News / Maersk invests $1m in Australian digital road freight platform Ofload

Maersk has invested A$1.4m (US$1m) in Australian trucking start-up Ofload.

Launched in February, the Sydney-based digital road freight platform tackles inefficient empty container moves and idle time by live-matching cargo owners with small to medium-size transport operators.

Ofload said it had seen good traction among SME truckers looking to compete against industry heavyweights, with 700 carriers on the platform operating a combined fleet of 15,000 trucks nationwide.

For example, BeCool, the last-mile logistics arm of HelloFresh, said it had used Ofload since day ...