February 2018

New Omnitracs CEO wants the ‘Holy Grail’ of trucking – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

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Three weeks into his new job as the chief executive of Omnitracs, Ray Greer sat for lunch with trucking media and analysts at the company’s Outlook user conference in Nashville, Feb. 27. Before leading Omnitracs, a mobile fleet management technology provider, Greer was the president of BNSF Logistics, a large third-party logistics (3PL) firm. BNSF […]

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Loadtap develops new predictive freight matching technology – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

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In 2013, chemical engineer Paramvir Sandhu was working on new formulations for the Armor All/STP Products Company when an “entrepreneurial itch” led him to the trucking industry. He decided to start a trucking company, WF Logistics, with his cousin who had attended the same master’s program at Colorado State University. Their company was generating “a

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DTNA bullish on 2018 truck market, outlines future technology initiatives – CCJ – Jeff Crissey| @JeffCrisseyCCJ

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On the heels of one of the best years in the company’s history, Daimler Trucks North America plans to continue efforts to diversify its North American parts distribution strategy and leverage global Daimler resources to develop and introduce new technologies related to connectivity, electrified powertrains and automated driving. Driven largely by 46,000 orders for the

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Triple T Transport adopts predictive freight matching tech – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

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Triple T Transport, a third-party logistics and transportation management firm, has gone live with Smart Capacity, a next-generation freight matching and carrier connectivity platform from Trucker Tools. Over the past several months, Triple T conducted an evaluation of freight-matching and trucker connectivity portals as part of a strategic technology assessment.  At issue was a decision

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Daimler is launching a digital platform to connect carriers with its spot loads – FreightWaves – Vishnu Rajamanickam, Staff Writer

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The rise of logistics startups in the freight industry over this decade has been nothing short of game-changing – both in increasing operational efficiency and also in easing the way business is done. Industry front-runners comprising the who’s who in the logistics space are jumping on the technology bandwagon as they see vast dividends in

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Convoy and Uber Freight take on US truck brokerage – JOC – Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent

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Convoy, backed by billionaire tech pioneers Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, and Uber Freight, an offshoot of the globally disruptive ride-sharing giant, are trying to grab a slice of the fragmented US truck brokerage market, taking different routes to lure skeptical drivers and capacity-hungry shippers. The two technology startups are attempting to persuade US shippers

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