You pay to run empty.
You don't have to do that.

Every third truck on Swedish roads runs empty. It's not a fate — it's a system failure. And it's exactly the failure that Navichain is built to solve.

Imagine paying full-time for an employee who sits idle for a third of their working time. You would never accept it. Yet that's exactly what happens every time your truck rolls home empty from a delivery. The fuel burns. The driver pays their time. The wear and tear ticks on. And the revenue? It's zero.

Up to 30 percent of all heavy trucks on European roads run empty at any given time. In a linear, siloed logistics industry, this has long been considered an unavoidable cost. But it's not. It's an information problem — and information problems have digital solutions.

Why empty runs still happen — and why it ends now

There's a simple explanation for why so many trucks run empty: haulage companies haven't had a common system that sees the whole picture in real time. They've called around, checked their own customer lists, maybe sent an email to a familiar colleague. At best, they find a backhaul. At worst, the truck drives home empty and you bear the entire cost.

The real barrier hasn't been technology — it's been trust. Who wants to tell a competitor that you have spare capacity on a profitable route? This is where traditional logistics' social logic has blocked its own efficiency. But this is exactly where a neutral, digital platform changes the rules of the game.

Navichain as the neutral zone

Sharing capacity data with a competitor sounds counterintuitive — until you understand how Navichain handles it. The platform anonymizes and automates the matching process via secure APIs. You never see who offers capacity until a deal is locked on your terms. What you compete on is service, price, and reliability. What you collaborate on is that no truck needs to run empty.

It's not about giving something away. It's about stopping the bleeding that you might not even fully account for: empty run cost per mile, multiplied by the number of miles, multiplied by the number of vehicles, multiplied by 52 weeks. Calculate it once. Then you're ready for the next step.

Three pillars Navichain builds your circular logistics on

• 01
  Dynamic freight pools in real time Navichain connects your GPS position, your capacity, and your driving route to a live network of transport needs. Empty space on a flatbed can be matched in seconds — not hours. The system does the work while you focus on driving.
• 02
  Intelligent route optimization that eliminates detours Navichain analyzes your entire driving plan, not just the next assignment. The system suggests the detours that actually pay off, identifies those that cost you money, and helps the planner keep the load factor high throughout the day — not just in the morning.
• 03
  Standardized data flow to your existing systems Navichain integrates with Fortnox, Visma, Hogia, and hundreds of other systems via open APIs. You don't need to change platforms. You don't need to start over. You just need to plug in — and start seeing the big picture you've been missing.

Green logistics isn't a cost. It's your next margin.

There's a widespread misconception that sustainability and profitability pull in different directions. In logistics, it's the opposite. Every empty kilometer is a bad deal and an unnecessary emission. It's the same problem. And it has the same solution.

When your haulage company starts sharing capacity, optimizing routes, and connecting its systems in real time, something strange happens: the sustainability report and the income statement start looking the same. Emissions decrease because transports become more efficient. Efficiency increases because empty runs disappear. And empty runs disappear because you finally have a system that sees the whole picture.

Navichain is used by haulage companies from 1 to hundreds of vehicles. Starting price 199 SEK/user/month. Swedish servers. Your data stays in Sweden.