Chicago-based supply chain visibility platform tracking truckload, LTL, parcel, rail, ocean and air shipments for shippers and logistics providers, with free carrier connections by ELD, app or API.
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Who it serves
Overview
project44 is a supply chain visibility company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago. It calls its platform, named Movement, "the Decision Intelligence Platform for the modern supply chain." The platform collects tracking data from carriers across modes, including full truckload, less-than-truckload, parcel, rail and intermodal, ocean and air, and turns it into shipment status, predicted arrival times and alerts.
Its homepage says more than 1,000 enterprise brands use the platform and cites a carrier network in the hundreds of thousands. On its company page, project44 says it was started by a 3PL operator and that early customers included Worldwide Express, BlueGrace and DSV. Founder Jett McCandless is CEO.
For US trucking, project44 matters in two ways. Shippers and logistics providers buy it to see where freight is. Carriers connect to it, at no charge, so their customers can see their loads.
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Services
Movement is organized into product families: transportation management, shipment and inventory visibility, yard management and e-commerce logistics. Visibility coverage includes over-the-road freight (truckload, LTL and parcel), ocean containers, air, rail and intermodal, and ports and terminals. Add-on areas include emissions tracking, theft prevention and tariff analytics.
project44 has added AI features, including agents that detect issues and act on them, a workflow manager and an AI analyst called Mo. Its company page says it has split into two businesses: project44, focused on shippers, and LSP44, AI infrastructure for logistics providers.
For carriers, project44's FAQ lists three ways to connect: the free DriveView app on a driver's phone, a one-time ELD or telematics integration, or an API or EDI connection for high-volume carriers.
Who it is for
The main buyers are shippers, 3PLs, freight forwarders and other logistics service providers that need visibility across many carriers and modes. Large manufacturers, retailers and consumer goods companies are a focus, according to the company's homepage.
Motor carriers are users rather than buyers. project44 says joining its network is free for carriers, and once connected a carrier can turn sharing on or off for each customer.
How working with them works
project44 does not publish pricing. Shippers and logistics providers request a demo or contact sales, and pricing is negotiated.
For carriers, the FAQ describes the process: create an account, ideally through a customer's invitation link, choose a connection method, track a first load, and contact onboarding support if needed. project44 says location and ETA data is shared only for active loads, starting 90 minutes before the scheduled pickup window and ending when the truck leaves the final delivery stop. It says hours of service data is used internally for ETAs but is not shared with shippers, 3PLs or brokers, and that it does not resell carrier data. Carriers can log into Movement to see the same data their customers see.
Questions to ask before you sign
For shippers and logistics providers: How is pricing structured, per shipment, per mode or as a platform fee, and what minimums apply? What is the contract term and renewal process?
What share of our current carriers are already connected, and who does the work to onboard the rest? Ask for tracking coverage rates on your actual lanes rather than network totals.
Which TMS and ERP systems does it integrate with out of the box, and what does integration cost?
Who owns the shipment data and derived analytics, and can we export it?
For carriers: Which ELD providers are supported for a direct integration, and can we limit which customers see which trucks? Is there any cost now or later for connecting?
Since this category is about visibility, not hardware, ask carriers whether their ELD is on FMCSA's registered list separately; project44 itself does not supply an ELD.
Company background
project44 was founded in 2014. Its company page traces its growth from building a carrier network and multimodal data across 2015 to 2018, expanding globally from 2019 to 2021, and adding AI from 2022 to 2024, a period in which it says more than one billion dollars was invested. In 2025 it says its AI agents were handling about a million automated carrier communications a year.
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo lists project44 in its portfolio with a 2021 investment and describes it as headquartered in Chicago. Built In Chicago lists its office at 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, an Austin, Texas office, and a headcount around 750. The leadership team is led by founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
Sources
Information compiled from public sources. Last verified November 2026. Confirm details directly with the company.
