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Better Trucks

“Can a technology-driven, regional last-mile carrier capture the residential parcel delivery market that legacy carriers and Amazon have underserved for mid-market retailers and e-commerce brands?”

Founded2019
HQFranklin Park, IL, United States
Latest roundSeries A
IndustryLogistics / Last-Mile Delivery
The story

Founded in 2019 to solve the last-mile delivery gap for mid-market retailers losing ground to Amazon's 2-day delivery. The company built a technology-driven, gig-driver network focused on next-day and same-day residential parcel delivery. A key embedded-finance move came with adopting Branch for instant driver pay, critical for competing in the gig economy labor market. In 2025, Uber Freight made a strategic investment and expanded its commercial partnership with Better Trucks, integrating last-mile capability into Uber Freight's end-to-end logistics offering.

Last 12 months
2025-11
Product timeline
2019
Better Trucks founded to provide regional last-mile delivery for retailers and e-commerce brands unable to match Amazon-style 2-day delivery.· pivot
2020
COVID-19 accelerated demand for expedited residential delivery, driving rapid growth for the platform.· pivot
2023
Integrated Branch for same-day pay disbursements to 1099 gig drivers, replacing legacy ACH payment windows.· banking
2025
Uber Freight announced a strategic investment in Better Trucks and expanded commercial partnership to extend last-mile delivery capabilities to Uber Freight customers.· acquisition
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Better Trucks’s embedded-finance stack
Money movement
ACH
Accounting gap: significant