In this week’s podcast episode, Chief Operating Officer of The Rideshare Guy, Scott Lieberman, interviews Khaled Naim of Onfleet. Onfleet is a technology company that helps businesses manage last-mile delivery. Its goal is to make last-mile delivery more efficient through the use of technology, and in this episode, we’re going to talk about tech, logistics and more.
Intro
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Today I’m talking with Khaled Naim
- CEO and Co-Founder of Onfleet
- Onfleet is a San Francisco-based technology company, founded in 2012
Intro to Khaled Naim
- CEO and Co-Founder on Onfleet
- Now based in San Francisco, grew up in London and Dubai
- Onfleet was founded in 2012 by a team of engineers at Stanford University
Onfleet as a Business
- Customers are grocers, pharmacies
- Cannabis dispensaries and retailers
- Driver app is designed to be efficient and useful for drivers
- Drivers are added by companies first – not Onfleet
Onfleet Saw a Demand
- Spreadsheets could only do so much
- As companies wanted to scale up, turned to Onfleet
- Some companies partner with Onfleet at the startup level, others are already large companies and want to be more efficient
Onfleet Driver Job Board
- Jobs for drivers, began as coronavirus started
- Free and open job board
- Matches companies looking for delivery drivers with drivers
- Also working on getting deliveries to homebound people, homeless shelters, etc.
The Future of Onfleet
- Goal is to provide a great customer experience
- Making deliveries easier
- Helping smooth out the supply chain for customers
Challenges Facing the Industry
- Last-mile delivery one of the biggest challenges
- When it comes to delivery, that’s the focus for Onfleet
- Hiring remote has been a challenge
Outro
- Big thanks to Khaled for coming on the podcast!
- Make sure to take a look at Onfleet’s case studies (show notes below)
