Flock Freight
Flock Freight operates the largest shared truckload freight brokerage in the U.S., using AI to pool shipments from thousands of businesses into efficient truckloads. The company has raised $459M, including a Series E round led by Alphabet and Google Ventures.
The growth story
Flock Freight grew from 317 to 360 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $459M along the way, most recently a Series E in May 2025.
About
Flock Freight sells shared truckload freight services, combining shipments from multiple businesses into single truckloads to reduce costs and carbon emissions. Its AI-powered platform optimizes routes and capacity across its customer network, offering truckload-level service while charging only for space used.
The company has scaled to 360 employees and secured $459M in funding, with Alphabet and Google Ventures among its top investors. Its Series E round in May 2025 highlights continued investor confidence in its shared truckload model.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at Flock Freight, with 63 employees. The company’s leadership spans logistics and technology expertise, with a median tenure of 3 years indicating stable management.
The Flock Freight org chart
Pat Dillon (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 112 (0% YoY), Information Technology 43 (+5% YoY), Engineering 40 (-11% YoY), Operations 31 (-3% YoY), Accounting 21 (+5% YoY), Business Development 20 (+5% YoY).
Talent flow
Flock Freight recruits heavily from logistics firms like Coyote Logistics, C.H. Robinson, and Echo Global Logistics. Alumni often move to logistics startups such as Pump Cargo and BlueGrace Logistics.
Most common previous employers of Flock Freight staff: Coyote Logistics (22), C.H. Robinson (12), Echo Global Logistics (8), Uber Freight (7), Amazon (7), Deloitte (5). Former Flock Freight employees most often moved to Pump Cargo (7), Passport (4), BlueGrace Logistics (3), Uber Freight (3), SubBase (3), Reddit (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Flock Freight mafia
Flock Freight alumni have founded 9 companies, including Mariner (101 staff) and Pump Cargo (18 staff). These ventures span logistics, AI, and machine learning, reflecting the company’s technical focus.
9Justin Turner, was Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) until 2022Cody Adler, was Sr. Sales Executive until 2023Dan Tram, was Board Observer until 2022Varun Krishnan, was Senior Data Scientist / ML Engineer until 2023Nathalie M., was Operations Manager - LTL until 2024Myron Shneider, was Social Strategy + Content until 2023
Jesse Fulton, was Senior Director of Product Management and Design until 2023
Frederick H Birts Jr, was Account Manager until 2023
Duncan M., was Senior Enterprise Account Manager until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 70% direct, 9% search, 0% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Flock Freight: Customer Service (166), Leadership (124), Microsoft Office (118), Microsoft Excel (117), Sales (110), Communication (107), Management (82), Time Management (77).
Where the team actually sits
Flock Freight people are concentrated in California, United States (92), Illinois, United States (37), San Diego Metropolitan Area (20), Greater Chicago Area (15).
Search footprint
Flock Freight attracts about 4,160 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $95K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,982 ranking keywords and lost 2,212 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Flock Freight has 360 employees as of September 2026.
Flock Freight has raised $459M in total, most recently a Series E round in May 2025.
Flock Freight was founded in 2015 by Jim Brailean, Oren Zaslansky, Scott McCarthy.
Pat Dillon (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Flock Freight's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Flock Freight staff are Coyote Logistics (22 people), C.H. Robinson (12 people), Echo Global Logistics (8 people).
Former Flock Freight employees most often move to Pump Cargo (7), Passport (4), BlueGrace Logistics (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Flock Freight, including Mariner, Pump Cargo, Everest AI.
Flock Freight attracts about 4,160 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $95K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Flock Freight staff are Customer Service, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Sales.
Flock Freight staff are concentrated in California, United States (92), Illinois, United States (37), San Diego Metropolitan Area (20).
Flock Freight has about 112 people in Sales, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Flock Freight has about 43 people in Information Technology, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 245 current and 257 former Flock Freight profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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