Trusted Dispatch is a technology company.
Trusted Dispatch has raised $1.0M across 1 funding round.
Trusted Dispatch has raised $1.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Trusted Dispatch is a SaaS platform that automates shipping for heavy equipment, machinery, oversize loads, and freight across Canada and the USA, connecting shippers directly with verified truckers to eliminate brokers and empty hauls.[1][2][3][5] It serves startups, SMBs, mid-market businesses, enterprises, and individuals by providing instant quotes via algorithms, load matching, real-time tracking, route optimization, and secure payment processing held in trust until delivery.[1][2] The platform solves core trucking inefficiencies—like trucks driving empty, high brokerage fees, and manual quoting—saving shippers money, boosting driver revenue, and reducing emissions through better load utilization.[3]
With features like a mobile app, GPS integration, carrier verification, ratings, analytics dashboards, and 24/7 support, Trusted Dispatch streamlines the entire process from quoting to payment, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.[1][3][4]
Founded in January 2015 by Dusty Lavalley, a former rodeo athlete with a farming background, Trusted Dispatch emerged from his insight into North American trucking's massive empty-mile problem.[3] Lavalley, now CEO and President, built the platform for non-tech-savvy users like farmers and contractors, initially focusing on service dispatching before a pivotal pivot about a year in, shifting to automated heavy equipment shipping after listening to shippers' needs.[3][4]
Early traction came from addressing real market gaps, growing to a team of eight by recent reports, with headquarters in Calgary and operations spanning Canada and the USA.[3][4] This bootstrapped evolution reflects Lavalley's hands-on industry tuning, turning personal experience into a broker-free shipping solution.[3]
Trusted Dispatch rides the logistics tech wave, automating a trillion-dollar global trucking industry plagued by 30-40% empty miles, high emissions, and broker opacity.[3] Its timing aligns with rising e-commerce freight demands, supply chain digitization post-pandemic, and sustainability pushes for greener hauling—fewer trucks on roads mean safer highways and lower GHG emissions.[3]
Market forces like North America's heavy equipment boom (construction, agriculture, energy) favor its niche focus, while platform efficiencies influence the ecosystem by enabling direct shipper-carrier connections, potentially scaling to global markets with universal empty-haul issues.[3]
Trusted Dispatch is poised for expansion beyond North America, targeting global heavy freight with its proven pivot and efficiency gains in a trillion-dollar sector.[3] Trends like AI-driven optimization, regulatory green mandates, and carrier apps will accelerate growth, evolving its influence from regional disruptor to international logistics staple—building on its broker-free model to capture more market share. This positions it squarely at the intersection of tech and trucking's overdue modernization.[3]
Trusted Dispatch has raised $1.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Trusted Dispatch's investors include Golden Section Ventures.
Trusted Dispatch has raised $1.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $1.0M Venture Round in August 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2022 | $1.0M Venture Round | Golden Section Ventures |