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Logistics company leads for software companies

Build your own list of logistics companies, fill in missing emails and offer your software and online tools for businesses 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 software and online tools for businesses 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.

Software companies that sell to small and medium businesses often rely on inbound signups, content and paid ads. A lead database of the exact business types you serve adds a direct outbound channel that you control yourself.

The logistics companies that need software and online tools for businesses are listed publicly. What most software companies lack is a list they own, with the right fields, that shows who was already contacted.

What software companies run into with logistics companies

Buying contact data for a narrow vertical is expensive and often outdated.

Build the list yourself from public sources, import it and keep it fresh on your own server.

Outbound lists and product signups live in different places.

Keep prospects in one database with statuses and tags, and export to CSV whenever another system needs them.

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.

Import in Riftjaw: every column matched to a profile field, with all rows previewed
An import in Riftjaw: every column of the file gets a profile field, and nothing is imported until each one has a choice.

Tuesday: fill in

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

Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags
Contacts in Riftjaw, one row per company with phone, email, segment and campaigns.

Wednesday: reach

Send one mail about your software and online tools for businesses to the new segment, in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts
Segments such as property managers in London or roofers in the North, each ready to use in a campaign.

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.

Contact panel in Riftjaw with pipeline status, tags, details and campaign history
A contact in Riftjaw with its pipeline status, tags, details and campaign history.

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

Add these as fields in your lead file. Any column in your import can become a field.

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

Create your account, import your first list and see it turn into records you can work.

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