Dray Dog

Name

Dray Dog

Website

https://draydog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Drayage Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Intermodal Drayage Coordination & Port/Rail Ramp Transfers (TLACAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Expedited Drayage (Port/Rail Ramp Time-Critical) (TLADANAG)

Keywords

• Port drayage software
• Container tracking platform
• Appointment scheduling
• Capacity optimization
• Freight management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Port Drayage Software Platform: SaaS platform subscription model for port drayage optimization, providing software tools for drayage operators to manage imports, track containers, book appointments, and optimize capacity. The company was acquired by CargoSprint as part of its strategy to build a comprehensive digital ecosystem for freight management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dray Dog provides a web-based SaaS platform for port drayage operators and motor carriers to manage import containers, schedule terminal appointments, optimize truck capacity, and gain real-time terminal visibility. Its modules cover import availability and hold tracking, appointment booking aligned with capacity, historical container data logging, and live port terminal camera feeds. The product is integrated directly with major U.S. container terminals including LBCT, APM Terminals, TraPac, and WBCT.

Product overview

Dray Dog offers a single unified software platform for port drayage operations. The core platform provides four integrated functional modules: Track (import availability, last free day, and holds management), Book (scheduled moves aligned with carrier capacity), Log (historical container data repository), and Port Cameras (terminal camera visibility). These modules work together to help drayage operators plan proactively, work efficiently, and match available capacity at U.S. port terminals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dray Dog Platform A unified web-based SaaS port drayage platform that enables drayage operators and motor carriers to plan appointments, track import availability and holds, book moves aligned with capacity, log historical container data, and view real-time terminal camera feeds, with direct integrations to U.S. container terminals including LBCT, APM Terminals, TraPac, and WBCT.

Quantifiable outcome

• Optimize operations through proactive appointment planning at optimal times
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CargoSprintcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026CargoSprint acquired Dray Dog to expand its digital ecosystem for freight management. This is CargoSprint's second major acquisition since receiving Lone View Capital's 2024 strategic investment, following the 2024 purchase of Advent eModal. CargoSprint plans to further invest in Dray Dog's product and team.
• LBCT (Long Beach Container Terminal)coreTechnology or IntegrationTerminal partner integrated with Dray Dog's platform for port drayage operations, providing data connectivity for import tracking and appointment scheduling at the Long Beach facility.
• APM TerminalscoreTechnology or IntegrationTerminal partner integrated with Dray Dog's platform, enabling import tracking and appointment management at APM Terminals facilities.
• TraPaccoreTechnology or IntegrationTerminal partner integrated with Dray Dog's platform for port drayage operations at TraPac's terminal facilities.
• WBCT (West Basin Container Terminal)coreTechnology or IntegrationTerminal partner integrated with Dray Dog's platform, providing data connectivity for import tracking and operational management at West Basin Container Terminal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DrayNow: Direct competitor offering a digital marketplace and container management platform specifically for port drayage, with a similar focus on import container workflows and appointment visibility.
• Aljex Software: Long-standing TMS provider with deep drayage and intermodal workflow functionality, including dispatch, container tracking, and EDI integrations for ports.
• CargoSprint: Parent company and acquirer of Dray Dog. CargoSprint offers a digital ecosystem for freight management; Dray Dog's drayage capabilities are now positioned as the landside/carrier-side complement to CargoSprint's broader offering.
• Advent eModal: Sister company under CargoSprint, acquired in 2024. eModal operates a port appointment scheduling and visibility platform on the shipper/BCO side, making it the most direct functional peer to Dray Dog on the opposite side of the same port transaction.

Regional players

• Beacon Intermodal Leasing: Intermodal container leasing and asset management provider with operational visibility tools tied to drayage movements; comparable due to overlapping carrier/drayage workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Turvo: Cloud TMS for freight brokers, 3PLs, and carriers with features overlapping Dray Dog's scheduling and capacity-matching modules, though serving broader freight rather than drayage specifically.
• project44: Global supply-chain visibility provider expanding into port, terminal, and intermodal visibility; overlaps with Dray Dog's appointment and import availability functionality.
• FourKites: Major supply-chain visibility platform with growing yard and port visibility capabilities; competes with Dray Dog's Track and Port Cameras features as part of a broader shipper-facing platform.
• Descartes Systems Group: Large logistics technology vendor with port/drayage scheduling, visibility, and customs modules. Competes broadly through bundled solutions rather than drayage specialization.

Emerging players

• Magaya Supply Chain: Logistics platform with freight forwarding, warehousing, and visibility tools that increasingly address port and drayage workflows for small-to-mid forwarders and NVOCCs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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