LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Maximal announced Neil M. joining the team to work on optimization infrastructure and agent development.
Palace plans, coordinates, and executes daily ops for trucking fleets
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Maximal (also branded as Palace and linked to the legal entity Lucid Spring Inc.) is an AI-native load planning and dispatch platform for full-truckload carriers. It plugs into existing fleet systems to optimize load selection, planning, and real-time adjustments, with a stated goal of increasing revenue-per-mile and reducing manual planning work.
Primary product
AI-native planning and dispatch for full-truckload trucking fleets
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Logistics AI / freight planning software
Offices
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise software
Funding
Stage
Pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-seed · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Oct 2025 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Mission-driven, builder-heavy startup culture focused on improving America’s supply chain; the careers page emphasizes hiring 'obsessive builders' for in-person, full-time roles in San Francisco.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
No public salary figures were listed on the careers page.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed
Differentiators
- —AI coworker that learns fleet-specific operating patterns
- —Integrates with existing TMS/ELD/load-board workflows
- —No rip-and-replace implementation
- —Real-time re-planning around live exceptions
- —24/7 engineering and solutions support
- —Stated 80% planning-time savings
- —Stated 7% RPM lift
Technology
AWS
SOC 2
HTTPS/TLS encryption
cloud key management
least-privilege access
static analysis
peer review
authenticated internal service communication
staged deployments
TMS integrations
ELD integrations
load board integrations
McLeod
TMW
Customers
asset-based full-truckload carriers
FTL carriers
trucking fleets
planning and dispatch teams
Competitors
legacy TMS / load-planning stacks
McLeod
Trimble TMW
MercuryGate
DAT
Truckstop
other trucking dispatch software
Scale & contact
Latest news
LinkedIn · Jun 2026
The company described Maximal as a load-planning and optimization platform for FTL carriers and promoted meetings at Samsara Beyond.
LinkedIn · Feb 2026
The company described its planning and dispatch software for fleets and said it was hosting private events around Manifest.
LinkedIn · Sep 2025
A post reflecting on the end of YC summer batch and the company’s early journey.
LinkedIn · Jul 2025
Leeds Rising and Derek Ye announced they joined the YC S25 batch to launch Palace.
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