Moving goods in Nigeria has long meant calling five transporters, negotiating with agents and hoping the truck shows up. A Nigerian company says it wants to put all of that on one app. On 11 November 2026, Lodapoint launched a truck-hailing platform for businesses and individuals who need vehicles to move goods. 🚚 Here’s the fair gist — and the simple Uyo version you can use today when what you need to move is lunch, groceries or a small parcel.
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What happened: truck-hailing goes live
According to Techeconomy’s report (Francis Onyemachi, 11 November 2026), Lodapoint’s app lets customers enter a pickup point and destination, choose the type of vehicle — from vans and pickups for smaller loads to larger trucks for heavy freight — and place a request. Both intrastate and interstate movements are supported, and customers can track trips digitally while their goods are in transit.
The company says it has engaged more than 10,000 trucks, at different stages of engagement and onboarding — not all active at the same time. It tested the model in a business-to-business pilot before launch. Founder and CEO Ahmad Mustapha Ado told Techeconomy: “We’re not trying to own every truck. The opportunity is to use technology to connect existing transport capacity with businesses that need it.”
Truck-hailing is the first stage. Lodapoint says it plans on-demand delivery for parcels and smaller items in Kano, Lagos and Abuja, followed by tricycle and ride-hailing services.
iDeliver has no connection to Lodapoint — we’re reading the news and what it means for getting things to your door in Uyo.
Why an Uyo reader should care
The story is about trucks, but the problem is familiar to everyone: finding the right vehicle without a long phone chase, and seeing where your goods are once they leave. Those two things matter just as much for a plate of afang or a small parcel as they do for 30 tonnes of cement.
Notice the pattern, too: big moves first, then parcels and smaller items, then everyday mobility. Logistics companies keep arriving at the same idea — one app that moves people, packages and goods. In Uyo, the everyday part of that is already here.
The right vehicle for the job
On iDeliver, the vehicle follows the load. Most everyday orders — lunch, groceries, a charger, a document — ride on a motorcycle, which is the fastest way through Uyo traffic. Larger or fragile items can go by car, and bigger business loads use vans or trucks through iDeliver’s merchant logistics. You don’t have to negotiate with anyone: you see the fare before you confirm, then follow your rider on the live map until the OTP handoff at your gate.
And it’s all inside one app — the Core4:
- Meals — rice, swallow and soups, grills and snacks from kitchens around Uyo.
- Groceries — pepper, tomatoes, vegetables, proteins and pantry staples.
- Gadgets — chargers, earphones, power banks and phones.
- Anything — the errand or local parcel that doesn’t fit a menu.
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Run a shop or kitchen in Uyo and need dispatch for your own customers? The iDeliver Merchant dashboard lets you request riders and track every delivery.
Today’s action: order Thursday lunch or send a local parcel
- Open WhatsApp and say “hello” to wa.me/2349134448523, or open the iDeliver User App.
- Order your Thursday lunch — jollof and chicken, edikang ikong and fufu, a student pack for the UNIUYO crowd — and add any groceries you’re short of.
- Or send a local parcel with Anything: a document to an office on Nwaniba Road, a forgotten item, a package for someone across Uyo.
- Drop your pin and a landmark, confirm, and track it to your gate — share the OTP, then rate your rider.
Big trucks for big loads, one rider for your lunch
Nigeria’s freight is getting its own hailing app, and that’s good news for anyone who moves goods. For your Thursday in Uyo, the move is smaller and faster: open WhatsApp or the iDeliver app now, order lunch or send that local parcel, and let a real rider bring it to you today. 💛
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