Routeware
Beaverton, US · 1 known investors
Routeware builds route optimization, in-cab and fleet management software for waste and recycling haulers and municipalities.
Also known as Routeware Inc · Routeware, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$529.5K disclosed across 1 round · 2011
▶$529.5KraisedJan 2012 · 11 investors · ComputersRule 506(b)
- Milt MittelstedtDirector
- Robert DeKoningExecutive Officer, Director
- Pat TerrellDirector
- Norm LemayDirector
- Robert WigginsDirector
- Lanz FritzExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $529.5K
- First sale
- Dec 2011
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Routeware, Inc. designs and develops software for waste, recycling and heavy-duty fleet operations, providing fleet automation software and systems used by waste haulers and municipalities. Its platform covers route optimization and multi-stop sequencing, truck capacity management, driver execution via in-cab computers, and real-time exception handling for events such as missed stops, overflowing containers or truck breakdowns. The company positions its products across collection, customer and business operations, with integrations spanning weighing systems and scales, billing and customer information systems, accounting and financial systems, asset and equipment management, GPS and mapping services, mobile data collection, and analytics and reporting platforms.
The company describes a roughly 25-year arc of transformation in which routing software was its original core business, expanding into a broader integrated suite and, more recently, work involving artificial intelligence and smart sensors deployed in trucks. It emphasizes supporting customers at varying stages of technology adoption and business growth, and co-development with long-standing customers alongside partner integrations. Stated objectives for customers include profitability, operational efficiency, customer engagement, safety and sustainability.
Business model
Routeware sells software and hardware-enabled systems (including in-cab computers and route management and optimization software) to waste and recycling fleet operators, supported by a help center and sales/demo motion.
Enterprise software contracts; pricing is not publicly listed, with mid-market to enterprise deployments reported at roughly $100,000-$400,000+ per year, scaling with fleet size, route complexity and module scope.
Latest developments
Recent focus areas cited by the company include applying artificial intelligence and deploying smart sensors in trucks, plus integration with partner systems across collection, customer and business operations.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
A long-established vendor in the waste-management software vertical, focused on the routing and field-execution side of collection operations; reviewed alongside competing platforms such as AMCS Group, Oracle Utilities, IFS Field Service Management and FIELDBOSS.
Purpose-built for waste and recycling collection rather than general field service, combining route optimization with driver execution and integration into weighing, billing and customer systems.
Technology
Route optimization and multi-stop sequencing, truck capacity management, real-time exception handling, in-cab computing, smart sensors in trucks, AI capabilities, and integrations with weighing systems, billing, customer information, accounting, GPS/mapping, mobile data collection and analytics systems.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales with scoped quotes and product demos, a customer support help center, participation in tradeshows, association meetings and webinars, and integrations with partner platforms.
Municipal authorities and for-profit commercial waste haulers operating residential, commercial and roll-off fleets, including cities and heavy-duty fleet operators.
Geography
Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, serving customers in the United States, with a United Kingdom regional presence and a UK-based acquired business (Webaspx).
History
The company's review profile dates its founding to 1987, and Routeware describes about 25 years of transformation from a routing-software specialist into a broader integrated platform. It acquired EasyRoute, Inc. and its UK parent Webaspx, companies it had partnered with for two years, with plans to integrate in-cab computers, route management software and route optimization.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsRouteware announced the acquisition of EasyRoute, Inc. and its UK parent company Webaspx, both serving municipal and for-profit haulers with residential, commercial and roll-off fleets. The two companies had partnered for the prior two years and planned to integrate offerings spanning in-cab computers, route management software and software-based route optimization.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Company - Routewarerouteware.com · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Routeware do?
- Routeware builds route optimization, in-cab and fleet management software for waste and recycling haulers and municipalities.
- Who are Routeware's investors?
- Routeware's investors include Banneker Partners.
- How much funding has Routeware raised?
- Routeware has disclosed $529.5K raised across 1 round.
- Where is Routeware headquartered?
- Routeware is headquartered in Beaverton, US.