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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

Better Trucks — frequently asked

Which payment rails does Better Trucks use?

Better Trucks moves money over ACH.

Where is Better Trucks headquartered?

Better Trucks is founded in 2019 and headquartered in Franklin Park, IL, United States.

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