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STL AddOns hauling carriers see an average of 77% more earnings per load

The report uncovers a rise in underutilized truckloads and costly inefficiencies across the freight industry, underscoring the urgent need for more flexible and cost efficient shipping solutions.

Encinitas, CA, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flock Freight, the largest Shared Truckload (STL) freight brokerage in the U.S., has raised $60 million in its Series E funding round. O’Neil Strategic Capital led the round, along with participation from Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLLP, SignalFire, GLP Capital Partners, Bracket Capital, and others. 

Flock Freight continues industry leadership in sustainability and cost efficiency by earning Smart Freight Centre accreditation for road freight.

Flock Freight secures its second SEAL Business Sustainability Award for FlockDirectⓇ, a Shared Truckload service for mid-sized freight.

Flock Freight is thrilled to announce that it has been recognized as a winner in the 2024 Sustainability Awards. This reputable award, hosted by Business Intelligence Group, honors organizations worldwide that have made sustainability a core part of their business practices.

A new study released by Flock Freight & Drive Research, titled “Wasted Space, Wasted Dollars: The Economic Impact of Inefficient Freight,” uncovers the staggering costs associated with underutilized truckload (TL) space and the inefficiencies of less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. The study surveyed 1,000 transportation decision-makers in the U.S. from various industries, providing a comprehensive view of the challenges and strategies employed to drive efficiency.

Inc. magazine today revealed that Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company fundamentally changing the way freight moves by pooling freight at scale, is No. 29 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list – the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Pacific private companies, based in California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Pacific economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.

Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, today announced that its guaranteed, terminal-free shared truckload solution, FlockDirect®, has been named a winner in the transportation category of the 2024 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group.

Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company enabling a smarter, more sustainable U.S. supply chain by pooling freight at scale, announced an open letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, Retired General Stephen R. Lyons, with a compelling call to collaborate on optimizing the nation’s freight shipping landscape. The letter aligns with this week’s recommendations from the Biden administration and underscores Flock Freight's ongoing contributions to strengthening the supply chain, lowering costs for families, and helping Americans get the goods they need.

Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, is proud to announce its inclusion in Newsweek’s Excellence 1000 Index. This comprehensive index recognizes companies spanning over 25 industries and 100 categories, who have demonstrated best practices in financial responsibility, stakeholder ratings, and social responsibility ratings.

Today, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Flock Freight® Founder and CEO, Oren Zaslansky, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California. Goldman Sachs selected Zaslansky from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event.

Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, today published a new study1 that sheds light on the significant impact of freight inefficiencies on America’s food and beverage (F&B) waste crisis and rising prices. The study, conducted in collaboration with Drive Research, investigates how these inefficiencies are escalating the problem of F&B waste and its corresponding detrimental effect on consumers, businesses, and the environment.

Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, today announced its strategic partnership with e2open, the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network. This far-reaching collaboration combines the specialized knowledge and capabilities of both organizations to reimagine how freight shippers transform through digital optimization.

Flock Freight, the only FreightTech company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, announced today that shippers can now access instant FlockDirect® spot rates through its latest API integration, directly on the Oracle® Transportation Management (OTM) native platform.1

Flock Freight, the only technology company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, today announced it was named to the 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. The annual list highlights the 50 most innovative private companies using breakthrough technology to meet increasing economic and consumer challenges, while inspiring change in their larger, incumbent competitors.

Flock Freight, the only technology company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, has promoted Orlando Baeza from Chief Marketing Officer to Chief Revenue Officer. As CRO, Baeza will focus on accelerating Flock Freight's path to profitability by reimagining its go-to-market approach and leaning heavier into the use of data and automations while aligning the marketing, sales, and customer success teams under his leadership.

Flock Freight, the only technology company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by pooling freight at scale, found in its annual survey1 that exorbitant fees and wasted capacity threatened shippers’ profitability despite a favorable deflationary market throughout 2022.

Flock Freight®, the technology company creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain using patented technology to pool freight at scale, today announced a new ad campaign, Define Your Load. Developed and produced with Maximum Effort, the marketing and production agency founded by George Dewey and Ryan Reynolds, Define Your Load leans into comedy and NSFW language by featuring the beloved Blue’s Clues star Steve Burns using four-letter words to articulate the definition and value of shared truckloads.

Flock Freight®, a technology company that is creating a smarter, more sustainable supply chain using patented technology, today announced it will be promoting Chief Strategy Officer Chris Pickett to the newly-added Chief Operations Officer (COO) role. As Flock Freight’s first COO, Pickett will oversee Flock’s daily operations, as the company continues to fundamentally change the way freight moves and offer the most sustainable solution for shippers and carriers – shared truckload – in an industry overdue for innovation.

The World Economic Forum invited Flock Freight, an innovator in the freight industry, to join the Global Innovators Community, a group of the world’s most promising companies at the forefront of technology and innovation. This invitation builds on Flock’s mission to create a smarter, more sustainable supply chain by using their patented technology to pool freight from multiple customers at scale.

Flock Freight®, a technology company that is reinventing freight shipping with its patented shared truckload algorithm, today unveiled its new corporate brand identity, redesigned logo, and website, to reflect the company's accelerated growth and position at the intersection of the technology and freight industries.

Today, Flock Freight hosted a panel at Climate Week NYC called “Moving America’s Freight Industry Towards Net Zero: How the Transport Industry is Saving the Planet by Pooling More Freight” with industry leaders about how the freight industry can reduce carbon emissions by creating a better supply chain.