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Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in Washington, United States

The 136 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Convoy.

136companies tracked
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
44have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS TECH × WASHINGTON

Our analysis of 79 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies

$48.2b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

79companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
17unicorns
2017median founding year
86kcombined LinkedIn audience
53%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Convoy 🦄
Digital freight network platform for the trucking industry
$828M51 mo agoAcquired909—Top 5M9 patents
Real-time vehicle vision, obstacle detection, and wireless telematics for safety and convenience
—
2Flexe 🦄
E-commerce delivery management platform for businesses
$330M47 mo agoSeries D375Edmond Yue
Co-Founder And Chief Operations Officer
Top 5M11 patents
Optimizing multi‑warehouse inventory allocation and fulfillment routing via dynamic APIs
—
3Inrix
Provider of transportation analytics software and mobility data intelligence tools
64Moat top 26%Funding top 29%Patents top 31%Global top 35%
All 11 signals ▾
Moattop 26%
Fundingtop 29%
Patentstop 31%
Globaltop 35%
Talenttop 35%
Producttop 36%
Innovationtop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Markettop 46%
Techtop 46%
Newsbottom 32%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 353 patents
Funding: Raised $143M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 21 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$143M34 mo agoSeries E121Bryan Mistele
Co-Founder & CEO
Top 5M353 patents
Real-time traffic and parking analytics for autonomous vehicle navigation and control
—
4Pandion
A parcel delivery network designed for e-commerce fulifllment
29Funding top 28%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 32%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 28%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 32%
Newsbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $76.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$76M27 mo agoDeadpooled—Scott Ruffin
Founder & CEO
———
5Zonar Systems
Cloud-enabled platform offering end-to-end fleet management solutions
$50M131 mo agoAcquired382
382 → 434 (+14%)
—Top 5M187 patents
Fleet telematics and diagnostics: GPS tracking, vehicle health, driver coaching, inspection integration.
2 awards
6Shipium
Provider of fulfilment and delivery solutions for e-commerce businesses
$39M50 mo agoSeries A20Jason Murray
Co-Founder and CEO
Top 5M——
7WTA
App-based real-time bus tracking platform
55Tech top 31%Growth top 35%Funding top 46%Market bottom 41%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 31%
Growthtop 35%
Fundingtop 46%
Marketbottom 41%
Productbottom 36%
Customersbottom 35%
Globalbottom 29%
Tech: 46 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$33M12 mo agoFunding Raised117—Top 5M—1 job opening
8Livible
Online platform offering on-demand storage services
$26M81 mo agoSeries A20——3 patents
Digital platforms for personal asset management and dynamic routing/appointment scheduling
—
9iJet Technologies
Online platforn offering operational data management platform for aviation industry
$25M116 mo agoSeries B27Jan Petter Roed
Founder
—17 patents
Integrated travel, asset, and personnel risk management software with distributed data and UI platforms
—
10dolly
Dolly is a transportation company that offers delivery services.
$24M85 mo agoSeries A135—Top 1M4 patents
Precision agriculture hardware: crop monitoring/control, imaging sensors, and vehicle boom systems
—
11Outgo
Accounting and invoice management software
$18M36 mo agoAcquired5Mike Bohlander
Co-Founder & CTO
Top 5M—1 job opening
12FlavorCloud
Online platform offering cross border ecommerce shipping solutions
$18M27 mo agoSeries A21—Top 5M——
13Elevat
Cloud-based IoT platform for managing connected assets
16Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Product top 46%Global bottom 32%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 30%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 46%
Globalbottom 32%
Marketbottom 24%
Techbottom 23%
Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100
$13M4 mo agoSeries B11
11 → 18 (+64%)
Adam Livesay
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
———
14Intelage
Offers a cloud-based trade management logistics platform to manage agriculture commodities
$11M68 mo agoDeadpooled11————
15Migo
App-based platform offering comprehensive multi-category mobility services
$10M93 mo agoDeadpooled3————
16APiJET
Operational analytics solution for the aviation industry
$9M18 mo agoFunding Raised27
27 → 25 (-7%)
——18 patents
Aviation flight planning and real-time communication systems integrating weather data
1 launch
17ThruWave
Automated mmWave imaging solutions for quality, security, and process improvement
$9M69 mo agoSeed10
10 → 5 (-50%)
——17 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
18Pipe17
Provider of order management and commerce connectivity solutions for businesses
$8M17 mo agoSeries B17Dave Shaffer
Co-founder and Head of Product
Top 5M——
19Rollzi
Tech-enabled platform offering on-demand trucking services
$8M47 mo agoSeed5————
20ioCurrents
Plug-and-play hardware to give alerts about boat over cloud
$6M86 mo agoSeries A13——29 patents
Predictive vehicle telematics and AI-driven data compression for automotive control systems.
—
21freightmate Ai
Provider of AI-enabled freight forwarding solutions
$6M16 mo agoSeed—Rishab Gadroo
Co-Founder & CTO
———
22Globatom
Online freight forwarder
$4M111 mo agoDeadpooled22————
23Ghostruck
Smart phone app for moving packages
$3M140 mo agoDeadpooled11————
24iShip
Multi-carrier shipping solutions providing rate comparison, tracking, and convenient shipping decisions
$3M335 mo agoAcquired—John Dietz
iShip General Management - Co-founder & Systems Manager
Top 1M28 patents
Cloud-based platform for multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping and returns management
—
25WingWork
Offers a SaaS solution for private aviation mechanics, streamlining fleet management and maintenance tracking
$3M30 mo agoSeries A—Karthik Srinivasan
Co-Founder
———
26OpenTug
A cloud-based maritime workflow management and cargo shipment services
$3M14 mo agoSeed8Jason Aristides
Co-Founder & CEO
Top 5M—1 partnership
27FreightWeb
Provider of transportation services intended to offer partial truckload shipping services
$3M76 mo agoDeadpooled2——3 patents
Adjustable pallet rack systems for flexible material handling and storage
—
28Enroute Systems Corp
Shipping management software
$3M161 mo agoAcqui-Hired11————
29Manifold Freight
Provider of automation tools for truckers and freight brokers
$2M25 mo agoSeed—Andrew Huff
Co-Founder & CTO
———
30Strategic Robotic Systems
Underwater robotic systems for defense, security, and commercial applications
$950K123 mo agoSeed17
17 → 18 (+6%)
—Top 10M—1 launch
31Tookan
SaaS-based delivery management solution
$820K125 mo agoSeed132Saral Maghan
ex-Co-Founder
Top 500k——
32Skycast Solutions
Inflight entertainment provider for Airlines
$759K171 mo agoSeed—Bill Boyer
Founder & CEO
—5 patents
In‑flight entertainment hardware and software integration for aircraft cabin systems
—
33Invisible Commerce
Online platform offering social commerce solutions
$625K26 mo agoSeed7————
34TartanHUB
Offers web-based shipment visibility data for freight forwarders
$570K56 mo agoDeadpooled2————
35QUp World
All-in-one transport and delivery dispatching platform to power your business
$400K120 mo agoSeed51Victor Ngo
Co-founder & CEO
———
36SkyVector
Provider of flight planning, aeronautical charts and navigation for flight operators
$395K189 mo agoFunding Raised—David Graves
Founder & CEO
Top 500k——
37Accumula
Integrated eCommerce platform for offline retailers
$375K77 mo agoSeed16Evan Brubaker
Co-Founder/CEO
Top 50M——
38The Package Guard
Developer of anti-theft devices for package delivery
$271K110 mo agoSeed5Justin Gough
Co-Founder
———
39Park.com
scout, reserve & pay for parking online
$250K198 mo agoSeed—Elie Hirschfeld
CEO
Top 10M——
40Harbor Wing Tech
Designs and develops AUSVs for various industrial applications
$186K177 mo agoSeed—Mark Ott
Co-Founder & Director
———
41Tuslr
Web based relocation services provider
$180K38 mo agoSeed—Alan Siddique
CEO
———

Top 12 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington

#1
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2015 · 11 employees
$13Mraised
▾

Elevat, a spin-off of Western Integrated Technologies, offers a cloud-based Industrial Internet of Things platform for managing connected assets throughout life cycles. It utilizes sensors on industrial machinery that feed into a central box that communicates to the cloud and the Elevat platform. The data can then be distributed directly to the user which can be visualized through a smartphone or laptop. It is hardware agnostic and claims to work with any gateway or connected device. Features multiple built-in customizable reporting widgets. The company additionally provides integration, custom development, and asset management services, and fleet optimization services.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Product
top 46%
Global
bottom 32%
Market
bottom 24%
Tech
bottom 23%
Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Product: 1 published app (4 installs) · Company stage: Series B
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series B$12M
  • Nov 2020Series A$10.5M
  • Nov 2017Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Adam LivesayCo-Founder & Co-CEOWilliam HillCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
D4 Investments, Gaingels
Tech stack
WebflowLinkedin Insight TagLinkedin AdsJqueryGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Hosted Libraries
#2
Funding Raised · Bellingham, Washington · founded 1997 · 117 employees
$32.6Mraised
▾

WTA operates more than 10,000 Specialized Transportation trips per month, with our fleet of 40 wheelchair-lift equipped vehicles. We provide service seven days a week in the same areas served by our Fixed Route buses. In areas that don't receive Fixed Route bus service, Specialized Transportation operates up to two days a week. During evenings and on Sundays, Specialized Transportation is available within 0.75 miles of the Evening and Sunday transit routes, which are more limited than the daytime routes that operate during the rest of the week.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 31%
Growth
top 35%
Funding
top 46%
Market
bottom 41%
Product
bottom 36%
Customers
bottom 35%
Tech: 46 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: New Relic, Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $32.6M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 17 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jun 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 396 LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: property manager, HR Analyst
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$12.2M
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$8.9M
  • Jun 2012Grant (prize money)$1.9M
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressAngular
#3
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2019 · 17 employees
$8Mraised
▾

Provider of order management and commerce connectivity solutions for businesses. The company offers tools to unify orders, inventory, fulfillments, and products across channels. It provides connectivity with sales channels, marketplaces, and systems. The company's solutions automate workflows associated with order operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series B$19.4M
  • Feb 2021Series A$8M
Founders & team
Dave ShafferCo-founder and Head of ProductMohamad AfsharCo-Founder & CEOJohn ShaoCo-Founder / CTO
Investors
GLP Capital Partners
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCart Functionality
#4
Funding Raised · Seattle, Washington · founded 2010 · 27 employees
$9Mraised
▾

ApiJet is a provider of a database solution for the aviation industry. It helps airlines to drive operational efficiencies & cost savings across organizational units. It provides Digital Winglets (provides hidden fuel & flight time efficiencies), Turnaround Management (provides predictive analytics to real-time aircraft data integrating), Aircraft Health Monitoring (offers predictive analysis), Flight Tracker (create a comprehensive picture of the operating environment) & Smart Aircraft (provide actionable insights & intelligence to the right stakeholders).

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Porter Airlines Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$4.5M
  • Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$4.5M
Investors
Federal Aviation Administration
Tech stack
WebflowVimeoJqueryGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Font ApiOpen Graph
#5
Seed · Bellevue, Washington · founded 2024
$5.7Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-enabled freight forwarding solutions. The company offers an AI-enabled freight management system that helps in automating freight forwarding operations. It includes document automation, AI co-pilot, workflow automation, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$5M
  • Jun 2024Seed$650K
Founders & team
Rishab GadrooCo-Founder & CTOYingwei ZhaoCo-Founder & COOBryan LacailladeCEO & Co-Founder
Investors
FUSE, Wischoff
#6
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2019 · 8 employees
$3.1Mraised
▾

A cloud-based maritime workflow management and cargo shipment services. It offers offers solutions such as streamlining sales platforms, quoting complex jobs quickly with QuoteAI, tracking vessel locations, providing active reporting, analyzing data, and offering barge capacity for various cargo needs. It connects shippers to barges, terminals, and ports, to integrate marine transportation into supply chains. It is described as digital booking platform connecting shippers, barge operators, and terminals.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Telegraph) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Seed$2.2M
  • Feb 2024Seed$3.1M
  • 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Jason AristidesCo-Founder & CEOMichael BaldwinCOO
Investors
SeaChange, Entrada Ventures, Springtime Ventures, Stout Street Capital, TMV
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle Analytics
#7
Convoy 🦄
Acquired · Seattle, Washington · founded 2015 · 909 employees
$828Mraised
▾

Digital freight network platform for the trucking industry. The platform connects truckers to on-demand freight services. Its features include instant quotations and online booking, automated loading suggestions, bidding, online payments, fuel cards, viewing of shippers, and facility details on loads. It also offers transportation management software for managing freight processes, a GPS tracking system, a quoting system, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Venture Debt$100M
  • Dec 2021Conventional Debt$150M
  • Dec 2021Series E$160M
  • May 2021Series E—
Investors
Y Combinator, Mosaic Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Howard Behar, Greylock Partners, Generation Investment Management
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflare
#8
Deadpooled · Bellevue, Washington · founded 2013
$76.4Mraised
▾

A parcel delivery network designed for e-commerce fulifllment. It is a parcel delivery network for e-commerce residential delivery, managing the package journey from fulfillment centers to delivery to final destinations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%
Talent
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 37%
Global
bottom 32%
News
bottom 21%
Funding: Raised $76.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series B$41.5M
  • Oct 2021Series A$30M
  • Feb 2021Seed$4.9M
Founders & team
Scott RuffinFounder & CEO
Investors
Revolution, Prologis, Bow Capital, Telstra Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Schematic Ventures
#9
Series E · Kirkland, Washington · founded 2004 · 121 employees
$143.1Mraised
▾

Provider of transportation analytics software and mobility data intelligence tools. This business offers platforms that process information from vehicles and road sensors to monitor traffic flow, parking occupancy, and roadway safety. The software assists in managing traffic signals, analyzing trip patterns, and digitizing infrastructure rules. These tools support planning and operational decisions for urban environments and commercial fleets by identifying congestion trends and safety risks. The technology integrates data to provide insights into movement patterns and infrastructure usage.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 26%
Funding
top 29%
Patents
top 31%
Global
top 35%
Talent
top 35%
Product
top 36%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 353 patents · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $143M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 21 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Aug 2023)
Patents: 353 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 145 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Conventional Debt$70M
  • Jul 2022Series E$10M
  • Jun 2015Grant (prize money)$129.4K
  • Feb 2015Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Bryan MisteleCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
August Capital, Venrock, Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, Intel Capital, Porsche
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Flexe 🦄
Series D · Seattle, Washington · founded 2013 · 375 employees
$330.5Mraised
▾

E-commerce delivery management platform for businesses. It provides solutions for eCommerce distribution, fulfillment, and same day delivery. It offers omnichannel logistics programs to help companies increase sales, reduce transportation costs, and improve customer satisfaction. It allows companies to manage supply chain challenges and shifting consumer demands.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 25.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Series D$119M
  • Apr 2022Series C$67.9M
  • Dec 2020Series C$80M
  • May 2019Series B$43M
Founders & team
Edmond YueCo-Founder And Chief Operations OfficerFrancis DuongCo-Founder & CTOKarl SiebrechtCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
BlackRock, Prologis, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global Management, Activate Capital
Tech stack
6SenseApple Icloud MailBlitzClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Series A · Seattle, Washington · founded 2012 · 21 employees
$18.3Mraised
▾

Online platform offering cross border ecommerce shipping solutions. It provides an online platform and API for cross-border e-commerce shipping. Customers can use the API for finding and comparing shipping options, product classification for estimation of customs and export duties, label creation, and documentation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 8.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series A$7.9M
  • Apr 2021Series A$8.6M
  • Apr 2019Seed$1.5M
  • Jul 2015Seed$225K
Investors
Mucker, Willow Group, Revolution, Keeler Investments Group, Tacoma Venture Fund, Family Angel Management Fund
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssAnt DesignBeaver Builder
#12
Acquired · Seattle, Washington · founded 2016 · 5 employees
$18.4Mraised
▾

Accounting and invoice management software. It offers solutions for accounts receivable lifecycle, including invoicing, factoring, and banking. It offers solutions for invoice management, invoice factoring for financial needs, and banking solutions for payments management.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • 2023Series B$15M
  • 2023Conventional Debt$50M
  • Mar 2022Series A$3.4M
Founders & team
Mike BohlanderCo-Founder & CTOMarcus WomackCo-Founder & CEORay FortnaCo-Founder & CPO
Investors
Neo, Pioneer Square Labs, Bezos Expeditions, Gradient Ventures, Construct Capital, The Fintech Fund
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon Web ServicesApolloBasis TechnologiesChakra UiCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$1.7Btotal disclosed funding
44companies funded
116disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
9Mile Labs2 rounds
Bezos Expeditions2 rounds
Madrona2 rounds
Neo2 rounds
Pioneer Square Labs2 rounds
Playground Global2 rounds
Plug and Play Tech Center2 rounds
Prologis2 rounds
Revolution2 rounds
Second Avenue Partners2 rounds

Notable founders

Adam Livesay
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Elevat
William Hill
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Elevat
Dave Shaffer
Co-founder and Head of Product · Pipe17
Mohamad Afshar
Co-Founder & CEO · Pipe17
Rishab Gadroo
Co-Founder & CTO · freightmate Ai
Yingwei Zhao
Co-Founder & COO · freightmate Ai
Jason Aristides
Co-Founder & CEO · OpenTug
Michael Baldwin
COO · OpenTug
Scott Ruffin
Founder & CEO · Pandion
Bryan Mistele
Co-Founder & CEO · Inrix
Edmond Yue
Co-Founder And Chief Operations Officer · Flexe
Francis Duong
Co-Founder & CTO · Flexe
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,941,783 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Transportation and Logistics Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 637 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 29% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Purdue University West Lafayette28
  • Georgia Institute of Technology21
  • National Laboratory of the Rockies20
  • Idaho National Laboratory18
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology16
leading researchers
Fengqi You · William Crossley · Stephen Schey · Jim Francfort · Kara M. Kockelman · Dajun Yue · Tao Lin · Luis F. Rodríguez
▲ Breakthroughs113 · 18%
▲ 15%→18% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Key (lock) research is surging — field share rose from 1 to 6 papers, signaling novel access-control innovations in fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management16→21
  • Scalability4→9
  • Key (lock)1→6
  • Supply chain management1→4
  • Automotive engineering1→4
Landmark DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning · 167 cites
◆ Advancements360 · 57%
▲ 55%→57% share
▲1.0× share momentum3 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Supply chain management advancements are intensifying — scheduling and sustainability papers quadrupled, with analytics and big data newly emerging at 8 and 7 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supply chain management5→21
  • Scheduling (production processes)8→22
  • Sustainability1→11
  • Supply chain risk management1→10
  • Electric vehicle3→11
Newly emergingAnalytics 0→8 · Big data 0→7 · Battery (electricity) 0→6
Landmark Life Cycle Optimization of Biomass-to-Liquid Supply Chains with Distributed–Centralized Processing Networks · 343 cites
▼ Concerns101 · 16%
▲ 14%→18% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations54% since 2021mostly empirical
Fleet management concerns are escalating — share rose 16 to 24 papers, compounded by electrification newly entering at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supply chain management2→11
  • Fleet management16→24
  • Transport engineering3→10
  • Supply chain optimization4→9
  • Sustainability1→5
Newly emergingElectrification 0→9 · Resilience (materials science) 0→6 · Agency (philosophy) 0→6
Landmark Challenges in Scaling Up Biofuels Infrastructure · 312 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where logistics supply chain is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston31 · +0.55
Hot · TelecommunicationsAdvancing · Integer programmingOpportunity · Code (set theory)
Chicago21 · +0.61
Hot · Scheduling (production processes)Advancing · Supply chain optimizationOpportunity · Electrification
Atlanta21 · +0.50
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · Battery (electricity)Opportunity · Service (business)
SF Bay Area18 · +0.54
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · SizingOpportunity · Battery (electricity)
Ann Arbor16 · +0.46
Hot · Fleet managementOpportunity · Truck
New York10 · +0.34
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · Mathematical optimizationOpportunity · Code (set theory)
Austin10 · +0.38
Hot · Fleet managementOpportunity · Telematics
Pittsburgh9 · +0.63
Hot · Fleet management
Seattle6 · +0.48
Los Angeles5 · +0.66
Advancing · Fleet managementOpportunity · Battery (electricity)
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in the United States

United States logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 946 filings from 617 assignees (2016–2025), led by Amsted RAIL, Crown Equip, UBER Technologies; annual filings 68→95.

946 filings617 assigneespeak 140/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Amsted RAIL93
  • Crown Equip69
  • UBER Technologies65
  • Kochanowski George E49
  • Miner Enterprises37
  • Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
  • R & L Carriers29
  • Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923

Common questions

How many Transportation and Logistics Tech companies are there in Washington, United States?
Radar tracks 136 indexable Transportation and Logistics Tech companies headquartered in Washington, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington, United States?
The Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.7B in disclosed equity funding across 44 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics Tech company in Washington, United States?
Convoy is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics Tech company in Washington, United States, with $828M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington, United States are funded?
44 of the 136 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics Tech unicorns are there in Washington, United States?
2 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in Washington, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Washington, United States Transportation and Logistics Tech companies?
The most active investors in Washington, United States Transportation and Logistics Tech companies on this list include 9Mile Labs, Bezos Expeditions, Madrona, Neo, Pioneer Square Labs.
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