PACCAR
777 106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Overview
PACCAR Inc (PACCAR) is engaged in the design, manufacture and customer support of light, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. The company also provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business. The Company operates in three segments: design, manufacture and distribution of light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, distribution of parts for the truck aftermarket and related commercial vehicles, and finance and leasing products and services provided to customers and dealers. The Company’s finance and leasing activities are principally related to Company products and associated equipment. The Company’s other business is the manufacturing and marketing of industrial winches.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Automotive
- Manufacturing
- Product Design
- Transportation
Investment portfolio
- Platform Science
Participated · Equity · Apr 2024
Platform Science offers the Virtual Vehicle, an application platform that runs natively on commercial vehicles to unlock onboard signals without aftermarket hardware. The platform is deployed by large fleets and integrates telematics providers, third-party developers, OEMs, shippers, and fleets. Platform Science says Virtual Vehicle was developed in collaboration with Daimler Truck North America, Navistar, PACCAR, and other OEMs to provide a flexible, open software platform. The company reports the platform has generated over a trillion data points across 6 billion miles logged and results in 15 billion API calls annually. Platform Science plans to use the new capital to accelerate innovation and expand its application ecosystem for drivers and fleets. The company is based in San Diego. Platform Science builds a unified, user-friendly technology platform for enterprise fleets to develop, deploy and manage mobile devices and applications on commercial vehicles. Its Virtual Vehicle technology creates a standardized telematics operating system and application store for trucks. The company’s platform gives fleets access to software solutions, real-time vehicle data and third-party applications directly from vehicles. Platform Science says the integrated environment simplifies vehicle IT by reducing the number of telecommunications devices required on vehicles. Factory installation of the integrated solution is intended to eliminate aftermarket installs and increase customers’ productivity and uptime. Platform Science is collaborating with PACCAR to integrate Virtual Vehicle with PACCAR Connect and bring these capabilities to commercial trucks. Platform Science, led by co-founder and CEO Jack Kennedy, provides a transportation technology platform for enterprises and fleets to develop, deploy, and manage mobile devices and applications on commercial vehicles. The company recently launched Virtual Vehicle in collaboration with Daimler Truck North America, an open OEM platform that gives fleets access to telematics, software solutions, real-time vehicle data, and third-party applications directly from vehicles. Platform Science works with carriers including Schneider National, Werner Enterprises, and U.S. Xpress, and partners with technology providers such as Drivewyze, Samsung, and Great Dane. The firm intends to use the new funding to expand the reach of its transportation solutions and simplify how fleets develop, deploy, and manage mobile devices and applications. Financially, Platform Science completed a $115M Series C round to support that expansion. The company is based in San Diego, CA.