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Fleetline

AI-powered load planning and dispatch automation

Founding Engineer

Full-Time
$150k - $200k/yr
Mid
New York, NY, USA
In Person
Software Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • Comfort with Python and TypeScript.
  • Experience at a top startup or big tech company, experience as a founder or founding engineer, or deployed and live side projects is sought.
  • Ability to work as a generalist and take on a wide range of technical tasks.
  • Comfort working directly with clients to understand their pain points and priorities.
Responsibilities
  • Work on technical tasks across the product, from long-term product vision to integration work.
  • Ship code quickly and frequently.
  • Use client feedback and priorities to solve client problems.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience operating in a strong team environment and working toward a vision the candidate cares about.

About the company

Fleetline provides an AI-powered load planning platform for mid-to-large trucking fleets that blends optimization with Large Language Models to create flexible dispatch plans. It accounts for regulations, customer demands, driver preferences, and schedule exceptions, and analyzes profitability including tolls, fuel, and weather to generate routes and schedules. It offers two service models: Empower Your Dispatch Team with custom AI tools and on-site training, and Full-Service AI Dispatch where Fleetline handles dispatch via its experts on the proprietary AI platform. By integrating with major load boards and a fleet’s TMS, it aims to reduce costly mistakes and improve profitability by automating and optimizing dispatch at scale.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$130K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • Optym said August 2026 customer service continues without interruption, preserving revenue.
  • The acquisition accelerates LoadAi capabilities, including forecasted loads and live optimization.
  • Optym Truckload reaches 1 million daily load postings and 150 telematics providers.

What critics are saying

  • Optym acquired Fleetline on August 27, 2026; Fleetline's independent brand ended.
  • Fleetline's customers transition to Optym on August 31, 2026, forcing migration risk.
  • LoadAi and Optym Truckload now subsume Fleetline; product differentiation disappears fast.

What makes Fleetline unique

  • Fleetline's TMS integration avoided custom development and sped fleet onboarding in 2026.
  • Its continuous driver-load recommendations handled HOS, preferences, and schedule exceptions together.
  • Full-service AI dispatch bundled software and operators, unlike rigid software-only planners.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

50%

1 year growth

50%

2 year growth

100%
PR Newswire
Aug 27th, 2026
Optym acquires Fleetline to accelerate AI load planning technology for truckload carriers

Optym has acquired the Fleetline platform and customer subscription agreements from Axel AI, with customers transitioning on 31 August 2026. Founded in 2025, Fleetline developed an AI load planner that integrates with existing transport management systems to provide continuous driver and load recommendations. The acquisition accelerates planned capabilities in LoadAi, Optym's load planning and driver assignment platform for truckload carriers, including forecasted loads and live optimisation. Existing Fleetline customers will retain their current service with no interruption, as agreements carry over to Optym. "Fleetline built a strong product, and their approach to integration gets a carrier to value quickly," said Shaman Ahuja, deputy CEO of Optym. The platform will continue operating under Optym's management.