Banyan Technology, Optym Partner to Digitize LTL

Banyan Technology and UF startup Optym, a global optimization intelligence company, are partnering to enhance operations for LTL carriers with Banyan’s Intelligent Pricing suite and Optym’s HaulPlan planning and optimization software. The combined systems allow LTL carriers to identify lanes that need more volume, then fill them at a one-time determined rate, turning the information into actionable […]

Optym Launches New TMS Software for Small and Mid-Sized Carriers

UF startup Optym, a global optimization intelligence company, announced the launch of Axele, a transportation management software for small and midsized carriers in the full truckload industry. Axele’s predictive analytics automates many of a trucking firm’s core functions including load planning, matching drivers to loads and customer communications. The software includes a mobile app for […]

UF Startup Optym Is Moving Its Headquarters to North Texas

UF startup Optym, an optimization intelligence (OI) company, is moving its U.S. headquarters from Gainesville, Florida to the Cypress Waters development northwest of Dallas. The international company, whose local clients include Southwest Airlines and Greyhound, has leased 17,327 square feet of space in a building under construction at 3401 Olympus Blvd. “Optym is looking forward to […]

Saia LTL Freight Chooses Optym RouteMAX Software to Improve Service Levels and Deliver Savings in Route Planning, Fuel and Labor Costs

Saia, Inc. announced that Saia LTL Freight has deployed the industry-defining software RouteMAX, developed by UF startup Optym, an optimization intelligence (OI) company. Optym’s RouteMAX is a dynamic route optimization software designed to streamline and speed pickup and delivery operations for the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry. Through the ability to quickly and accurately build routes, RouteMAX […]

Amadeus Buys Optym’s Flight Network Planning Tech

Amadeus, a travel technology company, is acquiring the airline tech unit of UF startup Optym, a privately-held world leader in new-generation optimization software solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The unit helps airlines with planning and scheduling their flight networks. Optym, privately held and founded in 2000 by University of Florida professor Ravi Ahuja, Ph.D., aims to […]

Vic Keller Becomes New Optym CEO

UF startup Optym, a privately-held world leader in new-generation optimization software solutions, has appointed Dallas-based Vic Keller as chief executive officer. Ravi Ahuja, Ph.D., founder of Optym and a professor at the University of Florida, has been appointed to chief science officer. For over 20 years, Keller has established, grown and operationally optimized national and […]