Baton Trucking

Baton Trucking

Reduces detention via 24/7 drop yards

Overview

Baton Trucking manages a network of drop zones and trailer pools designed to eliminate the hours truck drivers spend waiting to load or unload cargo. Long-haul drivers drop their trailers at these 24/7 secured yards so local drivers can handle the final delivery, allowing the long-haul driver to pick up a new load and depart in as little as 15 minutes. Unlike competitors that focus solely on digital tracking, Baton provides physical infrastructure and a relay model that decouples the long-haul journey from warehouse appointments. The company's goal is to increase driver productivity and reduce supply chain waste by expanding this network of drop zones to major transit hubs across the country.

About Baton Trucking

Simplify's Rating
Why Baton Trucking is rated
A-
Rated A on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated B on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Automotive & Transportation

Industrial & Manufacturing

Enterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$13.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 98.2% on-time performance boosts driver productivity and reliability.
  • Expansion to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas increases market coverage.
  • RyderVentures' 2021 investment proves seamless integration success.

What critics are saying

  • Convoy's AI matching captures 15% more loads than drop zones.
  • Uber Freight's 2025 virtual pools halve Baton's time advantage.
  • TuSimple's Q2 2026 Level 4 autonomy eliminates driver detention.

What makes Baton Trucking unique

  • Baton uses AI platform to optimize freight networks and reduce empty miles.
  • Strategic drop zones in Los Angeles cut city dwell time to 15 minutes.
  • Acquired by Ryder in 2022, leveraging 260k trucks for scale.

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Funding

Total Funding

$13.8M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$15M
$8.2M
Discord
$10.5M
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$15M
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$30M
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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Hybrid Work Options

Performance Bonus

Company News

Digital Music News
Nov 16th, 2023
Music Collaboration Startup Baton Raises $4.2 Million in Funding

Music startup Baton announced on tuesday that it raised $4.2 million to develop its ai-backed decentralized music infrastructure that supports collaboration among creators.

TechCrunch
Mar 25th, 2021
Baton raises $10.5M to create ‘drop zones,’ where truckers can hand off freight

In the trucking industry, “dwell and detention” times are the enemies of efficiency, profits and drivers. More than two billion hours are lost each year due to dwell — the time spent at a distribution yard or facility — and detention — the gap between when unloading or loading is supposed to begin and when it actually does.

FreightWaves
Nov 27th, 2020
Designing for freight tech: Q&A with Uber Freight’s new head of design

Design as a profession is a relatively new animal for the freight industry, which has focused on assets and operations, less so on how a given TMS might

FreightWaves
Nov 18th, 2020
Final-mile delivery startup Baton finds efficiency in trucking-as-relay model

Baton releases case study demonstrating efficiency gains as the last-mile startup builds out tech-enabled network of trailer drop yards and local drivers.

s29755.pcdn.co
Nov 13th, 2020
Baton’s ‘elastic trucking’ aims to eliminate wasted hours

Baton co-founder Andrew Berberick explains how truckers can regain time and cover more freight through an elastic model of on-demand capacity.

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