Damien Hutchins, Co-Founder of Rollzi: Over $8 Million Raised to Build the Full Truckload Carrier of the Future

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Damien Hutchins, Co-Founder of Rollzi, a full truckload carrier provider that's raised over $8 Million in funding, about why it’s time for a whole new approach to trucking and how Rollzi is making it happen. Deploying an innovative ‘single-lane relay’ strategy in which a network of local transit nodes keep trucks on the road while taking the pressure off drivers, Rollzi is reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and providing a less grueling work lifestyle for the drivers at the heart of their business.

We also speak about how, despite being a ‘non-tech guy,’  Damien found himself with a career-long history in tech, what excites him about the trucking industry in particular, how drivers deal with difficult schedules, and what Rollzi plans to do about it, and where autonomy might fit into the freight network of the future.

Topics Discussed:

• Damien’s background in the tech sector despite being  self-professed ‘non-tech guy’
• How Damien found himself in the trucking space and what excites him about this industry in particular
• The challenges facing the trucking industry in a post-covid economy and how they inspired Damien to found Rollzi
• How Rollzi builds efficiency into its business model by bringing a whole new approach to road freight
• Why automation is far from a panacea for freight, but where it might find a place in Rollzi’s business model
• How Damien tries to strike a balance between the expense of innovation and the need to stay profitable

 

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