What cargiq does

CargIQ is a transportation management system (TMS) platform purpose-built for US trucking carriers operating fleets of 5 to 500+ trucks, with operations centered in Chicago. The company targets the underserved small and mid-sized carrier segment that has historically been poorly served by enterprise-grade TMS incumbents, combining a product-led motion for smaller fleets with field sales for larger accounts.

The platform delivers core carrier operations including dispatch, load management, driver settlements, IFTA fuel-tax reporting, compliance workflows (DOT inspections, driver files), maintenance tracking, and route planning. It connects to leading telematics providers (Samsara and Motive/KeepTruckin), accounting software (QuickBooks), and approximately 30 other carrier tools, with isolated infrastructure offered to enterprise customers. The most differentiated advertised feature is AI Load Import, designed to automate ingestion of inbound load documents. A Maintenance Module add-on ($3–$5 per truck per month) extends the product surface beyond core dispatch and compliance.

CargIQ's business model is a per-truck monthly subscription with no long-term contracts and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Pricing tiers include Basic ($75/month for the first 5 trucks, $15 per additional truck), Pro ($100/month for the first 5 trucks, $20 per additional truck), and Enterprise (custom). Annual plans are offered at $1,800 (Basic) and $2,400 (Pro), implying roughly a 20% effective discount versus monthly billing. The company is privately held and was founded in 2025, with no disclosed funding, headcount, or revenue at the time of the source material.

Name

cargiq

Legal name

CargIQ

Website

https://cargiq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CargIQ is a Chicago-based trucking TMS platform serving US carriers with 5–500+ trucks, offering dispatch, IFTA, compliance, settlements, and telematics integrations via per-truck monthly subscriptions across product-led and enterprise sales motions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trucking Transportation Management Software

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier TMS (Trucking Dispatch & Back-Office) (TLAEAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vehicle Diagnostics, Predictive Maintenance & Remote Monitoring (TLAEAFAE)

Keywords

• Trucking dispatch software
• Fleet management platform
• Transportation management system
• AI load import
• DOT compliance software

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Per Truck: Monthly subscription revenue model billed per truck with unlimited users included on every plan. Revenue scales linearly with fleet size. Basic tier starts at $75/month for 5 trucks; Pro tier at $100/month for 5 trucks; Enterprise custom-priced. Annual payment discounts of 20-30% available. Modular add-ons available for Maintenance ($3-5/truck/month) and other standalone modules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CargIQ is a cloud-based, AI-powered Transportation Management System (TMS) for US trucking carriers operating 5 to 500+ trucks. The platform unifies dispatch, accounting, compliance (DOT and IFTA), driver settlements, real-time GPS tracking, and fuel optimization into a single subscription product sold per truck, replacing multiple disconnected tools such as spreadsheets, QuickBooks workarounds, and standalone ELDs.

Product overview

CargIQ is an all-in-one trucking TMS (Transportation Management System) platform built for carriers running 5 to 500+ trucks. The platform is architected as a unified platform with three pricing tiers — Basic ($75/month), Pro ($100/month), and Enterprise (custom) — plus individual module purchases. Core functionality spans six integrated modules: Dispatch Board (load management and driver assignments), AI Load Import (AI-powered rate con parsing), Real-time Fleet Tracking (Samsara GPS integration), Driver Settlements (automated payroll), Compliance & IFTA (DOT compliance and mileage tracking), and Fuel Optimization (route-based fuel planning). All plans include unlimited users, ELD integrations, and QuickBooks export. The platform runs from a single dispatch interface with zero spreadsheets required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CargIQ TMS Platform
• Maintenance Module
• AI Load Import

Quantifiable outcome

• Load creation reduced from 15 minutes manual entry to under 10 seconds with AI-assisted extraction
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SamsaracoreTechnology or IntegrationNative Samsara integration provides real-time GPS truck locations on a live map with self-updating ETAs. Tracking links can be shared with brokers and shippers to eliminate check calls without requiring additional hardware or customer logins. Integration also brings live HOS (Hours of Service) data into the dispatch board for compliant load booking.
• Motive (KeepTruckin)coreTechnology or IntegrationELD (Electronic Logging Device) integration connects Motive's hardware and data platform with CargIQ's dispatch and compliance workflows, enabling automated HOS tracking and log management.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationQuickBooks export and integration allows seamless synchronization of financial data including invoicing, payments, and accounting entries between CargIQ's platform and QuickBooks accounting software.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alvys: Cloud-native TMS built specifically for small-to-mid market trucking carriers, offering dispatch, accounting, and fleet management in a unified platform. Directly competes with CargIQ on the same 5–500 truck segment with a similar per-truck SaaS pricing model and AI-assisted workflows.
• Rose Rocket: Modern cloud-based TMS for carriers and 3PLs covering dispatch, brokerage, accounting, and customer portals. Directly comparable on target customer (small-to-mid market carriers), business model (per-truck SaaS), and product scope.
• McLeod Software: Established trucking TMS serving carriers and brokers with dispatch, accounting, safety, and compliance. Directly competes with CargIQ for mid-to-large carriers and represents the legacy on-premise incumbent CargIQ is positioning against with its modern cloud-native stack.
• Tailwind TMS: Cloud-based TMS focused on small and mid-sized US trucking carriers, offering dispatch, accounting, fleet maintenance, and compliance. Direct peer competing for the same SMB-to-mid-market customer profile with similar per-truck SaaS pricing.
• Elite EXTRA: TMS and last-mile dispatch platform for carriers and 3PLs, covering dispatch, order entry, real-time tracking, and customer notifications. Direct competitor in dispatch workflows with comparable real-time visibility features.

Broad incumbents

• Samsara: Fleet telematics and operations platform widely deployed across US trucking. While its core is telematics/ELD, Samsara is expanding into dispatch, workflows, and adjacent TMS-style functionality, making it both CargIQ's most important integration partner and a primary disintermediation threat.
• Motive (KeepTruckin): Fleet management, ELD, and dashcam platform serving carriers and construction fleets. Motive is extending into workflow, dispatch, and spend management adjacent to TMS, positioning it as both an integration partner for CargIQ and a broad incumbent competitor at the platform layer.
• Trimble Transportation: Long-established enterprise TMS suite (TMW, Innovative, MercuryGate) serving large carriers and 3PLs. Represents the high-end incumbent competition that CargIQ's enterprise tier is targeting, with a much larger installed base and integration ecosystem.
• Omnitracs: Enterprise TMS and fleet intelligence platform serving large for-hire carriers and private fleets. Broad incumbent that competes with CargIQ's enterprise motion on integrated dispatch, safety, and compliance at the upper end of the carrier market.

Others

• Truckstop: Leading US freight matching and load board marketplace that has expanded into carrier TMS, factoring, and payment tools. An adjacent ecosystem player whose carrier-facing workflows and integrated payments overlap with CargIQ's dispatch and accounting scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carg-iq

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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