How Qualle's street turn solution yielded $1.5M in profits

Qualle has raised $1.5 million to help keep containers loaded at all times

Container logistics startup Qualle revealed on Monday that it has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding, led by Filipski Group and including contributions from supply chain investor Plug and Play Tech Center and Lynett Capital. The funds will be used to increase container usage at U.S. and Canadian ports.

Qualle's primary purpose is to keep containers stocked with merchandise. Before containers are returned to ports, the startup discovers reloading opportunities, allowing drayage carriers to collect more income and expand exporters' container capacity. Moreover, this endeavor will reduce the carbon footprint of transportation movements. Qualle claims that detecting street turn chances can cut typical container miles by up to 34.86 percent.

The Qualle platform enables its users to track the cycles of their containers and connect with a pool of drivers and containers seeking immediate street turn opportunities. Lisa Wan, the director of operations at Roadex America, explained in a news release that Qualle's marketplace provides a single hub where truckers may exchange empty trailers, eliminating the need for typical mass emails or group chats while also keeping track of all transactions. The Qualle team is always improving their platform to make street turns as easy as clicking a few buttons. According to Wan, the Qualle marketplace will soon become the go-to location for truckers and exporters seeking simple street turns and trades.

To develop a trustworthy marketplace, Qualle has partnered with a number of ocean carriers, including Maersk, Hamburg Sud, OOCL, Yang Ming, Wan Hai Lines LTD, COSCO, and ZIM. The platform operates in ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California; New York and New Jersey; Savannah, Georgia; Houston, Tennessee; and Memphis, Tennessee.

Qualle's founder and chief executive officer, Tyler Sellers, plans to use the company's new investment and supply chain-focused investors to expand the team and enhance truck capacity and software capabilities. With additional hiring in engineering, design, customer support, legal, and marketing, Qualle wants to expand its operations to all U.S. and Canadian ports by the end of the year.

In accordance with Sellers, "This money will allow us to expedite our mission to change the management of empty containers in the drayage industry. Our goal is to redistribute empty containers from those who do not require them to those who do, and we are making tremendous progress toward this end."