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Logistics company leads for IT service providers

Build your own list of logistics companies, fill in missing emails and offer your managed IT, support and network services to them in small, personal batches.

  • Public sources for logistics companies
  • Fields that fit the industry
  • No credits, no rented data
Riftjaw dashboard with engagement chart, audience health, lead sources and activity feed

Selling managed IT, support and network services to logistics companies

Logistics companies include hauliers, freight forwarders and warehouse operators, from family firms to large fleets. Operations and fleet managers decide on vehicles, software and services, with directors signing off on larger contracts.

IT service providers mostly grow through referrals and long term contracts with local businesses. A lead database of companies in your service area lets you approach new offices systematically and time your follow up when their current contract may be up for review.

The logistics companies that need managed IT, support and network services are listed publicly. What most IT service providers lack is a list they own, with the right fields, that shows who was already contacted.

What IT service providers run into with logistics companies

You want to reach offices in your service area but have no clean list.

Import lists from directories or chambers of commerce into a segment per town or sector.

Sales cycles are long, so contacts go cold before anyone follows up.

Statuses, notes and a date field for the next check show which companies need a follow up.

Depots of the same company appear as separate listings.

Set the website as the key field so duplicates are flagged on import.

Operations addresses are busy with bookings and shipments.

Tick several prefixes and note which address led to a real conversation.

A week of prospecting in Riftjaw

Monday: collect

Export a batch of logistics companies from public listings and import it. Duplicates are skipped.

Paste and collect in Riftjaw: a pasted web page turned into a table of companies
A pasted web page split into name, website, phone, address and city columns.

Tuesday: fill in

Derive missing emails with info@, sales@, operations@ and transport@ and tag the records that look like a fit.

Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source
Everything you imported in one database, with the lead file, source and date on every contact.

Wednesday: reach

Send one mail about your managed IT, support and network services to the new segment, in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts
Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts.

Friday: follow up

Opens and clicks show up on each record. Set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer, so the follow-ups of the campaign skip them.

Campaign results in Riftjaw with sent, opened and clicked per contact
Campaign results in Riftjaw: delivered, opened and clicked for every contact.

What to say to logistics companies

Write one mail with placeholders and let the details change per record. These openings tend to work with logistics companies.

  • Lead with cost per mile, fuel or downtime, which logistics managers track closely.
  • Mention driver shortages or retention if your offer helps there.
  • Keep it practical and short, with a clear next step.
Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button
The campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and check the preview.

Fields worth recording for logistics companies

Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for logistics companies.

FieldWhy it helps
Company nameThe key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
WebsiteNeeded to derive an email when the export has none.
Fleet sizeThe number of vehicles is the main sign of size.
ServicesHaulage, forwarding or warehousing each have different needs.
DepotsMulti depot firms often buy centrally.
Vehicle typesVans, trucks or refrigerated units need different suppliers.
Fleet managerOften the person who evaluates new tools.

Questions people ask

Add a number field for fleet size, fill it where you can, and filter on ranges.

Yes. Add a date field to your lead file and filter on it when the date approaches.

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, sales@, operations@ and transport@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.

Build a database you own

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