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Overview
Tread.io provides a Transportation Management System (TMS) for construction materials logistics. Its software digitizes and streamlines how materials are bought, moved, and sold, letting users plan ahead, dispatch hundreds of drivers with one click, and receive real-time updates on their own fleet without extra hardware. The system acts as a single source of truth, reducing disputes and increasing transparency in the logistics process. Tread.io earns money through a subscription model and offers additional features sold separately, giving a flexible pricing structure. What sets Tread.io apart is its focus on the construction industry niche, its end-to-end approach to material logistics, and its emphasis on live fleet visibility and dispute elimination without requiring extra hardware. The company’s goal is to simplify and improve construction material logistics, making the process more efficient, transparent, and reliable for contractors, suppliers, and logistics providers.
About Tread
Industries
Data & Analytics
Automotive & Transportation
Industrial & Manufacturing
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$2.5M
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
2016
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Construction materials logistics market digitization remains nascent with high adoption potential ahead.
- Leadership expansion in 2024 with VP Sales and Head of Marketing accelerates enterprise go-to-market.
- Subscription SaaS model with API documentation enables land-and-expand across producer, hauler, and contractor segments.
What critics are saying
- Narrow vertical focus on bulk materials creates revenue ceiling without horizontal expansion into adjacent verticals.
- Feature parity with Samsara and Verizon Connect eliminates defensible differentiation and enables price compression.
- Vertical integration by major aggregates producers or logistics giants eliminates primary customer base entirely.
What makes Tread unique
- Purpose-built TMS for construction materials with OCR and AI-assisted scale ticket reading capabilities.
- Unified platform consolidating order management, dispatch, tracking, and billing in single interface.
- Serves fragmented subcontractor ecosystem as single fleet with real-time safety and performance monitoring.
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Funding
Total Funding
$2.5M
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Industry Average
Funded Over
0 Rounds
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -10%1 year growth
↓ -10%2 year growth
↓ -11%Sameer Bhalla joined Tread in October 2022, identifying an opportunity to apply his skill set and experience in logistics and transportation management to the construction materials industry.
more Tread Technologies Inc. is honored to announce that Tread has been selected by CEMEX Ventures as one of the Top 50 most promising Contech Startups in 2024.
Over the last six months, Tread Technologies Inc. launched the platform and introduced key features such as OCR and AI-assisted scale ticket reading, rate management, a new mobile app, API documentation, and much more.
As Tread Technologies Inc. accelerate its growth heading into 2024, Tread Technologies Inc. is excited to announce the expansion of its leadership team with two key hires - Tim Chung, Vice President of Sales, and Adena DeMonte, Head of Marketing.
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging sectors that have, until now, experienced relatively low levels of technological transformation. One sector that is no exception to this trend is construction.
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About Tread
Industries
Data & Analytics
Automotive & Transportation
Industrial & Manufacturing
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$2.5M
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
2016
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