Full-Time
Software Engineer
Infrastructure
Posted on 8/19/2024
Baton Trucking
51-200 employees
Logistics service reducing freight detention time
Compensation Overview
$136k - $181k/yr
Mid
San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid work schedule: Office days are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; Work from home on Monday, Friday.
- 3+ years of full-time experience in software development
- Infrastructure development experience with Python or similar modern web languages
- Experience with big data infrastructure such as Databricks, Kafka, Spark, etc
- Strong knowledge of modern big data
- Contribute to our near real time data streaming and analytics platform -- from building our data streaming pipelines up to designing new data models.
- Design the data streaming and messaging architecture, and own the data landscape, including near real-time data ingestion, processing, and data consumption.
- Work closely with data stakeholders to distill complex data problems into elegant technical solutions.
- Invent and tinker. Imagine completely new ideas, experiment, and build transformative solutions for the freight industry.
Baton Trucking focuses on improving the freight industry by reducing the time drivers spend waiting to load or unload cargo, known as detention time. The company achieves this by setting up trailer pools at convenient drop zones, currently in Los Angeles, with plans to expand to other major cities like Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas. Baton provides 24/7 access to these drop yards, allowing drivers to quickly drop off and pick up trailers, which cuts their city time down to just 15 minutes. This efficiency not only increases driver productivity but also ensures timely deliveries, with Baton maintaining a high on-time performance rate of 98.2%. Unlike many competitors, Baton’s business model focuses on minimizing detention time, which helps save money for freight carriers, shippers, brokers, and end customers. The goal of Baton Trucking is to streamline logistics operations, enhance efficiency, and improve overall satisfaction for all parties involved in the freight transportation process.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$13.8M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI-driven platform optimizes freight planning, reducing waste and improving efficiency.
- Expansion plans to major cities like Atlanta and Chicago increase market reach.
- Baton's model reduces environmental impact by cutting fuel waste and idle times.
What critics are saying
- Competition from tech-driven logistics startups like Convoy and Uber Freight is intensifying.
- Delays in expanding drop zones to new cities could affect service efficiency.
- Potential regulatory changes in urban freight operations may impact Baton's business model.
What makes Baton Trucking unique
- Baton's trailer pools reduce detention time, enhancing driver productivity and satisfaction.
- Baton's 98.2% on-time performance rate sets it apart in the logistics industry.
- Strategically located drop zones streamline operations, minimizing time spent in urban areas.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
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401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Hybrid Work Options
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Company News
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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.
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
Baton releases case study demonstrating efficiency gains as the last-mile startup builds out tech-enabled network of trailer drop yards and local drivers.
Baton co-founder Andrew Berberick explains how truckers can regain time and cover more freight through an elastic model of on-demand capacity.