrigerated trucks for temperature-sensitive cargo). The company operates over 2,000 trucks managing more than 500 daily loads, serving clients across 16 Brazilian states through 92 offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Caminhões Sider (Sider Trucks / Side Curtain Trucks) Side curtain trucks offering agility and practicality with a lateral loading system, optimizing boarding and unboarding time while ensuring flexibility for different cargo types. Targeted at clients requiring versatile dry van transportation.
• Caminhões Tanque (Tanker Trucks) Tanker trucks providing security and control for fuel and liquid commodity transport with a modern fleet, continuous monitoring, and all required environmental and safety certifications. Targeted at fuel distributors and liquid commodity shippers.
• Caminhões Graneleiro (Bulk Cargo Trucks) Bulk cargo trucks offering capacity, efficiency, and stability for transporting large volumes of dry goods and grains, with GMP+ Feed Safety certification compliance for animal feed. Targeted at agribusiness and commodity shippers.
• Caminhões Caçamba (Dump Trucks) Dump trucks delivering robustness and resistance for heavy materials and intensive operations with efficient loading and unloading. Targeted at industrial, construction, and heavy materials sectors.
• Caminhões Câmara Fria (Refrigerated Trucks) Refrigerated trucks with controlled temperature and advanced cooling technology, ensuring quality and integrity of sensitive products such as food and pharmaceuticals. Targeted at food producers, pharmaceutical distributors, and other temperature-sensitive cargo shippers.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tegma Gestão Logística: Tegma is a publicly traded Brazilian logistics company specializing in road transportation for automotive, agribusiness, and retail clients; it is a direct comparable to Coocatrans given the shared focus on multi-segment B2B trucking across Brazilian territory.
• Braspress Transportes Urgentes: Braspress is a major Brazilian road cargo carrier serving enterprise shippers nationwide; it overlaps directly with Coocatrans on long-haul B2B trucking for diversified cargo including industrial, retail, and agribusiness goods.
• Sequoia Logística e Transportes: Sequoia is a Brazilian logistics operator offering road freight, warehousing, and distribution across multiple verticals; it is comparable to Coocatrans as a national multi-segment trucking and logistics provider.
• TPC Logística: TPC is a Brazilian logistics company specializing in chemical, petrochemical, and agribusiness road transport with a fleet of specialized tanker and bulk trucks; it mirrors Coocatrans' emphasis on regulated, specialized cargo and national coverage.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Supply Chain Brazil: DHL operates contract logistics, road freight, and supply chain solutions in Brazil; it competes with Coocatrans for enterprise contracts in pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and industrial verticals.
• Rumo S.A. Rumo is Brazil's largest rail-based logistics operator with adjacent road and warehousing services; it is a broad incumbent competing with Coocatrans for agribusiness and industrial freight contracts across Brazil.
• JSL S.A. JSL is one of Brazil's largest road transportation and logistics groups, operating across cargo, passenger transport, and used vehicles; it is comparable to Coocatrans as a Brazilian trucking platform serving enterprise and agribusiness customers, though at materially larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• Vamos Locação de Caminhões, Máquinas e Equipamentos: Vamos is a Brazilian truck and heavy equipment rental and leasing company that increasingly offers fleet management and logistics services; it overlaps with Coocatrans on commercial vehicle supply and fleet operations for enterprise customers.

Regional players

• TransJordano: TransJordano is a Brazilian trucking carrier focused on pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics; it competes with Coocatrans specifically in the ANVISA-regulated health and beauty cargo segment where Coocatrans holds AFE certification.

Others

• Localiza Fleet Management: Localiza's fleet management arm provides outsourced fleet operation and maintenance services to corporate trucking fleets in Brazil; it is an ecosystem participant that enables outsourced fleet operations similar to those Coocatrans performs for its associated operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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