Logistics App Business

4 Logistics App Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

•

Updated: October 8th, 2024

Struggling to streamline operations and reduce costs in the complex world of logistics? Consider launching a logistics app.

A logistics app connects businesses with a network of carriers and service providers, optimizing routes, tracking shipments, and ensuring timely deliveries. It addresses the common pain points of inefficiency and lack of real-time data in supply chain management.

By providing intuitive tools for inventory management, predictive analytics, and seamless communication between all parties involved, your app can become indispensable to businesses aiming for growth and efficiency.

Aspiring entrepreneurs will find this venture enticing due to the increasing demand for smarter logistics solutions. Developing an app like this requires thorough market research, programming skills, and industry knowledge—but it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a rapidly evolving sector.

With the right strategy and a solid development plan, a logistics app business can be both financially rewarding and operationally transformative.

In this list, you'll find real-world logistics app business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a logistics app business that makes money.

1. Ladels ($240K/year)

Muamer Avdic, Founder and CEO of Ladels.com, came up with the idea for his business after struggling to find affordable shipping and advertising options as a small online seller. He realized the opportunity to provide online sellers with a platform to manage and ship their orders, while also allowing them to advertise on their shipping labels. Since launching in December 2020, Ladels has brought in $10,000/month in revenue and is rapidly growing its user base.

How much money it makes: $240K/year
How much did it cost to start: $50K
How many people on the team: 4

How I Started A $20K/Month Software To Create Custom USPS Shipping Labels

Ladels.com's founder created a digital platform offering online sellers to manage and ship their orders from different carriers all on one dashboard, bringing in $10,000/month in revenue since launching in December 2020, with a focus on developing full label customization and integrations with more eCommerce marketplaces and carriers.

Read this case study

Read by 7,448 founders

2. Car Shipping Calculator ($240K/year)

Dvir started as a freelancer at a locksmith company, which eventually led him to open his own locksmith business. After receiving an offer to sell the business, he decided to explore advertising and stumbled upon the idea of starting a towing company. However, a frustrating experience with a truck shipping company led him to start Nationwide Auto Transportation, where he now ships approximately 4,000 vehicles per month.

How much money it makes: $240K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
How many people on the team: 7

How I Started A $20K/Month Auto Shipping Broker Business

Nationwide Auto Transportation ships approximately 4,000 vehicles per month and has served more than 50,000 customers, offering custom services such as help for clients who cannot find suitable carriers for their vehicle.

Read this case study

Read by 30,777 founders

3. Inventora ($6K/year)

Dianna Allen and Jeremy Blalock co-founded Inventora after Dianna, who runs a home fragrance shop, struggled to find an affordable inventory system that could track both products and supplies. They soft-launched Inventora as a free system and gained over 2,500 users in just four months. They introduced premium features and have already reached $500 in monthly recurring revenue, with a goal of hitting $3k MRR by September.

How much money it makes: $6K/year
How much did it cost to start: $30
How many people on the team: 1

This Couple Solved Their Own Problem & Built A Profitable Inventory SaaS

Inventora is a niche inventory management system designed for artisan businesses that tracks both products and supplies, and the relationship between the two, has gained 2,500 free users in just four months and has hit $500 in MRR after introducing premium features a month ago, with the founders expecting to hit $3k MRR target shortly.

Read this case study

Read by 3,557 founders

4. Marine Digital ($6K/year)

Ivan, the founder of Marine Digital, came up with the idea to create a modern digital service in the marine industry after seeing how outdated and inefficient the industry was during his work in banking, IT, and logistics. With the support of APX VC Fund and a pivot in his business, Ivan and his team developed a fuel optimization system that has garnered interest from clients and generated €60K in revenue from pilot projects. Now, they are launching the production of their digital twin in the EU, with plans for worldwide mass-market scaling in the future.

How much money it makes: $6K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1M
How many people on the team: 12

I Built A Technology For Marines With 2,300+ Active Contacts [From Germany]

Marine Digital is a deep-tech company that aims to make modern instruments of decarbonization available for the mass market and has made massive progress in performance digital twin cost reduction (10 times lower than the average market cost), providing opportunities for non-giant marine companies to use it, with 3 pilots earning about €60k.

Read this case study

Read by 5,255 founders