Zuum Transportation

Zuum Transportation, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Irvine, California, builds software for the freight industry. Its main product, described by the company as a Logistics Super Platform, connects shippers, brokers, carriers and drivers within a single system covering freight operations across the United States. The platform combines a digital freight marketplace with shipper and carrier transportation management systems (TMS), broker software and a mobile driver app, with functionality spanning automated bidding and dispatch, track and trace, workflow automation, digital document management, accounting and predictive reporting.

The company operates in a $1.2 trillion logistics industry and reports serving more than 235 shippers, including Fortune 500 companies, and processing thousands of loads per month. Zuum states that its broker software raises broker productivity by more than 40%, while its shipper TMS is aimed at lowering transportation costs and its carrier TMS at improving carrier profitability.

Technical work at the company spans logistics technology, freight marketplace platforms, transportation management systems, workflow automation, predictive analytics, mobile applications and accounting automation. Zuum is a venture-backed startup, with strategic investors including Estes Express Lines, BNSF Logistics and Plug and Play Ventures.