Carrier databases show authority, not appetite.
An FMCSA record tells you a carrier exists and has 40 power units. It cannot tell you they opened a Dallas terminal last month and need a TMS that spans two yards.
Fresh leads from the live internet · for logistics & supply chain sales
Logistics sales leads that show up the week the freight moves.
Describe the shipper, carrier, or 3PL you sell to in one sentence. Jesse searches the live internet and returns the ones showing a signal right now: a new warehouse, a fleet expansion, a fulfillment complaint, a supply chain hiring spike. With the source page and the date.
1200+ sales teams use Agent Jesse · no credit card required
› Find me DTC ecommerce brands in the US doing $10–50M that opened a new fulfillment center or switched 3PL in the last 90 days
Fernway Home Goods
Columbus · ~$25M revenue
14 AugLeased 120,000 sq ft distribution center in Reno · press release
3 Sep4 warehouse and logistics coordinator roles open · careers page
Ridgeline Freight Lines
Memphis · 340 trucks
26 AugOpened Dallas terminal, 3rd location · LinkedIn post by COO
1 SepHiring fleet manager and 2 dispatchers · careers page
In logistics, the lead is a load in motion, not a name in a list.
Shippers hear from a broker every hour.
A traffic manager gets "we have capacity in your lanes" daily. The email that gets read names the new warehouse they just leased and the lanes it creates.
Volume moves faster than any refresh cycle.
Peak season, a new fulfillment center, a 3PL switch: each reprices freight for a quarter. A list from last quarter cannot see any of it.
Signal 1
Find companies managing large fleets that are growing them.
A carrier adding a terminal, a delivery fleet adding a city, or a field-service company posting for a fleet manager has outgrown spreadsheets and radios. Fleet management, telematics, fuel, and insurance all get bought in the next two quarters.
For fleet management and telematics vendors, fuel-card providers, commercial insurers, and equipment lessors. Buyer: VP Operations or Fleet Manager.
› Find me 100 companies managing large fleets that may need fleet management software
Example Fleet Operator
Regional carrier · 180 power units
LiveFleet size, the new terminal or city, and the fleet roles posted since
Signal 2
Find ecommerce brands with fulfillment problems.
Shipping complaints in reviews, a "we're moving warehouses" email to customers, a new fulfillment center lease, or a sudden batch of warehouse roles all mean the same thing: volume has outrun the current setup. That is when a brand switches 3PL or adds a carrier.
For 3PLs, freight brokers, parcel consultants, and shipping software. The shipper is the buyer; the signal tells you which lanes just opened.
› Find me 100 ecommerce brands experiencing logistics or fulfillment challenges
Example Ecommerce Brand
DTC · $10–50M revenue
LiveThe review pattern or announcement, the new facility, and the roles posted
Signal 3
Find logistics companies expanding into new geographies.
A 3PL opening a second region or a carrier adding a cross-border lane needs warehousing, local carriers, customs brokerage, and software that spans both. The announcement is public before the first pallet moves.
For warehousing and real estate, TMS and visibility platforms, customs brokers, and regional carriers looking for partners. Buyer: COO or Head of Network.
› Find me 100 logistics companies expanding into new geographies
Example 3PL Expander
Midwest 3PL · 6 facilities
LiveThe new region, the facility or lane, and the announcement source
Signal 4
Find companies hiring for supply chain and operations roles.
A manufacturer posting for a first Director of Supply Chain, or a retailer hiring three demand planners, is about to buy planning software, a 3PL, or a consultant. The job post names the pain in the requirements section.
For supply chain planning software, WMS vendors, procurement platforms, and supply chain consultancies. Buyer: the new hire, once they start.
› Find me 100 companies hiring for supply chain and operations roles
Example Manufacturer
Industrial · 300 employees
LiveRole titles, seniority, how many, and the careers-page source
How it works
One sentence in. A short, dated list out.
01
Describe the shipper or carrier
Company type, signal, one constraint. "Food manufacturers in the Midwest that opened a new plant this year." That sentence is the whole input.
02
Jesse searches the live web
Every query runs against the internet now, not a carrier or shipper database. Each company comes back with the signal, the source page, and the date. 10 credits a search.
03
Write to the signal
Enrich only the people you will email, 5 credits each. Open with the new warehouse or the terminal. Re-run weekly and work only the new rows.
Worked example
From query to email in one screen.
› Find me US DTC ecommerce brands doing $10–50M that opened a new fulfillment center or announced a 3PL change in the last 90 days
Fernway Home Goods
Columbus · ~$25M revenue
14 AugLeased 120,000 sq ft distribution center in Reno · press release
3 Sep4 warehouse and logistics coordinator roles open · careers page
To: Director of Operations, Fernway Home Goods · Subject: Reno inbound before the holidays
Congrats on the Reno DC. A second node usually means inbound from your Columbus suppliers just became a new set of lanes, and four warehouse roles open at once says it is happening before Q4.
We run Columbus-to-Reno weekly for two home-goods brands your size and can quote the first lane this week.
Worth 15 minutes before peak?
Honest fit
When Jesse is the right tool for logistics sales leads, and when it isn't.
| Choose | If you | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse | sell to shippers, carriers, or 3PLs on timing: new facilities, fleet growth, fulfillment pain, supply chain hiring | A sentence against the live web gives a short list with a dated reason to write. Free to start; Pro $9/mo. |
| Load boards & carrier data (DAT, FMCSA) | need lane-level freight and carrier authority, insurance, and safety records | Reference and transactional data Jesse does not hold. Jesse finds the company and the change; it does not post or match loads. |
| ZoomInfo | sell into enterprise shippers and need org charts across plants and DCs | Depth in large-account org charts and procurement-friendly contracts Jesse does not offer today. |
| Apollo.io | run high-volume outbound to Traffic Manager and Logistics Director titles with a sequencer | Database plus sending at the lowest per-seat cost, from $49/user/mo. Jesse has no sequencer. |
Most logistics sellers run two: Jesse for who changed this week, a load board or database for the rest. Jesse pricing read 11 Sep 2026; Apollo.io 20 Aug 2026; DAT and FMCSA described from public positioning, not re-verified.
Pricing
Search is 10 credits. Email is 5.
$0
1,000 credits, once
≈100 searches, no card
$9/mo
1,000 credits/mo
Alerts, CSV export, lookalikes
$29/mo
8,000 credits/mo
API, MCP, n8n
$100/mo
30,000 credits/mo
Priority support
As of 11 September 2026. Phone enrichment is 30 credits.
Frequently asked questions
How do I generate sales leads for a logistics company?
Start from the event that creates freight, not from a company category. A new distribution center, a fleet expansion, a fulfillment complaint pattern, or a supply chain hiring spike each means lanes are being repriced now. Find the event, open your email with it, and re-run the search weekly. Jesse's free plan covers about 100 searches.
How do I find shippers as a freight broker?
Look for shippers whose volume just changed: a new plant or warehouse, a product launch, a seasonal ramp, or a public 3PL switch. In Jesse, "Find me 100 ecommerce brands experiencing logistics or fulfillment challenges" returns brands with the signal, the source, and the date. Open with the specific lane the new facility creates, not with "we have capacity."
How do I get 3PL leads without buying a shipper list?
Purchased shipper lists are sold to every 3PL in your region and go stale within a quarter. Search for change instead: brands leasing warehouse space, hiring logistics coordinators, or leaving reviews about late shipments. Ten brands that opened a DC this month beat 5,000 records tagged "ecommerce."
How do I find companies that need fleet management software?
Fleet growth is public. A new terminal, a new delivery city, or a job post for a fleet manager or dispatcher shows a fleet outgrowing its tools. In Jesse, "Find me 100 companies managing large fleets that may need fleet management software" returns those companies with sources. Write to the VP Operations about the new terminal, not about telematics.
Is Jesse a replacement for a load board or FMCSA data?
No. Load boards match freight to trucks and FMCSA data tells you a carrier's authority and safety record. Jesse tells you which shippers, carriers, and 3PLs changed this week: a new facility, a new region, a hiring spike. Use the load board to move the freight and Jesse to find the company whose freight just changed.
How do I sell logistics software to manufacturers?
Sell to the plant, not the industry. A manufacturer opening a facility, hiring a first Director of Supply Chain, or posting warehouse roles is about to choose a WMS, a planning tool, or a 3PL. In Jesse, "Find me 100 manufacturers looking to improve warehouse efficiency" returns those companies with sources. Name the new plant in line one.
What is the cheapest way to find logistics leads in one region?
One live search with a region constraint on the free plan. "Find me carriers in Texas that opened a new terminal in the last 90 days" returns a short list with sources. The free plan's 1,000 credits cover about 100 such searches. The manual version is reading local business journals and carrier LinkedIn posts; it works and takes a day a week.
When do shippers change carriers or 3PLs?
At a facility change, a volume change, or a failure. New warehouses reprice inbound and outbound lanes at once. Peak-season ramps, usually August through October, expose capacity gaps. A run of late-delivery reviews forces a 3PL review. Signal-based outreach works because each of those is visible on the live web weeks before the RFP.
Ten shippers that opened a warehouse this month. That's the list.
Run one of the seven logistics prompts on the free plan. 1,000 credits, no card.
Prices read from agentjesse.ai/pricing on 11 September 2026. Result cards on this page are illustrative examples.