Transportation Service

6 Transportation Service Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

Transportation businesses offer ridesharing services, haul consumer goods, or ship supplies and products from one location to another. They target individual passengers, other companies, or global business partners.

If you are starting a transportation service, decide who and what you will serve, set up the business structure, register the business, and apply for the required business licenses or permits. To ensure a profitable business, incorporate proper hiring procedures and keep up with maintenance and recertifications.

In this list, you'll find real-world transportation service success stories and very profitable examples of starting a transportation service that makes money.

1. DocShipper ($13M/year)

Nicolas Rahmé, with a background in new technologies and geopolitics, co-founded DocShipper in 2018 with his brother after seeing a fragmented logistics industry ripe for disruption, achieving a staggering $4.9M turnover by 2021.

How much money it makes: $13M/year
How much did it cost to start: $50K
How many people on the team: 45

These Brothers Are Redefining The Import/Export Industry And Grew Their Business To $12M/Year

DocShipper is a digital freight forwarding and sourcing company that offers a one-stop-shop solution for companies and e-commerce business owners throughout the supply chain, which saw over 700% growth in 2021 with a turnover of $4.9 million.

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2. Send Eats ($4.62M/year)

Chris Koerner came up with the idea for Send Eats when a friend asked for help selling his product online. Seeing the potential for eCommerce, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, Koerner scaled the business from packing a few orders per month to tens of thousands. They prioritize customer service and have never lost a customer, with plans to expand into a larger warehouse and acquire more eCommerce brands.

How much money it makes: $4.62M/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
How many people on the team: 8

How We Started A $385K/Month Order Fulfillment Service For Ecommerce Brands

Learn how Send Eats grew from packing dozens of orders per month to tens of thousands, with a monthly revenue of $385k, by providing lightning-fast order fulfillment for eCommerce brands primarily within Shopify, and how they utilized their personal network and went from shipping out of a bread factory to their own 30,000 sq ft warehouse.

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3. Mirai Flights ($4.37M/year)

Irakli Litanishvili, co-founder of Aim of Emperor, saw the demand for a one-click user-friendly app for private jet bookings in the aviation sector. With a focus on streamlining the booking process and reducing resource waste, Mirai Flights was launched in 2021, offering instant booking, price transparency, and significant cost savings. The goal is to disrupt the business aviation niche and make aviation more eco-friendly.

How much money it makes: $4.37M/year
How many people on the team: 20

We Started A $4.37M/Year Private Jet And Air Taxi Booking Service

Mirai Flights is an app-forward private jet booking service with a focus on UK, Europe, Middle East and CIS states, that allows customers to bypass the long wait times with more than 30 parameters analysed in less than 30 seconds, achieving $4.37m turnover from March to December 2021, and planning to increase it up to $10.2m and expand internationally in the future.

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4. Junk B Gone ($1.2M/year)

After acquiring over 20 years of experience running various service businesses, Seattle-based entrepreneur Ben Sharpe bought Junk B Gone in January 2023. By integrating essential tech tools like CRM and Jobber, he nearly doubled the company’s revenue and expanded the team from 8 to 12, focusing on mundane business excellence.

How much money it makes: $1.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $250K
How many people on the team: 12

How We Acquired A Junk Removal Business And Grew It To $1.2M Per Year

Case study - Ben Sharpe acquires Junk B Gone, a leading junk removal service in Seattle, and nearly doubles its size based on revenue, expands the team from 8 to 12, and implements key tools like CRM, Jobber, and website improvements to drive growth and improve customer experience.

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5. Iconic Productions ($600K/year)

David Phillips and his mentor, Steve B., launched Iconic Productions' One-TO-One (OTO) delivery service after realizing that existing delivery services lacked reliability and personalization. Launched in April 2023, their innovative approach is on track to hit $250k in just five months, despite starting with no marketing budget.

How much money it makes: $600K/year
How many people on the team: 3

Hitting $250K Revenue In 5 Months With No Marketing Budget

Aspiring founders can learn how Iconic Productions harnessed storytelling and a focus on exceptional customer service to generate $250k in just five months without a marketing budget, revolutionizing the delivery industry with their innovative One-TO-One (OTO) Delivery Service.

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6. Parcel Tracker ($72K/year)

Arthur, the co-founder of Deepfinity, came up with the idea for their internal parcel tracking software while in university after seeing the time-consuming process of logging deliveries at their student accommodation. They spent a year validating the product, built an interactive prototype, and even secured a pre-order before developing the software. With a focus on customer satisfaction and innovative sales tactics, they have steadily grown their customer base and are now experimenting with PPC advertising to attract more clients.

How much money it makes: $72K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
How many people on the team: 1

How We Developed A $6K/Month Parcel Tracking Software While In College

Deepfinity, a proptech/logistics company, has developed an internal parcel tracking software tool that's helping large buildings cope with the influx of online shopping, and has been growing 20% MoM since making its first revenue 1.5 years ago, currently making $6K/Month.

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