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Linebooker, SA’s Uber for freight, beats stress test after month-on-month growth accelerates to 20%

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With 17 000 trucks now on its platform, Linebooker’s momentum continued to accelerate helped by its system’s smooth management during SA’s peak freight moving quarter. CEO and co-founder Naude Rademan explains to Alec Hogg of BizNews that month-on-month growth accelerating from 10% to 20%, the “Uber for trucks” has proved to be fully scalable - with many new clients attracted in recent months as their traditional processes were disrupted by weather and other unique issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Dec 2022 12AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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