TrueMile is a trucking company run by AI, with 17 percent higher revenue per mile

A trucking planner picks loads one at a time, between phone calls about delays, cancellations and breakdowns. The highest-paying load today can leave a truck parked tomorrow, or miss a better contract next week. TrueMile says its AI plans the whole fleet at once. The company says the AI picks loads that earn 17 percent more revenue per mile on dry van freight.

TrueMile launched on Y Combinator Fall 2026 on 28 October. The company owns its own fleet and runs it with AI. The founder is Harpreet Dhaliwal. He took over his family's trucking business at 19, the launch page says. He holds a master's degree in data science. The YC launch page had six votes in its first hours.

What the numbers are

The company ran a four-month test. Loads chosen by its AI earned 17 percent more revenue per mile than the market average on dry van freight. The same figure was 8 percent on reefer, the refrigerated segment. Its trucks also averaged 10 percent more miles per month than the industry average. All three figures are the company's own, from its own operations.

How the software works

The pitch is in three parts, the launch page says. First, a math-based optimiser evaluates contracts, load assignments and empty-leg trips together. It weighs market forecasts, revenue, costs, hours of service and driver commitments. Second, AI agents search load boards and contact brokers in parallel to secure the loads that fit the plan. Third, they dispatch drivers, send customer updates and rework assignments when something changes. A person approves every load and signs every rate confirmation, TrueMile says.

What the pitch is

The company sells the result rather than the software: more revenue per truck, lower costs, and growth in the fleet without adding office headcount at the same pace. Customers get consistent updates. Drivers get higher earning potential and more predictable schedules, the launch page says.

Where this is going

TrueMile says it is taking two dedicated-lane shippers in Texas and the Sunbelt this quarter. The founding engineer is Daniyar Abykhanov. He built voice agents at Kazakhstan's largest bank, the page says. The agents took over the work of a 225-person call centre.

A buyer reading these numbers has to remember what they are. One operator over four months is not an industry benchmark. The 17 percent gain is against the market average, which includes much weaker fleets. The honest test is a side-by-side pilot. Run it on the same lanes a reader already serves, with the same drivers and shippers. If the gain survives that, it is a real one.

Source

• Primary source: TrueMile on Y Combinator.
• Company site: TrueMile.ai.