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Trucker Tools’ automated Load Track feature now a built-in option for McLeod PowerBroker users – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ|

By / 2020-09-13

Trucker Tools, provider of a smartphone app for owner operators and small carrier drivers with a built-in Load Track connectivity platform for transportation companies, announced its integration with PowerBroker, an enterprise-wide brokerage management system from McLeod Software. According to the announcement, the integration brings end-to-end automation to the shipment lifecycle for freight brokers. The integrated Load …

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Truckstop.com launching new app, load tracking for carriers – CCJ Staff

By / 2020-09-13

A new mobile app to be launched by Truckstop.com will usher in a new load tracking feature to give brokers and carriers the ability to track loads from pick-up to delivery. The new app will replace the existing ITS Trucker mobile app and allows carriers to see load details and pick-up and drop information, as …

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Uber sets its sights on long-haul trucking and brokerage markets – By Jeff Berman, Logistics Management – Group News Editor

By / 2020-09-13

For shippers, carriers, brokerages and really all other industry stakeholders that have not given much thought to the possibility of Uber becoming a truckload carrier, it appears it may be time to change that mindset. That is due to a couple of different reasons. One is the ride sharing service’s recent acquisition of self-driving truck …

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David Hunt – Fort Worth Startup TransVix Secures $2M from Hunt Technology Ventures – D Magazine

By / 2020-09-13

Fort Worth financial technology startup TransVix LLC has received a $2 million vote of confidence from one of Dallas’ biggest investors for what is expected to be one of the first trading platforms for the transportation industry. The seed funding round from Dallas-based Hunt Technology Ventures, led by David Hunt, will help the team continue …

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Several new freight-matching apps introduced at GATS – James Jaillet| CCJ – @trucknewsJJ

By / 2020-09-13

Several new players entered the freight-matching and truck-routing app market last month at the Great American Trucking Show, held Aug. 25-27 in Dallas, Texas. The apps perform similar to Uber’s ride-sharing idea: Shippers post loads, carriers post trucks and the system automatically matches shippers loads’ to carriers’ available capacity. Two apps introduced last week — …

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How "Uber for Freight" Apps seek to Transform the industry. – LinkedIn

By / 2020-09-13

Article written by Steve Banker There have been several articles published on the trucking industry that describe the money flowing into startup firms that are looking to disrupt the freight industry the way that Uber disrupted the taxi industry. Here’s some excerpts from a Wall Street Journal article:  “Investors are pouring millions of dollars into …

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Truckloads app reaches 100k downloads for freight matching – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

Trucker Path, creator of a popular planning app for American truck drivers, announced that its transportation marketplace app, Truckloads, has reached 100,000 downloads.  The app was publicly released in April 2016. With Truckloads, freight companies can access available trucking capacity across North America and Canada. Likewise, motor carriers can find and book loads efficiently using a process that includes free access …

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Putting the Ever Expanding Truckload Brokerage Business into Perspective – Supply Chain 247

By / 2020-09-13

Truckload Brokerage Operations In recent years, the proliferation of truckload brokerage operations has not been easy to overlook. Its ongoing ascent has been driven by several different factors, including the shipper’s need to manage capacity in a fluctuating market environment, the advent of truckload brokerage-specific technology advances, commonly referred to as the “Uberization” of the …

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Uber for trucking label may not be accurate, explains Armstrong report – By Jeff Berman, Logistics Management – Group News Editor

By / 2020-09-13

With the ostensible proliferation of new players on the trucking scene that say they are essentially an Uber for trucking, it turns out that this description may in fact be a misnomer, according to a recent report issued by supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates. In its report, which is comprised of feedback from 27 …

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