Ricky Burnett

Experience

1. Founder, CEO

   Laneaxis Direct Freight Network

   Jan 2015 — Present · US

   LaneAxis is a freight efficiency-obsessed software company leveraging smart tech and smart ideas to create the first-of-its-kind shipper-to-carrier direct transportation network. The Professional Trucker App and Freight Direct Network is built to automate the trucking industry - eliminating unnecessary third party intermediaries - empowering truckers to earn more and shippers to cut costs. The $800 billion U.S. trucking industry, comprised of 97% small, independent carriers, is fractured and mired in old processes such as phoning, faxing and paperwork. Shippers of all sizes (including Walmart, UPS, Amazon) use freight brokers daily to manage their shipments. Uber Freight leverages this same broker network. The Pro Trucker app eliminates the need to utilize the broker network by automating and directly connecting shippers to truckers. The LaneAxis platform instantly and directly connects shippers to a pool of hundreds of thousands of drivers, tracks their loads in real-time, monitors available truck capacity to eliminate billions of empty truck miles annualy, then sends electronic documentation directly to shippers. LaneAxis’ automation cuts billions of dollars in waste by adding unprecedented layers of efficiency, visibility and connectivity into the long broken U.S. supply chain. With deep connections in the shipping community, including the big 3 automakers, as well as a long history rooted in U.S. trucking, LaneAxis is uniquely positioned to build this transformational new model for freight logistics.

Education

• Eastern Illinois University

  BS, Business

  1985 — 1989