Launch HN: Transload (YC P26) – Measuring freight items with CCTV
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Transload, a Y Combinator P26 startup, uses computer vision to automatically measure freight dimensions from existing CCTV cameras in trucking terminals. The system identifies which shipment corresponds to each barcode scan, then estimates 3D dimensions using monocular depth estimation without requiring dedicated dimensioning equipment. For one customer, the system found that roughly 10% of checked shipments had dimension errors, enabling carriers to recover revenue from underpriced freight while maintaining normal dock workflow.
Why it matters
Hi HN — we’re Julius, Jago, and Nils, and we’re building transload (https://transload.io).transload helps LTL trucking companies measure freight dimensions using the security cameras already installed in their terminals. Instead of sending shipments through a dedicated dimensioning station, we measure them automatically as they move through the normal dock workflow.We’ve put together a small HN-specific demo site here: https://hn.transload.ioIn LTL trucking, dimensions matter because they affect pricing, freight classification, and trailer utilization. If a shipment is larger than the shipper reported, the carrier undercharges for it while still giving up the same amount of trailer space. The obvious fix is to measure every shipment, but thats impossible in a busy freight terminal. Dedicated dimensioning systems work for freight that passes through them, but they add forklift travel, create dock congestion, and change the normal flow of work. In practice, many terminals only measure a
