Arrive Logistics
Tech-enabled freight brokerage matching shippers and carriers, based in Austin.
On the record
Checkpoint: Outcome of Toronto downsizing and projected 40% Canadian cross-border growth becomes visible
The call
Arrive makes real money moving freight, but it sits in an open market where a bigger rival and faster-moving AI tools can both push in from the same direction.
Arrive Logistics buys and sells shipping capacity for companies, making about 11 cents on every dollar of freight it moves. Larger competitors like C.H. Robinson and newer AI platforms like Uber Freight and Echo can do similar work, and there is nothing about Arrive's business that is hard to copy or replace. The company's owners (private equity and other investors) have held it since 2021 waiting for a sale or a way to cash out, so whether they can actually get their money out at a good price depends on whether freight market prices hold up and whether Arrive invests in its own AI tools fast enough to stay relevant in 2026 and beyond.
Why
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AI pressure: Uber Freight, Envoy AI, Echo Global's EchoDrive/EchoShip, project44's LSP44. Rivals are shipping AI freight-matching tools in 2026 while Arrive shows little public AI investment of its own. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
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Bigger players: C.H. Robinson. About three times Arrive's size, same asset-light brokerage model, free to chase Arrive's mid-market accounts directly. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
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What protects it. Profitable at an 11% net take rate with enterprise logos and low fraud losses, giving it room competitors without discipline lack.
What would change this call
Arrive announces a public AI or automation freight-execution product by late 2026. Would show Arrive can defend its take rate instead of just following AI-native rivals.
Arrive's net take rate reported below 11 percent in a future disclosure or trade press estimate. Would show AI-driven pricing pressure is compressing margins as feared.
ATL Partners, Baupost, Temasek, or BCI announce a sale, IPO filing, or recapitalization of Arrive. Would show investors are finally finding a liquidity path after 5+ years held.
Arrive's net take rate reported below 11 percent in a future disclosure or trade press estimate. Would show AI-driven pricing pressure is compressing margins as feared.
ATL Partners, Baupost, Temasek, or BCI announce a sale, IPO filing, or recapitalization of Arrive. Would show investors are finally finding a liquidity path after 5+ years held.
Key numbers
- Gross revenue $2.04 billion
- Net revenue $233 million
- Volume grew about 26% in 2025
Named risks
- No structural moat against larger asset-light rivals like C.H. Robinson entering Arrive's mid-market segment.
- AI-native freight platforms (Uber Freight, Echo, project44's LSP44) accelerating while Arrive shows minimal public AI investment.
- PE minority investors (ATL Partners, Baupost, Temasek, BCI) hold since April 2021 with no disclosed exit path.
- Cyclical freight downturn hitting sector broadly in 2026 (ArcBest, Saddle Creek, Ryder layoffs).
- Canadian cross-border operations in flux amid tariff uncertainty after February 2026 Toronto layoffs.
Rivals, as read in July 2026
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| C.H. Robinson | contesting | Roughly 3x Arrive's revenue, identical asset-light model, no barrier to entering Arrive's segment, as of 2026 |
| Uber Freight | gaining on | Shipping AI freight-matching platform in 2026 while Arrive shows minimal public AI product activity |
| Echo Global Logistics | gaining on | Vendor-claimed EchoDrive/EchoShip generative-AI tools positioned against traditional brokers in 2026 |
| project44 (LSP44) | gaining on | Split into AI-focused LSP44 unit for logistics providers announced July 2026 |
| TQL | contesting | Larger mid-market freight brokerage competing for same shipper segment as of 2026 |
Questions people ask
- Is Arrive Logistics profitable?
- Yes. Arrive Logistics reported $2.04 billion in gross revenue and $233 million net revenue for FY2025, per Transport Topics' Top 100 Logistics ranking published May 13, 2026, while growing shipment volume roughly 26% year over year.
- Who owns Arrive Logistics?
- Arrive Logistics is privately held. In April 2021 an investor group led by ATL Partners, joined by The Baupost Group, Temasek, and BCI, put over $300 million into the company as minority investors; no ownership change has been reported since.
- Could AI replace Arrive Logistics?
- Core brokerage tasks like load matching and rate quoting are automatable, and rivals Uber Freight, Echo Global, and project44's LSP44 are shipping AI freight-execution tools in 2026, while Arrive shows only minimal public AI hiring or product investment by comparison.
- Who is Arrive Logistics' biggest competitor?
- C.H. Robinson, roughly three times Arrive's revenue, runs the identical asset-light brokerage model with no structural or channel conflict preventing it from directly targeting Arrive's mid-market shipper segment.
- How much revenue does Arrive Logistics make?
- Arrive Logistics reported $2.04 billion in gross revenue for FY2025 per Transport Topics (published May 13, 2026), and was ranked the largest private company by revenue in the Austin metro area for the fourth straight year as of June 16, 2025.
- Did Arrive Logistics have layoffs?
- Yes. In February 2026 Arrive laid off 5 employees from its Toronto office, opened in October 2023, as part of retooling its Canadian cross-border operations; the company described the cut as a very small portion of overall staff.
Timeline
- 2026-05-21Wins FreightWaves 2026 Fraud Fighters Award; reports 0.0004% full-load theft ratio in H2 2025
- 2026-02-06Lays off 5 employees at Toronto office while retooling Canadian cross-border operations
- 2025-06-16Named largest private company in Austin metro by revenue for fourth consecutive year
- 2024-06-27ARRIVEnow tech platform detailed as company's automation brand
- 2022-09Launches ARRIVEnow, its proprietary technology platform brand
- 2022-02-01Acquires Forager Group to build cross-border US-Canada-Mexico freight capability
- 2021-04-28Raises over $300 million led by ATL Partners with Baupost, Temasek, BCI
- 2020-04-03Cuts about 10% of workforce (~110 people) amid COVID-19 freight downturn
- 2019-06-18Raises $25 million Series B led by Lead Edge Capital
- 2014Founded in Austin, Texas by CEO Matt Pyatt and President Eric Dunigan
Revision history
23 July 2026
First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
In the same band
Sources
- Logistics Companies (2026-05-13)
- Arrive Logistics is Austin metro's top private company by revenue (2025-06-16)
- Arrive Logistics trims Toronto headcount (2026-02-06)
- How Arrive Logistics Keeps Employees for the Long Haul
- Austin's Arrive Logistics Raises $25M Series B (2019-06-18)
- Arrive Logistics takes on over $300M investment led by ATL Partners (2021-04-28)
- Arrive Logistics Stock Price, Funding, Valuation, Revenue & Financial Statements
- Arrive Logistics - Headcount, Funding & Open Jobs (2026-07-14)
- ARRIVEnow™ Launches as the Technology Brand of Arrive Logistics (2024-06-27)
- FreightWaves announces 2026 Fraud Fighters Award winners (2026-05-21)
- Citing coronavirus, Arrive Logistics cuts 10% of workforce (2020-04-03)
- Arrive Logistics acquires Forager for cross-border FreightTech (2022-02-01)