Is Truckbase or Turvo better?

Neither clearly leads. Truckbase starts at $290/month and Turvo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Truckbase or Turvo?

Truckbase starts at $290/month and Turvo at On request.

Does Truckbase or Turvo run on more platforms?

Truckbase runs on Web, iOS, Android. Turvo runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.

What is Truckbase best used for?

Truckbase is most often used for a twenty-truck carrier running dispatch on a whiteboard and settlements in a spreadsheet, a seasonal agricultural hauler whose driver count triples for three months and would be penalised by per-driver billing, a carrier whose invoices are late because paperwork arrives days after delivery, an operation that wants eld location flowing into the tms without a second data entry step. Of those, a twenty-truck carrier running dispatch on a whiteboard and settlements in a spreadsheet and a seasonal agricultural hauler whose driver count triples for three months and would be penalised by per-driver billing are not what Turvo is typically brought in for.

What can Truckbase do that Turvo cannot?

Truckbase covers Dispatch board, Settlements, Invoicing and factoring, ELD integration. Turvo covers Shared shipment feed, Order and load management, Carrier sourcing, Accounting and settlement. Both handle Driver mobile app.

Logistics · head to head

Truckbase vs Turvo

Truckbase

Logistics

Transport management system for small and mid-size North American truckload carriers with a published price floor

From: $290/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Turvo

Logistics

Collaborative TMS for freight brokers and 3PLs, owned by cold chain operator Lineage

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Truckbase only the 290 USD monthly minimum is published; the per-truck, per-driver and per-load rates behind it are all consultative, so comparing quotes against another vendor is guesswork.; Turvo turvo is owned by Lineage, a large cold storage and logistics operator, so competing 3PLs are placing operational and rate data with a platform under a competitor group; the separation is contractual, not structural.
They diverge on capability: Truckbase covers Dispatch board, Turvo covers Shared shipment feed.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Truckbase and Turvo actually diverge.

Attributes where Truckbase and Turvo differ
Attribute	Truckbase	Turvo
Starting price	$290/month	On request
Pricing model	Per truck per month	quote
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android, API

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Logistics).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Truckbase

Dispatch board
Settlements
Invoicing and factoring
ELD integration
Document management
Accounting sync
Flexible billing meters

Only in Turvo

Shared shipment feed
Order and load management
Carrier sourcing
Accounting and settlement
Open API
Analytics

Both cover

Driver mobile app

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Truckbase

A twenty-truck carrier running dispatch on a whiteboard and settlements in a spreadsheetnot Turvo
A seasonal agricultural hauler whose driver count triples for three months and would be penalised by per-driver billingnot Turvo
A carrier whose invoices are late because paperwork arrives days after deliverynot Turvo
An operation that wants ELD location flowing into the TMS without a second data entry stepnot Turvo

Turvo

A mid-sized freight brokerage trying to raise loads per operator without adding dispatch headcountnot Truckbase
A 3PL that wants its shipper customers to see live load status without building and maintaining a customer portalnot Truckbase
A shipper with an in-house brokerage arm needing one system for both managed transport and purchased capacitynot Truckbase
A carrier-facing operation replacing email and phone check calls with structured status events tied to the load recordnot Truckbase

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Truckbase

Only the 290 USD monthly minimum is published; the per-truck, per-driver and per-load rates behind it are all consultative, so comparing quotes against another vendor is guesswork.
The published minimum is billed annually, so a carrier wanting month-to-month flexibility pays more or commits for a year up front.
Scope stops well short of enterprise TMS: complex LTL rating, multi-leg intermodal and cross-border customs are not covered, so growing carriers face a migration later.
It is a small, venture-stage software company in a market where carriers expect a system to last a decade, and vendor continuity is a legitimate concern for an operational system of record.
Reporting and analytics are basic compared with established TMS products, so carriers wanting detailed lane profitability analysis end up exporting to spreadsheets anyway.

Turvo

Turvo is owned by Lineage, a large cold storage and logistics operator, so competing 3PLs are placing operational and rate data with a platform under a competitor group; the separation is contractual, not structural.
No pricing is published and third-party figures vary by an order of magnitude, from a few hundred to several thousand dollars a month, which makes early budgeting guesswork.
The collaboration model only pays off if counterparties actually log in; brokers whose shippers and carriers stay on email get the cost of the platform without the headcount benefit.
Accounting and settlement are functional but thinner than dedicated brokerage back-office systems, so many customers still run a separate finance package and reconcile between them.
Coverage is North American truckload and less-than-truckload first; international, ocean and customs workflows are weak, so it does not suit a forwarder-led business.

Pricing, plan by plan

Truckbase

$290/month

Minimum commitment$290/month
- Billed annually
- Free live virtual onboarding and implementation
- 24-hour US-based support
Per driver, per load or flat annual$undefined/month
- Alternative billing meters for fleets with more drivers than trucks
- Per-load billing for non-asset operations
- Flat annual rates for seasonal carriers with high turnover
Carrier Partner Program$undefined/year
- On-site training
- Dedicated engineering access for custom development
- Enterprise terms, quoted

Turvo

On request

Turvo TMS$undefined/year
- Quoted by user count and load volume
- Implementation, data migration and training scoped separately
- Annual contracts with tiered support

Which should you pick?

Choose Truckbase if

You need dispatch board.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want settlements.

Truckbase review

Choose Turvo if

You need shared shipment feed.
You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
You also want order and load management.

Turvo review

Questions people ask

Is Truckbase or Turvo better?: Neither clearly leads. Truckbase starts at $290/month and Turvo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Truckbase or Turvo?: Truckbase starts at $290/month and Turvo at On request.
Does Truckbase or Turvo run on more platforms?: Truckbase runs on Web, iOS, Android. Turvo runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
What is Truckbase best used for?: Truckbase is most often used for a twenty-truck carrier running dispatch on a whiteboard and settlements in a spreadsheet, a seasonal agricultural hauler whose driver count triples for three months and would be penalised by per-driver billing, a carrier whose invoices are late because paperwork arrives days after delivery, an operation that wants eld location flowing into the tms without a second data entry step. Of those, a twenty-truck carrier running dispatch on a whiteboard and settlements in a spreadsheet and a seasonal agricultural hauler whose driver count triples for three months and would be penalised by per-driver billing are not what Turvo is typically brought in for.
What can Truckbase do that Turvo cannot?: Truckbase covers Dispatch board, Settlements, Invoicing and factoring, ELD integration. Turvo covers Shared shipment feed, Order and load management, Carrier sourcing, Accounting and settlement. Both handle Driver mobile app.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Truckbase: What is the minimum cost?

290 USD per month billed annually, which Truckbase publishes; typical deployments sit higher depending on fleet size.

Turvo: Who owns Turvo?

Lineage Logistics, together with Bay Grove, acquired Turvo in June 2022. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary and still sells under the Turvo brand.

Truckbase: Is there a setup fee?

No. Live virtual onboarding and implementation are included, with in-person training available for larger fleets.

Turvo: Is Turvo a TMS or a visibility tool?

It is a TMS with collaboration and visibility built in, rather than a visibility layer bolted onto a separate TMS.

Truckbase: Can I be billed per load instead of per truck?

Yes. Truckbase offers per truck, per driver, per load, flat annual and custom billing shapes.

Turvo: Does it publish pricing?

No. Quotes are built from user counts and load volume, and implementation is separate.

Truckbase: Does it integrate with my ELD?

Yes, it pulls location and hours of service from major ELD providers including Samsara and Motive.

Turvo: Is it suitable for a shipper with no brokerage?

It can be, but the design assumes buying capacity from many carriers. A shipper with a small dedicated fleet gets less from it.

Truckbase vs Turvo

Truckbase

Turvo

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Truckbase

Only in Turvo

Both cover

What people use each for

Truckbase

Turvo

Where each one falls short

Truckbase

Turvo

Pricing, plan by plan

Truckbase

Turvo

Which should you pick?

Choose Truckbase if

Choose Turvo if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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