tread.io

Tread, operated by Tread Technologies Inc., provides a software-as-a-service platform for bulk materials logistics used by material producers, bulk haulers and construction contractors. The product spans the order-to-cash cycle for hauling work: sales quoting, daily dispatch order creation, scheduling and dispatch of company and third-party trucks, live truck tracking with ETAs, electronic ticketing, ticket approval and cost coding, and invoicing and driver payment. Rate cards, fuel surcharge schedules and broker fees are handled within the billing workflow so that invoices can be issued from delivered loads.

The platform includes web and mobile applications. Dispatchers can send assignments and changes in bulk to drivers via the Tread mobile app, SMS, email or push notification, so drivers who do not use the app can still receive work. Drivers upload ticket photos in the app or by text message, and Tread's AI reads tickets using company-specific rules, matches them against scale data, auto-approves valid tickets and flags variances or duplicates for review. A field intelligence workflow lets foremen request trucks and communicate jobsite needs to dispatch. Tread describes itself as API-first, with integrations to accounting, scale and plant systems, ERP, telematics and AI agents.

Published company materials state that more than 10,000 drivers run on Tread each day, that customers save four or more hours per day on dispatch and billing, and that invoicing can occur the same day loads are delivered.

Business model

Subscription software-as-a-service sold to companies that produce, haul or purchase bulk construction materials. Customers enter Order Forms governed by Tread's Terms of Subscription, covering subscription access to the platform plus professional services such as implementation, integration, configuration, training, custom development, and support and maintenance. Access can be extended to third-party users including subcontractors and drivers.

Fees paid under subscription Order Forms for platform access, with additional professional services fees for implementation, integration, training, custom development and support.

Traction

Company materials cite more than 10,000 drivers using the platform daily and a customer case study describing a global aggregates and asphalt producer absorbing threefold fleet growth without adding dispatch overhead.